United States Artists (USA)—a Chicago-based national arts funding organization—announced its 2023 Fellows on Tuesday from 10 creative disciplines. CalArts alums…
CalArts Alums Named 2023 United States Artists Fellows
Archive Category: Music
Mythologies and Storytelling Found in Livya Howard-Yashar’s MFA Dance Show
Students and alums from CalArts’ The Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance, The Herb Alpert School of Music, and the…
CalArts Faculty Perform at REDCAT’s Celebration of Anthony Braxton
On Sunday, Dec. 4, a multigenerational collective of artists—including several CalArts faculty—perform at the Celebrating Anthony Braxton concert at REDCAT…
Odeya Nini Releases New Solo Vocal Album Ode
Vocalist and composer Odeya Nini (Music MFA 11) released her new solo vocal album ODE on Populist Records earlier this…
Drummer Jonathan Pinson on Learning, Teaching, and Touring
As a kid, Jonathan Pinson often found himself next to the drummer for the church. …
Two World Premieres by Anne LeBaron
Last month, acclaimed harpist and faculty of The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts Anne LeBaron presented world premieres…
Wilmington Concert Opera Premieres Sarah Melnick’s Girondines
This weekend (Oct. 21-23), the Wilmington Concert Opera (WCO) in Wilmington, Delaware, premieres Girondines, a chamber opera about six women from the French Revolution….
David Rosenboom Selected for UIUC Residency, Releases New Album
Roy E. Disney Family Chair in Musical Composition David Rosenboom has a packed schedule this October. Throughout the month, the…
James Brandon Lewis Honored in 70th Annual DownBeat Critics Poll
DownBeat, the venerated magazine dedicated to “jazz, blues and beyond,” recently released its 70th Annual DownBeat International Critics Poll. Among…
Robert Wannamaker Pens ‘Monumental’ Two-Volume Study on Work of James Tenney
Robert Wannamaker, associate dean for Academic and Special Projects in The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts, has written…
