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Renowned violinist Joshua Bell will perform with the chamber orchestra he
leads. The program begins with a new piece composed by Vince Mendoza
specifically for the Academy of St Martin in the Fields: “Flight of Moving

Days,” which features Bell and jazz drummer Douglas Marriner and was

commissioned to mark the centenary of Sir Neville Marriner, an English
conductor and the founder of Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Soka
Performing Arts Center, 1 University Drive, Aliso Viejo, 949-480-

4278, Performingarts.soka.edu

APRIL 4, 6, AND 9

“LA BOHEME”

Pacific Symphony teams up with the Pacific Chorale, the Southern

California Children’s Chorus, and a powerful cast featuring Teresa Perrotta
as Mimi to stage Puccini’s famous opera about a poor seamstress and her

artist friends living the Bohemian lifestyle in 1830s Paris. Renée and Henry
Segerstrom Concert Hall, 615 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, 714-755-

5788, pacificsymphony.org

APRIL 5 THROUGH 28

“TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS”

Nia Vardalos, the writer and star of “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” adapted
Cheryl Strayed’s best-selling book into a play. The story centers on an

anonymous advice columnist, Sugar, and her relationships with the readers
who write to her. Chance Theater, 5522 E. La Palma Ave., Anaheim, 714-

777-3033, chancetheater.com