Be There!

Master Class with Eugenie Russo


Thursday, February 3, 2011

Bird Studio, 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.


Ballade in g minor, Op. 23
Frédéric Chopin
1810-1849
Joseph Wei ‘13
from the studio of Galina Barskaya


Polonaise in c# minor, Op. 26 No. 1
Frédéric Chopin
Kirsten Wright ‘12
from the studio of Robert Ward


Prelude in G major, Op. 32 No. 5
Sergei Rachmaninoff
1873-1943
Emma Crow-Willard ‘11
from the studio of Junko Ueno Garrett

CONTROL 2.25.2011

The Avalon in Hollywood is one of the trendiest yet afforable night clubs in the area. The club brings in big names in hip-hop, pop, and house/electro music. On February 25, the weekly event CONTROL is featuring headliners Designer Drugs, Mustard Pimp, and Lucky Date ft. Sue Cho. However, the opening acts are closer to my heart. Sacramento DJs Mike Diamond and My Cousin Vinny will be performing at the Avalon for the first time. I first heard Mike Diamond, formerly Diamondmonster, at a hipster-esque house party during my sophomore year of high school. I have been a devoted fan ever since. So naturally I will be attending this event, along with the mass exodus of Sacramentans who have already been planning carpools and caravans. To purchase tickets and receive more information, please visit

http://avalonhollywood.com/2011/02/25/control-2-25-11-designer-drugs-mustard-pimp-lucky-date-featuring-sue-cho/

January Album Releases

If you're getting tired of your current play-list I am happy to inform you some great albums have been just been released for your listening pleasure. January 25th proved to be a magical day as far as album releases go. Check out this hefty list courtesy of LA Music Blog. (Cold War Kids and LCD Sound System- I'm a little overwhelmed!)

Cold War Kids- Mine is Yours
Amos Lee- Mission Bell
The Get up Kids- There are Rules
Iron & Wine- Kiss Each Other Clean
Lovedrug- EP Part III
Cloud Nothings- Cloud Nothings
Corrine Bailey Rae- Love EP
David Guetta- One More Love
Death- Spiritual, Mental, Physical
Deerhoof- Deerhoof Vs. Evil
Gang of Four- Content
Hello Seahorse- Lejos
LCD Soundsystem- London Sessions
Wanda Jackson- The Party Ain't Over
Praxis [Buckethead]- Profanation: Preparation For A Coming Darkness

Excited? Me too.

LA Chamber Orchestra This Saturday!

The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

presents

Haydn's Drum Roll

Featuring the music of Mozart, Lutoslawski, and Haydn

Jan 22 at 8 pm at the Alex Theater in Glendale.

only 2 blocks away from the Americana.

Follow this link for more information and program notes

http://www.laco.org/performances/147/

As students we get great discounts from LACO http://www.laco.org/college/

Interested in The Occidental College Chorus?

Music of the People, by the People, for the People

*The Occidental College Music Department*

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*Music of the People, by the People, for the People***

*Karen Benjamin '83, soprano*

*Alan Chapman (former Oxy professor), bass and vocals*

*Cedric Berry, bass*

*Victoria Kirsch, piano
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A concert of 19th-century American folk songs,

spirituals and Hutchinson Family songs

conceived and produced by Karen Benjamin

*Friday, January 28, 2011*

*Bird Studio*

*12:30 – 1:25 p.m.*

*CSP 99*

*Free*

Cirque Bezerk at Club Nokia

Something out of the ordinary has arrived in LA this January. Its Cirque Bezerk, a combination of circus, burlesque, sideshow and Broadway musical. Creepy yet sexy, the show has been described by LA Times as "the sort of spectacle that Time Burton would dream up if he quit film and joined the circus" and "a post-rave, post-goth spectacle both in sound and appearance" by LA Weekly. It is a sort of Gothic Cirque Du Soleil- incredible acrobatics meet a zombie infused storyline.

Shows are held at 8:00 pm every night until January 30th. There is also a matinee performance on the 30th. Cirque Bezerk is found at Club Nokia (about 10 miles south of Occidental). Tickets cost about $80. For more information check out the Cirque Berzerk website here.

Hip Hop Musical Auditions This Friday!

Do you....

Sing? Dance? Act? Spin? Do Slam Poetry? Spoken Word?

All of the above????

COME AUDITION FOR "The Seven", written and directed by Will Power.

"The Seven," at the New York Theatre Workshop

Auditions are on Friday, January 21 at 6:00pm in Keck Theater with callbacks on January 22

and 23.

Auditions are open to any Oxy student. Glee Club, College Chorus, and Dance

Production participants are WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED to audition.

The Seven is a hip hop retelling of Aeschylus' Seven Against Thebes, the

story of Oedipus' sons and their struggle for power.

Will Power (director & writer), Kathryn Bostic (music director), and Grace

Shinae Jun (choreographer).

To prepare for auditions, actors-singers-dancers should:

* select music that is related to the many styles represented in The

Seven (jazz, gospel, hip hop, R & B, ballads, blues) AND that will showcase

your particular voice and personality

* prepare Oedipus's monologue/scene p. 15-19

* be prepared to move and show your style

There will be some music and dance rehearsals between January 23 and spring

break (March 7-11). The major rehearsal period begins when Will returns on

March 14. Performances are: April 15-17, 21-23 at 7:30 pm and the night

before graduation, May 14 at 8:00 pm.

For more info:
http://departments.oxy.edu/theater/auditions/auditions_casting.htm

Coachella Lineup Announced!!

Welcome back everyone!!

Hope you all had a great, relaxing, exciting, and refreshing winter break. It is always a little weird getting back into the swing of things after having had a month to do whatever you wanted in a completely different environment.
Although this new semester promises to be a great one (starting with the brilliant weather we came back to), I hardly got through my first day of classes before a minor little distraction caught my eye: the lineup for Coachella 2011 has been announced!

From April 15th - 17th Indio, California will be rocked by prodigies such as Kings of Leon, Arcade Fire, Kanye West and The Strokes. And those are just the headliners... the really persuading part of the lineup includes bands such as Mumford & Sons, Boyz Noize, Animal Collective, Bright Eyes, Ellie Goulding and more...

The ticket might be pricy (around 280,- for a 3 day pass) but this year's performances promise to make it worth every penny. Camping is optional, and even camping right next to your car is ok with the Coachella managers. For more info on the festival, lineup, and ticket sales visit www.coachella.com.

I'll see you there!

We're Open!

Our hours might be a bit wacky this week, but we're working on it.

Come join us from 2:15-10pm today, until we get back to our regular hours:
Monday-Thursday 9:00am - 10:00pm
Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Sunday 1:00pm - 10:00pm