WHAT’S GOING ON WITH ECLECTIC ORANGE

The 2001 Eclectic Orange Festival, sponsored by the Philharmonic

Society of Orange County will continue through Nov. 11 at venues

throughout Orange County. For tickets, contact (714) 740-7878 or o7

https://www.eclecticorange.org.

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OCTOBER

‘YOU ARE HEAR’

The Orange County Museum of Art will present a musical exhibit through

Oct. 29. Titled “You Are Hear,” the exhibit will include musical

instrument sculptures, a video installation of Karlheinz Stockhausen’s

“Helicopter Quartet,” and performances of “Poeme Symphonique” for 100

metronomes. The museum is at 850 San Clemente Drive, Newport Beach. Hours

are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. Museum admission is $5

for adults, $4 for seniors and students and free for members and children

16 and younger.

‘ANCESTRAL VOICES’

A.R. Gurney’s “Ancestral Voices” will be performed 8 p.m. today at the

Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine. The play will star

Fred Savage, Mariette Hartley, Rene Auberjonois and more. $26-$32.

LEONIDAS KAVAKOS

Greek violinist Leonidas Kavakos will perform Bach, Ravel and more at

3 p.m. Sunday at Founders Hall, Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600

Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $19.

BERLIN PHILHARMONIC

The Berlin Philharmonic will perform works by Bach at 8 p.m. Monday

and works by Bach and Richard Wagner at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Segerstrom

Hall, Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa

Mesa. $34-$109.

NATIONAL BALLET OF CUBA

The Orange County Performing Arts Center will present Alicia Alonso’s

National Ballet of Cuba on Thursday through Oct. 21 with two programs:

“La Magia de Alonso” and “Coppelia.” “Alonso” will be performed 8 p.m.

Thursday and Friday. “Coppelia” will be performed 2 and 8 p.m. Oct. 20

and 2 p.m. Oct. 21. The Center is at 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

$20-$70.

‘CROUCHING TIGER’

Tan Dun will conduct the “‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ Concerto

for Erhu and Chamber Orchestra,” set to images of the film, at 8 p.m.

Friday and Oct. 20 and 3 p.m. Oct. 21 in the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242

Campus Drive, Irvine. $33-$38.

PHILHARMONIA BAROQUE ORCHESTRA

The Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra will present 15 short pieces in the

early Italian Baroque style at 8 p.m. Oct. 23 in the Irvine Barclay

Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine. $ 29-$35.

BENNY GOODMAN: CLASSICAL

The lesser-known classical works of Benny Goodman will be performed 8

p.m. Oct. 24 at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine.

The performance will feature clarinetist Richard Stoltzman. $20-$29.

BENNY GOODMAN: BIG BAND

Works from Benny Goodman’s Big Band era will be performed by the

Eclectic Orange Big Band at 8 p.m. Oct. 26 in Segerstrom Hall, Orange

County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

$20-$35.

DAVID SEDARIS

Popular NPR commentator and playwright David Sedaris will take the

stage 8 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive,

Irvine. $24-$29.

YAMATO, DRUMMERS OF JAPAN

Yamato, Drummers of Japan will take the stage 8 p.m. Oct. 27 at

Segerstrom Hall, Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center

Drive, Costa Mesa. $15-$35.

PACIFIC CHORALE

Pacific Chorale will perform Verdi’s “Requiem” at 7 p.m. Oct. 28 in

Segerstrom Hall, Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center

Drive, Costa Mesa. $18-$55.

NOVEMBER

‘SOON’

The North American premiere of Hal Hartley’s “Soon” will take place 8

p.m. Nov. 1-3, 3 and 7 p.m. Nov. 4 and 8 p.m. Nov. 5-7 in Founders Hall,

Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

The theater piece examines the conflicts between the extremes of

religious belief and civic responsibility. $25.

‘RIGOLETTO’

Opera Pacific will present “Rigoletto” by Giuseppe Verdi at 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 6-10 and 2 p.m. Nov. 11 at the Orange County Performing Arts Center,

600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $25-$175.

‘POWDER HER FACE’

“Powder Her Face,” an opera by Thomas Ades, will be performed 8 p.m.

Nov. 9 and 4 p.m. Nov. 11 at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center, 6200

Atherton St., Long Beach. The opera is based on the scandalous life of

the Duchess of Argyll. $45-$70.