Animals of the Orchestra

(no performances)


Ticket Office

 

Open for Calls
(925) 943-7469


Wednesday – Sunday: Noon – 6:00pm
Monday – Tuesday: Closed

 

Open for Walk Up
Proof of full vaccination against
COVID-19 is required for all guests
age 12 and over, and face coverings
are required to be worn by all guests
age two and over when visiting the
Lesher Center for the Arts.

1601 Civic Drive
Walnut Creek, CA  94596

Wednesday – Sunday: Noon – 6:00pm
Monday – Tuesday: Closed

 

*In addition to the hours noted, the Ticket Office is also open one hour prior and thirty minutes after curtain for ticketed performances, including performances on Mondays, Tuesdays, and most City holidays.

Animals of the Orchestra
Presented by Diablo Symphony Orchestra
Music Director & Conductor: Matilda Hofman
June 19, 2022

Musical instruments often represent different animals, or maybe they are actually animals themselves! Come and find animals hidden in our orchestra and in our music. Fun for the whole family. Animal costumes encouraged!

Henry Mancini – The Pink Panther
Camille Saint-Saëns – Carnival of the Animals
        Piano soloists: Kirsten West and Julian Fong
William Grant Still Jr. – Panama Dances
Ottorino Respighi – Ancient Airs and Dances

Running Time: approx. 1 hour 45 minutes, with one intermission
Proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 is required for all guests age 12 and over, and face coverings are required to be worn by all guests age two and over when visiting the Lesher Center for the Arts and Bedford Gallery.
Health Advisory: The Lesher Center for the Arts follows health guidelines set forth and mandated by Contra Costa County and the State of California.  The Lesher Center for the Arts is committed to providing a safe place for you and your guests to visit, when in-person visits are allowed.  All employees are trained on appropriate cleaning and disinfecting, hand hygiene, and respiratory etiquette.  Read more about how we are keeping you safe.  The Lesher Center for the Arts recommends self-screening your health, and the health of your guests, for common symptoms of infectious diseases before arriving to any in-person visits.  If you, or any of your guests, display any symptoms of infectious diseases, or if you are unsure of your own self-screening, we kindly ask that you stay home.  The Lesher Center for the Arts Ticket Office can help guide your available compensations, should you or your guests decide not to visit due to health concerns, or should the Lesher Center for the Arts need to postpone or cancel a performance or experience.  Available compensation options may include: exchanging your tickets to another date or time, gifting or donating your tickets, or receiving credit for a future performance or experience.

Content Advisory: The Lesher Center for the Arts strives to provide accurate advisories for each performance and experience in regards to special effects that may affect guest sensitivities, including but not limited to smoke, strobe lighting, graphic violence, and aggressive sound effects.  The Lesher Center for the Arts does not always provide advisories in regards to subject matter, as sensitivities vary guest to guest.  If you have any questions or concerns about subject matter or effects, please contact the Lesher Center for the Arts Ticket Office prior to purchasing tickets, as all sales are final; the Lesher Center for the Arts will not refund any tickets to guests who choose not to attend a performance or experience based on subject matter or personal view of content or quality.  As a rental facility, the Lesher Center for the Arts may not be provided information on every intended special effect and maturity appropriateness in advance.