October 2015 Calendar (1)

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October 2015 Performance Highlight Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents:

Disneys THE LION KING October 6 November 1, 2015 | Tuesday Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 1 and 6:30 p.m. Additional 2 p.m. performance on Thursday, October 29. Segerstrom Hall. Tickets start at $31. www.scfta.org Giraffes strut. Birds swoop. Gazelles leap. The entire Serengeti comes to life. And as the music soars, Pride Rock slowly emerges from the mist. More than 70 million people around the world have experienced the phenomenon of Disneys THE LION KING. Winner of six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, this landmark musical event brings together one of the most imaginative creative teams on Broadway. Tony Award-winning director Julie Taymor brings to life a story filled with hope and adventure set against an amazing backdrop of stunning visuals. THE LION KING also features some of Broadways most recognizable music, crafted by Tony Award-winning artists Elton John and Tim Rice. There is simply nothing else like THE LION KING.

Calendar of Events Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents:

Forbidden Broadway (Center Premiere) October 1 4, 2015 | Thursday Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 6:30 p.m. Samueli Theater. Tickets start at $79 www.scfta.org Taking its cue from the knockout hit Rocky, Forbidden Broadway's latest round of fun-poking celebrates the current season of Tony-worthy musicals in an uproarious evening of lyric-twisting. The original New York production, with what Variety calls "an amazingly versatile cast of four," is guaranteed to have you on the mat with laughter! "A theatrical institution," cheers the New York Post: "More valuable than ever." Pacific Symphony presents:

Beethovens Ninth October 1 3, 2015 | Thursday Saturday at 8:00 p.m. Rene and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Tickets start at $25.

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www.pacificsymphony.org Carl St.Clair, conductor Kevin Deas, bass-baritone Milena Kiti, mezzo-soprano Pacific Chorale John Alexander, artistic director Copland: The Promise of Living from The Tenderland Prangcharoen: World Premiere Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 Ode to Joy has thrilled listeners around the world for nearly two centuries. When it premiered in 1824, conducted by Beethoven himself, he heard not a note, so profoundly deaf was he. Nor did he hear the five standing ovations for the most epic choral work ever composed! Also on this concert, Pacific Symphonys composer-in-residence debuts his OC-inspired composition. Pacific Symphony presents:

Beethovens Ninth Connections October 4, 2015 | Sunday at 3:00 p.m. Rene and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Tickets start at $25. www.pacificsymphony.org Carl St.Clair, conductor Kevin Deas, bass-baritone Milena Kiti, mezzo-soprano Pacific Chorale John Alexander, artistic director Copland: The Promise of Living from The Tenderland Prangcharoen: World Premiere Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 Rediscover Beethovens crowning achievement a monumental fusion of soloists, chorus and music all set to the magnificent Ode to Joy. Also, Pacific Symphonys composer-in-residence debuts his OC-inspired composition. Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents:

Disneys THE LION KING October 6 November 1, 2015 | Tuesday Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 1 and 6:30 p.m. Additional 2 p.m. performance on Thursday, October 29. Segerstrom Hall. Tickets start at $31 www.scfta.org Giraffes strut. Birds swoop. Gazelles leap. The entire Serengeti comes to life. And as the music soars, Pride Rock slowly emerges from the mist. More than 70 million people around the world have experienced the phenomenon of Disneys THE LION KING. Winner of six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, this landmark musical event brings together one of the most imaginative creative teams on Broadway. Tony Award-winning director Julie Taymor brings to life a story filled with hope and adventure set against an amazing backdrop of stunning visuals. THE LION KING also features some of Broadways most recognizable music, crafted by Tony Award-winning artists Elton John and Tim Rice. There is simply nothing else like THE LION KING.

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Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents:

Poncho Sanchez & Eddie Palmieri October 9, 2015 | Friday at 8:00 p.m. Rene and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Tickets start at $49 www.scfta.org Segerstrom Centers first Jazz Weekend begins Friday night with incendiary percussion and piano from two international sensations: Poncho Sanchez and Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra! These Grammy-winning bandleaders bring their powerhouse bands to the Rene and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall for one exhilarating evening of intense Latin jazz. With a unique blend of high-voltage rhythm mixing Latin and South American influences, Poncho Sanchez ranks among the top American percussionists of all time, while the ageless Eddie Palmieri continues a half-century of innovation with his latest Salsa Orchestra. Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents:

Ramsey Lewis & Srgio Mendes October 10, 2015 | Saturday at 8:00 p.m. Rene and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Tickets start at $49 www.scfta.org North American soul jazz and South American bossa nova come together in one landmark double bill of hit music. Ramsey Lewis and Srgio Mendes bring a half-century of jazz hits to Saturday night. Lewis celebrates the 50th anniversary of his groundbreaking, Grammy-winning album, The In Crowd, with cuts from that album and other classics! Mendes helped introduce bossa nova to America with Brazil '66 and timeless classics such as "Mas Que Nada" and "Fool on the Hill." A must-hear night of hits from across the hemisphere! Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents:

Salsa Dance Party on the Plaza October 11, 2015 | Sunday 4 6:30 p.m. Arts Plaza. FREE. www.scfta.org It will be a hot Salsa Sunday as the Centers DJ kicks up the heat and music spills over to the Arts Plaza for a free afternoon party. Salsa is America's own contribution to Latin dancing and blends influences from Cuban son, son montuno, cha cha cha and mambo, and then adds elements of swing dancing and Afro-Caribbean movement the sounds and the rhythms that will have the audience up and moving! Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents:

Orquestra Buena Vista Social Club Adis Tour October 11, 2015 | Sunday at 7 p.m. Rene and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Tickets start at $49. www.scfta.org The Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club phenomenon began as an impromptu recording session by Cuba's most venerated singers and musicians and went on to captivate the world with a Grammy-winning album and Oscar-nominated film. Coinciding with the release of their Lost and Found album and traveling the nation on their Adis Tour, these legendary artists return one last time to the Center as part

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of the Jazz Weekend. It will be an unforgettable evening of celebration and music by these ambassadors for the music of Cuba. Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents:

Zoltn Mga: From Budapest with Love - LIVE IN CONCERT October 16, 2015 | Friday at 8:00 p.m. Rene and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Tickets start at $29 www.scfta.org Zoltn Mga, Hungarys foremost violin virtuoso and PBS television star, brings his fiery Gypsy music to Segerstrom Center for the Arts, for one night only. Joining Mga, direct from Budapest, will be beautifully-costumed folk dancers, a cast of hand-picked singers, ballroom dancers and his orchestra. From heart-warming ballads, beautiful Viennese waltzes and beloved arias to classic movie favorites, Latin dancing and the furious speeds of Mgas traditionally-costumed Gypsy band, Mga and cast will present a European musical production with a zesty, unforgettable dash of Hungarian paprika, live on stage! Philharmonic Society of Orange County presents:

Lang Lang in Recital October 19, 2015 | Saturday at 8 p.m. Rene and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Tickets start at $45 (Please note single tickets go on sale in August). www.philharmonicsociety.org Hailed by The New York Times as the hottest artist on the classical music planet, internationally acclaimed pianist Lang Lang has played on the worlds grandest stages: the 2014 World Cup concert in Rio with Plcido Domingo to celebrate the final game; the 56th Grammy Awards, where he performed with Metallica; and the Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where more than four billion people around the world viewed his performance, to name just a few. For his first recital appearance in Orange County in seven years, he performs Bachs Italian Concerto, Tchaikovskys The Seasons, and the four Chopin Scherzi. Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents:

Emerson String Quartet October 22, 2015 | Thursday at 8:00 p.m. Samueli Theater. Tickets start at $29 www.scfta.org The Emerson, as its affectionately known worldwide, has through its many visits almost made the Center a second home. Seasoned Chamber Music Series subscribers think of its players as family. It makes any Emerson appearance here a memorable occasion. Along with Bartk, an Emerson specialty, and the dazzling Haydn Fifths quartet, this years program features a rarely performed yet sumptuous Schubert work demanding seamlessly committed ensemble playing the very thing the Emerson consistently delivers. Pacific Symphony presents:

Fray Plays Schumann October 22 24, 2015 | Thursday Saturday at 8:00 p.m. Rene and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Tickets start at $25. www.pacificsymphony.org

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Carl St.Clair, conductor David Fray, piano Bright Sheng: Black Swan for Orchestra Schumann: Piano Concerto Brahms: Symphony No. 1 Brahms famously put off writing a symphony for years, so intimidated was he with comparisons to Beethoven. What he eventually wrote was well worth the wait infinitely rich, astonishingly simple and exquisitely enchanting. Bright Shengs piece is set to a tender piano melody created by Brahms. And Schumanns Piano Concerto never fails to delight. Described as, Perhaps the most inspired, certainly the most original Bach player of his generation, David Fray maintains an active career as a recitalist, soloist and chamber musician worldwide. Pacific Symphony presents:

Phantoms of the Orchestra October 24, 2015 | Saturday at 10:00 and 11:30 a.m. Rene and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Tickets start at $15. www.pacificsymphony.org Magic Circle Mime Company A Halloween spectacular uniting the orchestra and visual theater: The maestro and his terrified assistant use the power of the baton to control a ghoulish orchestra! The story of the Sorcerers Apprentice is brought vividly to life in this concert, which also features instantly recognizable selections from Bachs Toccata and Fugue and Mussorgskys Night on Bald Mountain. Dont forget to wear your costume! Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents:

Lila Downs - Day of the Dead Concert October 25, 2015 | Sunday at 6:00 p.m. Rene and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Tickets start at $49 www.scfta.org Grammy Award-winning Mexican-American music star Lila Downs, who fuses popular music genres and indigenous Mexican music, celebrates Da de Muertos (Day of the Dead) at Segerstrom Center for the Arts. Downs will showcase some of her newest songs from Balas y Chocolate (Bullets & Chocolate) that was released on March 24, 2015. The recording features Colombian musician Juanes, a three-time Latin Grammy Award-winner. Her impressive vocal range is as much a musical delight as a platform for her concerns for social justice in Mexico. Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents:

Room on the Broom October 25 & 31, 2015 | Sunday at 1 and 3:30 p.m., Saturday at 10 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. (Please note October 25 at 1 p.m is an ASL interpreted performance. October 31 at 10 a.m. is a sensory-friendly performance.) Samueli Theater. Tickets start at $20 www.scfta.org The witch and her cat are flying happily on their broomstick until a stormy wind blows away the witchs hat, bow and wand. A helpful dog, bird and frog find the witchs lost things, and they all hop on the broom for a ride. But this broomsticks not meant for five and CRACK the broom snaps in two! When a

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hungry dragon appears, who will save the poor witch? And will there ever be room on the broom for everyone? Filled with songs, laughs and scary fun for children aged 4 and up (and their grown-ups), this delightful show is an adaptation of the popular book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts is unique as both an acclaimed arts institution and as a multi-

disciplinary cultural campus. It is committed to supporting artistic excellence on all of its stages, offering

unsurpassed experiences, and engaging the entire community in new and exciting ways through the

unique power of live performance and a diverse array of inspiring programs.

Previously called the Orange County Performing Arts Center, Segerstrom Center is Orange Countys

largest non-profit arts organization and owns and operates the 3,000-seat Segerstrom Hall and intimate

250-seat Judy Morr Theater, which opened in 1986, and the 2,000-seat Rene and Henry Segerstrom

Concert Hall, which opened in 2006 and also houses the 500-seat Samueli Theater, the studio

performance space and Boeing Education Lab. A spacious arts plaza anchors Segerstrom Center for the

Arts and is home to numerous free performances throughout the year as part of Segerstrom Center for

the Arts ongoing Free for All series. The American Ballet Theatre William J. Gillespie School at

Segerstrom Center opens in 2015.

The Center presents a broad range of programming for audiences of all ages, including international

ballet and dance, national tours of top Broadway shows, intimate performances of jazz and cabaret,

contemporary artists, classical music performed by renowned chamber orchestras and ensembles, family-

friendly programming, free performances open to the public from outdoor movie screenings to dancing on

the plaza and many other special events. The Centers arts-in-education programs are designed to

inspire young people through the arts and reach hundreds of thousands of students each year.

In addition to the presenting and producing institution Segerstrom Center for the Arts, the 14-acre campus

also embraces the facilities of two independent acclaimed organizations: Tony Award-winning South

Coast Repertory and a site designated as the future home of the Orange County Museum of Art.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts is also proud to serve as the artistic home to three of the regions major

performing arts organizations: Pacific Symphony, the Philharmonic Society of Orange County and

the Pacific Chorale, who contribute greatly to the artistic life of the region with annual seasons at

Segerstrom Center for the Arts.

Free Public Tours Segerstrom Center offers tours of Southern California's award-winning home for the performing arts and its expanded facilities. The tours take visitors through the three venues, making this a perfect outing for groups or anyone who wants to know more about the performing arts. The tour is conducted by Center Docents. Public tours are conducted Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. Private group tours are by reservation only. Please note: Private and public tours of all Segerstrom Center halls are now available. Please call (714) 556-2122, ext. 4246 for more information on either the private or the public tours. For information about individual programs and ticket prices, call: Segerstrom Center for the Arts (714) 556-2787 Pacific Chorale (714) 662-2345 The Philharmonic Society of Orange County (949) 553-2422 Pacific Symphony (714) 755-5799

All programs, artists and dates are subject to change.

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