SYMPHONY IN ESCONDIDO : Striking a Chord

The San Diego Symphony, under the direction of guest conductor Gary Sheldon, will perform a bevy of Broadway show tunes Sunday evening in the last concert of the Escondido “Pops in the Park” series. Fireworks will cap off the performance at the Kit Carson Amphitheater.

Proceeds from the concert series will benefit the Felicita Foundation, Escondido’s cultural arts association.

Conductor Sheldon is the music director of the Marin Symphony in Northern California and is a frequent guest conductor for symphony, opera and ballet. He recently captured prizes in two major conducting competitions, the Stokowski Competition in New York and the Rupert Competition in London.

What: Escondido “Pops in the Park”

When: 7:30 p.m. Sunday

Where: Kit Carson Amphitheatre (Located immediately north of the North County Fair shopping center at the Via Rancho Parkway exit off Interstate 15)

Cost: Reserved seating is $12 and lawn seating is $5 for adults and $2.50 for children ages 2-12. Cabaret tables (including gourmet box dinner and a complimentary bottle of wine) are offered for tables of six at $350 or $250 for a table of four.

Calls: Tickets available at the Felicita Foundation, 743-3322.