60th ANNIVERSARY
SEASON NEXT CONCERT
"60th Anniversary Celebration"
Sunday, April 6, 2025, 7:00pm
Presented at The Robert Frost Auditorium In Culver City Clyde Mitchell, Conductor
We open with the piece that opened our first concert in 1965, followed by works by our founder, George Berres, and by his friend William Grant Still. The second half presents today's Culver City Symphony Orchestra at its best in the Symphony No. 2 of Johannes Brahms.
FREE ADMISSION
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS for more information about this concert and all of our upcoming events. The Culver City Symphony Orchestra's performances are supported in part by:
The members of the SoCal Symphony Society 
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture
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 [email protected] | 310-645-5961 |
CELEBRATING 60 YEARS
OF GREAT SYMPHONIC WORKS AND EXCITING CONTEMPORARY COMPOSITIONS 
In the Fall of 1964, Westchester Adult School offered a “String Workshop” class with instructor George Berres, a local professional violinist (pictured at the piano with composer William Grant Still). On March 1, 1965, the class gave its first concert, as the Westchester String Symphony, with 24 string players conducted by Berres. Five years later we had become the Marina del Rey Westchester Symphony, a full symphony orchestra, and in 1976 Frank Fetta became our second Music Director-Conductor.
Since 2000 we have presented a winter season as the Culver City Symphony Orchestra, and a summer season as the Marina del Rey Summer Symphony. Our winter concerts are typically at the Robert Frost Auditorium, Veterans Memorial Auditorium, or Kirk Douglas Theatre. In the summer, we perform in Burton Chace Park. Maestro Fetta passed away in 2021, after leading the Orchestra for 45 years. Following a search for his successor, we were delighted to welcome Clyde Mitchell as the Music Director-Conductor of the Culver City Symphony Orchestra and Steven Allen Fox as the Music Director-Conductor of the Marina del Rey Summer Symphony. Since 1974, the Orchestra has sponsored the Parness Concerto Competition for aspiring young musicians. Following a break due to the pandemic, we are relaunching the Parness Competition in 2024-25. 
Culver City Symphony Orchestra concerts are presented at the Robert Frost Auditorium 4401 Elenda St, Culver City, CA 90230 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 |