Musical Conversation: Ellen Reid Composer Roundtable Event (Pre-Broadcast)
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About this Event
We’ve got some exciting news. Leonard Bernstein Award-winning composer, violinist, and educator Jessie Montgomery will be joining our panel of composers tonight at 5:30 P.M.
YOU can RSVP up to five minutes before the panel, but don't wait until the last second.
ABOUT ELLEN REID
Ellen Reid, LACO’s Creative Advisor and Composer-in-residence, is one of the most innovative artists of her generation. A composer and sound artist whose breadth of work spans opera, sound design, film scoring, ensemble and choral writing, she was awarded the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in Music for her opera, p r i s m.
Along with composer Missy Mazzoli, Ellen co-founded the Luna Composition Lab. Luna Lab is a mentorship program for young self-identified female, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming composers. Since the fall of 2019, she has served as Creative Advisor and Composer-in-Residence for Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra.
Ellen received her BFA from Columbia College, Columbia University and her MA from California Institute of the Arts. She is inspired by music from all over the globe, and she splits her time between her two favorite cities – Los Angeles and New York. Her music is released on Decca Gold.
MORE INFO: https://www.laco.org/people/ellen-reid/
ABOUT JUAN PABLO CONTRERAS
Juan Pablo Contreras is a Latin GRAMMY®-nominated composer and Universal Music recording artist who combines Western classical and Mexican folk music in a single soundscape.
MORE INFO: https://www.juanpablocontreras.com/
ABOUT MIGUEL DEL ÁGUILA
Three-time Grammy-nominated American composer Miguel del Aguila is among the most distinctive and highly regarded composers of his generation, with over 120 works that couple drama and driving rhythm with nostalgic nods to his South American roots. His music, recorded in 45 CDs, has been hailed as “brilliant and witty” (The New York Times), “sonically dazzling” (Los Angeles Times), and “exquisitely imaginative” (Fanfare).
Learn More: https://migueldelaguila.com/about/
ABOUT JP JOFRE
Juan Pablo Jofre Romarion aka JP Jofre, is an award-winning bandoneon player and composer. Mr. Jofre has been repeatedly highlighted by the New York Times and praised as one of today’s leading artists by Great Performers at Lincoln Center. His music has been recorded by Paquito D’ Rivera, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and choreographed/performed by ballet-star Herman Cornejo (Principal Dancer of the American Ballet Theatre) among others.
Learn More: https://www.jpjofre.com/bio/
ABOUT JIMMY LÓPEZ
An “undeniably exciting composer” (Opera News), with “a brilliant command of orchestral timbres and textures” (Dallas Morning News) and “a virtuoso mastery of the modern orchestra” (The New Yorker), López has created works performed by leading orchestras around the world and in prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall, Sydney Opera House, Gewandhaus Lepzig, Kennedy Center, Vienna’s Musikverein, Konzerthaus Berlin, Nordic Music Days, the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore, and the Aspen, Tanglewood, and Grant Park music festivals. “Fiesta!”, one of his most famous works, has received 100 performances worldwide making it one of the most performed contemporary orchestral works. “
Learn More: https://www.jimmylopez.com/
ABOUT JESSIE MONTGOMERY
Jessie Montgomery is an acclaimed composer, violinist, and educator. She is the recipient of the Leonard Bernstein Award from the ASCAP Foundation, and her works are performed frequently around the world by leading musicians and ensembles. Her music interweaves classical music with elements of vernacular music, improvisation, language, and social justice, placing her squarely as one of the most relevant interpreters of 21st-century American sound and experience. Her profoundly felt works have been described as “turbulent, wildly colorful and exploding with life” (The Washington Post).
Learn More: https://www.jessiemontgomery.com/biography
ABOUT CLOSE QUARTERS
LACO’s new streaming series presents a new avenue for classical music and a unique look at what the future can hold in balancing music, art and movement.
Close Quarters features classical music performances set to images and art created and processed in a first-of-its-kind digital studio at Wilhardt + Naud. Music Director Jaime Martín and Director and Designer James Darrah seek to create a digital series that celebrates collaboration in an age of isolation.
Close Quarters is a Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra original series and you can find it for free on Youtube, Facebook and our website.
Running time: 45 minutes
Assistant Director of Patron Journey, Coleman Richardson, will facilitate the 45 minute discussion using the online, social conferencing platform Zoom. You will receive the Zoom link 48 hours prior to the webinar(s).
This event is being streamed globally. If you are joining us from outside the United States, please use this time zone converter to check your local live streaming time.
