Rooted in San Diego for over 50 years, the La Jolla Symphony & Chorus enriches our lives through affordable concerts of ground-breaking, traditional and contemporary music.
The performance ensemble is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego, performing six concert weekends a year at UCSD's Mandeville Auditorium as well as special concerts at other venues in Southern California. The LJS&C is an independent, non-profit, 501(c)(3) corporation, comprised of volunteer musicians from all walks of life, including community members, UCSD students, staff and faculty, as well as professional musicians - a diverse group with exceptional talent and passion for the music it performs.
The LJS&C is dedicated to keeping the spirit of community music-making vibrant for future generations. It provides educational in-reach by bringing students to open rehearsals, concerts and music clinics and outreach to City and County school children.
November 1, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. November 2, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. Mandeville Auditorium at UC San Diego
Kevin Puts – Virelai Igor Stravinsky – Symphonies of Wind Instruments Jean-Philippe Rameau – Selections from Les Boréades Betsy Jolas – Just a Minute! Claude Debussy – Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun Erik Satie – Parade
Playful whimsy meets profound wonder with both French and French-inspired works. The La Jolla Symphony plays Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun and Erik Satie’s Parade, bringing two seminal French masterpieces of musical modernism to life.
November 1, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. November 2, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. Mandeville Auditorium at UC San Diego
Kevin Puts – Virelai Igor Stravinsky – Symphonies of Wind Instruments Jean-Philippe Rameau – Selections from Les Boréades Betsy Jolas – Just a Minute! Claude Debussy – Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun Erik Satie – Parade
Playful whimsy meets profound wonder with both French and French-inspired works. The La Jolla Symphony plays Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun and Erik Satie’s Parade, bringing two seminal French masterpieces of musical modernism to life.