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When he was 6 years old, Tom Sinclair wandered away from his family's campsite on Lake Superior and got lost. At dawn, he heard a voice that has shaped his life ever since.

The Vienna Boys Choir, an illustrious ensemble of young musicians, has delighted music lovers around the globe for six centuries with its purity of tone, distinctive charm, and popular repertoire. This enormously popular chorus is composed of four touring choirs representing dozens of nations and together presents more than 300 concerts each year worldwide. Please note: The San Diego Symphony Orchestra does not appear on this concert. San Diego Symphony on Facebook / Instagram

Friday, November 21 at 11 a.m. Saturday, November 22 at 7:30 p.m. Anja Bihlmaier, conductor Steven Osborne, piano San Diego Symphony Orchestra OLLY WILSON: "Shango Memory" BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58 SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39 The power of music to suggest our deepest feelings of spiritual awe has been understood since ancient times. In this program, three composers write pieces which capture the human yearning for another level of experience. The late great African American composer Olly Wilson drew on his roots in jazz and the music of his African ancestors to suggest the terrifying power of Shango, the ancient Yoruba god of thunder and lightning. In the slow movement of his Fourth Piano Concerto, Beethoven calls to mind the Greek divinity Orpheus, who tamed wild beasts with the beauty of his music. Sibelius’ First Symphony plunges deep into the imaginary mystical mythology of prehistoric Finland. Tickets: Friday, November 21: https://www.sandiegosymphony.org/performances/invocations-to-the-spirits-fri/ Saturday, November 22: https://www.sandiegosymphony.org/performances/invocations-to-the-spirits/ San Diego Symphony on Facebook / Instagram

Sept. 27 – Oct. 19, 2025 (Opening night: Thursday, October 2) Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre Conrad Prebys Theatre Center West Coast premiere Written and performed by Robert Montano Directed by Jessi D. Hill Production Stage Management by "Curly" Karen Schleifer An autobiographical tour-de-force that The Wall Street Journal called “a gripping and vividly acted one-man show.” Bobby from Long Island is a small kid with a big dream. Bullied since childhood, his small stature finally wins him respect and success on the racetrack as a jockey. But when his body begins to grow, his dreams seem to slip away, and he must decide how far he’ll go to hold on to glory. From racing horses at Belmont Park to dancing on Broadway stages, Robert Montano brings his own breathtaking career to life onstage under the direction of Jessi D. Hill. Vicki and Carl Zeiger Insights Seminar: Tuesday, September 30 at 6:00 p.m. Post Show Forums: Tuesday, October 7; Tuesday, October 14; Wednesday, October 15 Open-Caption Performance: Saturday, October 18 at 2:00 p.m. Content warning: This production includes the use of racial slurs and descriptions of eating disorders and drug use. The Old Globe is on Facebook / Instagram

Jason Seber, conductor San Diego Symphony Orchestra Prepare to be transported by "Flow in Concert," an extraordinary live experience pairing the breathtaking animated film "Flow" with a full symphonic performance of its original score. This award-winning film, directed by Latvian visionary Gints Zilbalodis and scored by acclaimed composer Rihards Zalupe, comes alive in a powerful fusion of cinema and live music. Following its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival and a historic win for Best Animated Feature at the 97th Academy Awards, "Flow" has captivated audiences worldwide with its poetic, dialogue-free storytelling and singular visual style. Now, in Flow in Concert, audiences can immerse themselves in the emotional depth of the film enhanced by the immediacy and grandeur of live orchestration. The story follows a solitary cat navigating a post-apocalyptic world submerged in water. As it encounters other animals and the remains of a lost civilization, the film explores themes of loneliness, resilience and connection – with a uniquely meditative pace and stunning artistic detail. The concert features a live performance of Rihards Zalupe’s haunting, atmospheric score, performed in perfect sync with the film by the San Diego Symphony Orchestra. The experience offers a rare opportunity to witness the marriage of visual storytelling and live symphonic sound at the highest level. "Flow in Concert" is presented in Partnership with San Diego Humane Society. San Diego Symphony on Facebook / Instagram

Rafael Payare, conductor Augustin Hadelich, violin San Diego Symphony Orchestra MENDELSSOHN: "The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave)," Op. 26 SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D 944, "The Great" From Schubert in the early 19th century to Sibelius 100 years later, the Romantic composers were fascinated by the strange and the exotic, by the unfamiliar and the otherworldly. Mendelssohn travelled to the remote Atlantic islands of Scotland, where he was inspired to write his Hebrides overture, mimicking the sound of the sea and the wailing of ancient bagpipes. In his violin concerto, Sibelius caught the incantations of Finnish folk music and the wailing of wind in the northern forests. And Schubert’s last and greatest symphony was considered so long and so strange by his contemporaries, it lay unperformed for years. Now it is one of the central works of Western classical music. As Robert Schumann wrote after its first performance: “This symphony opens an entirely new world to us, producing such an effect on us as none has produced since Beethoven”. San Diego Symphony on Facebook / Instagram

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Berlin-based sound artist Eric Wong transforms Bread & Salt into an immersive, decentralized sonic environment using dozens of Bluetooth speakers scattered throughout the space and among the audience. Harmonic and inharmonic tones shift and interfere depending on where you stand, creating a constantly changing, interactive experience. Sharing the bill is Seattle-based composer RM Francis with a haunting “depopulated opera” built from simulated human voices—an uncanny chorus of digital timbres that blurs the line between the organic and the synthetic. Together, Wong and Francis offer a night of spatial listening and technological experimentation that invites audiences into a sonic world of exploration, meditation, and imagination. Eric Wong’s performance made possible by a grant from the Goethe Institut. Project [BLANK]: Website / Facebook / Instagram