So Much to See at The Soraya
- By Elaine Walker
One of my favorite cultural destinations is The Soraya on the campus of CSU Northridge, a beautiful and welcoming state-of-the art performance complex that’s host to an extraordinary variety of music, theatre and film events. This fall brings such riches as the London Philharmonic Orchestra (Oct 10) featuring American violinist Randall Goosby performing an American classic never before heard at The Soraya- Samuel Barber’s Violin Concert; the “Queen of Ranchera Music” and six-time GRAMMY© nominee Aida Cuevas in a mariachi spectacle (Oct 12) celebrating Mexico’s bestselling artist, Juan Gabriel; and a fabulous Onstage Sessions (Oct 23) featuring master of the upright bass and five-time GRAMMY® Award-winner Edgar Meyer joined by two like-minded artists to pluck and bow original contemporary compositions by Meyer paired with Bach favorites. The whole family can choose from two matinees (Oct 26/27) of Disney Pixar’s heartwarming film Coco shown on screen while the film’s award-winning score is performed live by Orquesta Folclórico Nacional de México. Inspired by the autumn Mexican holiday Dia de los Muertos, the film follows 12-year-old Miguel on an unforgettable and enlightening journey through the Land of the Dead, as imagined by Disney’s magical creatives. November 2 brings MUMMENSCHANZ to celebrate its 50th anniversary in a production filled with imagination, poetry, the most beloved sketches from the company’s five-decade repertoire and legendary characters such as the Clay Masks and the Toilet Paper Faces, the delicate, air-filled Giants, the Pipe Creature and other fantastical creations.
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