Presenting Our 77th Season, 2009-2010, of Admission-Free Concerts!
"New Horizons"
October 4, 2009
"Vive La France!"
November 8, 2009
"Latin Vibrations"
February 28, 2010
"Go West"
May 2, 2010
Kimo Furumoto, widely known for his innovative concert programming, has been named Conductor and Music Director of the Rio Hondo Symphony beginning with the upcoming 77th season.
He won the coveted position over three other highly talented conductors who led the orchestra last season after the retirement of Wayne Reinecke. Furumoto, the third Guest Conductor, conducted the "American Rhapsody" concert March 1, 2009.
Furomoto is the Conductor and Music Director of the Huntington Symphony Orchestra in West Virginia. During the last nine years under his baton, the orchestra has enjoyed record attendance.
The other three Guest Conductors who competed for the position were: Brian Asher Alhadeff, an internationally recognized operatic, ballet and symphonic conductor; Olivia Tsui, Conductor of the Glendale Symphony and former concertmaster of the Rio Hondo Symphony, and Hector Salazar, Assistant Conductor of the Chamber Orchestra of South Bay and the Carson/Dominguez Hills Symphony.
Heading up the search committee was Carolyn McFarland, Symphony Association Secretary. In naming the new conductor, the committee took into consideration evaluations by the musicians, the audiences, the Symphony board and other criteria......Click here for additional information on Kimo Furumoto