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REVIEW: Difficult program a rhythmic romp for guest conductor, pianist

By Loren Tice Contributing Music Critic

When the search for a new conductor for the Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra began in September 2007, the Herald-Leader's Rich Copley speculated about some of the eleven programs being more difficult to conduct than others. The last two concerts certainly show that to be a valid issue.

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He can trace his career to 'Fantasia'

By Rich Copley rcopley@herald-leader.com

For Jeffrey Pollock, it started with Fantasia.

“Before I'd ever seen any live music, my parents took me to a showing of Fantasia on a big screen,” Pollock says, recalling his childhood in San Diego. “That opening sequence with Stokowski conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra, where with the timpani strokes the drum would glow red or something, I was done. I was completely hooked.”