Tag: music

Explore the genesis of orchestral music through intimate performances with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra.

In signature LACO style, the artists will introduce the music from the stage, share their insights, and invite your questions to conclude the evening.

  • Bach French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816
  • Bach Selections from The Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 846-893 listen
  • Bach Partita No. 4 in D major, BWV 828

Latino teacher brings real life “Glee” club to Los Angeles school

After school, a Belmont High School near downtown Los Angeles is leading a melodic uprising.

For the first time in 80 years, the students at Belmont High have no school-funded band, choir, or music program.

“Students came to me and they said they wanted to start a music club,” says Brian Montes, choir director.

And they did – with the help of Mr. Montes, a science teacher with a music background who took on the project as a labor of love.  Read more

On Saturday, Get Your Drum On

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES – Do you dig Tito Puente? Do pulsing rhythms put you in a trance? If so, then it’s time to stop listening to the drums and start banging them yourself.

Downtown LA Grand Park Dedication to Feature Dance

The County of Los Angeles and the county-run Music Center have announced a series of special events that will officially open the first two blocks of Los Angeles County’s Grand Park, located in downtown Los Angeles, later in July.