Santa Cruz County Symphony Presents “Under the Boardwalk” Family Concert on Sunday, March 4 Featuring the Santa Cruz County Symphony, Santa Cruz County Youth Symphony, Joseph Ribeiro, the Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre, and Rock Lerum’s Circus Troupe The Santa Cruz County Symphony presents its 2012 Family Concert, “Under the Boardwalk,” on Sunday, March 4, 2 pm at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium. “Here Comes the Circus” is educational concert designed for all ages and is presented in a highly accessible style, using elements of humor, movement, and audience participation. The program explores the different instrumental sections of the orchestra and demonstrates the many thrills that music can make! The centerpiece of the concert, The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, will be narrated by Joseph Ribeiro, renowned local actor who has performed with Shakespeare Santa Cruz. The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra serves as a guide to the orchestra’s various sections and instruments and works, perhaps most importantly, as a great piece of music. An additional highlight of the concert will be a performance of the theme from Pirates of the Caribbean, featuring dancers of the Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre. The auditorium will also be brought to life with the colorful antics of stilt-walkers from the Orchard School Circus Troupe towering over the audience. Other works to be performed include Richard Wagner’s, Ride of the Valkyries, John Philip Sousa’s Semper Fidelis March, and The Torreadors from Carmen Suite No. 1 by Georges Bizet, featuring guest conductor, Nathaniel Berman. Immediately following both concerts, audiences will be invited to “Meet the Instruments” with members of the Santa Cruz County Symphony. This educational activity provides young people the opportunity to meet musicians close-up and to play instruments of the orchestra. The Family Concert is part of the Symphony’s Youth and Family Program which also includes in-classroom classical music presentations to 4,000 local 4th and 5th graders and free Youth Concerts for students and their teachers. “Under the Boardwalk” will be a fun-filled activity for the whole family to enjoy. Tickets: Civic Box office, 831-420-5260 or online at www.santacruztickets.com Ticket prices are $12/adults and $10/students. Discounts are available to groups of ten or more. Please call the Symphony office at 462-0553 for more information on group sales. YOUTH & FAMILY PROGRAM SPONSORS: Monterey Peninsula Foundation; Santa Cruz County Office of Education; Macy's; Toyota of Santa Cruz / Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk; James & Catharine Gill; Jack & Barbara Ritchey; Russ & Mary Ann Hobbs; Upjohn California Fund