Julia R. Greer [photo credit: CALTECH]
The materials science professor, who has been at Caltech since 2007 and earned her full professorship in 2013, directs the Kavli Nanoscience Institute and has published more than 150 papers on materials research.
Glenn D. Price conducts the program, which includes Wagner’s “Tannhäuser — Arrival of the Guests at Wartburg” and Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 “From the New World.” Price, who serves as Caltech’s Director of Performing and Visual Arts, oversees both the Symphony and Wind Orchestras.
The Caltech Orchestra comprises select students plus affiliated community members from the institute’s faculty, staff, alumni, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The ensemble performs three pairs of concerts annually, with each program presented twice — typically Saturday evening and Sunday matinee.
Both performances are free and open to the public with no reservations or tickets required. Ramo Auditorium is located at 332 S. Michigan Ave., one block south of Del Mar Boulevard on the Caltech campus.
Caltech Orchestra Presents “Classics” will run on Saturday, Nov. 15, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 16, at 3 p.m. Ramo Auditorium, 332 S. Michigan Ave., Pasadena. For more information, call (626) 808-2641 or visit https://events.caltech.edu/calendar/orchestra-concerts. Admission is free.
