Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

Public Pianos Bring Music To The Streets Of LA

The Huffington Post | Lucy Blodgett | Posted 04.12.2012

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Feel free to call Luke Jerram The Piano Man. Since 2008, his public art experiment, "Play Me, I'm Yours" has brought melody to the streets all around ...

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LACO Refracts a Mozart Concerto With Timothy Andres

Rodney Punt | Posted 04.10.2012

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Rodney Punt

Andres stated earlier he hoped people wouldn't think he intentionally "gave the finger" to Mozart. But he needn't worry. The exercise came off more like a good-natured, thumb-nosing tribute to the irreverent genius from Salzburg.

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Subversive Reverence: Timothy Andres Re-Imagines Mozart's "Coronation" Concerto

Daniel J. Kushner | Posted 05.21.2012

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Daniel J. Kushner

Composer and pianist Timothy Andres's take on the subject of demigods in art is far removed from conventional Romanticism: "We like to imagine that our artists have this kind of divine inspiration. I think if they say they do, they're probably having you on," says Andres.

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The Brandenburgs Are Their Brand: LACO's Six Concertos Of J.S. Bach

Rodney Punt | Posted 01.17.2012

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Rodney Punt

Having performed the Brandenburgs some 52 times in its history -- the latest a week ago Sunday at UCLA's Royce Hall -- the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra has a special affinity to these works.

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The Carnival of the Animals, Poetically Speaking

826LA | Posted 05.25.2011

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826LA

826LA students recently had the opportunity to learn about the unique coupling of music and poetry along with Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra's composer-in-residence, Derek Bermel.

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The GiveList: A Holiday Resource for Tough Times

Allison Fine | Posted 11.17.2011

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Allison Fine

Given the tight economy, we thought it would be helpful to aggregate ideas of ways that people can give to causes this holiday season that don't require a donation.

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