Date: May 20-22, 2027 at 8 p.m.

Genre: Classical Music, Orchestral Performance

Tickets: https://www.pacificsymphony.org/show-details/shelley-conducts-john-williams-and-the-planets

Otherworldly concert vibes abound as Maestro Shelley takes us on a cosmic journey through the sweeping and familiar melodies. John Williams’ Star Wars sets the stage for saxophone star Jess Gillam in Catch Me If You Can. Experience Holst’s perennial favorite, The Planets, in immersive visual spectacle—including the favorites “Mars, the Bringer of War” and “Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity.”

Alexander Shelley, conductor

Jess Gillam, alto saxophone

Women of Pacific Chorale — Robert Istad, artistic director

Pacific Symphony

JOHN WILLIAMS: Star Wars - Suite for Orchestra

JOHN WILLIAMS: "Escapades" from Catch Me If You Can

HOLST: The Planets

Preview Talk at 7 p.m. with Classical California midday host Alan Chapman.