The recently released Spring/Summer 2011 CalArts magazine features retiring West African music and dance instructor Alfred Ladzekpo in a piece titled, Ears Wide Open (click on the PDF above). In…
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Get ‘Partched’ at REDCAT with At the Edge of the World
This Friday and Saturday, the ensemble Partch returns to REDCAT to perform works on instruments by the celebrated, inventive composer from whom it takes its name: Harry Partch (1901-1974). The…
Continue reading »Electrifying Spaces: ‘Wild Beasts’ by Jinku Kim
Over the last year, Jinku Kim (Music MFA 12) has transformed spaces at CalArts into vibrant, pulsating audio-visual pieces. Above is a video of his piece, Wild Beasts, from the…
Continue reading »2011 Alpert Award Winners Announced
[nggallery id=172] On May 19 at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica, The Herb Alpert Foundation and CalArts announced the 2011 winners of the 17th Alpert Award in the Arts. …
Continue reading »CalArts Celebrates 22 Years of Capitol Records Jazz CD
On Wednesday (May 18) CalArts Jazz Studies Program—led by David Roitstein—celebrated the release of CalArts Jazz 2011. Produced by Capitol/EMI, the 22nd edition of the CD, which is recorded and…
Continue reading »Composer Thomas Newman Breaks Down the Business of Film Scoring
Barry Schrader’s special spring semester class at CalArts, The Art of Film Composing, featured a series of presentations by professional film composers on their work and on the business of…
Continue reading »Living Legend: Composer Sofia Gubaidulina at CalArts, REDCAT and the LA Phil
The Russian-born Sofia Gubaidulina is considered one of the great living contemporary classical composers. Her music is often marked by unusual instrumental combinations as well as the infusion of the…
Continue reading »CalArts Anurans to perform ‘Concerto for Active Frogs’
On Saturday (May 14) the CalArts Anurans ensemble will perform Anne LeBaron’s Concerto for Active Frogs at the first Hear Now Festival in Venice, Calif. The piece was first performed…
Continue reading »Butoh Master Oguri and Mbira Improvise in CalArts’ Colloquium
On April 26, The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts welcomed master butoh dancer, Oguri, in a performance with Wadada Leo Smith and his creative orchestra Mbira as part…
Continue reading »2011 New Works Festival Celebrates Risk-Taking with a Purpose
The School of Theater’s New Works Festival (NWF) kicked off last week with a diverse lineup of projects on the schedule—including a 6 am Psychedelic Ukulele Blues concert, an Architectural…
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