The Los Angeles Inception Orchestra invites you to participate virtually in a day of composition master classes and presentations from some of the music industry's top professionals. The evening will culminate with a virtual concert featuring original from our young composers and some of their mentors. There will be an opportunity to send in questions and interact with all of them.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (all times Pacific)

10:00 AM SOME CREATIVITY WITH YOUR COFFEE - AKIRA NAKANO

Featuring Amy Aizhou Liu (Vice President), Shirly Gurten & Althea Steynberg (Virtuo Studios), Adrian Zaw (Zaw Studios)

And the entire line-up of Inception Composers

11:00 AM MASTER CLASS - RIC BECKER, TROMBONE

Moderated by Kate Bacich (Outgoing VP of Music Education/College Prep)

Featuring Jack Aron (VP of Music Education/Technology)

And Nikko & Sean (Inception Composers)

12:00 PM MASTER CLASS – JAVIER OVIEDO & JEAN- PIERRE SCHMITT (CLASSICAL SAXOPHONE PROJECT) - YOUR FIRST COMMISSION

Moderated by Akira Nakano; Featuring Kate Bacich

And Chris Lee (Inception Composer & Peer Mentor)

1:00 PM WHY AKIRA IS MEAN!

Moderated by Cadence (Inception Composer)

Featuring Dante, Matteo, Sean, Huxley, Bradley and Nick (Inception Composers)

1:30 PM MASTER CLASS - AERALIE BRIGHTON, VOICE

Moderated by Karen Elaine & Akira Nakano

Featuring Chris Lee, Angela & Sean (Inception Composers)

BREAKOUT SESSION: OUR SONG IS DUE IN 75 MINUTES – WE NEED YOUR HELP!

Featuring Preston Scales (Vocals), Amy Aizhou Liu, Blythe Schulte (VP of Strategic Innovation)

And Huxley (Inception Composer)

3:00 PM I HAVE TO DO WHAT TO GET INTO COLLEGE?

Moderated by Kate Bacich

Featuring Kelsey Smith & Recent Graduate (Young Musicians Foundation), Jack Aron

And Jayleen Montoya (Inception Composer)

4:00 PM ASMAC - AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MUSIC ARRANGERS AND COMPOSERS

Moderated by Gigi Johnson (Maremel Institute)

Featuring Laura Dickinson (ASMAC), TBD ASMAC Panelist(s), Blythe Schulte & Amy Aizhou Liu (ASMAC Board Committee Members) and Akira Nakano

And Jayleen Montoya

The Inception Orchestra is pleased to be partnering with ASMAC.

5:00 PM MASTER CLASS - KAREN ELAINE (viola) & MAKSIM VELICHKIN (cello)

WHAT'S THE STORY? NARRATIVES IN IMPROV AND COMPOSITION

Moderated by Akira Nakano

Featuring the entire line up of Inception Mentors and Composers

6:30 PM MASTER CLASSS - VAN-ANH NGUYEN PIANO

WHAT'S IN YOUR MASH-UP?

Moderated by Akira Nakano

Featuring Chris Lee & Bradley

7:15 PM DONOR RECOGNITION

7:30 PM A VIRTUAL CONCERT

The Inception Composers unveil original compositions with additional pieces by the Inception Mentors who have been teaching them all season

9:15 PM GOODBYE (FOR NOW!)

A post concert hang out with all of us!

While donations are welcome, this is a FREE event!