Marvin Choi’s A Knight’s Tour Gets Digital Release
Written and directed by CalArts alum Marvin Choi (Film/Video MFA 15), and produced by Sara Razack (Film/Video MFA 15), A Knight’s Tour, was acquired by Terror Films in May 2020,…
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Category: Music
EventJune 26, 2020
Roitstein Family Performs in Houston Symphony’s Living Room Concert Series
Matthew Roitstein, associate principal flute of the Houston Symphony, rounds up his family—several of whom are CalArtian musicians—for a live online broadcast family concert on Friday, June 26 at 6…
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Listen to ‘Exhausted’ by Kohinoorgasm
Late last month, Josephine Shetty (Music MFA 21), a student in CalArts’ Experimental Sound Practice program, released her latest single, “Exhausted” as Kohinoorgasm. A portmanteau of the Kohinoor diamond and…
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Bryan Wilson Releases New Books for Strings
Earlier this spring, cellist Bryan Wilson (Music BFA 2011) released String Jams, a new book series for string instruments (violin, viola, and cello), available in both beginner and advanced editions….
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John Tejada Presents Future Stars Featuring CalArts Students
On May 15, the nonprofit record label Touched Music released John Tejada Presents Future Stars, a compilation album created by CalArts students in John Tejada’s spring 2020 music class “Advanced…
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26th Annual Herb Alpert Award in the Arts Recipients Announced
On Friday, May 22, the Herb Alpert Foundation announced the recipients of the 2020 Herb Alpert Award in the Arts (HAAIA). Administered by CalArts since 1994, the awards recognize five…
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24700 Podcast: Erick Pepper Rivera Talks About The Hat Boyz
CalArts alum Erick Pepper Rivera (Music BFA 12) is a composer and cartoonist who released his debut graphic novel The Hat Boyz in 2019. The book follows Benny, a half-black,…
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EventMay 7, 2020
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Salon with Ellen Reid and Juan Pablo Contreras
Tonight (Thursday, May 7), CalArts alums Ellen Reid (Music MFA 11) and Juan Pablo Contreras (Music BFA 10), along with fellow composers Sarah Gibson, and Peter Shin, are in conversation…
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The Broad Explores the Legacies of James Tenney and John Baldessari
A new video by the Los Angeles contemporary art museum The Broad celebrates the impact of late longtime faculty CalArts members James Tenney and John Baldessari (Chouinard 59) on Los…
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The New York Times Highlights CalArtian-Curated Oral History Project
CalArtians are prominently featured in a recent article by The New York Times about reVox, a series of multimedia art installations that remixes oral histories of various musicians and composers,…
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