For Bill Doherty, leader of the wind band, a book about how awe can transform a person's life led to “Tears, Chills, and Whoas: Musical Stories of Awe," a Friday concert in the Vacaville Performing Arts Theatre.
Pianist Adrian Zaragoza, a 2018 Young Artists Competition winner, will perform Mozart’s G Major Piano Concerto during Sunday's concert in VPAT, kicking off the symphony's 37th year.
Past competition winner Ellis Rodriguez, 44, of Vacaville, will host the 8 p.m. Friday show and said his 2017 win changed the arc of his career in comedy.