As shoppers stop and listen, Danielle Yi of Torrance plays a blue grand piano as part of the Music of Hope at South Coast Plaza’s Jewel Court in Costa Mesa on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. The City of Hope Orange County is honoring cancer survivors across Southern California with live musical performances that run through Monday, June 10, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Malek Sammour of Long Beach sings and plays a blue grand piano as part of the Music of Hope as the City of Hope Orange County honors cancer survivors across Southern California at South Coast Plaza’s Jewel Court in Costa Mesa on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. Live musical performances run through Monday, June 10, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
With reflective musical notes hanging from the ceiling, shoppers walk by as Danielle Yi of Torrance, plays a blue grand piano as part of the Music of Hope at South Coast Plaza’s Jewel Court in Costa Mesa on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. The City of Hope Orange County is honoring cancer survivors across Southern California with live musical performances that run through Monday, June 10, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A shopper stops to read a pamphlet as a musician plays a blue grand piano as part of the Music of Hope, as the City of Hope Orange County honors cancer survivors across Southern California at South Coast Plaza’s Jewel Court in Costa Mesa on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. Live musical performances run through Monday, June 10, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
With large reflective musical notes hanging from the ceiling, shoppers stop and listen to Danielle Yi of Torrance as she plays a blue grand piano as part of the Music of Hope at South Coast Plaza’s Jewel Court in Costa Mesa on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. The City of Hope Orange County is honoring cancer survivors across Southern California with live musical performances that run through Monday, June 10, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
As shoppers stop and listen, Danielle Yi of Torrance plays a blue grand piano as part of the Music of Hope at South Coast Plaza’s Jewel Court in Costa Mesa on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. The City of Hope Orange County is honoring cancer survivors across Southern California with live musical performances that run through Monday, June 10, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Malek Sammour of Long Beach sings and plays a blue grand piano as part of the Music of Hope as the City of Hope Orange County honors cancer survivors across Southern California at South Coast Plaza’s Jewel Court in Costa Mesa on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. Live musical performances run through Monday, June 10, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Danielle Yi of Torrance plays a blue grand piano as part of the Music of Hope at South Coast Plaza’s Jewel Court in Costa Mesa on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. The City of Hope Orange County is honoring cancer survivors across Southern California with live musical performances that run through Monday, June 10, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
As shoppers walk by, Malek Sammour of Long Beach sings and plays a blue grand piano as part of the Music of Hope as the City of Hope Orange County honors cancer survivors across Southern California at South Coast Plaza’s Jewel Court in Costa Mesa on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. Live musical performances run through Monday, June 10, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Malek Sammour of Long Beach sings and plays a blue grand piano as part of the Music of Hope as the City of Hope Orange County honors cancer survivors across Southern California at South Coast Plaza’s Jewel Court in Costa Mesa on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. Live musical performances run through Monday, June 10, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Piano music echoed through South Coast Plaza Wednesday morning, the melody of “The Sound of Music” filling its Jewel Court.
The cheerful notes, played by Danielle Yi on a bright blue Yamaha grand piano, underscored the message hanging from the mall’s glass dome overhead: “Hope.”
In an awareness campaign put on by the City of Hope, Pacific Symphony musicians have taken over the court area of the Costa Mesa mall to honor cancer survivors. Photos of a few adorn the nearby walls and displays; shoppers pause to take in the music.
“Through music we heal, we rise, we sing to beating cancer,” City of Hope says about the event, dubbed the “Music of Hope.” The performances are free of charge and open to the public, with music played almost every day from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. through June 10.
