André Previn’s place in L.A. Philharmonic history
André Previn’s place in L.A. Philharmonic history
He helped make some of Esa-Pekka Salonen’s accomplishments possible. Recordings revisit some of his work.
Sir André, come home.
Herb Alpert donates to CalArts
The multi-Grammy winner has given $15 million to the School of Music at the California Institute of the Arts.
Eight-time Grammy winner and Los Angeles native Herb Alpert, who in November pledged $30 million to UCLA to establish the cross-disciplinary UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, has now given $15 million to the School of Music at the California Institute of the Arts. In recognition of the gift, to be announced today, the school will be renamed the Herb Alpert School of Music.
It’s frankly Scandinavian
In Norway, Sweden and Denmark, the embrace of classical music can tend toward the lusty, with Bergman overtones. And a younger generation is making its influence felt.
In his 1979 film, “Manhattan,” Woody Allen, ever the sarcastic pessimist, wonders why life is worth living. He comes up with Brando, Sinatra, Groucho, the second movement of Mozart’s “Jupiter” Symphony and Cézanne’s pears among the few things that make it worthwhile. And “Swedish movies, naturally.” Director Ingmar Bergman was the best-known Scandinavian artist, and Swedish cinema was a voyeuristic American’s most likely contact with a supposedly sexually liberated Scandinavia.
Senior citizens rap: the new old school
A rap class at the Watts Senior Community Center run by Keith Cross enables senior citizens to relate to the young people in their lives.
No one can rock it on the mike like Patsy Cole, also known as Lady P, a 48-year-old rapper and grandmother of 28, with two more on the way. She hustles, flows, rhymes and raps, all with the intention of conveying an important message to kids and teens: If the youngsters can do it, so can she.