February 2015

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There’s nothing quite like the feeling of walking on stage

and putting everything you’ve got into a performance.

Students at the Colburn School have countless

opportunities to shine on our stages, and those

performances deepen their love and appreciation for

their art. I hope you can join us this month to see what

our students have put together; I know you’ll love it too.

Sel Kardan, President and CEO

Colburn School

Cover photo: Community School of Performing Arts alumnus

Kory MacKenzie played in the award-winning Monday Night

Band, directed by Lee Secard, from 2013 to 2014.

Cover and Sel Kardan photos by Philip Pirolo

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Community School of Performing Arts Wind Ensemble and Concert BandMonday, February 2Zipper Hall, 7:30 pm

Darren Mulder, directorFree

Community School of Performing Arts School RecitalFriday, February 6Thayer Hall, 7:30 pmFree

Community School of Performing ArtsFaculty RecitalFriday, February 6Zipper Hall, 8 pm

Henry Gronnier, violin

Rina Dokshitsky, pianoFree

Music Academy Young Artist PerformanceSaturday, February 7Thayer Hall, 5 pmFree

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Collaboration Concert Unites Musicians, Singers, and Dancers

The annual Collaboration Concert on February 14 brings

together the Colburn Chamber Orchestra, the Colburn

Youth Orchestra, the Colburn Concert Choir, the Young

Men’s Chorus, and the Trudl Zipper Dance Institute’s

advanced studies students in ballet and modern

dance. The event culminates in a show-stopping group

performance with 130 students on stage together.

“Not many community schools could present a

production like this at the level we’re able to do it,”

said Sara Hiner, assistant dean of the community

school. “It’s thrilling to watch them all work together

and support each other.”

“The energy and relationship created is magical,” said

Tamsin Carlson, interim modern dance chair in the

Trudl Zipper Dance Institute. “Both for the artists on

stage and the audience watching.”

Photo by Kim Long Vo

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Colburn OrchestraYehuda Gilad, Music DirectorSaturday, February 7Ambassador Auditorium, Pasadena, 7:30 pm

Yehuda Gilad, conductor

Afendi Yusuf, clarinet

Jack Peña, bassoon

STEVEN STUCKY Jeu de timbres

R. STRAUSS Duet-Concertino

SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 15Tickets $10, $25Sponsored by Metropolitan Associates

Community School of Performing Arts School RecitalsSunday, February 8Thayer Hall, 1:30 pm and 4:30 pmFree

Community School of Performing Arts School RecitalFriday, February 13Thayer Hall, 7:30 pmFree

Community School of Performing Arts Collaboration ConcertSaturday, February 14Ramón C. Cortines School of Visual and

Performing Arts, 6 pm

Maxim Eshkenazy, conductor

Dr. Mikhail Shtangrud, conductor

Tamsin Carlson, choreographer

Kelly Ann Sloan, choreographer

BORODIN Polovetsian Dances from Prince Igor

SCHOENBERG Verklärte Nacht

TCHAIKOVSKY The Sleeping Beauty Suite

VIVALDI Gloria in D MajorFree

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NEA Chairman Jane Chu to Speak at Colburn School

On February 25, the Colburn School is honored to

host Dr. Jane Chu for a special edition of Sidley Austin

Artspeaks, the Colburn School’s lecture and discussion

series hosted by President and CEO Sel Kardan.

Dr. Chu was confirmed as the nation’s top arts official

in June 2014 and has spent the intervening months

visiting various cities, learning how arts and culture

support communities across the United States.

Dr. Chu has already developed a strong philosophy

about arts in America. “The arts are infused in every

aspect of our lives,” Dr. Chu said. “Part of my job is to

help all of us understand that and make us very aware

that the arts are everywhere.”

Artspeaks is generously supported by Sidley Austin LLP.

Photo by David O’Connor/Rhode Island School of Design

Community School of Performing Arts School RecitalsSunday, February 15 Thayer Hall, 1:30 pm and 4:30 pmFree

Colburn Chamber Music SocietySunday, February 15Zipper Hall, 3 pm

Robert deMaine, cello

MARTINU La Revue de cuisine

VILLA-LOBOS Bachianas brasileiras No. 1

BRAHMS String Quartet No. 2 in G MajorTickets $10, $25Sponsored by Carol and Warner Henry and the Los Angeles Philanthropic Committee

Community School of Performing Arts Friday Night RecitalFriday, February 20Mayman Hall, 7:30 pmFree

Music AcademyYoung Artist PerformanceSaturday, February 21Thayer Hall, 5 pmFree

Sidley Austin ArtspeaksWednesday, February 25Thayer Hall, 6 pm

Dr. Jane Chu, Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts

See note on page 4Free; reservations required

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Photo by Philip Pirolo

Colburn In Focus:Conservatory of Music Performance Forums

Conservatory students relish the opportunity to share

their work with an audience at Performance Forum, an

hourlong concert series held on Thursdays.

“If a teacher feels a student is at the best of his best,

he has an opportunity to perform at the forum,” says

violin instructor Robert Lipsett. “Then we all go down

to the rehearsal hall and have lunch together. It’s

extremely bonding.”

The Performance Forum tradition has its roots

in Colburn’s open-school philosophy and our

commitment to creating free opportunities for everyone

to experience the joys of classical music through the

next generation’s top performers. Check our online

calendar for up-to-date information on these events.

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Gibson Dunn Rush Hour ConcertThursday, February 26Thayer Hall

Refreshments at 5:30 pm; music at 6 pm

Young VirtuosiFree; reservations required

Community School of Performing Arts Friday Night RecitalFriday, February 27Mayman Hall, 7:30 pmFree

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Esa-Pekka Salonen with the Colburn Orchestra at Walt Disney Concert HallAnnual Gala ConcertFriday, April 24, 7 pm

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stravinsky The Firebird (complete)

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