Musician Spotlight: Julie Smith Phillips, Principal Harp

1. Tell us about your journey to the San Diego Symphony:  Originally from Nebraska, I started playing the harp at age 11 after first seeing the instrument casually at a community orchestra concert in my hometown.   Although it took me about 2 years to convince my parents that I was serious enough a...

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Why you should experience Mahler's "Epic" Second Symphony with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra

EPIC!  The thrilling symphonies of Gustav Mahler, one of the greatest of all orchestral composers, dare us to use the most extreme adjectives to describe them: Vast!Gigantic!Thundering!Overwhelming!Colossal!   A dozen or so heroic musical canvases, each lasting over an hour and composed in a little ...

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