April 12, 2013
Author Mona Simpson shares her insights on music and writing with KUSC’s Brian Lauritzen in LACO’s latest podcast for the final concert of the 2013-14 Westside Connections series.
Simpson discusses how she reflects on the musical aspects of her characters and how in such a specialized world it is fascinating to see where two unique disciplines intersect.
Listen in!
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Margaret Batjer, founder and curator of LACO’s Westside Connections series, chats with KUSC’s Brian Lauritzen in an intriguing podcast about this Thursday’s concert with special guest Jane Hamilton.
The evening includes works from Brahms and Golijov, both who encountered profound life experiences that inspired the composition of these pieces. Brahms dedicated his Sextet to his fiancée Agathe von Siebold, who later left the composer broken-hearted. Golijov’s “Tenebrae” express both beauty and pain through its depiction of violence and the beauty of our existence.
Listen in to hear more about the music and how our lives influence the creation of art.
Click here to learn more about the concert.
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KUSC’s Brian Lauritzen sits down with author Mark Salzman, the featured guest at Thursday’s Westside Connections 2012-13 series launch.
He recounts to Lauritzen his time working through his writer’s block at the MacDowell Colony and recounts his experience of performing with Yo-Yo Ma and Emmanuel Ax.
For more information about Westside Connections: Music & Story, click here. Tickets are still available to buy online and at 213 622 7001 × 1.
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Feniger discusses what inspires her with KUSC’s Brian Lauritzen. From LA’s early food scene to her exposure to music at a young age, Feniger offers insight into her creative process. Listen in to the conversation for a preview of Westside Connections 3 and click here to purchase tickets.
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LACO concertmaster Margaret Batjer and food critic Jonathan Gold take you on a musical and culinary journey at Westside Connections 2 featuring a wide array of works from some of the art form’s greatest composers: Bach, Bernstein, Bolcom, Dohnányi and Andres. Margaret Batjer previews the evening with KUSC’s Brian Lauritzen.
Listen-in and don’t forget to buy your tickets today.
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Margaret Batjer and Brian Lauritzen delve into Westside Connections 1 in the latest LACO podcast.
An evening of musical gems awaits you, centered around special guest Michael Ruhlman. Batjer has crafted an evening that pays homage to food and the great opera composers, Rossini and Puccini, with a finale by Schoenfield that evokes the energy and fun of dinning.
Listen-in and don’t forget to buy your tickets today.
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LACO concertmaster, and curator/host of Westside Connections, Margaret Batjer the upcoming series with KUSC’s Brian Lauritzen.
More than your average chamber music series, Westside Connections examines how music connects with other mediums and how understanding that crossroad changes how a listener hears the music.
Listen in and learn more about how Batjer created this year’s theme and the unique classical works that surfaced as a result.
Click here to learn more about Westside Connections, or to purchase tickets.
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In this podcast, LACO concertmaster and Westside Connections curator Margaret Batjer discusses the appearance of her brother, neurosurgeon Hunt Batjer on the Music and the Mind series finale, including exploring new scientific discoveries demonstrating that experiencing music may contribute to the production of new brain cells throughout life. Listen to Margaret’s insights on the subject, and join us for the concert on April 28.
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Margaret Batjer talks with KUSC’s Brian Lauritzen about the brain images that will be used in the March 24 Westside Connections concert. She also discusses the inclusion of the Beethoven Septet in E-flat major for Strings and Woodwinds on the program and the addition of some special readings of letters from Beethoven.
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In this podcast, series curator Margaret Batjer talks with KUSC’s Brian Lauritzen about Westside Connections 1 the first in the series featuring on Music and the Mind. The discuss the Schumann songs on the program, and how they fit into his relationship with Clara, as well as the concept of the tortured artist and the musical soul. Are all great artists emotionally volatile? Where does the “Musical Soul” live? Learn more in this podcast and at the concert on March 3.
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