Music of The Who

Join us as Maestro Ernest Richardson leads the orchestra, vocalists and rock musicians for a one-night-only performance, drawing from the albums My Generation, Meaty Beaty Big & Bouncy, The Who Sell Out, Who's Next, Quadrophenia, Who Are You, and the rock opera Tommy.

Holland Center
Saturday, Mar 21 | 7:30 PM
 

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Ernest Richardson Resident Conductor & Principal Pops Conductor More

Ernest Richardson

Resident Conductor & Principal Pops Conductor

The versatile Ernest Richardson is in high demand as conductor, composer, arranger, organizational leader and inspirational speaker. His versatility finds him within one season conducting Stravinsky's Firebird Suite or Broadway artists in the works of Leonard Bernstein, a live-to-movie production of Harry Potter, facilitating strategic decision-making for leading arts organizations, or training young musicians for the passionate, persistent pursuit of perfection. He has been at the forefront of symphonic video/live music productions, conducting live-to-movie scores of the Harry Potter series with CineConcerts, Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, Back to the Future, Pirates of the Caribbean, Singing in the Rain, Casablanca, Ratatouille, Star Trek (2009), the Charlie Chaplin silent film The Gold Rush and Star Wars.May 2020 marked his live-in-concert album debut with indie rock band Guster on OMAGAH! for their live performance with the Omaha Symphony in collaboration with the MAHA Music Festival in February 2019. The recording is available on guster.bandcamp.com or gustermerch.com. Richardson is presently the principal pops conductor and resident conductor of the Omaha Symphony at his appointment in 2015. Since 1993, he has laid the groundwork for and led in the development of the Omaha Symphony’s vaunted education and community engagement programs. In addition to his artistic…
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For the respect and consideration of all Omaha Symphony patrons, children under 5 years of age are prohibited from attending this performance.

Dubbed by Sir Paul McCartney as "the most exciting band around," The Who managed to be punk, mod, and pop but most of all, a magnificent rock band. Join us as Maestro Ernest Richardson leads the orchestra, vocalists, and rock musicians for a one-night-only performance, drawing from the albums My Generation, Meaty Beaty Big & Bouncy, The Who Sell Out, Who's Next, Quadrophenia, Who Are You, and the rock opera Tommy. This epic concert brings you the power, energy, and iconic rock hits that helped define the era of the British Invasion.

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