On May 11, the 18th annual Alpert Award in the Arts were announced at the The Herb Alpert Foundation in Santa Monica. The award was given to five exceptional mid-career artists in…
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Digital Arts and Technology Expo at CalArts
Tonight (May 11), The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts’ Music Technology program hosts a showcase of tech wizardry at the Digital Arts and Technology Expo. The event celebrates…
Continue reading »‘Crescent City’ Rising: New Hyperopera Debuts in LA
[nggallery id=”253″] The Industry, a new experimental opera company created by CalArts alum Laura Kay Swanson (Theater MFA 10) and partner Yuval Sharon, brings more than 50 artists from a…
Continue reading »CalArtians Transcribe Sounds of a Guitar Smashing for Solo Piano Release
Artist Rowan Smith (Art MFA 13) and composer Ingrid Lee (Music BFA 12) recently collaborated on a project to transcribe the sounds of a guitar smashing into a piece for…
Continue reading »CalArts Eye Launches Website, Releases Third Issue
The CalArts Eye, the monthly, multi-métier CalArts student publication, recently released its third issue. The uncensored newspaper that launched in February, features the work of student staff writers and contributors from all…
Continue reading »2012 New Works Festival Fosters Cross-School Collaborations
[nggallery id=”250″] The CalArts School of Theater’s New Works Festival (NWF)—an interdisciplinary, student-run festival that fosters opportunities for collaboration among all schools of the Institute—opened on Saturday with 50 scheduled events over…
Continue reading »Somnolent Songs: Sleep Concert at CalArts this Weekend
This Friday (April 27), musicians from The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts are holding a sleepover, of sorts—The 2012 Spring Sleep Concert: Live Nighttime Performance for Somnolent or…
Continue reading »World Music and Dance Festival 2012 Features Special Guest Artists
Each spring, beats and melodies from around the world are featured in the CalArts World Music and Dance Festival at The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts. This year’s…
Continue reading »French Philosopher François Noudelmann Discusses Barthes and The Musical Practice at CalArts
Today (April 17), the School of Critical Studies’ Aesthetics & Politics (A&P) program and The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts host French philosopher/writer François Noudelmann as part of…
Continue reading »Visiting Composer Anastassis Philippakopoulos, CalArtians Featured in Concert Tonight
The CalArts Orchestra presents three new string orchestral works by visiting artist and Athens-based composer Anastassis Philippakopoulos tonight in The Wild Beast at 7:30 pm. Also on the program are…
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