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December 06, 2018
David Archuleta and the San Ber nardino Symphony rock Califor nia Theatre By Manny B. Sandoval
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merican Idol alum David Archuleta joined the San Bernardino Symphony and guest conductor Dean Anderson at The California Theatre of the Performing Arts on December 1, for its Annual Holiday Concert.
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“There’s a lot involved when coordinating this concert. We bring many facets of the community under one roof. Tonight is all about bringing the community together,” said Dean McVay, San Bernardino Symphony Board President.
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The first half of the concert included music by Tchaikovsky, Vaughn Williams, RimskyKorsakov, Anderson and a Nilo Alcala world premiere.
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The 2018 Annual Holiday Concert began its planning stages in July 2017. PHOTO
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David Archuleta and the San Bernardino Symphony during the second half of the Annual Holiday Concert on Dec. 1.
“In July 2017, we contacted David Archuleta’s people, it’s coincidental that he released his
brand new Christmas album, Winter In The Air, this past month. David wrote and or arranged the entire second half of the show, which is his album. He added orchestra arrangements to the music,” McVay said. McVay shared that after the San Bernardino terror attack in December 2015, “Let There Be Peace On Earth” has been the final number of the concert. “The song really became an annual holiday tradition after the terror attack and we started adding “Let There Be Peace On Earth” to the end of the concert. This show is all about uniting various, diverse people under one roof. Tonight we have attendees from Alaska, Hawaii, the Philippines and Singapore,” continued McVay. “In the last year our goal has been to increase the concerts’ audience base and bring in fresh faces and talent that have never been here before,” said Tim Garcia, San Bernardino Symphony, cont. on next pg.
Ramos takes oath as Inland Empire’s new assemblymember,
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mong his family and close friends, James Ramos was sworn in today as State Assemblymember of the 40th Assembly District, making history as the first California Indian from the Serrano/Cahuilla tribe to be elected to the Assembly. “It is an incredible honor to have this opportunity to represent the 40th Assembly District,” said Assemblymember Ramos. “We celebrate today, but tomorrow we roll up our sleeves and get to work. I will use my experience of 13 years of local government, including my tenure serving on the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, to leverage resources from Sacramento to bring to our community and prioritize my efforts to foster economic development, address homelessness, advocate for homeless youth, social bullying, promote technical trades apprentice programs, improve education access and keep our neighborhoods safe.” Ramos, cont. on next pg.
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Assemblymember James Ramos introduces his first bill on the Assembly Floor.
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