“This was the program that allowed me to find my voice and my love of music,” says double bassist and LACHSA alumnus. For cellist Zenaida Aparicio-Alejo, it has always offered “a place where we can rely on each other—on friends and teachers.” Both musicians have been involved with Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA) since the age of
Martha Gonzalez, the singer for Quetzal and author of a new book, “Chican@ Artivistas,” at her home in Los Angeles, holding a jarana from Veracruz.(Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) By STEVE SALDIVARLos Angeles Times, JULY 24, 2020, 7 AM You might think winning a Grammy might be an artist’s dream. For Martha Gonzalez, the
FARMINGTON — Sonia Plumb Dance Company announces the world premiere of “The Dance of da Vinci 2.0,” to be held on the grounds of the historic Hill-Stead Museum, according to an email from organizers. There will be four live performances presented from July 31 through August 2. “The Dance of Da Vinci 2.0” explores the
LACHSA alumni Arianna Carson, who plans to study dance at SUNY Purchase in the fall, is photographed near her home in Rowland Heights on July 6, 2020.(Christina House / Los Angeles Times) By MAKEDA EASTER JULY 20, 2020 As a dance student at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, Arianna Carson’s meticulously scheduled
Joining famed jazz pianist and LACHSA alumni Gerald Clayton are a formidable front line of altoist Logan Richardson and tenorist Walter Smith III and the rhythm tandem of bassist Joe Sanders and drummer Marcus Gilmore, both fellow LACHSA alumni, that perform on five of the seven tunes – four Clayton originals and the finale, Billy Strayhorn’s “Take the Coltrane.” Bud Powell’s “Celia” and the
In 2009, Phoebe Bridgers began attending the music program at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts. She started dyeing her hair unnatural colors, and, later, shaving it off. She was not an especially good student—“I just didn’t get far enough in school to where it was interesting,” she said—but remains grateful for
See full article by Claire Voon at Artsy Quarles, 35, approaches figuration through a steadfast embrace of ambiguity—a style that has contributed to her fast ascendence as one of the most compelling painters working today. She has been included in major institutional shows from the New Museum’s “Trigger: Gender as a Tool and a Weapon” in
Renowned soprano and LACHSA alum`02 Angel Blue (The Metropolitan Opera’s Porgy & Bess), joined TonyAward-winning composer Jason Robert Brown (The Bridges of Madison County, The Last Five Years), and acclaimed theater, TV, and film actor Tituss Burgess for the launch of Live with Carnegie Hall. Host Frank DiLella debuted a new online series designed to
Congratulations to the LACHSA Vocal Jazz Ensemble directed by Pat Bass, runners up in the 2020 Next Generation Jazz Festival High School Vocal Ensemble Division. 2020 will mark the ensemble's 13th appearance at Monterey Jazz Festival. The 2020 Virtual Next Generation Jazz Festival was a reimagining of the 50-year-old event in the age of COVID-19, taking place
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