By Daily Press staff
Santa Monica College is alive with the sound of music. SMC will host several concerts throughout this month starting with a jazz quartet playing on Oct. 7. The Jon Mayer Quartet, featuring their enterprising pianist, will play Friday at 7 p.m., with tickets going for $10.
The music events all take place in the SMC Concert Hall, 1900 Pico Blvd. Here’s the music itinerary for the month: ■ Oct. 9: SMC Symphony Orchestra performs at 4 p.m. Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2 featuring music professor Kirill Gliadkovsky with tickets selling for $10. ■ Oct. 11: SMC faculty, students and guests play piano music at 11:15 a.m. at the Chopin/Mendelssohn Minifest, which the public can attend at no cost. ■ Oct. 13: The free minifest at 11:15 a.m. with chamber-music performances by SMC affiliates. ■ Oct. 15: SMC music faculty, students and guests will play orchestral music at 8 p.m. on the third day of the minifest. Tickets are $10. ■ Oct. 16: The SMC Jazz Band will perform “Big Band” jazz and contemporary pieces at 4 p.m. under conductor Keith Fiddmont, and featured guests will play with the ensemble. Tickets cost $10. ■ Oct. 23: SMC Concert Band performs again, but this time conductor Keven McKeown will direct the band at 4 p.m. in their performance of traditional and contemporary music written for their ensemble. Tickets go for $10. ■ Oct. 30: A leading Russian baritone will perform a wide range of arias and songs and also Russian folk songs at 4 p.m. Tickets are $15 for the general public and $10 for students.
Call (310) 434-3000 or (310) 434-4323 for more information. Rummaging for students
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on October 5, 2005. Read the original PDF.