Mixed Flock Project - CSP99

The Occidental College Music Department will be presenting a Guest Artist Recital by The Mixed Flock Project, on Friday February 19. The concert will begin at 7:30 pm in Bird Studio.

Andrew Lamy, clarinet, and Gary Kirkpatrick, piano, will be performing pieces by Messiaen, Beethoven and the Oxy faculty composers Prof. Andre Myers and Prof. Jennifer Logan.

Admission is FREE.
This is a CSP99 event

Los Angeles New Music Ensemble at Spaceland

The Los Angeles New Music Ensemble (LANME) is an organization created to promote new music, collaboration within the arts, the commissioning of new works, and the creation of multimedia presentations within innovative live performances.
The first run of a series of ground-breaking compositions that fuse together rock, post-minimalism, hip hop, and electronics.
(From LANME's website)

LANME will be performing at one of the best venues/bars in LA- Spaceland, in Silverlake, on Monday Feb. 22 at 8:30. Also... it's completely FREE!
http://www.losangelesnme.org/

1717 Silver Lake Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026
(323) 661-4380

Support a Local Cafe and See Live Music!

Every Friday and Saturday CC Beans, a cute little coffee shop downtown, hosts free music in the “BackRoom Gallery”. This Friday and Saturday is SOUNDING OFF, presented by dramastage-qumran…Friday features Ron Allen and Saturday features Sarah Cruse. There will also be an open mic section so if you’re feeling talented, you can join in! It’s a laid back place, and I’m sure it will feel more like a jam session than a serious show, which makes it even better! The best part is that while you enjoy the free shows, you can sip on some really great coffee and it’s so good you’ll want to start buying your beans from their personal collection. This is the sort of place that needs community support! It may not be in the most ideal place, but the owners are trying to add a little something to the downtown area that, although has cleaned up a lot, is still lacking in certain areas. So come out this weekend and support CC Beans!

The shop is located at 531 S. Los Angeles St., and admission is free!

This Week: Free Film Screening and Jazz Concert

This week, in continuation of a Celebration of Jazz, the Brand Library will host a free film screening on Wednesday and a free concert on Friday.
Wednesday, Feb 17, 7:00 pm: film screening of "A Great Day in Harlem"

Quincy Jones narrates the story of Art Kane’s historic 1958 group photograph of the period’s jazz legends; includes archival footage and conversations with renowned musicians.

Friday, Feb 19, 7:00 pm: Dr. Bobby Rodriguez with Frank Potenza and Eddie Resto

Latin legend and Grammy Nominated recording artist Dr. Bobby Rodriguez is a trumpeter, author, and professor of jazz and Latin jazz at UCLA, UC Irvine and Pasadena City College.

Rodriquez is the winner of numerous awards, including the Los Angeles New Times Salsa/Tropical Artist of the Year, a Lifetime Achievement Award in Jazz from Drew University, and KLON's Best New Latin Jazz Artist.

Seating is limited.

Please RSVP to info@brandlibrary.org or call 818-548-2051

A Brief History of Music and Theater in Los Angeles

The cultural history of Los Angeles, at least in terms of music and drama, dates back to the frontier days when the Merced Theatre was constructed on Main Street in 1870.

The ground level was planned as a retail store, the second floor housed a 400-seat Theatre, and the third floor was an apartment. After its first years of glory, it subsisted on minstrel shows and melodrama, including such s

tands as Uncle Tom's Cabin, East Lynne, and Ten Nights in a Bar Room. In 1876 it was leased by J.H. Wood

and became Wood's Opera House. Opera House, howe

ver, was more of a name than a description of the entertainment, which ranged from boxing matches to broad farces. Wood wen

t bankrupt in 1878. For a time, the Theatre served as armory, but in 1883 it reopened as the Club Theatre, another variety house.

Merced Theater

The city of Los Angeles is considering a proposal to drastically cut arts education at the elementary level in the city. The proposal asks that 50% of all arts teachers be laid off for the 2010-2011 school year. this alone would have terrible consequences for the educational enrichment and opportunities of those elementary school students who attend public school in LA. however, the proposal would further cut the remaining 50% of arts teachers' jobs in the following school year. If you believe that the arts are central to elementary school education, then please take a minute to sign the online petition to beat this proposal at

http://www.petitiononline.com/la4arts/petition.html

What are You Doing Saturday?

Just so you don't forget, your fellow music library staffers, Doug and Brian, and some other guy, Melvin, will be performing (loud music) in the Stearns common room at around 9:00 Saturday. The three have been critically acclaimed in such fine publications as the Oxy Student's Digest (Volume #2854):

"Come out and witness/support some of the best music you'll hear... ever."
-Mandla Gobledale

So, how about that? Sounds good, right? Don't waste another Saturday night doing the same old. Come to Stearns and experience "some of the best music you'll hear... ever." Or don't, and spend your Saturday night doing boring stuff.