May 18, 2010
concert preludes
From Great Romantics on May 16, LACO composer-in-residence Derek Bermel talks shop with Sound Investment composer George Tsontakis, whose new piece Laconika was premiered to critical acclaim at the concert.
Each year our Sound Investment program allows a group of music lovers to commission a new piece of music and gain insights into the composition process by attending salons with the composer throughout the year, hearing early readings of the piece, seeing sketches and even attending a full rehearsal. For more information, visit laco.org/soundinvest.
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May 13, 2010
orchestral
PJ Ochlan of KJAZZ 88.1 The Arts Report took a call from our Silent Film co-chairman Roger L. Mayer to talk about Roger’s love of Buster Keaton, his passion for film preservation and the experience of hearing a new score performed live by a full Orchestra.
LACO’s Silent Film will be held Sunday, May 23 at Royce Hall, and will feature a world premiere score by composer Timothy Brock to Buster Keaton’s classic The Cameraman. Disney’s 1924 film Alice’s Wild West Show is also on the bill, with a score by Alexander Rannie. Tickets are still available online or by calling the LACO box office at 213 622 7001 × 215.
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May 11, 2010
orchestral
2009-10 Sound Investment commission recipient George Tsontakis talks to KUSC’s Brian Lauritzen about the world premiere of his new LACO-commissioned work Laconika.
Laconika will be premiered at Great Romantics, the final Orchestral Series concert of our 2009-10 season.
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May 07, 2010
baroque
From the final Baroque Conversations concert of our season, leader and violinist Margaret Batjer, soloists Roland Kato and Josefina Vergara and LACO musicians answer a host of lively questions from our enthusiastic audience.
Don’t forget that subscriptions for next year’s five concert Baroque Conversations series are already on sale, and can be purchased by calling the LACO Box Office at 213 622 7001 ×215.
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May 05, 2010
orchestral
In today’s podcast LACO music director Jeffrey Kahane discusses the work of Sound Investment composer George Tsontakis, whose new piece Laconika will receive its world premiere performances on May 15 and 16 at our Great Romantics concert, the final Orchestral Series concert of the season. Don’t fret though! Our 2010-11 Orchestral Series concerts are now online, and the next season begins on September 25.
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April 23, 2010
westside
From our KGIL radio broadcast, hear concertmaster Margaret Batjer discuss Schoenberg’s String Trio, Peter Sellars’ connection with the piece and how both Sellars and Schoenberg connect to Los Angeles. Peter Sellars will be our special guest for Westside Connections 3, April 29 at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica.
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April 16, 2010
westside
On April 29 director Peter Sellars joins us for Westside Connections 3 at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica. Margaret Batjer, who curates the Westside Connections series, joins KUSC’s Brian Lauritzen to discuss Peter’s choice of the Schoenberg String Trio and the effort that is underway to put this challenging piece together.
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April 12, 2010
orchestral
Pianist Jeremy Denk, who will be joining us for this weekend’s Orchestral Series concert Jupiter, spins a lively yarn with KUSC’s Brian Lauritzen in this week’s podcast, which covers everything from college chemistry to the place where Bach meets jazz. It makes for an extremely entertaining listen.
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April 05, 2010
baroque
Monica Huggett, Elissa Johnston, LACO musicians and a full house of happy concert-goers really took the conversations aspect of our Baroque Conversations series to heart during last week’s concert. Catch up on their Q and A on today’s podcast.
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April 02, 2010
westside
David Rambo was our guest for the most recent Westside Connections concert at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica. He cited the music of Sibelius as the inspiration for his newest play, and concertmaster and series curator Margaret Batjer selected pieces by Samuel Barber and Leoš Janáček to fill out the program, which was followed by a Q and A session.
If you missed this one there’s still one more Westside Connections concert this season, on April 29, with renowned director Peter Sellars as our special guest.
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