Events at the Performing Arts Center
Wind Ensemble America 250 Concert Series: Pursuit of Happiness
An America250 Band Concert celebrating the American Dream and the Pursuit of Happiness! Music by John Williams, Rogers & Hammerstein, and Leonard Bernstein showcases the energy, ingenuity, and verve that makes our nation bustle and thrive!
Wind Ensemble America 250 Concert Series: Pursuit of Happiness
An America250 Band Concert celebrating the American Dream and the Pursuit of Happiness! Music by John Williams, Rogers & Hammerstein, and Leonard Bernstein showcases the energy, ingenuity, and verve that makes our nation bustle and thrive!
Reflections: The Waters of Life with Chara Percussion
Reflections considers the many moods of water—from the quiet serenity of still waters to the force of rushing rapids—and includes the impressionistic music of Maurice Ravel and Claude Debussy and contemporary voices Philip Glass, Owen Clayton Condon, and Rodrigo y Gabriela. At its heart is Pavel Karmanov’s Past Perfect, exploring the tension between pain and beauty, turbulence and stillness.
Reflections: The Waters of Life with Chara Percussion
Reflections considers the many moods of water—from the quiet serenity of still waters to the force of rushing rapids—and includes the impressionistic music of Maurice Ravel and Claude Debussy and contemporary voices Philip Glass, Owen Clayton Condon, and Rodrigo y Gabriela. At its heart is Pavel Karmanov’s Past Perfect, exploring the tension between pain and beauty, turbulence and stillness.
The Lark Ascending with Creare Symphonia
A Celebration of Music, Poetry & Shakespeare!
Creare Symphonia presents works by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Gerald Finzi, with readings illuminating the poetry and prose which inspired these British treasures:
The Lark Ascending, Vaughan Williams
Music for Shakespeare's Love's Labour’s Lost, Finzi
Creare Symphonia presents works by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Gerald Finzi, with readings illuminating the poetry and prose which inspired these British treasures:
The Lark Ascending, Vaughan Williams
Music for Shakespeare's Love's Labour’s Lost, Finzi
The Lark Ascending with Creare Symphonia
A Celebration of Music, Poetry & Shakespeare!
Creare Symphonia presents works by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Gerald Finzi, with readings illuminating the poetry and prose which inspired these British treasures:
The Lark Ascending, Vaughan Williams
Music for Shakespeare's Love's Labour’s Lost, Finzi
Creare Symphonia presents works by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Gerald Finzi, with readings illuminating the poetry and prose which inspired these British treasures:
The Lark Ascending, Vaughan Williams
Music for Shakespeare's Love's Labour’s Lost, Finzi
Sō Percussion Concert
Grammy-winning percussion quartet Sō Percussion has redefined chamber music for the 21st century through an “exhilarating blend of precision and anarchy, rigor and bedlam” (The New Yorker). Sō Percussion brings the joy, curiosity, and inherent connectivity of percussion in all its forms, fueled by a belief in the unifying power of music. Come experience the joy as they perform Steve Reich, Oliver Tarpaga and Kendall Williams!
Lost Voices of Byzantium
Spyridon Antonopoulos is a chanter, scholar, and founder of the vocal ensemble Psaltikon. He obtained his PhD in Musicology from City, University of London, where he was Honorary Research Fellow from 2016-2019. He has performed a wide variety of musical genres in venues worldwide and has spoken at dozens of international academic conferences. Spyridon was musical director of UCLA/USC’s research project Soundscapes of Byzantium as well as a researcher and performer on Cappella Romana’s Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia; both projects featured Spiro’s original transcriptions of medieval chants.
Damon Grant: Arts Speak Performance Lecture
Mastering the Craft: the Gig, the Gear, the Goals
Damon Grant, percussionist, educator, and podcaster (Discussions in Percussion) will perform and speak on the tools of the trade—all that contributes to the progress and success in the life of a drummer.
Damon Grant, percussionist, educator, and podcaster (Discussions in Percussion) will perform and speak on the tools of the trade—all that contributes to the progress and success in the life of a drummer.
Tickets & Information:
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All events are subject to change.