As the year enters week two, organizations are programming newer music, that which was composed in the last century. This weekend, the Los Angeles Philharmonic began their Concrete Frequency series to an excellent start wth Aaron Copland's "The City" played to film and Edgard Varèse's "Amériques." After the concert, hip-hop violinist duo Paul Dateh and inka one (we interviewed Paul him this summer) played in the lobby by the cafe while Breakestra funked up the BP Hall.
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We comb through tons of event listings so you don't have to. LA events have come back from its winter doldrums tonight. Big time. Here's what's happening around town tonight -- there's lots of learning mixed in between all the great entertainment stuff.
For the third year, the Los Angeles Philharmonic is producing a series that explores a single topic, usually one that reaches from the hardcore to the non-traditional classical going audiences. In 2006, it was Minimalist Fest. featuring famed compositions of the minimalism movement and an all night concert til 4 a.m. with The Orb and other trance artists. This past year was From Shadow to Stalin, an exploration of Eastern Europe, classical musics to the band, DeVotchka.
This week's top pick comes in the form of a Los Angeles tradition that has been happening since 1948, yet goes by unnoticed every week by many in this city. Welcome to Sundays Live -- it's free, lasts only an hour and there is no need to call ahead for reservations. In fact, if you can't make it, the concert will be heard by delayed broadcast on Wednesday at noon on KCSN, 88.5FM (a...
- Young Musicians Foundation Debut Orchestra perform
John Corigliano’s Elegy, Aaron Copland’s Quiet City and Appalachian
Spring Suite, and David Diamond’s Rounds at the Wilshire
Ebell Theater at 4 PM. Call (310) 859-7668. - The Arroyo Singers present their annual winter concert with guest accordionist
Nick Ariondo at Oneonta Congregational Church at 4:30 PM. Call (323) 256-5332. - The
Colburn Conservatory of Music perform for LACMA's Sunday
Live series. The concert begins at 6 PM in LACMA's Leo S. Bing
Theatre. For info, call (323) 857-6234.
Unless otherwise noted, all shows are free of charge. All show lineups and
times are subject to change without notice.
