In 1986, composer and CalArts faculty member Barry Schrader founded the Southern California Resource for Electro-Acoustic Music (SCREAM), an annual music festival featuring works of that idiom. The festival’s final concert takes place…
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Suffering Fools Haunt the Moose Lodge in Glendale
[nggallery id=289] This Sunday (Oct. 28), CalArts students and alumni present an evening of immersive, eerie performances in various locations at the Moose Lodge in Glendale from 7-11 pm. The…
Continue reading »CalArtians Fabricate Bike Path Sound Installation in Santa Clarita
[nggallery id=288] CalArts students, faculty and alumni recently collaborated with the city of Santa Clarita to create Stroll, a new interactive sound installation constructed along Santa Clarita’s South Fork Trail. The series…
Continue reading »Godfather of Techno Morton Subotnick Performs at Moogfest
On Oct. 26, electronic music pioneer and former CalArts faculty member Morton Subotnick performs at Moogfest in Asheville, North Carolina. Subotnick, who helped plan music curriculum for CalArts in 1969 and became…
Continue reading »From Bach to Krautrock: A Weekend of CalArtian Music Around Los Angeles
Friday The LA-based experimental classical/ contemporary group wild Up recently began a residency at Hammer Museum, with its members occasionally hosting smaller-scale concerts. Tonight (Oct. 19), the group presents a free concert of Bach Cello…
Continue reading »CalArtians Realize New Scores for Classic Silent Films
Silent movies are making a comeback. Early this year, The Artist, a silent feature about the silent era, won five Academy Awards. Now, the premiere of contemporary Spanish silent Blancanieves at…
Continue reading »‘Voices and Echoes’ Open 2012-13 Wild Beast Concert Series
The Wild Beast, which was recently named one of “the most beautiful outdoor theaters in the world” by Flavorpill, opens its amphitheater door for the 3rd Annual Wild Beast Concert Series with two outdoor…
Continue reading »Listen to 23 Years of CalArts Jazz Albums on New Online Archive
The annual CalArts Jazz CD project, led by Jazz Studies faculty member David Roitstein and produced by Capitol/EMI, is a compilation of works written and performed by students of The Herb…
Continue reading »32 Solo Pianists Perform Erik Satie’s Vexations at Cage 100 Festival
It’s been a busy year for fans of the experimental American composer John Cage (1912-1992). 2012 marked the groundbreaking composer’s 100th birthday, with celebrations at REDCAT, CalArts and in motel rooms in…
Continue reading »Artists Bring Exquisite Corpse Animation to Life
The short animated film Quick and Dirty (posted above) is an exquisite corpse project created by 23 animators, one compositor and six sound designers/composers, most of whom are CalArts students,…
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