[VIDEO] Music and Arts Flourish in Diamond Bar

In its fourth year, the Diamond Bar Spotlight on the Arts continues to set its sights on growth. 

Just minutes after the curtain fell, Diamond Bar Community Foundation President Jody Roberto was talking to Diamond Bar High School Band Director Steve Acciani about next year, hoping to move on to the Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. 

The plan for bigger things is still an idea, but so was the concert series just five years ago. Now, the concert is a product of continued growth in music and arts programs at both and High Schools. 

Diamond Ranch Band Director Philip Ruiz said the Pomona Unified School District has made a commitment to the arts, cutting no positions from the music or arts programs in the face of a number of cuts elsewhere in the district. 

Henry Shin, guest conductor for the Dvorak's No. 9 (New World) Symphony, is a direct product of the Diamond Bar High Orchestra program, which he said has grown by leaps and bounds since his graduation in 1997. Shin is now pursuing his Ph.D in music at UCLA. 

All proceeds from Saturday's concert will go to benefit the Diamond Ranch and Diamond Bar High School music programs as well as the .

For footage of the Diamond Bar High orchestra performing on Saturday afternoon, see our related story.

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