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Doctor of musical arts student Geoffrey Pope will lead the UCLA Philharmonia in performing his original composition &quot;Overture Noir&quot; in concert, along with the orchestral pieces &quot;Suite&quot; by Bernard Herrmann and &quot;Liebestod&quot; by Richard Wagner. (Erin Gong/Daily Bruin)

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Geoffrey Pope hopes his latest composition will transport listeners into a classic Hollywood film scene full of femme fatales, smoky jazz clubs and fedoras. Pope, a doctor of musical arts student, will debut his original composition “Overture Noir” at the UCLA Philharmonia’s Thursday concert in Schoenberg Hall.

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Doctoral student makes compositional debut paying homage to film noir

By Derrick Kemp

Nov. 9, 2016 6:58 p.m.