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 Orchestra Nova LA presents “Symphony on Shuffle," hosted by classical music radio personality, Rich Capparela. Rich will use his unique talents to introduce a dynamic programs of pops and classical music favorites.
Join Orchestra Nova LA for a special concert hosted by classical music radio personality, Rich Capparela. Rich will use his unique talents to introduce a dynamic program of pops and classical music that includes crowd pleasers such as Leroy Anderson’s “The Typewriter,” heartbreakers like John Williams’ “Schindler’s List,” and classics such as Mozart’s “Marriage of Figaro Overture,” Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet,” Rossini’s “William Tell Overture,” Tchaikovsky’s Mazeppa Cossack Dance, “and much more. Enjoy what will be a unique evening!
Rich Capparela is one of the best-known classical music radio personalities in the United States. He joined Los Angeles classical radio station KUSC-FM in 1980 as the morning host. He's also known for his airwork at Southern California classical radio stations KMZT-FM and KFAC-FM. Nowadays he can be heard once again on KUSC-FM. His recording company, Cardiff Studios, produces commercials and programming for U.S. arts organizations, including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He's appeared as narrator at Carnegie Hall in music by Benjamin Britten and has performed in Southern California with the Boston Pops and conductor Keith Lockhart, narrating The Night Before Christmas. In 2009 he began an association with the Metropolitan Opera when he started hosting the Met's prestigious Western Region Finals competition. Capparela has hosted live radio broadcast concerts by the Pacific Symphony.
In December of 2001 as part of Los Angeles Music Week, Capparela was honored in chamber by the Los Angeles City Council for his contributions to the city's music community. In 2002 Capparela provided program notes for the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet's Grammy nominated album LAGQ: Latin. Rich continued his association with the Grammys in February of 2004 when he presented the year's classical Grammys in Los Angeles. In January 2010 Capparela hosted the Grammy Salute to Classical Music honoring Placido Domingo. He is active as a lead singer and guitarist with a three-piece cover rock band, Otherwise Normal. Rich and his wife Marcia, a retired independent school administrator, live in Santa Monica, California.
ORCHESTRA NOVA LA: Orchestra Nova LA, established in 2023, under the baton of Maestro Ivan Shulman, invites our audiences to immerse themselves in the rejuvenating capacity of music, to leave behind, if only for a brief time, the travails of everyday life while enjoying great music.
This performance is made possible, in part, by a grant from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture.
Presenter / Producer: Orchestra Nova LA
Listed Categories
Music > Classical
Music > Adult Pop
Event Phone: 310-259-9604
Venue
Mount Olive Lutheran Church
1343 Ocean Park Boulevard
Santa Monica CA 90405
Regions:
LA - Hollywood / Westside
Performance Dates: 2/21/2026
Performance Times
8 PM
Ticket Information( FREE EVENT! ):
ADMISSION: free
PARKING: free
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