Aliens, the tube, and the CIA: an interview with Spacepants
This Saturday, Spacepants perform on a bill alongside Electric Soundbath and Luther Burbank at the California Institute of Abnormalarts, or CIA, on a show presented by Synchromy. According to the...
View ArticleDiagenesis Duo: Hands and Lips of Wind
Diagenesis Duo: Hands and Lips of the Wind First things first: this is a beautiful record. The Diagenesis Duo is comprised of soprano Heather Barnes and cellist Jennifer Bewerse. Ms. Barnes and Ms....
View ArticleA note on the future of New Classic LA
Hi everybody. Nick Norton here, founder, editor, designer, and sometimes-subject-of-reviews of New Classic LA. And I just signed the necessary documents to transfer ownership of the website to Equal...
View ArticleJaime Martín, flute virtuoso and conductor, takes the reins of LACO
LACO Music Director Jaime Martín PC: Ben Gibbs LACO Welcomes Jaime!Jaime Martín, ConductorAnne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano September 28th, 8:00 pm at Glendale’s Alex TheaterSeptember 29th, 7:00pm...
View ArticleLACO Season Opener: Martín makes new work feel like a classic, and a classic...
Saturday’s opening concert inagurated a new era at Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra—one not only marked by a new conductor in Jaime Martín, but also a season that feels almost startlingly fresh in...
View ArticleLA Phil at 100: Looking Backward & Looking Forward
Thursday evening is the LA Phil’s Centennial Birthday Concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Recovering from a whirlwind previous season that saw volumes of new works, artists and commissions, this...
View ArticleLA Phil at 100: A birthday concert remembers institution’s history.
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s very first performance, Walt Disney Concert Hall hosted (among other events) a Centennial Birthday Celebration Concert this past...
View ArticleInterviewing The Furies on P.M.S. (People Menstruate Show)
The Furies is a contemporary violin duo whose mission is to bring intersectional feminism into the concert hall through immersive performance experiences that challenge our audience and community, for...
View ArticleWelcome Back: LACO at Walt Disney Concert Hall
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra at Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, June 26 at 7:00pm On Saturday, June 26, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra invited vaccinated supporters to gather at Walt Disney...
View ArticleSynchromy’s Urban Birds made for a musical scavenger hunt at Debs Park
This past Saturday afternoon found me hiding from the heat under a tree at the base of a small hill listening to cellist Jennifer Bewerse playing composer Brandon J. Rolle’s Call and Echo, inspired by...
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