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Winter Pops is now CITY LIGHTS! We’ve changed the name—and the experience too. It’s hip, classy and cool. With our new lobby lighting, you’ll enter a sophisticated world of entertainment. Our bars offer drinks that you can take back to your seats. Then after each City Lights concert, join us in the lobby for dancing courtesy of our DJ. It’s the sights and sounds of a night on the town!
CITY LIGHTS SUBSCRIPTION CONCERTS
All concerts below are included in the Friday and Saturday 5-concert subscription packages. A NIGHT AT THE COTTON CLUB The Music of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and more
Eldar Djangirov
Friday & Saturday, November 9 & 10, 8pm Marvin Hamlisch, conductor Eldar Djangirov, jazz piano Nikki Yanofski, vocals “This joint is jumpin’!” Tonight the sounds of New York’s famous hot spot returns. If you haven’t seen Grammynominated Eldar Djangirov play the piano—you must! And if you haven’t heard singing sensation Nikki Yanaofski, wow—you’re in for a treat. They’ll perform the hits of Duke Ellington, Count Basie along with the legendary Ella Fitzgerald and the late, great Louis Armstrong.
HOLIDAY POPS A Celtic Christmas
San Diego Symphony and San Diego Master Chorale
Friday & Saturday, December 21 & 22, 8pm Additional non-subscription performances: Saturday, December 22, 2pm; Sunday, December 23, 7:30pm Matthew Garbutt, conductor Eileen Ivers, vocals and band San Diego Master Chorale San Diego Children’s Choir Irish Dancers With the “luck o’ the Irish” this holiday season, we set sail for greener pastures and a visit to the Emerald Isle. Grammy Award-winning and nine-time, all-Ireland fiddle champion, Eileen Ivers, joins the San Diego Symphony for an evening of festive Irish holiday favorites including The Holly Tree, Don Oiche Ud im Beithil (One Night in Bethlehem) and Hark, The Herald Angels Sing (in traditional jig time) with many traditional favorites that we’ve come to know.
BROADWAY’S BRIAN STOKES MITCHELL
Friday & Saturday, January 18 & 19, 8pm Marvin Hamlisch, conductor Brian Stokes Mitchell, vocals Dashing, debonair—one of Broadway’s brightest stars and leading men, Tony Award-winning Brian Stokes Mitchell has performed in Ragtime, Kiss Me Kate and Man Of La Mancha, just to name a few. But when ‘Stokes’ and Marvin Hamlisch combine their talents, there will be enough wattage to light up Times Square. Brian Stokes Mitchell
KENNY G – Sax and the City
Friday & Saturday, March 22 & 23, 8pm Matthew Garbutt, conductor Kenny G, saxophone Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Kenny G is the biggest-selling instrumental musician of our time. His easy style and smooth sounds will take you to Havana and beyond. Other favorites include Forever in Love, Heart and Soul, Silhouette and My Heart Will Go On. Kenny G will captivate and carry you away. Kenny G
The 5 Browns
MARVIN HAMLISCH AND THE 5 BROWNS* Piano Extravaganza!
Friday & Saturday, April 19 & 20, 8pm Marvin Hamlisch, conductor The 5 Browns, piano City Lights shines fives times as bright as the acclaimed, multi-talented Brown siblings perform their musical magic. With five grand pianos on stage, they’ll dazzle and amaze performing arrangements from Hollywood’s biggest hits including Star Wars, The Sound of Music and Psycho. Principal pops conductor Marvin Hamlisch even gets in on the action with his piano prowess. Now that’s entertainment! *San Diego Symphony does not perform.
SUBSCRIBE BY MAY 19 and be entered in our drawing for a chance to WIN A 7-DAY / 6-NIGHT “FLY & STAY THEN SAIL AWAY” CRUISE!
SPOTLIGHT PRESENTATIONS
CITY LIGHTS subscribers receive 50% off Spotlight presentations below through June 15! CIRQUE CHINOIS*
Cirque Chinois
RUSSIAN NATIONAL BALLET THEATRE*
Sunday, September 30, 2pm Direct from Beijing. Cirque Chinois—one of the most distinguished circus troupes of China—flies, soars and sails into SanDiego. Prepare to be amazed by the Great Teeterboard, Grand Flying Trapeze and Group Contortion.
Romance—Beauty—Splendor. It’s two nights of classic storytelling that comes alive through artistry and athleticism. This regal Russian troupe recreates the timeless tale of Shakespeare’s fateful young lovers. And then, it’s the famous fairytale, Cinderella. Russian National Ballet
BALLET FOLKLÓRICO DE MÉXICO*
Ballet Folklórico de México
Tuesday, October 30, 7:30pm The rhythm. The color. The costumes. It’s a performance that reflects the traditional culture of Mexico. From Veracruz to Yucatan, Ballet Folklórico represents the many distinct regions of a diverse people through music and movement.
PIPES AND DRUMS OF THE BLACK WATCH*
ROYAL DRUMMERS AND DANCERS OF BURUNDI*
Royal Drummers and Dancers of Burundi
Sunday, November 11, 7:30pm They created an international sensation with the “Burundi beat.” Performances are ceremonial representing births, deaths and coronations. With drums made from hollowed tree trunks, they demonstrate a centuries-old technique and tradition giving the audience the ultimate, African musical experience.
The Black Watch
Classical Special JOHN WILLIAMS IN CONCERT
John Williams
Dance Brazil
NEW YEAR’S CONCERT 2013* Salute to Vienna
Salute to Vienna
Sunday, March 10, 7:30pm Strength and speed. This company excels in AfroBrazilian artistic expression including Capoeira and contemporary movement plus traditional dance and martial arts. Dance Brazil, based in New York City, represents Brazilian culture in all of its explosive and dramatic forms.
NEW ORLEANS JAZZ ORCHESTRA WITH IRVIN MAYFIELD*
A portion of these concert proceeds benefits the San Diego Symphony musicians’ pension plan.
Tuesday, January 1, 2:30pm The Strauss Symphony of America Andreas Mitisek, conductor (Vienna) A magnificent re-creation of Vienna’s world famous New Year’s Concert featuring a stellar cast of more than 75 musicians, European singers and charming dancers. Ring in the New Year with famous Strauss waltzes, polkas & operetta excerpts.
Sunday, February 24, 7:30pm The Black Watch once served all over the world, and today operates as a full battalion in the modern British Army. The Band of the Scots Guards, founded in 1642, entertained the troops through World War II. Together they’ll demonstrate the military rigors and magnificent spectacle of British pomp and pageantry.
DANCE BRAZIL*
Only for Subscribers!
Friday & Saturday, December 7 & 8 John Williams, conductor; Johannes Moser, cello John Williams conducts his greatest movie hits; this concert also features his celebrated Cello Concerto.
TCHAIKOVSKY’S ROMEO AND JULIET Wednesday, February 13, 7:30pm PROKOFIEV’S CINDERELLA Thursday, February 14, 7:30pm
Irvin Mayfield
Friday, March 29, 8pm A tasty musical gumbo, here’s classic New Orleans jazz served with blistering Creole heat, led by Grammy Award-winner Irvin Mayfield. The repertoire is steeped in the jazz canon of The Big Easy including original compositions and big band hits by Duke Ellington and Count Basie.
FOX THEATRE FILM SERIES Add the films below to your subscription by June 15 for 50% off.
BIG BUSINESS (1929) AND CHAPLIN’S SHORT FILMS: THE RINK AND THE PAWN SHOP* Big Business (1929)
Sunday, December 2, 2pm Russ Peck, organ; Starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy Stan and Ollie are door-to-door Christmas tree salesmen in California. Havoc ensues when they feud with grumpy, would-be customer, James Finlaynon, resulting in his home and their car being destroyed in the melee. Also, enjoy two of Chaplin’s most famous slapstick comedies, The Rink and The Pawn Shop.
THE SON OF THE SHEIK (1926)*
The Son of The Sheik (1926)
Saturday, February 16, 8pm Russ Peck, Organ; Starring Rudolph Valentino and Vilma Banky Ahmed, son of Diana and Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan, falls in love with Yasmin, a dancing girl who fronts her father’s gang of mountebanks. Yasmin and Ahmed begin to meet secretly until one night her father and the gang capture and torture Ahmed.
MY BEST GIRL (1927)*
My Best Girl (1927)
Saturday, May 11, 8pm Russ Peck, organ; Starring Mary Pickford and Buddy Rogers Joe Merrill, son of a millionaire, poses as Joe Grant and takes a job in the stockroom of his father’s department store. There he meets and falls in love with stockroom girl Maggie Johnson. Problems arise when his engagement to high society girl, Millicent Rogers, goes awry. Uncredited as a Flirty Salesgirl is Carole Lombard.
*San Diego Symphony does not perform.
SUBSCRIBE BY MAY 19 and be entered in our drawing for a chance to WIN A 7-DAY / 6-NIGHT “FLY & STAY THEN SAIL AWAY” CRUISE! GT 1
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Additional Subscription Tickets
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CITY LIGHTS SERIES
SPOTLIGHT PRESENTATIONS
CITY LIGHTS Subscribers receive 50% off until June 15. Limit 4 per person. Prices in black apply to all subscribers after June 15. Full single ticket prices available to all ticket buyers August 6. Before August 6, only available with subscription. (Subject to change.)
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FOX THEATRE FILM SERIES
Subscribers only: Receive 50% off concerts in red below through June 15! Prices in black apply to all subscribers after June 15. Limit 4 per concert per household.
GT 1
Fox Theatre Film Series (3 Concerts)
$60
Fox Theatre Films (prices reflect one film)
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CLASSICAL SPECIAL
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JOHN WILLIAMS IN CONCERT, Dec. 7
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JOHN WILLIAMS IN CONCERT, Dec. 8
$1,000 VIP **
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**Special VIP package ticket includes premium seating, private dinner at University Club and intermission reception. For details call 619.237.1960.
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