The Jr. Philharmonic Orchestra celebrates its 75th anniversary by performing its Diamond Jubilee concert at the Walt Disney Hall on June 6. Longtime Malibu resident Gary S. Greene will conduct the show. The concert will honor the orchestra’s late founder-conductor Dr. Ernst Katz, who resided in Malibu for more than 55 years. He founded the orchestra in 1937 “to give youth a chance to be heard” during the Great Depression and continued on the podium for more than seven decades.
The Jr. Philharmonic has raised millions of dollars for charities.