Concert Previews
Each season the Rio Hondo Symphony Guild, the orchestra's major support group, hosts a Concert Preview Friday mornings prior to the concerts. Music lovers gather at 10 a.m. at the First Friends Church of Whittier, 13205 Philidelphia Street. After light refreshments, an expert in the field of music offers fascinating facts and anecdotes about the composers and the concert offerings. Guests are always welcome.
Concert Preview
October 2, 2009
Conductor Kimo Furumoto
Kimo Furumoto -- Kimo Furumoto, widely known for his innovative concert programming, 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. Furumoto also serves as Associate Professor at California State University, Fullerton where he is music director of the university’s orchestra and opera theater. During his career Furumoto has served as assistant conductor of the Lyric Mountain Festival for the Performing Arts and of the Lexington Philharmonic. Guest conductor appearances include numerous regional orchestras, including the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, Central Ohio Symphony and River Cities Symphony. More...including audio
Concert Preview
November 6, 2009
Lars Clutterham
Mr Clutterham began playing, composing and conducting as a boy, and earned his degree in music from Cornell College in Iowa with advanced studies at Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris, France and Temple University, Philadelphia. He has directed church choirs and worked as a free lance commercial pianist for many years. Lars Clutterham has been involved in composing and producing musical commercials for radio and television, and music preparation for motion pictures, for much of his professional life. Mr Clutterham is making a return appearance as a concert preview speaker. More...including audio
Concert Preview
February 26, 2010
Carlos Rafael Rivera
Los Angeles based composer Carlos Rafael Rivera grew up in Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama and Miami. His works reflect the diversity of his upbringing as well as his love of the popular and folk music of other cultures.
As a guitarist, Carlos' recorded work includes performances on the feature soundtrack for Crash--2006 Academy Award Winner--as well as studio sessions for Vagrant, Island/Def Jam, and Universal Records.
Carlos is a sought out resident composer, clinician, and guest lecturer throughout the U. S. He received his Masters Degree at USC, where he is now pursuing his Doctorate in Musical Arts. More...including audio
Concert Preview
April 30, 2010
Dr. Larry Timm
Dr. Larry M. Timm is an author, professor, lecturer, producer, and Hollywood studio musician. His book THE SOUL OF CINEMA, published by Prentice-Hall, is the standard text used by professors at their universities throughout the United States and in various countries around the world as varied as Iceland, Argentina, and Israel. He has been a professor of music at California State University in Fullerton for the last 33 years after having earned two Masters degrees and a Doctorate at Yale University. More...