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Symphony auditioning for conductor

DOWNEY - The Rio Hondo Symphony Guild will welcome Kimo Furumoto as guest speaker at their Third Concert Preview on Feb. 27 at 10 a.m. inside the First Friends Church, 13205 Philadelphia St., in Whittier.Furumoto's program, "An American Rhapsody," will feature music by composers Bernstein, Barber, Copeland and Gershwin. He will be the third guest conductor for the Rio Hondo Symphony this year as the symphony continues their search for a new conductor to lead the orchestra. The lecture is free and the community is invited. For more information, call (562) 861-7693 or (562) 693-5516. ********** Published: January 30, 2009 - Volume 7 - Issue 41