Sun 8/3 @ 7PM
California-based conductor Richard Kaufman is steeped in the film legacy of his native Los Angeles area. He spent 19 years in the music department at MGM studios, and since then, has carried his love for and expertise in film music into roles such as principal pops conductor for the Pacific Symphony (Orange County); pops conductor laureate with the Dallas Symphony; and conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s “CSO at the Movies” series. And he’s conducted film music programs al over the globe. That includes Blossom Music Center where he’ll be leading ‘Hollywood Under the Stars” with the Cleveland Orchestra.
Expect to hear music from movies like Forrest Gump, Gone With the Wind, Lawrence of Arabia, and The Godfather, among others. Michael Sachs wil be featured on trumpet.
Kauffman returns to Blossom Sat 8/30 when he’ll conduct music from films kids love at the “Family Funfest
Tickets are $23-$85.