Past Office Hours

December 19, 2020
2020 Winter Concert
12 pm
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Join us for a year-end concert featuring performances from all of our units. Have a holiday message you would like to share with the community? Email us at parents@colburnschool.edu.

November 21, 2020
Music, Dance, and Technology
12pm
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Learn about the music technology courses on campus with Brian Langsbard, get an update on campus tech, and hear about the Virtual Dance Studio from Gavin Kelley and Sarah Lakey in the Trudl Zipper Dance Institute.

October 31, 2020
College Admissions Help Desk
12 pm
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Annie Bosler of our College Prep for Musicians course and Conservatory alumnus Ryan Darke joined us and shared their best admissions and auditions tips for our families getting ready for college applications. We also took a look back at October at Colburn and looked ahead to what’s in store for November. As always, we took plenty of breaks to bring you great performances from faculty, students, and alumni.

September 26, 2020
12 pm
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This month, we got the first look at our Fall Season programming, sat down with Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano about her new course on Beethoven’s landmark Ninth Symphony, and screened performances of a violin and piano showpiece, our Colburn Jazz Big Band Workshop, and the 2016 Colburn Orchestra.

August 29, 2020
2:30 pm
Zoom, Facebook, YouTube

February 29, 2020
9 am–12 pm
Plaza

Our friends from the Los Angeles Violin Shop joined us for an instrument petting zoo, info, and swag.

January 25, 2020
College Audition Help Desk
11 am–2 pm
Plaza and 5th Floor Olive

In addition to our regular pop-up on the plaza, this special installment of Office Hours will feature a Help Desk for our students preparing for college auditions. Drop by the plaza to have your questions answered by seasoned Conservatory students who have just gone through the process. You can also come up to the 5th floor lounge of the Olive building for a mock audition experience led by our Provost, Dr. Adrian Daly and a panel with current Conservatory students moderated by Conservatory Dean, Lee Cioppa.

11:30 am–12 pm: Audition panel discussion
12:30–2 pm: Mock audition

December 14, 2019
12–3 pm
Plaza

The December installment of Office Hours (the last one for 2019!) will take place later in the day to help celebrate the Community School Winter Choral Concerts at 1:30 pm and 3:30 pm. We’ll have toasty drinks and seasonal treats to close out the year.

This is the last weekend will be collecting vital personal care items to build hygiene kits for our friends at The Midnight Mission. Bring your donations and help us give back to the community this winter season!

November 23, 2019
9 am–12 pm
Plaza

We will be collecting vital personal care items to build hygiene kits for our friends at The Midnight Mission. Bring your donations and help us give back to the community this winter season!

October 26, 2019
College Admissions Help Desk
9 am–12 pm
Plaza

This special installment of Office Hours will feature an “Admissions Help Desk” for our families preparing for the college application process. We’ll have friendly (and caffeinated) experts available to chat about writing tips, provide quick resume reviews, and answer your questions about the college admissions process generally.

We’ll also be raffling off prizes, including tickets for See the Music, Hear the Dance, featuring Conservatory students and New York City Ballet’s Lauren Lovette and Craig Hall.

Guests: Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano, Jazmín Morales, Brenda Galvez

September 28, 2019
9 am–12 pm
Plaza (Zipper lobby, if rain)

Meet representatives from the LA Phil Student Insiders program and sign up for a chance to win a gift.

August 24, 2019
9 am–12 pm
Plaza