The Colburn campus has many versatile spaces that can accommodate everything from intimate recitals to small meetings and more. Below you will find more information about our smaller performance spaces, dance studios, classrooms, chamber rooms, and practice rooms.
Many visiting music programs, festivals, and schools use Mayman Hall for auditions. With a smaller seating capacity, the hall is also an ideal space for solo recitals.
Seating capacity: 100, with ADA accessible seating on the stage floor
Olive Rehearsal Hall is most often used for rehearsals and can accommodate an orchestra of up to 130 members. It can also be used for performances with theatre-in-the-round style seating.
Colburn Dance studios can easily accommodate auditions and rehearsals for ballet, tap, and other performing arts. Dance studios can be used as a filming location.
For small group meetings, lessons, or additional holding space, classrooms can accommodate approximately 20 people and contain essential audio/visual equipment such as projectors, screens, and speakers. There are also chamber rooms available that can accommodate up to four performers and practice rooms for single performers. Almost all rooms contain pianos that are regularly maintained.
The South Plaza can accommodate large groups for outdoor dinners, receptions, or more casual events such as lunches for school groups. The Olive Building’s fifth floor terrace includes indoor and outdoor spaces with views of downtown LA. Permits may be required for large outdoor receptions and additional security staff are required when serving alcohol. Permits are the responsibility of the renter.
Depending on the layout, furniture, and design of your reception/event, the South Plaza can accommodate up to 200 people. Also dependent on the design of your event, the Olive Building Lobby and Terrace can accommodate up to 50 people each so a total of 100 people if both spaces are being used with an open layout.
The Colburn Café offers a wide variety of catering options for all types of events including receptions, office lunches, breakfast meetings, and more. You can choose from the existing catering menu or request a custom proposal. Reception space fees will be waived if the Colburn Café is providing the catering for your event.
Thayer Hall contains seating for 189 persons, with 4 dedicated ADA/wheelchair spaces.
The Thayer Hall stage is approximately 550 square feet. It is excellent for solo events or events with a small number of participants. The stage can accommodate up to 20 performers.
Concert grand pianos are available for Thayer Hall events. A Colburn School piano technician will tune the piano specifically for your event.
Thayer Hall is equipped with high-definition audio recording and sound reinforcement systems, as well as a 4K remote controlled video recording and live streaming system and an HD video projection system.
Recording and Sound Reinforcement
The audio recording system is based on Merging Technologies interfaces and Pro Tools. It can provide multitrack recording and a live stereo mix.
An extensive microphone collection is readily available and includes DPA, Neumann, Schoeps, Sennheiser, Shure, and more to use with both reinforcement and recording applications.
The sound reinforcement system features an L-Acoustics Kiva/Kilo Line Array and an Allen and Heath SQ7 mixer along with 4 channels of wireless mics.
Projection
The Projection system includes a Panasonic DLP 10k lumen projector with a native resolution of 1080p and a motorized 324-inch screen, which covers the stage wall and stops a few inches above the floor when deployed. File playback is handled via QLab.
Video Recording and Live Streaming
The video recording and live streaming system includes 4 readily available remote-controlled Canon 4K cameras and an ATEM switcher with program recorders.
The system can provide a live cut, comprehensive graphics, as well as ISO files.
At least one Colburn Audio/Visual Engineer is required for use of the hall’s sound system, microphones, projector, screen, etc. Additional engineers may be required for larger, more complex programs. The renter will be billed on an hourly basis for all audio/visual personnel. Arrangements to use Thayer Hall’s A/V systems must be arranged through the Rentals Manager. You may also bring in your own audio/visual equipment with permission from the Rentals Manager.
Thayer Hall is equipped with a complete stage lighting system. The lighting system has several existing pre-set functions that can accommodate a variety of programs. The stage manager can operate these pre-set functions to highlight parts of your program. Additional theatrical lighting is available by hiring a Colburn School Lighting Engineer. Arrangements to use the Colburn School’s lighting system and lighting engineers should be made well in advance through the Colburn School’s Rentals Manager.
Thayer Hall’s green room is equipped with a private restroom and is located backstage. Several classrooms of various sizes near Thayer Hall may be used as dressing rooms and/or rehearsal/warmup spaces. Please check with The Colburn School’s Rentals Manager to determine the availability of these spaces.
Zipper Hall can comfortably seat 430 people. Of these seats, 56 are located in the balcony. Handicapped seating is available for 4; with 2 wheel-in spaces and 2 transfer seats.
The Zipper Hall stage is approximately 1,100 square feet. Dimensions for the Zipper Hall stage are 48-ft. wide by 23-ft. deep
Concert grand pianos are available for Zipper Hall events. A Colburn School piano technician will tune the piano specifically for your event.
Zipper Hall is equipped with high-definition audio recording and sound reinforcement systems, as well as a 4K remote controlled video recording and live streaming system and an HD video projection system.
The sound reinforcement system features an L-Acoustics ARCS WiFo Line Array and an Allen and Heath dLive mixer along with 12 channels of wireless mics and a Waves Extreme SoundGrid Server.
The Projection system includes a Christie 14k lumen projector with a native resolution of 1080p and a motorized 324-inch screen, which covers the stage wall and stops about four feet above the floor when deployed. File playback is handled via QLab.
The video recording and live streaming system includes 4 readily available remote-controlled Canon 4K cameras and an ATEM switcher with program recorders. The system can provide a live cut, comprehensive graphics, as well as ISO files.
At least one Colburn Audio/Visual Engineer is required for use of the hall’s sound system, microphones, projector, screen, etc. Additional engineers may be required for larger, more complex programs. The renter will be billed on an hourly basis for all audio/visual personnel. Arrangements to use Zipper Hall’s A/V systems must be booked through the Rentals Manager. You may also bring in your own audio/visual equipment with permission from the Rentals Manager.
Zipper Hall is equipped with a complete stage lighting system. The lighting system has several existing pre-set functions that can accommodate a variety of programs. The stage manager can operate these pre-set functions to highlight parts of your program.
Additional theatrical lighting is available by hiring a Colburn School Lighting Engineer. Arrangements to use the Colburn School’s lighting system and lighting engineers should be made well in advance through the Colburn School’s Rentals Manager.
Zipper Hall’s green room is equipped with a private restroom and is located backstage. Please note, the green room does not have a shower. Several practice rooms and classrooms of various sizes near Zipper Hall may be used as dressing rooms and/or rehearsal/warmup spaces. The Zipper Hall box office is located in front of the Hall.
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Join Lee Secard and Jazz Workshop students for their end-of-semester Concerts.
(Monday, April 29, 2024, Los Angeles) – The Colburn School announced today that violist Jonathan William Brown will join the Conservatory of Music faculty as Professor of Chamber Music, beginning July 1, 2024. In this role, Brown will oversee a comprehensive strings and piano chamber music program, provide the vision and structure for sequential chamber music training at all levels, and oversee all chamber music performances. He also joins the chamber music and viola faculty in the Music Academy, Colburn’s highly selective training program for gifted young pre-collegiate musicians.
“I’m honored to join the Colburn School and contribute to its vibrant community,” said Brown. “It’s a privilege to further develop the rich legacy of chamber music education here, guiding students toward artistic growth and professional excellence. I look forward to collaborating with colleagues to cultivate a supportive environment where every student can thrive and fulfill their potential.”
Brown joins Colburn School’s esteemed Conservatory and Music Academy faculty following an international search. Since 2002, he has been the violist of the Cuarteto Casals, with whom he has performed in all of the major concert halls in Europe, North America, and Asia as well as making numerous recordings on the Harmonia Mundi label including repertoire ranging from Bach through Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven to Bartók, Ligeti and Shostakovich. As a guest violist, he has performed with the Tokyo, Jerusalem, Kuss, Marmen, Miro, Zemlinsky, Quiroga and Armida quartets and has been on the jury of international quartet competitions in London, Salzburg, Prague and Katowice. Brown has also been an artistic director of the Da Camara chamber orchestra, the contemporary ensemble FUNKTION, and Musethica Spain.
“Jonathan William Brown’s impressive background as a member of an acclaimed string quartet, an entrepreneurial artist, and gifted teacher and mentor makes him positioned to guide our students as they prepare for professional careers,” said Lee Cioppa, Dean of the Conservatory of Music. “With Jonathan as Professor of Chamber Music, we look forward to further nurturing our collaborative chamber music culture and having his unique voice contribute to the exceptional training provided at the Colburn School.”
Since 2003, Brown has been professor of viola and chamber music at ESMUC in Barcelona and since 2011 assistant professor of viola at the Escuela Reina Sofía in Madrid. Outside of these positions, he has given masterclasses in Köln, London, Aix-en-Provence, Den Haag, Weikersheim, Fiesole, Linz, Lübeck, Essen, Rotterdam, Los Angeles and Cleveland, among others. Originally from Chicago, Brown’s principal viola teachers were Martha Strongin Katz, Karen Tuttle, Heidi Castleman, Thomas Riebl and Veronika Hagen and he was deeply influenced by Ferenc Rados and György Kurtág.
The Colburn Conservatory of Music has earned a reputation for producing premier talent in chamber music. In the 20 years since the Conservatory was founded, it has produced the critically acclaimed Calidore Quartet, recognized as one of the world’s foremost interpreters of a vast repertory; the Calder Quartet, winners of the prestigious 2014 Avery Fisher Career Grant, widely known for the commissioning and recording of some of today’s best emerging composers; and the Viano Quartet, currently in residence at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Bowers Program from 2024 to 2027 and First Prize winner at the 2019 Banff International String Quartet Competition.
About the Colburn School
A performing arts institution located in the heart of Los Angeles, the Colburn School trains students from beginners to those about to embark on professional careers. The academic units of the School provide a complete spectrum of music and dance education united by a single philosophy: that all who desire to study music or dance should have access to top-level instruction.
Each year, more than 2,000 students from around the world come to Colburn to benefit from the renowned faculty, exceptional facilities, and focus on excellence that unites the community.
The Colburn School recently broke ground on the Frank Gehry-designed Colburn Center, a multi-faceted campus expansion of the Colburn School. Located across the street from the School’s existing campus at the intersection of Olive and Second Streets, the Colburn Center will enable the School to expand its mission of presenting programs for the public. Gehry’s design includes a 1,000-seat in-the-round concert hall named Terri and Jerry Kohl Hall, five professional-sized dance studios including a 100-seat studio theater, and gardens that bring fresh air and green spaces to the downtown landscape.
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Since 2002, Jonathan Brown has been the violist of the Cuarteto Casals, with whom he has performed in all of the major concert halls in Europe, North America, and Asia as well as making numerous recordings on the Harmonia Mundi label including repertoire ranging from Bach through Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven to Bartók, Ligeti and Shostakovich. As a guest violist, Mr. Brown has performed with the Tokyo, Jerusalem, Kuss, Marmen, Miro, Zemlinsky, Quiroga, and Armida quartets and has been on the jury of international quartet competitions in London, Salzburg, Prague, and Katowice. Mr. Brown has also been an artistic director of the Da Camara chamber orchestra, the contemporary ensemble FUNKTION and Musethica Spain.
Since 2003, he has been professor of viola and chamber music at ESMUC in Barcelona and since 2011, assistant professor of viola at the Escuela Reina Sofía in Madrid. Outside of these positions, he has given masterclasses in Köln, London, Aix-en-Provence, Den Haag, Weikersheim, Fiesole, Linz, Lübeck, Essen, Rotterdam, Los Angeles, and Cleveland, among others. Originally from Chicago, his principal viola teachers were Martha Strongin Katz, Karen Tuttle, Heidi Castleman, Thomas Riebl, and Veronika Hagen and he was deeply influenced by Ferenc Rados and György Kurtág.
Mr. Brown is Professor of Chamber Music for the Colburn Conservatory and on the chamber music and viola faculty for Colburn’s Music Academy.
Camerata Pacifica close their season with a collection of stunning music by composers all of whom are still alive.
PRESTINI Listen, Quiet BUTLER Remember This Fire PSATHAS One Study ASSAD New Work for Accordion, Clarinet, Cello & Percussion (World Premiere)
Julien Labro, Jose Franch-Ballester, Nicholas Daniel, Ani Aznavoorian, Ji Hye Jung
Designed for both Suzuki and traditional violin students, the Violin Ensemble (VE), previously known as Violin Sight Reading and Musicianship (VSRM), is an entry-level ensemble for the Community School of Performing Arts pre-college orchestra program. Emphasis is placed on reinforcing reading skills, developing musicianship, and introducing orchestral performance techniques, such as learning proper violin posture when seated with a music stand and how to read and mark a music score.
All new and returning students must audition for placement.
Weekly on Wednesdays, 6:00 – 6:40 pm
Participants must study privately and are required to have finished Joanne Martin, I Can Read Music, Volume 1 prior to audition. No previous orchestral experience is necessary.
3rd grade; must be eight years old by September 1, 2024
Dvořák Humoresque (Suzuki Vol. 3)
In-person auditions for the 2024–2025 academic year will be held on Saturday, June 2, 2024. Upon completion of the application form, a link will be provided to schedule an audition time.
Please be prepared to demonstrate:
Audition results will be sent via email by midnight on June 15.