Concerts & Programs

Please check the GHS calendar to see all Symphony events past, present and future!

Monday Night Rehearsals 

• • Venue: Laguna Hills Community Center ‘Heritage Room’, 25555 Alicia Pkwy, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, 7:00pm-9:00pm

Upcoming Concerts

2024 Symphonic Ballroom POPS! - Monday, July 15th

• • Featuring the SWAY Ballroom Faculty and soloist Kenneth Clements on clarinet

  • Program includes:

    • Artie Shaw Concerto for Clarinet

  • Venue: Laguna Hills Community Center, 25555 Alicia Pkwy, Laguna Hills, CA 92653

  • Free Admission, Free Parking

2024 Fall Classics Concert - Monday, September 30 at 7:00pm

• • Featuring soloist Rong-Huey Liu on Oboe

  • Program includes:

    • Kalliwoda Oboe Concerto

  • Venue: Laguna Hills Community Center, 25555 Alicia Pkwy, Laguna Hills, CA 92653

  • Free Admission, Free Parking

Past Concerts

2024 Spring Classics Concert - Monday, April 15th

• Featuring guest conductor Pola Benke, soloist Brendan White on piano

• Program includes:

  • Beethoven Concerto No. 5 'Emperor'

  • Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3

• Venue: Laguna Hills Community Center, 25555 Alicia Pkwy, Laguna Hills, CA 92653

• View the flyer

• View the livestream recording on YouTube here

2023 13th Annual 'OC'  Handel's 'Messiah' Sing-Along & Play Along - Monday, December 4, 2023 at 7:00pm

• • Venue: Geneva Presbyterian Church, 24301 El Toro Road, Laguna Hills, CA 92637

  • View the flyer

  • View the livestream recording on YouTube here

2023 Fall Classics Concert  - Monday, November 13th at 7:00pm

• • Featuring guest conductor Apostolia Nikouli and solist Shelby Wong on piano

  • Program includes:

    • World Premiere of Kim Richmond Symphony No.2 ‘for Rita’ 

  • Venue: Laguna Hills Community Center, 25555 Alicia Pkwy, Laguna Hills, CA 92653

  • View the flyer

  • View the livestream recordings on YouTube:

    • Kim Richmond Symphony No.2 ‘for Rita’

    • Florence Price Piano Concerto in D minor For Piano - Shelby Wong on piano

    • Shelby Wong's encore

2023 Summer Symphonic Pops Concert "Sway" - Monday, August 21 at 7:00pm

• • A Ballroom Dance Extravaganza!

  • Featuring vocalist Moqui Lund and Sway Ballroom Faculty

  • Venue: Laguna Hills Community Center, 25555 Alicia Pkwy, Laguna Hills, CA 92653

  • View the flyer

  • View the livestream recording on YouTube here

2023 Spring Concert - Monday, May 22 at 7:00pm

• • Featuring soloist Leslie Lashinsky, Bassoon

  • Program includes:

    • Haydn Symphony 100 - "The Military" (sheet music for the orchestra is here)

    • Weber "Jubilee" Overture (sheet music for the orchestra is here)

  • Venue: Laguna Hills Community Center, 25555 Alicia Pkwy, Laguna Hills, CA 92653

  • View the flyer

  • View the livestream recording on YouTube here

2018 Winter Concert - Monday, November 26, 2018 at 7:30pm

• • Featuring solist Lica Handa on piano

  • Venue: Laguna Hills Community Center, 25555 Alicia Pkwy, Laguna Hills, CA 92653

  • View the flyer

2018 Summer Concert - Monday, July 9, 2018 at 7:30pm

• • Featuring violinist Mann-Wen Lo and guest conductor Daniel Gee

  • Venue: Laguna Hills Community Center, 25555 Alicia Pkwy, Laguna Hills, CA 92653

  • View the flyer

2018 Spring Benefit Concert - Monday, May 14, 2018 at 7:30pm

• • Featuring guest conductor Dr. William Nicholls

  • Program includes:

    • The Sound of Music - Rodgers & Hammerstein

    • Korean Folk Song - John Chance

    • La Vie En Rose - Edith Piaf

    • Poet & Peasant - Franz von Suppe

  • Venue: Laguna Hills Community Center, 25555 Alicia Pkwy, Laguna Hills, CA 92653

  • View the flyer

2017 10th Annual 'OC'  Handel's 'Messiah' Sing-Along & Play Along - Monday, December 4, 2017 at 7:00pm

• • Featuring:

    • Amanda Sumner-Harris, Soprano

    • Holly Moore-Harvey, Alto

    • Jim Boydston, Tenor

    • Michael Blinco, Baritone

    • Richard Warne, Guest Organist

  • Venue: Geneva Presbyterian Church, 24301 El Toro Road, Laguna Hills, CA 92637

  • View the flyer

2017 Fall Concert - Monday, November 13, 2017 at 7:30pm

• • Featuring Yasuko Furumi on Piano

  • Program includes: Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

  • Venue: Laguna Hills Community Center, 25555 Alicia Pkwy, Laguna Hills, CA 92653

  • View the flyer

2017 Summer POPS! Concert  - Monday, July 24 2017 at 7:30pm

• • Featuring Stars of the Symphony

  • A Mid-Summers Musical Faire featuring works by Vivaldi, Telemann, Handel, Mozart, Artie Shaw, Morricone, Morris and Andrew Lloyd Webber

  • Venue: Laguna Hills Community Center, 25555 Alicia Pkwy, Laguna Hills, CA 92653

2017 Spring Concert - Monday, May 15, 2017 at 7:30PM

• • Featuring Special Guest Artist Michael Kaufman on Cello

  • Program includes: Dvorak Cello Concerto, Dvorak Symphony No. 8

  • Venue: Laguna Hills Community Center, 25555 Alicia Pkwy, Laguna Hills, CA 92653

  • View artist's bio

2016 Summer POPS! Concert - August 1, 2016 at 7:30pm

• • Featuring Grammy Nominated Chanteuse, Miss Chris Bennett

  • Also featuring Miss Shelby Wong, Concert Pianist, performing the Grieg Piano Concerto

  • Venue: Laguna Hills Community Center, 2555 Alicia Pkwy, Laguna Hills CA 92653

2016 Fall Concert - Monday, November 14, 2016 at 7:30PM

• • Featuring Internationally Acclaimed Violinist, Orest Smovzh

  • Program includes: Beethoven Violin Concerto & Beethoven Symphony No. 7

  • Venue: Laguna Hills Community Center, 25555 Alicia Pkwy, Laguna Hills, CA 92653

  • View artist's bio

2016 9th Annual 'OC'  Handel's 'Messiah' Sing-Along & Play Along - Monday, December 5, 2016 at 7:00pm

• • Featuring:

    • Amanda Sumner-Harris, Soprano

    • Holly Moore-Harvey, Alto

    • Thomas Segen, Tenor

    • Michael Blinco, Baritone

    • Richard Warne, Guest Organist

  • Venue: Geneva Presbyterian Church, 24301 El Toro Road, Laguna Hills, CA 92637

  • View the Laguna Woods Globe newspaper article about the concert

Featured Soloists and Guest Musicians for Concerts

• Orest Smovzh - featured violin soloist for Fall 2016 Concert (view bio)

• Amanda Sumner-Harris - featured soprano for 2016 Messiah concert (view bio)

• Holly Moore-Harvey - featured alto for  for 2016 Messiah concert (view bio)

• Thomas Segen - featured tenor soloist for 2016 Messiah concert (view  bio)

• Michael Blinco - featured baritone  for 2016 Messiah concert (view bio)

• Richard Warne - featured organist for  for 2016 Messiah concert (view bio)

• Michael Kaufman - featured cello soloist performing Spring 2017 (view bio)

• Yasuko Furumi - featured  piano soloist performing Fall 2017 Concert (view bio)