Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts
The Assyrian Arts Institute Presents: Gilgamesh
Saturday, March 28, 2026, 8:00pm
Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts
The Assyrian Arts Institute presents a groundbreaking new operatic production with music by Derrick Skye & words by Diana Farrell. Ancient gods, epic battles, and timeless quests come to life through a soaring score, electrifying vocals, live orchestra, dance choreography, and Assyrian folk instruments. Experience the ancient story of Gilgamesh as you've never heard it before: myth, music, and movement on an epic scale. Lyric Opera OC is proud to be an artistic partner in this production together with Los Angeles-based transcultural ensemble Bridge to Everywhere.
Mount Saint Mary's University
Bridge to Everywhere Presents:Seasonal Rituals
Saturday, February 8, 2025, 4 - 5:30pm
Chalon Campus Plaza, Mount Saint Mary's University, Chalon Campus
Join us for an intimate workshop performance and feedback session for The Four Seasons of Hamadan, a new music and dance collaboration by Kian Ravaei and Annie Kahane. The Four Seasons of Hamadan is a duet for violinist and dancer that interweaves Persian and Jewish music and dance traditions to express intercultural harmony. Featuring dancer Kate Myers. Doors open at 3:30pm.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bridge-to-everywhere-presents-seasonal-rituals-tickets-1141647892579
UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
Hugo and Christine Davise Fund For Contemporary Music Presents:Bridge to Everywhere Composer/Performer Masterclass
Tuesday, December 3, 2024, 2:30pm - UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, Henry Mancini Studio (B648)
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Los Angeles Philharmonic: Noon to Midnight Festival
Saturday, November 16, 2024, 12pm - 12am - Walt Disney Concert HallBridge to Everywhere performs at 4pm in the Blue Ribbon Garden
The LA Phil's new-music marathon includes 12 hours of live performances and art installations in every corner of . This year's festival, curated by Pulitzer-prize winning composer Ellen Reid, explores the intersections of art, technology, and nature through the theme of field recordings, the act of capturing audio in natural or built environments outside of a studio setting. Noon to Midnight: Field Recordings is an invitation to experience how sound changes us by participating in deeper forms of listening.Featuring Azul Naranja Salado by Angélica Negrón and world premiere of ר֣וּחַ Ruach by Marc Lowenstein
Mount Saint Mary’s University
Bridge to Everywhere + Mount Bridge Orchestra
Friday, November 15, 2024, 7:30pm - Campus Center, Mount Saint Mary’s University, Chalon Campus
Mount Saint Mary’s University
Bridge to Everywhere Presents: Indradeep Ghosh Raga Trio
Thursday, November 14, 2024, 8pm - Mary Chapel, Mount Saint Mary’s University, Chalon Campus
This dynamic trio brings together string traditions from the East and West. Indradeep Ghosh's violin weaves in deep conversation with Chris Votek's cello, with Neelamjit Dhillon's rhythmic virtuosity on tabla. Together they explore the nuance of North Indian Classical music with both passion and subtlety. Doors 7:30pm.
College of the Canyons Performing Arts Center
Bridge to Everywhere + Santa Clarita Valley Youth Orchestra
Saturday, October 12, 2024, 6pm - COC Performing Arts Center
Bridge to Everywhere Ensemble will come to Santa Clarita for a benefit concert for the Santa Clarita Valley Youth Orchestra - performing side-by-side with the students.
Educational outreach is a core component of Bridge to Everywhere’s work. The ensemble has partnered with CalArts Community Arts Partnership, UCLA Ethnomusicology Department, Inner-City Arts, and Santa Clarita Youth Valley Orchestra to hold demonstrations and workshops on cross-cultural musical collaborations. Bridge to Everywhere is currently the Ensemble-In-Residence at Mount Saint Mary’s University.
MOUNT SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY
Crossing Sonic Borders
Saturday, January 27, 2024, 3pm - Mount Saint Mary's University Los Angeles (Coe Memorial Library)
A celebration of global interconnectedness, Crossing Sonic Borders will immerse audiences in diverse musical influences, seamlessly creating a tapestry of interwoven sounds. The program includes 5 original pieces by composers from the Bridge to Everywhere ensemble, with influences including Hindustani classical music, avant-garde electronics, Mexican Son Huasteco, Baroque chitarrone, Greek and Balkan traditions, West African drumming, and the harmonies of Erik Satie.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bridge-to-everywhere-crossing-sonic-borders-tickets-793686787547
DESERT HOT SPRINGS
Crossing Sonic Borders
Sunday, February 11th, 2024, 4pm - Desert Hot Springs for Classical Concerts
A celebration of global interconnectedness, Crossing Sonic Borders will immerse audiences in diverse musical influences, seamlessly creating a tapestry of interwoven sounds. The program includes 5 original pieces by composers from the Bridge to Everywhere ensemble, with influences including Hindustani classical music, avant-garde electronics, Mexican Son Huasteco, Baroque chitarrone, Greek and Balkan traditions, West African drumming, and the harmonies of Erik Satie.
https://www.dhsclassicalconcerts.org/2024/2024/2/11/bridge-to-everywhere-grace-church
ART SHARE L.A.
"THE ELEPHANT KING" Music Video Release Celebration
Friday, September 1, 2023, 7pm - Art Share L.A
Join Bridge to Everywhere for a night of music, dance, and celebration for the release of James Waterman's The Elephant King music video, in collaboration with Annapurna Kumar.
MOUNT SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY
Bridge Orchestra Concert
Tuesday, April 26, 2022, 8pm - Mary Chapel and the Circle Fountain
As ensemble-in-residence, Bridge to Everywhere performs with the Mount Saint Mary's University Bridge Orchestra. The first part of the concert will feature West African drumming, while the second part will feature Cadillac Summit and The Elephant King by James Waterman, as well as Bach's Brandenburg 4. Free and open to the public.
BOSTON COURT PASADENA
Bridge to Everywhere: Sandbox
Saturday, March 19, 2022, 8pm - Pasadena
Bridge to Everywhere returns to Boston Court Pasadena for a cross-cultural program of contemporary music featuring entirely original pieces by ensemble members, including 6 world premieres. Traditions represented include Hindustani and Carnatic classical, Eastern European folk, West African, American folk, Western classical, and jazz.
https://bostoncourtpasadena.org/events/bridge-to-everywhere-2022/
PRESENTED BY THE DAVISE FUND FOR CONTEMPORARY MUSIC
UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
Thursday, March 10, 2022, 6PM
A workshop led by Derrick Skye and James Waterman sharing effective strategies for musical collaborations involving diverse traditions, including Hindustani rhythmic structures, Ghanaian polyrhythms, and Western classical music.
WALLIS ANNENBERG CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
The Wallis
Thursday, March 3, 2022, 7:30pm - Los Angeles
This concert consists entirely of original music by Bridge to Everywhere ensemble members and explores connections across Hindustani and Carnatic classical, West African, American folk, Arabic, Western classical, and jazz traditions.
https://thewallis.org/show-info.php?id=644
MOUNT SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY
Fifth-Anniversary Concert
Saturday, January 29, 2022, 3:00pm - Los Angeles
Celebrate Bridge to Everywhere's five-year anniversary with an outdoor sunset concert featuring new works by ensemble members.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bridge-to-everywhere-fifth-anniversary-concert-tickets-228040825247
ANGEL CITY JAZZ FESTIVAL
Orenda Records Fest
Saturday, October 9, 2021, 5:00pm - Los Angeles
Bridge to Everywhere performs new music by ensemble members Derrick Skye, Yvette Holzwarth, Chris Votek, James Waterman, and Philip Graulty. The festival also features Jon Hatamiya's Big Band, Cathlene Pineda Quartet, NOICE, and Dan Rosenboom Quintet.
https://angelcityjazz.com/event/orenda-records-fest/
MOUNT SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY
MSMU Chamber Music Concert
Saturday, October 26, 2019, 3:00pm - Los Angeles
Bridge to Everywhere performs new music by ensemble members Derrick Skye, Yvette Holzwarth, Chris Votek, James Waterman, and Philip Graulty. The festival also features Jon Hatamiya's Big Band, Cathlene Pineda Quartet, NOICE, and Dan Rosenboom Quintet.
https://angelcityjazz.com/event/orenda-records-fest/
BOSTON COURT PASADENA
Boston Court Pasadena
Saturday, October 19, 2019, 8:00pm - Pasadena
Bridge to Everywhere performs a full-length evening concert featuring works by LA-based composers Derrick Skye, Reena Esmail, Juan Pablo Contreras, Philip Graulty, James Waterman, and Anna Kouchnerov. Pre-concert talk at 7:15pm.
https://bostoncourtpasadena.org/events/bridge-to-everywhere/#0
BRIDGE PROJECTS
Bridge Projects: Opening Celebration
Saturday, October 12, 2019, 3:00pm - 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 and poet Mandy Kahn activate the exhibition space through music and poetry.
https://www.bridgeprojects.com/programs/opening-celebration
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.
https://www.facebook.com/events/305030830410330/
THE YORK MANOR
Music x Ideas x Space = Compose L.A.
MONDAY, FEB 25, 8:00 PM - Highland Park
A special concert in collaboration with Salastina Music Society, American Composer Forum, and Kensington Presents. Features Salastina performing Derrick Skye's American Mirror followed by a discussion with the composer, then Bridge to Everywhere performing The Body Overcome and works by Reena Esmail and Juan Pablo Contreras.
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 Skye, Rabih Abou-Khalil, John Bergamo, and Poovalur Srinivasan. Part of a season of cozy performances in front of an open fire at Santa Monica's historic Miles Memorial Playhouse.
http://www.facebook.com/events/813320175527206
B2E PARTNERSHIPS
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 Skye, a remarkable new work that reflects on the coming together of cultures in societies consisting of many generations of immigrants.
http://www.salastina.org/concerts/
B2E ENSEMBLE
Eagle Rock Music Festival
SATURDAY, OCT 7, 4:30 PM
The 18th Annual Eagle Rock Music Festival is produced by Center for the Arts Eagle Rock. 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.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1736358576381414
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.
http://www.bridgetoeverywhere.org/steve-reich-at-80/
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.
http://www.bridgetoeverywhere.org/house-of-many-windows/
B2E ENSEMBLE
Music without Borders
FRI, JAN 20, 7:30 PM
Our debut concert! Bridge to Everywhere premieres five works by Derrick Skye — all inspired by traditional music from Ghana, India, Mexico, Eastern Europe, and beyond.
http://www.bridgetoeverywhere.org/music-without-borders/
B2E EDUCATION
Workshop at UCLA
THU, JAN 18, 8:00 PM
Derrick Skye (composer, conductor) and James Waterman (percussion) lead a workshop on rhythmic cycles in Hindustani classical music and West African music.
http://www.bridgetoeverywhere.org/ucla-workshop/
B2E EDUCATION
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.
http://www.bridgetoeverywhere.org/open-rehearsal-at-inner-city-arts/