Fans of Beethoven and the Rolling Stones Find Common Ground

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Published October 29, 2007 at 10:02 AM PDT

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There are surprising similarities between classical and pop music. La Jolla Symphony & Chorus music director Steven Schick joins us to talk about the connection.

Tom Fudge: This weekend, the La Jolla Symphony & Chorus begins its new season. The concert will feature music by Philip Glass and John Luther Adams. And the symphony will have a new conductor. UCSD music professor and percussionist Steve Schick has taken over as music director of the symphony.

Steve is an interesting choice for music director. His specialty is contemporary music, not classical music. And he brings what may be an unusually broad music appreciation to the head of the symphony.

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The 2007-08 season of the La Jolla Symphony & Chorus begins this weekend with the symphony performing music by Philip Glass and John Luther Adams. All performances take place at UCSD's Mandeville Auditorium.

Guest

Steven Schick, music director for the La Jolla Symphony & Chorus . He's also a percussionist, composer and professor of music at UCSD.

Fans of Beethoven and the Rolling Stones Find Common Ground

There are surprising similarities between classical and pop music. La Jolla Symphony & Chorus music director Steven Schick joins us to talk about the connection.

There are surprising similarities between classical and pop music. La Jolla Symphony & Chorus music director Steven Schick joins us to talk about the connection.