A Super Sunday for Symphony

“Honey, I’m so excited. I just got tickets to see the Glendale Symphony Orchestra on Sunday.”

“But . . . but that’s Super Bowl Sunday!”

“So what? Actor Arte Johnson will be narrating Saint-Saens’ ‘Carnival of the Animals’ with duo pianists Mona and Renee Golabek. The orchestra will be playing Mussorgsky’s ‘Night on Bald Mountain’ and Beethoven’s ‘Prometheus’ Overture, and the symphony’s own concertmaster, Brian Dukov, will do Beethoven’s Concerto for Violin.

“And I didn’t spend any more than you did on Super Bowl pools.”

“Uh-oh. But, darling, this is the biggest and best football game of the year. How can I miss it?”

“Get real! Dallas is favored by 6 1/2 points. And Buffalo has a bit of a quarterback controversy. Chances are those computer-generated beer bottles in the ‘Bud Bowl’ will be more interesting than anything going on at the Rose Bowl.”

“Well . . . uh . . . er . . . uh . . . .”

“And besides, kickoff is 3 p.m. The concert doesn’t start until 7:30. We’ll have plenty of time to get to the Music Center. It will probably be over by halftime, like many of those really big games are.”

“Not necessarily. . . .”

If these folks, or you, can work things out: The concert is at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles. Tickets range from $10 to $50. If you have any other questions, you can call the Glendale Symphony office: (818) 500-8760.