Vijay Gupta played with the LA Philharmonic for 11 years joining it at the age of 19. That was before winning a 2018 MacArthur Fellowship, also known as a genius grant. And he’s the founder of Street Symphony, an organization that performs free concerts for LA’s homeless community and in …
Read More »Merced Symphony co-founder has died, family says
A long-time music teacher and co-founder of the Merced Symphony has died, according to her family. Lorraine C. Murphy, who began playing violin in the 1930s at Merced High, she … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced Symphony performs for 3,000 children
The Merced Symphony performed for about 3,000 Merced County children on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced Symphony wows children with a free show at historic theater
Children oohed and aahed Friday as the Merced Symphony introduced them to some of the classics and threw in the occasional television-show theme song at the Merced Theatre. The symphony … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘Phantom,’ ‘Les Mis’ and more Broadway at Merced Symphony show
Fans of Broadway ditties can catch many of them at the Merced Symphony Association’s annual Pops Concert this weekend. The concert, this year called “Broadway Legends,” is 7:30 p.m. Friday, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced Symphony taps vocal talent for ‘Carmina Burana’
‘Carmina Burana’ is set for Saturday, April 23 The Merced Symphony Association brings in vocalists for the performance The German composer was inspired by medieval poetry … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced Symphony seeks ‘La Dolce Vita’
The Italian term for ‘the sweet life’ is the theme of a fundraiser Benefits local music and children’s education … Click to Continue »
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