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Brubeck Festival
University of the Pacific
3601 Pacific Ave., Stockton
(209) 946-3970
www.pacific.edu/brubeck
The Brubeck Festival is an annual event
that celebrates and explores the musical,
intellectual, and philosophical ideas of
legendary jazz pianist Dave Brubeck, an alumni
of University of the Pacific. The festival features
performances of jazz and contemporary
concert music, lectures, and academic
symposia, in addition to a community
celebration. The festival is held late march to
early april each year.
stockton Chorale
(209) 951-6494
www.stocktonchorale.org
The Stockton Chorale, including around one
hundred twenty trained voices, brings a wide
variety of choral music to the eagerly awaiting
ears of Stockton. now in its fifty-sixth year
as an organization, the chorale performs
with an orchestra and the finest regional
and professional soloists to help bring the
great masterworks to life. also part of the
organization are a Youth Chorale, a smaller
masters Chorale that tackles more complicated
music, and a small ensemble that can perform
at community events.
MusiCaL EDuCaTion
Sweet music is lingering throughout Stockton’s hallowed halls of higher learning. Whether it be a musical
theater piece on stage, smooth jazz taught at University of the Pacific’s Brubeck institute, or a chorus of the
university’s finest voices joined together in one goosebump-inducing, beautiful chord, both San Joaquin Delta
College and University of the Pacific have calendars full of live music events that welcome a public audience.
Delta College’s music department performers consist of larger ensembles—a Concert Choir, Symphonic
and Concert Bands, and three “big band” jazz bands—and smaller Percussion, String, Brass, and Woodwind
ensembles, and the Delta Singers, all more intimate, specialized performing groups.
University of the Pacific’s performance lineup includes over one hundred twenty performances each year
at the Faye Spanos Concert Hall. a few of the must-see performing groups include the University Symphony
Orchestra, the Pacific Jazz ensemble, and the University Choruses.
The University of the Pacific also has a special academic music program called the Brubeck institute, in
which five to six of the top musicians from around the U.S. and Canada participate in the Brubeck institute Jazz
Quintet. These young (all straight out of high school) jazz aficionados perform at impressive venues like the
Library Of Congress and the monterey Jazz Festival.
San Joaquin Delta College, 5151 Pacific Ave., Stockton, (209) 954-5250, www.deltacollege.edu
University of the Pacific, 3601 Pacific Ave., Stockton, (209) 946-2415, www.pacific.edu
Dave Brubeck
music
stockton opera
Faye Spanos Concert Hall, University of the
Pacific, 3601 Pacific Ave., Stockton
(209) 946-0540
www.stocktonopera.org
With only one riveting production staged per
year, the Stockton Opera is a rare treat for
lovers of this fine art. now in its thirty-seventh
season, the 2008 performances were of the
famed opera Madama Butterfly, and we can’t
wait to see what next year’s season holds. The
opera guild plans a few not-to-be-missed galas
and events throughout the year to fundraise for
this special Stockton association.
stockton symphony
association
46 W. Fremont St., Stockton
(209) 951-0196
www.stocktonsymphony.org
Founded in 1926, the Stockton Symphony
is one of the premier performing arts
organizations in San Joaquin County, and the
third oldest orchestra in California. in addition
to their yearly Holiday Pops Concert, Pops
and Picnic, Family Concerts, and Steppin’ Out
Series, the symphony still finds time to perform
their captivating Classic Concert Series that
features some of the most acclaimed vocal and
instrumental talents from around the world.
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