Members of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra are dressed in costumes during their Heroes and Villains concert at Santa Ana High School in Santa Ana, CA, on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is doing a weeklong residency with the Philharmonic Society in Orange County. They are also performing on Jan. 18, 19 and 20 at the Segerstrom Center. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Sawyer Lelliott, 7, tries out a violin courtesy of the Philharmonic Society before the start of a concert by members of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Santa Ana High School in Santa Ana, CA, on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is doing a weeklong residency with the Philharmonic Society in Orange County. They are also performing on Jan. 18, 19 and 20 at the Segerstrom Center. Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Members of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra are dressed in costumes during their Heroes and Villains concert at Santa Ana High School in Santa Ana, CA, on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is doing a weeklong residency with the Philharmonic Society in Orange County. They are also performing on Jan. 18, 19 and 20 at the Segerstrom Center. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Members of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra are dressed in costumes during their Heroes and Villains concert at Santa Ana High School in Santa Ana, CA, on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is doing a weeklong residency with the Philharmonic Society in Orange County. They are also performing on Jan. 18, 19 and 20 at the Segerstrom Center. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Members of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra are dressed in costumes during their Heroes and Villains concert at Santa Ana High School in Santa Ana, CA, on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is doing a weeklong residency with the Philharmonic Society in Orange County. They are also performing on Jan. 18, 19 and 20 at the Segerstrom Center. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Audience member point and say, “I am your father” while Star Wars music is played during an interactive part of the Heroes and Villains concert by members of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Santa Ana High School in Santa Ana, CA, on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Members of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra are dressed in costumes during their Heroes and Villains concert at Santa Ana High School in Santa Ana, CA, on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is doing a weeklong residency with the Philharmonic Society in Orange County. They are also performing on Jan. 18, 19 and 20 at the Segerstrom Center. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
London’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra started a weeklong residency in Orange County with a family concert at Santa Ana High School on Monday.
Dressed in costumes to fit the theme, “Heroes and Villains,” members of the international ensemble performed an interactive concert with audience participation.
Before the concert, members of the Orange County Philharmonic Society gave kids some hands-on experience with instruments from their Music Mobile van.
The residency, which includes school visits and a professional development workshop, will end with performances at the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall on January 18, 19, and 20.
