Normally, the Stockton Symphony performs at the 1,400-seat Atherton Auditorium in Stockton, California. During the pandemic, the orchestra has hosted pop-up events including a saxophone quartet performance in October for board members, donors, patrons, and guests at the Spenker family’s winery and creamery. The quartet also serenaded a symphony patron just outside his home. In addition, the orchestra has pivoted to digital events, hosting monthly virtual Town Halls, including one in September to mark Peter Jaffe’s 25th year as music director and another in January entitled “Pizza and String Quartet.” The latter event featured the orchestra’s string quartet in a YouTube performance of the Mendelssohn String Quartet in A major, with add-ons including delivery of “Stockton Symphony plates”: pizza, salad, and wine from local businesses.
