A 4-part Interdisciplinary Conference Series on the Relationships between Religion and the Arts, organized by Prof. Mark Kligman (UCLA) and Dr. Ruthie Abeliovich (The University of Haifa) Part 4: Kol Nidre’s Many Spaces: From the Synagogue to the Archive The Kol Nidre ritual event and its depictions in literature, music and film provide valuable examples
A 4-part Interdisciplinary Conference Series on the Relationships between Religion and the Arts, organized by Prof. Mark Kligman (UCLA) and Dr. Ruthie Abeliovich (The University of Haifa) Part 3: Religious Dramaturgies This session explores historical and present-day liminal dynamics of the Kol Nidre. The very nature of the Kol Nidre’s incongruencies and inner tensions will
LA Sounds Now is excited to welcome Marietta Ulacia, a Cuban-American artist and Executive Director of Afro Latin Jazz Alliance, with the mandate to lead the organization through its next phase of institutional growth.
LA Sounds Now welcomes Chief Experience Officer at Kobalt Music Jeannette Perez, who oversees a significant portion of the client-facing publishing business, including writer and publisher relations. Her role was created for her, and allows Perez to support access to Kobalt resources by writers and artists while maintaining a high level of service.
Award winning composer Charles Fox is best known for his contributions to the music of TV, Film, and the pop world. Yet, some of the compositions he is most proud of are those with Jewish themes.
Learn klezmer repertoire with the talented and versatile musician, Kurt Bjorling, who performs on basset-horn, bass clarinet, ‘tsimbl,’ saxophone, and accordion, is noted for a penetrating understanding of ‘klezmer’ music. He is the music director of the Chicago Klezmer Ensemble, founded in 1984.
LA Sounds Now welcomes the Founder of AGENDA Management & Production, Brandon Sharp, who founded AGENDA Management and Production with a roster of talent and projects that seek to generate more equity, representation, and minority ownership in the entertainment business.
LA Sounds Now welcomes Global Head of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at Warner Music Group, Dr. Maurice A. Stinnett, an experienced leader and expert in the areas of EDI across corporate, nonprofit, and education sectors.
In this conversation with ethnomusicologist Max Katz, Irfan Muhammad Khan will discuss the lives and contributions of his ancestors and will reveal the musical specialties they have bequeathed him.
Brass legend, virtuoso soloist, and world-renowned teacher, Roger Bobo, hosts a masterclass for brass students. He is in demand worldwide as a teacher of all brass instruments, adjudicator at major international competitions, and a conductor.
