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# The sounds at SMC
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/the-sounds-at-smc/
- Published: 2004-04-22T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T04:14:28.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Education, Pico, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

It’ll be music to your ears at Santa Monica College next month. The Santa Monica College Music Department will present an eclectic lineup of concerts in May, covering the gamut of musical styles, all of which will be held in the SMC Concert Hall, 1900 Pico Blvd. The lineup is: ■ Sunday, May 2 at 4 p.m.: Violin and piano recital: The Goldman-Brown Duo. Violinist Harris Goldman and pianist Carolyn Brown perform works by Beethoven, Bach, Mozart and William Kraft’s In Memoriam Igor Stravinsky. (Free). ■ Sunday, May 9 at 4 p.m.: SMC Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of SMC music professor James Smith. The program will feature the talented young winners of the West Los Angeles Music Teachers Association Concert Competition. (Tickets are $10). ■ Friday, May 14 at 8 p.m.: SMC Applied Music Program Benefit Concert. The concert features a wide range of works by the talented students in SMC’s praised applied music program. (Tickets are $20). ■ Saturday, May 15 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, May 16 at 4 p.m.: SMC Opera Theatre presents “Bel Canto Opera Gala 2004.” The Emmy-winning troupe will perform the works of Donizetti, Bellini and Rossini. (Tickets are $16). ■ Sunday, May 16 at 8 p.m.: SMC Jazz Band Vocalists with the Jon Mayer Trio, with conductor Keith Fiddmont. (Tickets are $10). ■ Thursday, May 20 at 11:15 a.m.: Duo Guitar Recital featuring Matthew Elgart and Peter Yates. The program will include new works by composers from around the world. (Free). ■ Friday, May 21 at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Jazz: Charles Owens Quintet. Saxophonist Charles Owens is an LA favorite, having performed with Buddy Rich, Mongo Santamaria and more. (Tickets are $10). ■ Saturday, May 22 at 8 p.m. and Tuesday, May 25 at 11:15 a.m.: SMC Musical Theatre Workshop Highlights, under the direction of Janie Jones and Frank Turner. (Tickets are $5 for the May 22 show but free for the May 25 performance). ■ Thursday, May 27 at 11:15 a.m.: SMC Composers Concert Recital. (Free). For tickets and information, call (310) 434-3000 or (310) 434-4323.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 22, 2004.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/042204.pdf?ref=smdp.com)