SUMMER SKETCHES was premiered during the 1997 Conductors Institute at the Hartt School. Conductors describe the work as "a beautiful piece, beautifully written" and accessible for all audiences."

Conrad Pope is one of Hollywood's most successful orchestrators. Among the over 50 films he has scored are: Amistad, Jurassic Park, The Lost World, Sleepers, and Patriot Games. A graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music, Conrad Pope's composition teachers include Gunther Schuller, Donald Martino and Milton Babbitt. He has taught composition at Brandies University and is currently writing original music for several upcoming films. Among the awards Mr. Pope has received are a Fullbright Fellowship and the Leonard Bernstein Fellowship. He has been awarded grants by The MacDowell Foundation, NY State Arts Council and Meet the Composer to name a few.