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We concluded our tenth season in Culver City, and our 47th Season.

We hope you were able to attend our concerts listed below.

More can be found under the "Programs" tab.

The concert dates :
Saturday, October 24, 2009, 8:00P.M.
Saturday, January 30, 2010, 8:00P.M.
Saturday, April 3, 2010, 8:00P.M.
Saturday, June 12, 2010, 7:30P.M.

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Schedule for the 10th Anniversary Season of

the Marina del Rey Summer Symphony

 

The Culver City Symphony Orchestra will again change locale from Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium, Culver City, to Burton Chace Park, Marina del Rey, and become the Marina del Rey Summer Symphony. For both orchestras the conductor remains Frank Fetta, and the orchestra roster is comprised of basically the same musicians.

With our June 12, 2010, concert, we completed our tenth year in Culver City, and this will be our tenth year in Marina del Rey. Those who heard our past season in Culver City experienced varied and exciting programs in the warm acoustics of Veteran’s Auditorium. The excitement of our winter season will be carried over to the summer, and we can all look forward to another exciting season along the water of the Marina. If you didn’t make it to our Culver City concerts, we hope you will consider attending concerts in the future both in Culver City and Marina del Rey.

These summer concerts are produced by the Department of Beaches and Harbors, Los Angeles County, funded separately from the Culver City concerts, and while these are summer-time concerts, it can get cold and damp in the park, so warm clothing in reserve and a blanket to sit on are recommended. We, of course, cannot predict the weather, but it is best to be prepared to be comfortable while hearing the orchestra in this special place. Below are photos from past performances.

Burton Chace Park, 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey. There are pay-for-parking lots including County Parking Lot 4, which is on Mindanao, and Lot 5 which is on Bali Way, West of Admiralty Way and is a longer walk. The park is also served by mass transit: The Big Blue Bus of Santa Monica runs Bus No. 3 along Lincoln Blvd., exit at Mindanao Way. It is about a ten to fifteen minute walk from Lincoln Blvd. to the park. If you are a novice to bus riding, please visit the website for Santa Monica Bus for schedules: Santa Monica Big Blue Bus

The Summer 2010 program follows. There is no admission charge for these concerts.

Thursday, July 8, 7:00PM - Wagner: Prelude to Die Meistersinger; and opera arias and ensembles featuring finalists in the Loren L. Zachary National Vocal Competition.

Download Program Notes for Concert 1

Thursday, July 22, 7:00PM - Prokofiev: music from Romeo and Juliet,and Piano Concerto No. 3, Claire Huangci, piano; Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2

Download Program Notes for Concert 2

Thursday, August 5, 7:00PM - Tribute to John Dankworth and arrangements of songs of The Beatles; Gershwin: Porgy and Bess - Symphonic Picture and American in Paris

Download Program Notes for Concert 3

Thursday, August 19, 7:00PM - Barber: Souvenirs; Wieniawski: Legend, Hahn-Bin, Violin; Stravinsky: L’Oiseau de feu (The Firebird); Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen, Hahn-Bin, Violin; Ravel: Bolero

Download Program Notes for Concert 4

(Programs subject to change.)

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ARTWALK Culver City

Culver City again hosted its ARTWALK on Saturday, June 5, 2010, 12noon to 8 P.M., in the heart of their art district along Washington Boulevard. (Part of the walk spills onto neighboring Los Angeles along La Cienga Boulevard.) This dynamic event presented a wide variety of galleries displaying their holdings.

The Culver City Symphony Orchestra sponsored a string quartet comprised of members of the orchestra. They performed in the lovely and exciting showroom of Thos. Moser, in the Helms Bakery Building. Their handmade furniture is stunning in its beauty and quality, and the showroom doubles as a gallery with art on the walls and furniture. Please visit for a listen, and browse at Thos. Moser. Photos below.

Thos. Moser LA Showroom
8705 Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232
P:(310) 204 - 5726
link: Thos. Moser

City of Culver City, link: ARTWALK Culver City

Marla Koosed and Marlyn Musicant-
Culver City Cultural Affairs Commission;
and Laurie Turner-Thos. Moser Showroom

Tom McEllivey, Michael Harrison,
Anita Gendler, Lavette Allen

 

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A Culver City Symphony Orchestra String Quartet performs at theOfficial Ceremonies of the re-opening of the Westfield Mall - Culver City

 

Members of the orchestra, Violinists Nancy Roth (orchestra concertmaster) and Rebecca Rutkowski, Violist Lavette Allen and Cellist Michael Levin performed outdoors and inside the refurbished mall to a large crowd of Culver City notables from public and private enterprises, and a large contingent of Westfield personnel. We think the quartet added to the classiness of the this event, and helped with ceremonies. A number of us were very impressed at how well the mall looks, it is more open and airy. The skylight scallops are still there to bathe the inside in natural lighting, and a new light fixture/sculpture graces the center.

Congratulations to Westfield and the City of Culver City for a very fine reconstruction. (Members of the orchestra and board of directors shop at this mall.)

Nancy Roth, Rebecca Rutkowski, Michael Levin and Lavette Allen

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Photos from past seasons of concerts at Burton Chace Park, Marina del Rey

 

Performance tent and the grassy knoll with some preconcert audience members.

 

The audience gathers before the concert, the performance tent is to the left.

 

It can get cold at Chace Park.

 

Frank Fetta during the July 9, 2009, performance.

 

A crowd gathers before a concert at Burton Chase Park, Marina del Rey, 2005.

Photos: Hermes

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Students and Parents visit a rehearsal

 

Orchestra Tuba player Anthony Bancroft's teaches music in the El Segundo School District. Students and their parents attended a rehearsal for the October 25, 2008, concert. Some met Music Director and Conductor Frank Fetta and sat through the rehearsal process. This gives these students and their parents a very personal experience on how an orchestra and its conductor puts a piece of music together, take it apart and put it back together when leading up to a performance.

Frank Fetta in the center (top and right photos, with the blue Tee shirt); Orchestra Tuba player Anthony Bancroft is in the Hawaiian shirt (just back from vacation Anthony?); and students and their parents pose in front of the orchestra before we start playing.

Photos: Hermes

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contact us at:info@culvercitysymphony.org

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A string quartet plays for the city council

 

A string quartet comprised of members of the Culver City Symphony Orchestra performed in the Plaza of Culver City City Hall for a delightful, late afternoon reception for three outgoing City Council Members: Alan Corlin-Mayor, Carol Gross-Vice Mayor and Steve Rose.

The orchestra, its Board of Directors and its president knew these three council members. We appreciate their relationship and we thank them for their support of the orchestra. We wish them the Best in their future endeavors.

The Quartet

Violins: Roman and Victoria Selizinka

Viola: Lavette Allen

Cello: Anita Gendler

 

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ORCHESTRA OUTREACH

Through Campus Concerts, an outreach program sponsored by the Musicians Union, the Culver City Symphony Orchestra Wind Quintet performed at Farragut Elementary School, Culver City, on April 27, presenting two programs. The quintet was Pat Maki-Flute, David Kossof-Oboe, Patricia Massey-Clarinet, Nate Campbell-Horn John Campbell-Bassoon.

The Campus Concerts programs introduces students to Classical Music, the life of Mozart was featured through a musical narrative of his early life, and to some of the orchestra instruments through individual demonstration. For this program, the instruments demonstrated were the flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn. All the instrumentalists gave intriguing and informative demonstrations of their respective instrument. Garnering perhaps the most interest was the demonstration of a selection of Handel's Water Music played through a garden hose, with a funnel at the end, to demonstrate that if the tubing of a horn was not coiled, stretched out it would be sixteen feet long.

 

A second Campus Concert was held at El Marino Language School, Culver City, on May 30, 2007.

Hopefully the programs will open up to these students the wonders and excitement that listeners can receive from Classical Music.

There was a lot of hands in the air to answer questions, foot stomping, phantom conducting, and a whole-body-shimmy to the music. We hope we made a positive impression with the students. While geared towards the young, we feel that one is never too old to discover what Classical Music can bring into one's life. Visit one our concerts to discover the joys of music.

 

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