The Marina del Rey Summer Symphony, led by Maestro Steven Allen Fox, returns to Burton Chace Park on 7 p.m. on Saturday, August 10, with a family-friendly evening of music.
The concert is free, no tickets are required. Seating is festival-style, available on a first-come, first-served basis. Participants are urged to bring a picnic, a blanket, and a jacket (the ocean breeze can be quite cool once the sun goes down) for a summer evening of music by the water. Chace Park is located at 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey. Parking is available in Marina Parking Lot 4.
This free 2024 Summer Concert Series provides an evening under the stars as the orchestra joins with the SoCAL Chorale, directed by Marya Basaraba, to present epic choral soundtracks from Star Wars, Avatar, Conan the Barbarian and The Lion King. A number of singers in the SoCAL Chorale also sing with the Brentwood Palisades Chorale.
The concert will include thrilling music for symphony orchestra with full choir from major scenes in movies that includes: Independence Day, Avatar: The Way of Water, Saving Private Ryan, Conan the Barbarian, Star Wars – Duel of Fates, Edward Scissorhands and The Lion King
Cinema Fantastique was created by Steven Allen Fox and Victor Pesavento and is produced by Victor Pesavento. For information about the full Summer Concert Series click here.
Founded in 1964 as the Westchester String Symphony, the Orchestra is now a professional symphony orchestra that also includes talented amateurs and students from the local community. Three to four concerts are held in Culver City each season and in the summer the Symphony moves Burton Chace Park in Marina del Rey, where it performs as the Marina del Rey Summer Symphony in the Marina del Rey Summer Concert Series presented by Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors click here.