This end-of-semester School Recital series showcases talented instrumentalists and vocalists from the Community School of Performing Arts.
Colburn's Tap, Modern Dance, Ballet, and Dance Academy students will dazzle in their December performance featuring new choreography and beloved masterworks. This year's program includes choreography by Balanchine, Benjamin Millepied, Bella Lewitzky, and Colburn faculty members, with compositions by Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Hampton Hawes, and more. The performance also includes live percussion played by Colburn accompanist and Grammy winner TJ Troy. This performance will be livestreamed.
Ms. Genell Choreography by Johnnie Hobbs III Music by Shaun Martin
Sign of the Times Choreography by Nicole Cheng and Melinda Sullivan Music by Harry Styles
Sonora Choreography by Johnnie Hobbs III Music by Hampton Hawes
Georgy Porgy Choreography by Sarah Reich Music by David Frank Paich
Excerpts from Giselle Choreography by Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot Staged and rehearsed by Seth Belliston, Katherine Cowgill, and Kelly Ann Sloan Music by Adolphe Adam
“Dance of the Little Swans” from Swan Lake Choreography after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov Music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Salient Sea Choreography by Tamsin Carlson Music by Morton Feldman
Élégie section from Tchaikovsky Suite No. 3 Choreography by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust Staged by Zippora Karz Music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Game Plan Choreography by Bella Lewitzky Staged by Walter Kennedy Music by TJ Troy
Excerpts from 28 Variations on a Theme by Paganini Choreography by Benjamin Millepied Staged by Sebastien Marcovici, assisted by Seth Belliston and Janie Taylor Music by Johannes Brahms
Join Adrian Dunn and the Colburn Concert Choir in the Colburn Café for a special pop-up performance. Grab a peppermint mocha, and get in the holiday spirit as you enjoy seasonal tunes and music from the ensemble's recent sold-out concert.
Selected through a rigorous and competitive audition process, top students from the Community School take the stage in a recital showcasing solo and chamber music. This performance will be livestreamed.
Musical Director Liz Kinnon leads Colburn’s Adult Jazz Workshops in a mix of swing, blues, be-bop, and Latin-flavored tunes. Repertoire includes standards by such icons as Sonny Rollins, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Herbie Hancock, Thelonious Monk, Wayne Shorter, and others.
This conductorless chamber orchestra comprised of talented young musicians brings to life a rich program of orchestral works by Brahms, Mozart, and Suk. This performance will be livestreamed.
BRAHMS Excerpts from Chorale Preludes (arr. ANGERER) MOZART Symphony No. 35, “Haffner” SUK Serenade for Strings in E-flat Major
Join the Community School’s Suzuki guitar students for their end-of-semester concert.
Join the Community School’s Suzuki violin and cello students, who will perform a festive program of holiday favorites and other selections. This performance will be livestreamed.
Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Los Angeles. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Rings and Dragons at Zipper Concert Hall under the gentle glow of candlelight.
Camerata Pacifica artists are representative of the world’s finest, bringing to our stage their highly individual personalities for dynamic performances of music that span the huge, eclectic range of the chamber music repertoire
BONPORTI Selections from Invenitone Opus X J.S. BACH/EMI FERGUSON Partita Recomposed J.S. BACH/DAN TEPFER Inventions / Reinventions
Emi Ferguson (Baroque Music Director), Dan Tepfer
Music Academy students show off their talents in this intimate recital series featuring a delightful mix of repertoire. This performance will be livestreamed.
The US Premiere of Chaya Czernowin's "Poetica", with renowned percussion soloist Steven Schick.
EDGARD VARÈSE – Poème Électronique KAIJA SAARIAHO – Six Japanese Gardens
CHAYA CZERNOWIN – Poetica * for solo percussionist, percussion quartet, voice, prerecorded strings and electronics
* United States Premiere Written for Steven Schick Co-commissioned by Hellerau Dresden, IRCAM, Les Percussions de Strasbourg, Steven Schick and Monday Evening Concerts
PERFORMERS: STEVEN SCHICK, solo percussion CATINBLACK, prerecorded strings CARLO LAURENZI (IRCAM), electronics CLEMENT CÉRLES (IRCAM), electronics
RED FISH BLUE FISH, percussion ensemble MITCHELL CARLSTROM WESLEY FOWLER KOSUKE MATSUDA CAMILO ZAMUDIO
Violist Jonathan Brown, Colburn’s newly appointed professor of chamber music, was a member of the acclaimed Cuarteto Casals for more than two decades. With the quartet, he performed in major concert halls across the globe and amassed a robust library of recordings. For his Colburn debut, Brown pairs Mozart’s charming String Quartet No. 1 with eclectic works by Schoenberg and Steve Reich. This performance will be livestreamed.
MOZART String Quartet No. 1 in G Major STEVE REICH Different Trains for String Quartet and Tape SCHOENBERG Verklärte Nacht for String Sextet
Colombian American pianist Dr. Andrés Jaramillo is our Leonard Stein Resident Artist for 2024/25. Dr. Jaramillo specializes in the performance of music by contemporary LatinX composers from Latin America and the US. Every composer on this program (including six world premieres and three 30 for 30 compositions) is or was an immigrant. Dr. Jaramillo explores, through these solo piano works, the myriad emotions, perspectives, and approaches inherent in the immigrant experience, intertwining the composers’ own cultural backgrounds with those of their new homes.
Experience great artistry as students from the Conservatory of Music perform solo and chamber works in this weekly recital series. Performance Forum is generously underwritten by Alice Steere Coulombe. This performance will be livestreamed.
Join the Community School’s String Ensemble and String Orchestra for their annual winter performance.
Experience the talent and creativity of Colburn’s distinguished faculty artists as they perform their own curated programs with friends and students. This concert features an eclectic blend of classical guitar works and jazz tunes.
BACH Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme VILLA-LOBOS Aria from Bachianas brasileiras No. 5 CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO Fantasia PIAZZOLLA “Bordel 1900” and “Nightclub 1960” from Histoire du Tango VIEUXTEMPS Souvenir d’Amérique JOE SATRIANI Always With Me, Always With You KENTON YOUNGSTROM Blues for BG 2356 BOLLING “Hispanic Dance (With a Touch of Blue)” from Concerto for Classic Guitar and Jazz Piano PARKER Three Heads Are Better Than One
Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Los Angeles. Get your tickets now to discover the music of 90's Unplugged at Zipper Concert Hall under the gentle glow of candlelight.
Award-winning, 22-year-old pianist and composer Talon Smith will perform his newly published masterpiece, “Sonata in C minor, Op. 2” for solo piano, showcasing his unique voice, mastery of the piano, and ability to evoke emotion through music. Talon will also perform two of Chopin’s greatest masterworks—Polonaise-Fantaisie and Ballade in F minor. He will then take us on a vivid musical journey through Mussorgsky’s epic magnum opus, Pictures at an Exhibition.
CHOPIN Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-flat major, Op. 61 CHOPIN Ballade in F minor, Op. 52 TALON SMITH Sonata in C minor, Op. 2 (Los Angeles Premiere) MODEST MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition
Two works on this program, both critically panned at their premieres, have since become audience favorites. Shostakovich’s Sixth starts with an achingly emotional slow movement before plunging toward a fast and fiery finish. In Tchaikovsky's lively Violin Concerto, the virtuosic demands made on the soloist never fail to leave audiences awestruck. The David Hockney-inspired opening work is performed in memory of composer, pianist, and former Colburn faculty member Sarah Gibson.
SARAH GIBSON Painting the Floor SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 6 TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto
Enjoy an evening of chamber music masterworks in which the rich, dark sound of the viola plays a central role. Viola Plus founder and director Tatjana Masurenko brings her acclaimed concert series to Los Angeles for the first time. The program will feature Tatjana herself, Colburn faculty and students, the Los Angeles Viola Ensemble, and more in works by Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Kodály, and Vaughan Williams. This performance will be livestreamed.
Program to include: BRAHMS String Quintet No. 2 BRAHMS Viola Sonata No. 2 in E-flat Major KODÁLY Intermezzo for String Trio VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Piano Quintet in C Minor
Pianist Alon Goldstein leads an in-depth master class with Colburn students, offering a rare glimpse into the artistic, creative, and learning processes.
Students from the Conservatory of Music present dazzling chamber works in this intimate recital series. This performance will be livestreamed.
Marko Topchii, winner of the 2023 Guitar Foundation of America International Concert Artist Competition, performs guitar classics, contemporary works, and unique arrangements. This performance will be livestreamed.
FREDERIC HAND Undercurrents BACH Partita No. 2 in C Minor ARAUD DUMOND Comme un Hommage à Ravel RAVEL Pavane, Sonatine, Alborada del Gracioso (arr. Topchii) SHEVCHENKO Carpathian Rhapsody POULENC Sarabande DOWLAND Chromatic Fantasy MANGORE Un Sueño en la Floresta GIULIANI Six Variations LEO BROUWER La Gran Sarabande RODRIGO Toccata GRAEME KOEHNE A Closed World of Fine Feelings and Grand Design
Guitarist Marko Topchii leads an in-depth master class with Colburn students, offering a rare glimpse into the artistic, creative, and learning processes.
Delight in an evening of masterworks performed by Van Cliburn-winning pianist Fabio Bidini and Quartet Integra, Colburn’s ensemble-in-residence. These talented musicians will bring to life Brahms’s and Schumann’s only piano quintets, two of the most popular in the genre. This performance will be livestreamed.
SCHUMANN Piano Quintet in E-flat Major BRAHMS Piano Quintet in F Minor
Superstar cellist Steven Isserlis comes to DTLA for a special duo recital with longtime collaborator Connie Shih on piano. “A musical force to be reckoned with" (Toronto Star), the pair brings a program of virtuoso cello sonatas by Beethoven, Martinů, and Grieg, plus a short piece by Nadia Boulanger. This “musical collaboration of rare intensity” (Bachtrack) is not to be missed!
BEETHOVEN Cello Sonata No. 2 in G Minor MARTINŮ Cello Sonata No. 1 BOULANGER Trois Pièces for Cello and Piano GRIEG Cello Sonata in A Minor
Adrian Dunn, Colburn’s Director of Choral Programs, leads a joyous musical celebration of Black History Month featuring acapella spirituals and original compositions for chorus. The program will be performed by the Adrian Dunn Singers, an all-Black professional ensemble founded by Dunn and dedicated to transforming classical music and the music industry at large.
Talented ensembles and soloists from the Conservatory of Music present programs of beloved classical works.
The dynamic duo of violinist Adam Millstein and pianist Dominic Cheli performs concert works by talented émigré, many of whom made Los Angeles their home. The innovative creations of these composers influenced each other and profoundly impacted the trajectory of 20th century music.
KAUDER Violin Sonata in A Minor KORNGOLD Marietta’s Lied KORNGOLD Serenade from Der Schneemann SCHOENBERG Phantasy ZEISL Brandeis Sonata
Stars from the world of tap dance present an inspired performance showcasing the dynamism and vitality of the art form today.
Led by Eleanor Núñez, the Community School's orchestras present a rich program of varied work.
The Colburn Orchestra joins forces with the Los Angeles Master Chorale for a breathtaking performance of Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony led by Earl Lee in his LA debut. Bold and passionate, Symphony No. 2 explores the concepts of life and death using a large orchestra, organ, choir, church bells, offstage brass ensemble, and more.
MAHLER Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”
Students of Colburn Faculty Tatjana Masurenko show off their talents in this intimate recital, featuring a delightful mix of repertoire.
Students from the Conservatory of Music present dazzling chamber works in this intimate recital series.
Despite being a friend and contemporary of Shostakovich, the musical genius of Mieczysław Weinberg went unrecognized for much of the 20th century due to Soviet-Era suppression. This concert highlights three of Weinberg’s more than 150 works: a playful flute concerto, a concertino for violin and string orchestra, and a dramatic chamber symphony. The Ziering-Conlon Initiative for Recovered Voices is made possible through the generous support of Marilyn Ziering alongside the many donors who are inspired by this incredibly important work at Colburn School.
WEINBERG Concertino for Violin and String Orchestra WEINBERG Flute Concerto No. 1 WEINBERG Chamber Symphony No. 1