Symphony in the Cities: Lake Forest

It's the perfect way to end a lazy summer day. Pack a picnic, grab a lawn chair or blanket and gather the family for an evening of free music and outdoor summer fun! Enjoy a potpourri of popular classics, pop tunes and a sing-along of patriotic favorites. And kids have the chance to learn how to conduct with Maestro St.Clair and later help lead the orchestra during the concert.

Family-friendly activities - 5:30 p.m.
Pacific Symphony Concert - 7 p.m.

Pre-concert activities will include:

• Drum Circle
• Musical Craft Station: baton decorating and tambourine making
• STEAM Station: “Seeing Sound” where participants will learn visually and aurally how the sound an object makes is determined by different factors
• Instrument Petting Zoo: participants explore and play instruments including drums and violins

PROGRAM:
JOHN STAFFORD SMITH: “Star Spangled Banner"
GEORGE GERSHWIN: Overture to Strike up the Band
JOHN WILLIAMS: "March" from Superman
JOHN WILLIAMS: "Imperial March" from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
JOHN PHILIPP SOUSA: Hands Across the Sea March
ALAN MENKEN: "Under the Sea" from The Little Mermaid Suite
ALAN MENKEN: Orchestral Suite from Beauty and the Beast
PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY: Allegro moderato from Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35
VARIOUS: Armed Forces Salute
SAMUEL WARD: "America the Beautiful"
JOHN PHILIP SOUSA: The Stars and Stripes Forever