The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts
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Manfred Werder: for 6 and 7 performers
CalArts, The Wild Beast
MUSIC: The Experimental Music Workshop will perform 12 pages (6 from "6 ausführende" and 6 from "7 ausführende") from Werder's massive 36,000 page score--an ongoing project with started in 1999.
Digital India
CalArts, Roy O. Disney Music Hall
MUSIC: Fusion of Indian and electronic music, featuring experiments from students in Worl Music and Music Technology programs.
Nery, Ben & Caliber Jazz Trio
CalArts, Tatum Patio
MUSIC: Nery Kim (Piano), Ben Levinson (Bass), and Caliber Cleveland (Drums) will perform a live set of original music on the Tatum Lounge patio.
'Mexico is More Than Tacos and Sombreros'
CalArts, Main Gallery
MUSIC: Concert with new compositions.
Spring Opera Scenes
CalArts, Butler Building #2
MUSIC: An evening of opera and musical theater scenes.
North Indian Classical Music, as part of the World Music & Dance Festival 2013
CalArts, Walt Disney Modular Theater
MUSIC: A concert of classical North Indian music with performances by the CalArts Tabla Ensemble under the direction of Swapan Chaudhuri and Randy Gloss. Then, two legendary musicians of international acclaim – CalArts World Music faculty Swapan Chaudhuri, tabla, and Ashish Khan, sarode – will create a unique, transformative musical experience. Specific program content, Raag (melodic mode) and Taal (Indian rhythmic cycles) will be announced by these masters from the stage.
World Percussion Ensemble, as part of the World Music & Dance Festival 2013
CalArts, Walt Disney Modular Theater
MUSIC: The CalArts World Percussion Ensemble is an ongoing experimental forum for bringing together the percussion, drumming and world music at CalArts, bridging cultures and musical ideas and creating new works for percussion, both highly fixed compositions and extended improvisations. Founded by John Bergamo and led by Randy Gloss and Houman Pourmehdi, the ensemble will feature performances by CalArts faculty, students, and alumni.
Blubber Humm
CalArts, A404
MUSIC: Blubber Humm is a performance of metal on flesh.
CalArts Student Indian Ensemble & Persian Music Ensemble, as part of the World Music & Dance Festival 2013
CalArts, Walt Disney Modular Theater
MUSIC: The CalArts Student Indian Ensemble, under the direction of Aashish Khan, presents a half concert of exciting new compositions. The Persian Music Ensemble under the direction of Houman Pourmehdi will perform three compositions by Grand Master Ali Akbar Shanazi, and one composition by Master Parviz Meshkatian In Dastgah Shur, whose influence on Iranian music was felt for decades.
Short Form Concert II
CalArts, Main Gallery
MUSIC: 45 minutes of short, quiet pieces of music (Let the games begin).
Lecture Demonstration and Workshop on Tabla Improvisation by Vineet Vyas
CalArts, Gamelan Room
MUSIC: Vineet Vyas, MFA1, will be pretending his Pedagogy Presentation on the role of improvisation in Tabla repertoire performance and practice.
'It's All in My Head'
CalArts, Coffeehouse TheatreMUSIC: Laura Jean Anderson performs with the large ensemble, The Lady, for her graduation recital: a night of original tunes in a multimedia fashion.
Nicholas Baker BFA4 Graduation Recital
CalArts, A300
MUSIC: Nicholas Baker presents works by Duke Ellington, John Bergamo and an assortment of various percussion instruments.
Adam Ratner's MFA Jazz Studies Graduation Recital
CalArts, A300
MUSIC: Quartet plays original compositions as well as the music of Jarrett, Haden, & Motian.
New Millenium Brass Op. 13 No. 2
CalArts, The Wild Beast
MUSIC: Premieres of three new works by Jerod Reetz, Lucia Vitkova and Adam Wolf, plus music from Bernstein's West Side Story.
Jackie Owens' BFA Graduation Recital
CalArts, Roy O. Disney Music Hall
MUSIC: A recital featuring music by Strauss, Ives, Billie Holiday, and Jill Scott.
Zirque Michael Bonner MFA Graduation Recital
CalArts, Roy O. Disney Music Hall
MUSIC: MFA graduation recital featuring music by many of Zirque's favorite composers and friends.
Jazz CD Release Event
CalArts, Main Gallery
MUSIC: The 24th annual CD Project recorded at Capitol Records--Come listen and celebrate with the musicians and graphic designer.
Back to Back Bach: Brandenburgs, Suites and Arias
CalArts, Roy O. Disney Music Hall
MUSIC: Organ + Roberts and Brazier harpsichords.
Preston Mendell's Music Technology Graduation Concert
CalArts, The Wild Beast
MUSIC: Music Technology graduation concert featuring solo and group improvisations and a band.
Dawn Drake's Mid-Residence Recital
CalArts, Roy O. Disney Music Hall
MUSIC: Mid-residency recital: vocals, drums, keyboard, percussion, trumpet, sax and tuba.
Chamber Music Concert
CalArts, The Wild Beast
MUSIC: Performances of chamber music by students and faculty.
Unidisciplinarity
CalArts, The Wild Beast
MUSIC: One-man tuba recital by MFA Performer-Composer Stefan Kac.
Improvisations--Music and Interdisciplinary
CalArts, Roy O. Disney Music Hall
MUSIC: CalArts Improvisation Ensemble with Susan Allen and Improvisation Ensembles Theater, Dance and Music combined perform work you have never seen or heard before.
