Posts Tagged ‘The Industry’
The Industry announces First Take 2015 composers, details
LA opera powerhouse The Industry just announced the list of composers who have been selected for their 2015 First Take event. The afternoon opera-thon gives first readings to new pieces and, if I’m not mistaken, one is usually chosen for The Industry to produce. 2015’s will be at the new Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 21 at 1 pm, with wild Up serving as house orchestra.
The composers are:
Anne LeBaron
Andrew McIntosh
Jason Thorpe Buchanan
Nomi Epstein
Jenny Olivia Johnson
Paul Pinto
A more detailed post about the project is up at http://theindustryla.org/projects/project_firsttake15.php
The Industry is also holding open auditions for singers interested in First Take and Hopscotch. Interested singers should submit their resume, headshots, and performance sample web links to auditions@TheIndustryLA.org.
Sounds: Chris Cerrone/The Industry: Invisible Cities
I was about to post something about KCRW streaming The Industry’s recording of Christopher Cerrone’s Invisible Cities (which you can check out by clicking here) when I discovered that a track is already available via bandcamp, and that they’re releasing a gorgeous-looking wooden box set, designed by Traci Larson.
So, here’s that track:
And here’s a bunch of info about ordering the record (produced by – you guessed it – Nick Tipp), which comes out on November 4:
http://www.invisiblecitiesopera.com/recording/
Last day to vote for The Industry’s Hopscotch for #LA2050
The Industry, Yuval Sharon’s visionary opera company, has announced their next project. Hopscotch will be a mobile opera that takes place simultaneously in 18 cars driving around LA, with audiences either riding along or watching from a central hub. Six composers are involved, and, importantly, they’re in the running for a $100,000 grant.
You can help them out by casting a vote in their favor at http://myla2050create.maker.good.is/projects/HOPSCOTCH. There are just a few hours left.
Here’s a video that The Industry posted introducing the project.