Orchestra Tour Winds Through SoCal
The Westmont College Orchestra performs at several Southern California cities on its way to San Diego Feb. 15-18. This year’s annual spring tour includes stops in Yucaipa, Spring Valley, San Diego and Westminster. Admission is free to all performances, although a goodwill offering will be taken.
The 58-member orchestra, under the direction of Michael Shasberger, and six members of the Westmont Chapel Band will perform Rimsky Korsakoff’s “Russian Easter Overture,” Alphons Diepenbrock’s Hymne, “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing,” Tchaikovsky’s “Serenade for Strings” and Gabriel Faure’s “Masques and Bergamasques.”
“The orchestra’s annual tour is a highlight of the season for the musicians and a tremendous outreach for Westmont,” Shasberger says. “It brings Westmont’s story to a wide-ranging and diverse audience and heightens the performance skills and experiences of our students.”
Performance Dates and Locations:
- Saturday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. in Yucaipa High School’s Multi Purpose Room, (Sponsored by Christ's Church Yucaipa) 33333 Yucaipa Boulevard in Yucaipa
- Sunday, Feb. 16, at 3 p.m. at Mt. Miguel Covenant Village, 325 Kempton St. in Spring Valley
- Sunday, Feb. 16, at 7 p.m. at Green Valley Church, 12395 World Trade Drive in San Diego
- Tuesday, Feb. 18, at 7 p.m. at Reformation Lutheran Church, 15750 Magnolia St in Westminster
The musicians, who stay in church family homes, will perform in a workshop at Disneyland on Monday, Feb 17, and the following day at Beckman High School in Irvine for an orchestra clinic.
If you would like to receive updates while the orchestra is on tour, please check the Westmont Orchestra Facebook group or email to be added to the mailing list.