Santa Monica Symphony: Legends and Legacies

Santa Monica Symphony
Geoffrey Pope, guest conductor
Gloria Cheng, piano

Program:
Claude Debussy Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun)

John Williams Prelude and Scherzo for Piano and Orchestra
Los Angeles Premiere
Gloria Cheng, piano

Intermission

Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor
I. Un poco sostenuto — Allegro
II. Andante sostenuto
III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso
IV. Adagio — Più andante — Allegro non troppo, ma con brio — Più allegro

Geoffrey Pope, guest conductor

Recognized as both a conductor and composer, Geoffrey Pope’s career spans continents, genres, and musical disciplines.

Pope is active within the contemporary music, opera, and multimedia spheres, with conducting and recording projects including art installations and film scores in addition to traditional concert programs.

Pope is dedicated to musical performance on a global scale, and is a regular conductor of concert and media music in the studios of Hollywood and Budapest. As a forensic musicologist, industry consultant, and researcher, he has also worked nearly a decade on behalf of composers, producers, and attorneys.

Dr. Pope’s degrees in composition and conducting were completed at USC, UCLA, and the Eastman School of Music, where he was awarded the prestigious Walter Hagen Conducting Prize. His scholarly interests include Viennese music of the early twentieth century, and the role of diegetic music in the evolution of sonic spatialization.

Pope is on the faculty of the University of California, Irvine and conductor of the UC Irvine Symphony and Opera. He also serves as Music Director of the Beach Cities Symphony in Torrance.

For more information, please visit www.geoffreypopemusic.com

*Please note this ticket doesn't guarantee late entry as our concerts are open seating, which is first come, first serve. We strongly recommend guests arrive early. Doors open 6:00 pm.

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