Pasadena POPS Summer Series in Negotiations with Los Angeles County Arboretum for Upcoming Concerts Beginning in 2012
The Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden announced today that it will begin negotiations with the Pasadena Symphony Association to establish a contract to present summer concerts at its 127-acre site in Arcadia, beginning in 2012. The decision was the result of a request for proposal process that included invitations to several local symphonic organizations.
Arboretum CEO Richard Schulhof commented “The Arboretum looks forward to a productive partnership with the Pasadena Symphony Association that can further realize our potential as an outstanding venue for great music.” “We are delighted to partner with the Arboretum”, added Paul Jan Zdunek, CEO of the Pasadena Symphony Association.
“It allows the Pasadena Symphony and POPS to share its artistic resources with an even wider audience and affirms our commitment to serving the entire San Gabriel Valley.” Following successful negotiations, the new partnership would begin with concerts in summer 2012.
Please note that this coming summer, concerts at the Arboretum will be presented by the California Philharmonic. Their “Festival on the Green” begins June 25, 2011 with “Beethoven & The Beatles.” For ticket information, please visit www.calphil.org.
As it makes this announcement, the Arboretum thanks the California Philharmonic for over a decade of successful partnership. In tribute to the Cal Phil and its music director Victor Vener, Schulhof said, “The Arboretum expresses its great appreciation to the California Philharmonic for many years of wonderful music programs.”
Through a joint operating agreement signed in 1998, the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanical Garden is managed through a public-private partnership between the L.A. County Department of Parks and Recreation and the Los Angeles Arboretum Foundation. As part of its role as co-manager of the facility, the Arboretum Foundation is responsible for special events, and represents the Arboretum in the development of summer concerts and education programs. For more information please contact:
