PLEASE NOTE: This is a post that went up last month; Blogger has misdated it. Trying to fix. Don't go to First Lutheran this weekend unless your aim is to praise the Lord.The Calder QuartetTHIS Saturday sees two programs of contemporary music, by composers well known and obscure, that tries to take the measure of the classical scene in 21st century Los Angeles. It's called Hear Now and includes … [Read more...]
The Calder Quartet vs. Airborne Toxic Event
ONE of my favorite LA bands is the Calder Quartet, who accompany another of my favorites, the Airborne Toxic Event -- yes, the name comes from DeLillo -- Friday night at Disney Hall.I met the Calders soon after they graduated USC's conservatory, and caught up with them a few weeks ago to discuss their latest travels. They've stretched outward, into rock and experimental music, as well as inward, … [Read more...]