FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 30, 2021
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MONTEREY SYMPHONY announces… Subscriptions on sale starting 9/1/21; New String{s} Theory concert in November 2021; and Love Letter to Carmel tickets are selling out! Subscriptions are on sale starting September 1, 2021 for the Monterey Symphony’s 75th Anniversary Season.
Carmel, CA, August 30, 2021 – Subscriptions are on sale starting September 1, 2021 for the Monterey Symphony’s 75th Anniversary Season. MSO is looking both back and forward by celebrating 75 years of music while finalizing the search for the new Music Director. The search and subscription season will resume beginning February of 2022. The four finalists listed below will conduct a weekend of concerts with the Symphony at Sunset Center in Carmel. Full bios and programs can be found on the MSO’s website. The finalists will each be joined by a soloist. DONATO CABRERA (February 19 and 20, 2022) featuring Julian Schwarz, cello PETER BAY (March 19 and 20, 2022) featuring Simone Porter, violin JUNG-HO PAK (April 16 and 17, 2022) featuring Rachel Barton Pine, violin JAYCE OGREN (May 14 and 15, 2022) featuring Philippe Bianconi, piano Subscriptions include all 4 concerts for either the Saturday evening performances, with a new start time of 7:30 PM, or the Sunday matinee performances at 3:00 PM. Prices range from $176 for Tier 3, $260 for Tier 2, and $340 for Tier 1 seats. More details can be found on MSO’s website under “Tickets/Subscriptions.” Single Tickets go on sale December 15, 2021. All tickets include a Digital Pass to view the concerts remotely from your computer, tablet, or mobile device. In November, MSO will present String{s} Theory, a string and percussion concert at Sunset Center in Carmel on both Saturday, November 20, 2021 at 7:30 PM and Sunday, November 21, 2021 at 3:00 PM. SF Bay area conductor Brad Hogarth will be returning to the stage following his October debut appearance with MSO at the Forest Theater for Love Letter to Carmel. The concert hall capacity will be reduced by 50% to accommodate social distancing. MSO’s health and safety protocols can be found on their website under “Your Visit.” Tickets are almost sold out for MSO’s outdoor pops concert Love Letter to Carmel at the Forest Theater in Carmel on Tuesday, October 5, 2021 and Wednesday, October 6, 2021 both at 7:00 PM. The concert includes works from Back to the Future, Vertigo, Doris Day song selections, Clint Eastwood movie themes and many more! Local singer and actress Malinda DeRouen will delight crowds with her Doris Day tribute, backed up by the full Monterey Symphony orchestra under the baton of guest conductor Brad Hogarth. Tickets for both String{s} Theory and Love Letter to Carmel are not part of the MSO Subscription Season that starts in February 2022. Single tickets are available now at $40 for general admission and $10 for students, active military, and frontline workers. At this time, students under the age of 12 will be not be allowed at the November concerts. Monterey Symphony will require a fully vaccinated audience for all indoor performances. Tickets are available online at www.montereysymphony.org. The Monterey Symphony was founded in 1946 and incorporated in 1947. The Symphony’s mission is to engage, educate and excite our community through the performance and continual discovery of symphonic music.
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