What does working for the Pacific Symphony Orchestra involve?
The Pacific Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra which employs 88 contracted musicians. We play many different types of concerts throughout the year. We have a Classics concert series, a Pops series, a Family series, and a summer series at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. Our job with the PSO requires us to practice, rehearse, and perform. Much of the work we do is spent practicing our individual parts at home. Daily repetitive drilling is necessary to maintain our musical flexibility and technique. Rehearsals are spent working on ensemble skills with the conductor. We have an average of four rehearsals for each Classics concert series, and fewer for the other series that are presented.
