By Daily Press staff
In the midst of its 75th anniversary, Santa Monica College is striking up all kinds of bands to celebrate.
SMC’s music department will present an eclectic mix of concerts in November. All concerts are in the SMC Concert Hall, 1900 Pico Blvd., unless otherwise noted. The lineup is: ■ Friday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m.: Jazz: Jon Mayer Quintet. The bebop-based pianist brings his quartet and their sounds to SMC. Tickets are $10. ■ Saturday, Nov. 6 at 8 p.m.: SMC Applied Music Program Benefit. Concert features performances by instrumentalists, vocalists and composers in SMC’s “Applied Music Program.” Tickets are $10. ■ Sunday, Nov. 14 at 4 p.m.: SMC Symphony Orchestra 75th Anniversary Concert. Under the baton of James Smith, the orchestra’s performance will feature special guest Yohei Nakamiya, an SMC graduate and violinist. Tickets are $10. ■ Friday, Nov. 19 at 8 p.m.: SMC Jazz Vocal Ensemble featuring conductor Cindy Borquin. Tickets are $5. ■ Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 20 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 21 at 4 p.m.: SMC Opera Theatre: Opera Highlights. Emmy-winning troupe features SMC students in a fully staged and costumed production performing highlights from popular operas. Tickets are $16. ■ Sunday, Nov. 21 at 8 p.m.: SMC Musical Theatre Workshop, under the direction of SMC theatre arts professor Perviz Sawoski and music professor Frank Turner. Tickets are $8.
Tuesday, Nov. 23 at 11:15 a.m.: SMC Musical Theatre Workshop Highlights, under the direction of SMC theatre arts professor Perviz Sawoski and music professor Frank Turner, in a shortened version of the Nov. 21 program. Free.
For information and tickets, call (310) 434-3000, or (310) 434-4323. And in honor of autumn, the SMC Emeritus College Band will present “A Concert for Autumn,” which is an eclectic program of classical, big band music and more at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7 at the Westwood United Methodist Church, 10497 Wilshire Blvd. Admission is free.
The 60-member concert band, part of SMC’s acclaimed Emeritus College for older adults, is under the direction of Wallace Umber.
Highlights of the concert include: ■ “Big 10 College Songs” of Ohio State, Michigan, Purdue, Northwestern and Wisconsin. ■ “March of the Steelmen” by Charles Belsterling, written for the National Championship Band of Joliet, Ill. High School, 1937. ■ Theme song from “Laura,” the Academy Award-winning film music by the late David Raksin. ■ Big Band Spectacular, featuring 14 themes songs of the big bands. For more information, call (310) 434-4306, or (310) 474-5271. Pico youth and family center ready to party
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 5, 2004. Read the original PDF.