We’ve gotten a few notices about a number of CalArtian-involved art openings, screenings and other events happening in the Los Angeles area this weekend. Here’s a quick rundown: French filmmaker…
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Slumgum Performances at LACMA and the Blue Whale this Week
Slumgum, an all-CalArts alumni jazz quartet, presents a pair of CD release concerts this weekend in LA—at LACMA on Friday and the Blue Whale in LA’s Little Tokyo neighborhood on…
Continue reading »CalArtian Composer’s Scarf Controllers Featured in Wired, The Huffington Post
This spring, CalArts’ composer and Music Technology student Jeff Bryant (Music MFA 13) controlled the performance of a player piano wirelessly through a set of specially knitted scarves. Created as a…
Continue reading »Video: Digital Arts and Technology Expo at CalArts
Last month, The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts’ Music Technology program hosted a Digital Arts and Technology Expo. Students and faculty members presented new projects integrating cutting-edge engineering…
Continue reading »Month-Long Nine Winds Residency Features Live L.A. Jazz Every Wednesday
Nine Winds Records, a record label created in 1977 by multi-instrumentalist, composer, band leader and CalArts faculty Vinny Golia, celebrates it’s 35th anniversary this year. The label, which has released albums…
Continue reading »Percussionists Perform John Luther Adams’ Massive Outdoor Piece at Ojai Music Festival
Tonight (June 7), renowned Alaskan composer and CalArts alumnus John Luther Adams’ (Music BFA 73) piece, Inuksuit, gets its West Coast premiere at the 66th Ojai Music Festival in Ojai, CA. Opening…
Continue reading »Sandra Bernhard Returns to REDCAT with ‘Sandrology’
[nggallery id=”262″] Tonight through Sunday (June 6-10), wry comedian Sandra Bernhard returns to REDCAT’s stage for the world premiere of her new production, Sandrology. The show, a mix of “outrageous…
Continue reading »Los Angeles Transit Authority Takes on Chicago
For the better part of a year, CalArts School of Art alum Jim Snyder (Art BFA 05) has dedicated his free time to a special music project: Arranging and recording…
Continue reading »CalArtian’s Work to Be Premiered by Santa Clarita Master Chorale
Last year, Santa Clarita Master Chorale (SCMC) instituted its annual CalArts composition contest, which commissions one CalArts composition student to write a piece for the ensemble. Now in its second year,…
Continue reading »‘Breaking and Entering’ Collaboration Combines Installation and Theater
[nggallery id=”255″] While many students dive into a much-needed summer break this week, several CalArts students are preparing a new production at the Human Resources gallery space in Downtown Los…
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