WORLD CLASS WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT RFP 16-04 ME SUBMITTAL | MAY 2 2016

ENTERTAINMENT/CULTURAL PARTNER
The San Diego Symphony
Orchestra performed its first
concert on December 6, 1910.
In the 100-plus years since
its inception, the SDSO has
become one of the leading orchestras in the United States, and was designated a
Tier 1 Orchestra by the League of American Orchestras in 2010. It is committed to
providing musical experiences of superior quality for the greater San Diego community
and beyond. Through a rich mixture of innovative and educational programming
designed to appeal to all ages and cultures, the Symphony makes music an integral
part of the cultural and intellectual fabric of Southern California, valued by and relevant
to all its residents. Recently the San Diego Symphony Orchestra celebrated our 100th
anniversary, the first California orchestra to reach this milestone. (Note: though the
Articles of Incorporation for the San Diego Symphony Orchestra were completed March
28, 1928, the history of the Symphony as a performing entity begins in 1910.)
The Orchestra offers wide range of concert experiences and performs over 140 concerts
each year. The SDSO’s indoor performances include the Jacobs Masterworks series
with music director Jahja Ling, offering traditional classical repertoire and featuring
such guest artists as Horacio Gutierrez, Joshua Bell, Lang Lang and Gil Shaham; the
City Lights series, featuring principal pops conductor Bill Conti and popular guest
artists such as Jennifer Holliday, Michael Feinstein, Peter Cetera, Bill Conti, Kenny G and
Brian Stokes Mitchell; the Family Festival, featuring family-friendly concerts; and the
Fox Theatre Film Series,in which the Jacobs Music Center’s in-built, might Fox Theatre
Organ accompanies the greatest hits of the Silent Film Era projected above by our
period carbon-arc projectors. There is also a Chamber Music Series presented at the
Auditorium at TSRI that brings together world-class performers and musicians of the
Orchestra for intimate musical encounters.
Each summer, from July through September, the Orchestra presents an outdoor
Summer Pops season at Embarcadero Marina Park South, mixing classical favorites and
pop music in a festive, outdoor atmosphere on San Diego’s picturesque waterfront,
all under the baton of Matthew Garbutt, principal Summer Pops conductor. Recent
Summer Pops guest artists have included Boz Scaggs, Vanessa Williams, Nathan
Pacheco, Michael Bolton, Amy Grant, En Vogue, Neil Sedaka, Wilson Phillips, Roberta
Flack, Dave Koz, Wynonna and Burt Bacharach.
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