Culver City Symphony Orchestra 2023-24 Season Opening Concert Sunday November 19, 7:30pm Robert Frost Auditorium in Culver City In 2022-23 the Orchestra presented its first full season for several years, with four outstanding concerts led by four guest conductors.
Thank you to everyone who helped make our 2022-23 season a success! Our 2023-24 season opens with a very special concert on Sunday, November 19 at 7:30pm in the Robert Frost Auditorium. The concert marks the last day of the California Festival, a statewide music initiative showcasing the most compelling and forward-looking voices in performances of works written in the past five years. During the two-week Festival, more than 100 musical groups will have performed over 180 compelling new works. 
Our concert features three new works, including the world premiere of Circle Overture by renowned film composer and long-time friend of the Orchestra Craig Safan, along with familiar works that were new and innovative in their time.
This concert will also introduce our new Music Director-Conductor, Clyde Mitchell, to our audience. Maestro Mitchell is only the third Music Director in the six decades since the Orchestra was founded by George Berres in 1963. FREE ADMISSION
The Culver City Symphony Orchestra's performances are supported in part by:
The members of the SoCal Symphony Society The Recording Industry’s Music Performance Trust Fun, 
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture
and 
The orchestra is always in need of financial support, and Membership in the SoCal Symphony Society is one of the best ways to ensure the future of live concerts.
Please go to our Membership Page for information. Your additional donations will help us present more of your favorite music. We thank you for your generosity. CCSO is presented by SoCal Symphony Society P.O. Box 4846, Culver City, CA 90231 info@culvercitysymphony.org | 310-645-5961 |
Culver City Symphony Orchestra and
Marina del Rey Summer Symphony Announce New Music Director-Conductors In 2022-23, the Culver City Symphony Orchestra made musical news with its first full season since the pandemic and a major talent search for a new conductor. Each of the finalists for the position had an opportunity to conduct the Orchestra during the 2022-23 season, and each also conducted a Marina del Rey Summer Symphony concert in 2022 or 2023.
The Board of Directors of the SoCal Symphony Society is pleased to announce two new Music Director-Conductors: Clyde Mitchell will be the Music Director-Conductor of the Culver City Symphony Orchestra, leading our winter season in the Robert Frost Auditorium and other Culver City venues. Steven Allen Fox will be the Music Director-Conductor of the Marina del Rey Summer Symphony, leading our "Best of the Westside" summer concerts in Burton Chace Park. Clyde Mitchell is the founding director of both the Lions Gate Sinfonia and the Lions Gate Youth Orchestra of North Vancouver Canada. He has been a guest conductor for all of Canada’s major orchestras as well as engagements in Europe, Asia, South America and the United States while living in Southern California.
Steven Allen Fox has an extensive background in conducting and composing for a wide range of musical styles including film scores and pop music. He is the founding Artistic Director/ Conductor of the Golden State Pops Orchestra and made his Walt Disney Concert Hall debut conducting the inaugural performance of the Los Angeles Film Orchestra. He has also conducted the San Francisco Symphony, City of Prague Philharmonic and Orquesta Sinfonics de Tenerife.
Culver City Symphony Orchestra concerts are presented at the Robert Frost Auditorium 4401 Elenda St, Culver City, CA 90230 From Los Angeles Conservancy: "The Robert Frost Memorial Auditorium at Culver City High School is one of the most breathtaking Modern buildings ever designed." Read the article: LINK Robert Frost Auditorium Directions & Parking
When attending events at The Robert Frost Auditorium, please park only in the designated FREE parking lots that surround the facility.
Please respect the residents and do not park in the neighborhood. 
Reviews Marina Concert, "Bernstein at 100," ",,,,,this marvelous concert,,,,," Valerie-Jean Miller Ballet World, Los Angeles ",,,,,,a Gem of a Concert,,,,,,''' Read Carole Bell's review posted in the Culver City Observer: June 10, 2017 “A Superb Concert by the Culver City Symphony Orchestra,” “This is a young-thinking orchestra with a musical conscience.” Here is the full review: LINK |