The Golden State Pops Orchestra (GSPO) is an American symphony pops orchestra located in the greater

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region of Southern California, with performances at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center. The orchestra is part of the Entertainment in Music Association, which also includes the Los Angeles Film Orchestra and Overture Youth Orchestra LA. The GSPO was the resident orchestra of the Warner Grand Theatre for 20 years, an

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built by

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in 1931. The orchestra performs a wide variety of musical repertoire, including

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, classical,

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, and

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. However, the primary focus of the GSPO remains

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, a specialty of the orchestra since its founding in 2002. The Golden State Pops Orchestra is composed of professional freelance musicians from around the Los Angeles area.

History

The Golden State Pops Orchestra (GSPO) was founded in 2002 by conductor and composer Steven Allen Fox, a graduate of the

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's Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television (SMPTV) program. Joshua Godoy, also a USC film scoring graduate, served as the assistant conductor. Initially functioning as the instrumental division of the Southeast Civic Light Opera in

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, the orchestra's original home venue was the Liberty Theatre on the Los Alamitos Joint Forces Military Base. The first public performance of the Golden State Pops Orchestra took place on April 6, 2002, at the Riviera United Methodist Church in

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. The concert featured film music, and was titled ''Hooked on Film Scores''. The Orchestra then performed four additional concerts in 2002, mostly at the Liberty Theatre. Following its début season, the GSPO separated from the Southeast Civic Light Opera and moved its performances to the Long Beach Events Center ( Scottish Rite Cathedral) in

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, for a portion of the 2003-2004 season, beginning with a

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themed concert titled ''St. Pat Goes Pops!'' on March 15, 2003, and continuing with four additional concerts in Long Beach. In 2004, the orchestra moved to its current home venue, the Warner Grand Theatre in

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, premiering with a

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themed concert titled ''Music for Lovers and Other Strangers'' on February 7, 2004. Since 2004, the GSPO has become the resident orchestra of the Warner Grand Theatre,Burlingame, John
"Film Scores Featured in Concerts around L.A. Area"
''The Los Angeles Times'', October 18, 2009. and has grown into a professional ensemble of around 60 musicians. It continues to specialize in live performances of film scores, and frequently introduces new film music repertoire to its audiences; music that has not been performed since it was first recorded at the original scoring sessions. In 2005, the orchestra gave the North American concert premiere of film composer

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' '' Battle of the Heroes'' from Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith as part of its all Star Wars concert. Since 2005, the orchestra has presented over seventy world premieres to its audiences, both from recent films such as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

Superman Returns ''Superman Returns'' is a 2006 American superhero film directed by Bryan Singer, and written by Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris from a story by Singer, Dougherty and Harris, based on the DC Comics character Superman. It serves as a homage ...

'', and '' Scream'' as well as older films such as ''

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'', '' Mysterious Island'', and '' The Fall of the Roman Empire''.

GSPO Ensemble Series

In addition to its regular full orchestra concerts, the Entertainment in Music Association, of which the Golden State Pops Orchestra is part, also presents a series of chamber music concerts around the South Bay. The GSPO Ensemble Series concerts consist of regular orchestra members who perform chamber music in a wide variety of styles from film and television music to classical repertoire.

World Premieres

The Golden State Pops Orchestra has focused on live concert performances of film music from its inception. Due to the orchestra's connections with the film and music industry in Los Angeles, it has been able to perform many pieces of music for the first time outside the original films, often with the original composer in attendance or even conducting the orchestra. Some of the world premieres that have been performed by the GSPO include: 2014 *

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: ''Comedy Suite'', featuring music from the films ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Stripes'', ''

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'', ''

'' and ''

Spies Like Us ''Spies Like Us'' is a 1985 American spy comedy film directed by John Landis, and starring Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Steve Forrest, and Donna Dixon. The film presents the comic adventures of two novice intelligence agents sent to the Soviet ...

''. Arranged and conducted by the composer's son, Peter Bernstein. (February 15, 2014) *

: ''Rarely Performed Works'', a suite featuring ''Silver'' from the 1956 LP, '' Frank Sinatra Conducts Tone Poems of Color'' as well as Bernstein's scores to the films ''

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'' and '' Stripes''. Also featuring music from the composer's rejected scores to the films ''

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'' and '' A River Runs Through It''. Arranged and conducted by the composer's son, Peter Bernstein. (February 15, 2014) 2013 *

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Suite'', arranged and conducted by William Ross. (December 21, 2013) *

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: ''

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'', with script and lyrics by

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. (December 21, 2013) *

: ''Suite'' from ''

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'', as arranged and orchestrated by

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, with the arranger conducting and Sara Andon as flute soloist. (October 19, 2013) *

: ''Suite'' from ''

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'', conducted by

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. (October 19, 2013) *''Varèse Sarabande Halloween Overture'' featuring music from the films ''

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'', '' The Fly'', '' Psycho'', and ''

The Omen ''The Omen'' is a 1976 supernatural horror film directed by Richard Donner and written by David Seltzer. An international co-production of the United Kingdom and the United States, it stars Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner, Harvey Sp ...

''. Arranged and conducted by Joseph LoDuca. (October 19, 2013) *

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: ''Suite'' from ''

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'', featuring

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as drum soloist and the band ''Philm''. (October 19, 2013) *

: ''Here They Come'', ''Luke and Leia'', ''The Asteroid Field'', ''The Forest Battle'', and ''Cantina Band'' from

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's newly published orchestral suite ''The Star Wars Saga''. (June 15, 2013) *Gordy Haab: ''Star Wars: The Old Republic Suite'' from the game '' Star Wars: The Old Republic'' with the composer in attendance. (June 15, 2013) *Kyle Newmaster & Gordy Haab: ''Star Wars Kinect Suite'' from the game ''

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'' with the composers in attendance. (June 15, 2013) *Kyle Newmaster & Gordy Haab: ''Main Theme'' from '' Ryan vs. Dorkman 2'' with the composers in attendance. (June 15, 2013) *

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: ''The Southern Underground'' from '' Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire''. (June 15, 2013) *''Varèse Sarabande 35th Anniversary Overture'' featuring music from the films '' The Sea Hawk'', ''

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'', '' The Boy Who Could Fly'', ''

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'', '' Back to the Future Part III'', and ''

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''. (May 11, 2013) *''Varèse Sarabande 35th Anniversary Sci-Fi Overture'' featuring music from the films ''

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'', '' Lifeforce'', '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Aliens'', ''

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'', and ''

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'' with

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conducting. (May 11, 2013) *

: ''Theme'' from The Ant Bully, with the composer conducting. (May 11, 2013) *

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: ''Suite'' from

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, with the composer conducting. (May 11, 2013) *

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: Music from

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. (May 11, 2013) *

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: Music from

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, with the composer in attendance. (May 11, 2013) *

: ''

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'' as arranged by Austin Wintory, with the arranger conducting and Sara Andon as flute soloist. (May 11, 2013) *

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: ''

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'', with Sara Andon as flute soloist. (American premiere, May 11, 2013) *

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: ''

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Love Theme'' as arranged by

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, with Diego Navarro conducting and Sara Andon as flute soloist. (American premiere, May 11, 2013) *

: Music from ''

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'', with the composer conducting. (American premiere, May 11, 2013) *

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: ''Family Theme'' from ''

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'', with the composer in attendance. Premiered before the film's release. (February 16, 2013) 2011 *

: Music from

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, as arranged by Victor Pesavento (December 17, 2011) *

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: '' Phantasia'', based on ''

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'', as arranged and orchestrated by Geoffrey Alexander. Featuring Alyssa Park, violin and Timothy Loo, cello. (North American premiere: October 29, 2011) * Austin Wintory: ''Boxes of Earth'', with the composer conducting. Featuring Lisbeth Scott, vocalist (October 29, 2011) * Nathan Barr: ''Collection of Cues'' from the HBO series ''

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'', with the composer in attendance. Featuring Lisbeth Scott, vocalist (October 29, 2011) * Richard M. Sherman: ''The Eyes of Love'', a song deleted from film ''

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'', as arranged by Jonathan Hughes (September 24, 2011) * Richard M. Sherman: ''Mary Poppins Medley'', consisting of songs from the film ''

'', as arranged and adapted by Victor Pesavento and Jonathan Hughes (September 24, 2011) * Richard M. Sherman: ''Animation Medley'', consisting of songs from the films ''

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'', ''

The Aristocats ''The Aristocats'' is a 1970 American Animated film, animated comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and distributed by Buena Vista Distribution. It is directed by Wolfgang Reitherman and written by Ken Anderson (animator), Ken Ander ...

'', ''

Charlotte's Web ''Charlotte's Web'' is a book of children's literature by American author E. B. White and illustrated by Garth Williams. It was published on October 15, 1952, by Harper & Brothers. It tells the story of a livestock pig named Wilbur and his frie ...

'' and ''

The Jungle Book ''The Jungle Book'' is an 1894 collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, who ...

'', as arranged and adapted by Victor Pesavento and Jonathan Hughes (September 24, 2011) * Richard M. Sherman: ''Four Forgotten Dreams'', orchestral setting by Stu Phillips (September 24, 2011) * Richard M. Sherman: ''Overture'' from the film ''

Tom Sawyer Thomas "Tom" Sawyer () is the title character of the Mark Twain novel '' The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' (1876). He appears in three other novels by Twain: '' Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' (1884), '' Tom Sawyer Abroad'' (1894), and '' Tom Sawy ...

'', as arranged and orchestrated by

(September 24, 2011) * Richard M. Sherman: ''

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'', a medley consisting of '' Hushabye Mountain'' and ''

'', as arranged by Jonathan Hughes (September 24, 2011) * Richard M. Sherman: ''Fortuosity'', from ''

The Happiest Millionaire ''The Happiest Millionaire'' is a 1967 American musical film starring Fred MacMurray, based upon the true story of Philadelphia millionaire Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Sr., Anthony Drexel Biddle. The film, featuring music by the Sherman Brothe ...

'', as arranged by Victor Pesavento and Jonathan Hughes (September 24, 2011) * Richard M. Sherman: ''Enchanted Journeys'', a medley of music from Disney Theme parks, including '' The Wonderful World of Color'', '' Magic Journeys'', '' The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room'', and ''

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'', as arranged by Jonathan Hughes (September 24, 2011) * Richard M. Sherman: ''The Slipper and the Rose Waltz'', a tone poem based on themes from the film ''

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'', as arranged by Stu Phillips (September 24, 2011) * Richard M. Sherman: ''Ten Feet Off The Ground'', from the film ''

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'' as arranged by Stu Phillips (September 24, 2011) * Richard M. Sherman: ''Five Rockin' Oldies'', a medley of '' The Monkey's Uncle'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Let's Get Together'', and ''

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'', as arranged by Stu Phillips (September 24, 2011) *

Jerry Goldsmith Jerrald King Goldsmith (February 10, 1929July 21, 2004) was an American composer, conductor and orchestrator with a career in film and television scoring that spanned nearly 50 years and over 200 productions, between 1954 and 2003. He was consid ...

: ''The Gold Standard'', a medley of thirty of Goldsmith's film score themes, as arranged by Austin Wintory (June 11, 2011) * Sean Murray: ''Deviant'' from the video game, Call of Duty: Black Ops, with the composer and the orchestrator in attendance (April 9, 2011) * Austin Wintory: '' Journey - Suite I'', with the composer conducting. Featuring Tina Guo, cello soloist (April 9, 2011) * Gerard Marino: ''City of Darkness/City of Light'' from the video game

DC Universe Online ''DC Universe Online'' (''DCUO'') is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online game set in the fictional universe of DC Comics. Developed by Dimensional Ink Games and co-published by Daybreak Game Company and WB Games, the game was initiall ...

, with the composer conducting (April 9, 2011) *

Russell Brower Russell Brower is an American music composer and three-time Emmy Award-winning sound designer who has created sounds for ''Tiny Toon Adventures'', ''Animaniacs'' and ''Batman: The Animated Series'', and video game music for games including ''Join ...

: ''The Shattering'' from the video game '' World of Warcraft: Cataclysm'' with the composer in attendance (April 9, 2011)

(2013 - 2014)

Previous Season (2012 - 2013)

Past Seasons

References

Los Angeles Time

External links

* www.gspo.co

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