Phillip K. Smith III, 10 COLUMNS, 2019
aluminum, glass, LED lighting, electronic components, unique color program, dimensions variable
photo: Lance Gerber
BRIDGE PROJECTS
Phillip K. Smith III: Opening Celebration
Saturday, October 12, 2019, 4:00pm – Los Angeles
To mark the opening of Bridge Projects and the installation of Phillip K. Smith III’s new work, 10 Columns, Bridge to Everywhere has been commissioned to curate a program of cross-cultural contemporary music. Join us as we activate the exhibition space with a series of musical vignettes inspiring new connections among the musical performances, 10 Columns, and Bridge Projects as a whole.
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BOSTON COURT PASADENA
Boston Court Pasadena
Saturday, October 19, 2019, 8:00pm – Pasadena
Join us for a full-length evening concert at Boston Court Pasadena, featuring works by Los Angeles-based composers Derrick Spiva Jr., Reena Esmail, Juan Pablo Contreras, Philip Graulty, James Waterman, and Anna Kouchnerov. Pre-concert talk at 7:15pm.
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BRAND LIBRARY & ART CENTER
Brand Library Plaza Series
Friday, August 30, 2019, 7:00pm – Glendale
Join us at the beautiful Brand Library & Art Center as we close out the City of Glendale’s Brand Library Plaza Series. Admission is free, but seating is limited and on a first come, first served basis. Visitors are welcome to bring a chair or blanket and sit on the grassy hillsides in Brand Park.
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THE YORK MANOR
Music x Ideas x Space = Compose L.A.
MONDAY, FEB 25, 8:00 PM – Highland Park
Please join us for a very special concert in collaboration with Salastina Music Society, American Composer Forum and Kensington Presents. The first part of the program features Salastina performing Derrick Spiva Jr.’s gorgeous and profound American Mirror followed by a discussion with the composer and Katherine In-Young Lee, Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology at UCLA. The second part of the evening features Bridge to Everywhere performing Derrick’s The Body Overcome in addition to works by Reena Esmail and Juan Pablo Contreras.
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MILES MEMORIAL PLAYHOUSE
Fireside at the Miles
FRIDAY, JAN 26, 8:00 PM – Santa Monica
Bridge to Everywhere performs “American Mirror,” a cross-cultural program of contemporary music that reflects our nation’s diversity. Featuring works by Derrick Spiva Jr., Rabih Abou-Khalil, John Bergamo and Poovalur Srinivasan, the concert explores connections found across diverse musical traditions. This performance is part of a season of cozy performances in front of an open fire in Santa Monica’s historic Miles Memorial Playhouse.
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Sounds Genius: American Mirror
SATURDAY, OCT 7, 8:00 PM – Pasadena
SUNDAY, OCT 8, 3:00 PM – Santa Monica
Salastina premieres American Mirror by Derrick Spiva Jr., a remarkable new work that reflects on the coming together of cultures in societies consisting of many generations of immigrants.
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Eagle Rock Music Festival
SATURDAY, OCT 7, 4:30 PM
The 18th Annual Eagle Rock Music Festival (ERMF) is produced by Center for the Arts Eagle Rock in partnership with Councilmember Jose Huizar and CD14. This “By Locals, For Locals” community festival celebrates the diverse talent and imagination of the musicians, artists, community members and local businesses of Northeast Los Angeles.
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B2E PRESENTS
Steve Reich at 80
SUNDAY, JUN 11, 3:00 PM
Philip Graulty (guitar, tape) and Marc Nimoy (guitar, laptop) pay tribute to genre-defying composer Steve Reich, highlighting a body of work that spans five decades.
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B2E PRESENTS
House of Many Windows
SATURDAY, MAY 27, 8:00 PM
Miroslav Tadić (guitar) and Yvette Holzwarth (violin) perform music from Macedonia, Romania, Greece, Hungary, and Spain seen through new and unexpected windows.
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Music without Borders
FRI, JAN 20, 7:30 PM
Our debut concert! Bridge to Everywhere premieres five works by Derrick Spiva Jr. — all inspired by traditional music from Ghana, India, Mexico, Eastern Europe and beyond.
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B2E EDUCATION
Workshop at UCLA
THU, JAN 18, 8:00 PM
Derrick Spiva Jr. (composer, conductor) and James Waterman (percussion) lead a workshop on on rhythmic cycles in Hindustani classical music and West African music.
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Open Rehearsal at Inner-City Arts
FRI, DEC 3, 6:00 PM
Join Bridge to Everywhere for an open rehearsal at Inner-City Arts. Hear five new works in progress and meet the twenty-plus musicians who make up our staff and ensemble.
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