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# Santa Monica College Lineup of May Concerts Celebrates 75th Anniversary
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/051305-story-20050513-2/
- Published: 2005-05-13T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T07:07:38.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Entertainment, Main St, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

May is a month of music at Santa Monica College. Starting this week, the SMC music department will present an range of concerts in May, including a SMC Symphony Orchestra program celebrating the college’s 75th anniversary. All but one of the concerts, many of them free, will be held in the SMC Concert Hall, 1900 Pico Blvd.

The lineup is: ■ Friday, May 13, at 8 p.m.: Jazz: “WIG” Celebration, a tribute to jazz pianist Gerald Wiggins. (Free) ■ Saturday, May 14, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, May 15 at 4 p.m.: SMC Opera Theatre Presents Highlights from “Don Giovanni” and “The Rake’s Progress.” Under the direction of Sue Ann Pinner, the program will feature guest artists and SMC alumni who are rising young opera stars. (Tickets are $16) ■ Tuesday, May 17, at 11:15 a.m.: Piano Duo Recital: Jung Eun Kim & Mi Ran Song. (Free) ■ Thursday, May 19, at 11:15 a.m.: SMC Flute Choir Recital, with Peter Sheridan, conductor. (Free) ■ Sunday, May 22, at 4 p.m.: SMC Jazz Band, under the direction of Keith Fiddmont. (Tickets are $10) ■ Sunday, May 22, at 8 p.m.: SMC Jazz Vocal Ensemble, under the direction of Cindy Bourquin. ■ Sunday, May 28, at 7:30 p.m.: SMC Concert Chorale, under the direction of James Smith and featuring a joint performance with the Santa Monica Symphony Orchestra of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. The event will take place at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, 1855 Main St. (Free) ■ Tuesday, May 31, at 11:15 a.m.: SMC Musical Theatre Workshop Highlights, under the direction of Adrianne Harrop and Frank Turner. (Free) ■ Tuesday, May 31, at 4 p.m.: SMC Symphonic Band, featuring Peter Sheridan, conductor. (Free) For tickets and information, call (310) 434-3000 or (310) 434-4323\. Medical center hosts fundraising gala

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on May 13, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/051305.pdf?ref=smdp.com)