Orchestra London welcomes its new music director, Alain Trudel, to the stage of London’s Grand Theatre tomorrow (June 4) for a gala potpourri concert designed to showcase music from each of the Orchestra’s signature series.

As the media release says, the program runs “from the Beatles to Bartók, from Rossini to the Rolling Stones”, and features Maestro Trudel, Orchestra London, mezzo-soprano Sophie Louise Roland, and trumpeter Paul Stevenson. Trudel, in his first appearance as Orchestra London’s Music Director, will not only conduct, but will also demonstrate his well-known virtuosity on the trombone.

The concert is the public culmination of a week of meetings and work with the Orchestra, school boards and students, other cultural and educational organizations, volunteers and supporters. Says Trudel, “one of my main goals is for music to be a positive force in our community. I’m delighted to have the opportunity to showcase the Orchestra’s broad musical scope, and to meet many wonderful members of the London community.”