The Colburn Contemporary Artists will present their premier performance this Friday, May 2nd at 7:30 PM in Joseph Thayer Hall at The Colburn School. The theme of the program is "¡Viva Musica Latina!" and will feature the music of prominent Latin American composers from the last century. Admission is free. Concertgoers are also invited to attend a pre-concert fiesta at 6:00 PM hosted by the Colburn Café.
The program:
Maxim Eshkenazy, Conductor
Tania LEÓN: Indígena
Silvestre REVUELTAS: Tres Sonetos
Astor PIAZZOLLA: Escualo
INTERMISSION
Carlos CHAVEZ: Sinfonia de Antigona
Heitor VILLA-LOBOS: Song of the Black Swan
Silvestre REVUELTAS: Homenaje a Federico Garcia Lorca
Location: The Colburn School is located at 200 S Grand Ave in Downtown Los Angeles. Parking is available in The Colburn School's parking lot off of Kosciuszko Way. Additional parking is available on the street or in adjacent California Plaza. More info: http://www.colburnschool.edu
About: Colburn Contemporary Artists (CCA) is an ensemble consisting of students from The Colburn School. Its mission is to explore and perform the music of composers from the early 20th century to the present day in a way that audiences can easily identify with and enjoy. CCA is fully supported by The Colburn School and membership in the ensemble is voluntary. All of its musicians are considered leaders in the field of classical music who choose to perform in CCA because of their love of performing and of contemporary music.
Hope you can make it!
Aubrey Foard
Founder and Co-Director
Colburn Contemporary Artists
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Actress Yareli Arizmendi added to program!
I'm very excited to announce that actress Yareli Arizmendi will be reading the poetry of Carlos Pellicer for the Colburn Contemporary Artists' concert this Friday. Pellicer's "Hora de Junio" is the poetry on which Revueltas based his "Tres Sonetos," which will be performed on Friday's program.
Yareli Arizmendi has had starring roles in "Like Water for Chocolate," "Fast Food Nation," and "A Day Without a Mexican" and has been a guest star in television shows such as "24," "Six Feet Under," "Seventh Heaven," and "House." More about Yareli can be read at: http://www.yareli.com" target="_blank
Yareli Arizmendi has had starring roles in "Like Water for Chocolate," "Fast Food Nation," and "A Day Without a Mexican" and has been a guest star in television shows such as "24," "Six Feet Under," "Seventh Heaven," and "House." More about Yareli can be read at: http://www.yareli.com" target="_blank