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“Angel with Tambourine”, c.1360, Pisan school.
Statuette duet with our added harp player:
Harp Player, 2700-2300 B.C., Unknown, Cycladic. J. Paul Getty Museum.
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Travertine Improv
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The Adventures of Cricket and Flatfoot (aka The Okee Dokee Brothers)
How’s this for a job: float down a river, then sing about it. The Okee Dokee Brothers reveal how they make it work. More»
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My First Concert Ever: Saturdays Off the 405 with Pickwick
NOT photoshopped. Courtesy of ace-photographer (and Getty public programs coordinator) Jaclyn Kalkhurst
Really? Yes. 20-something intern Rosie Narasaki attends her first concert ever. And likes it. More»
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Harry Smith’s Archives and Collections Now at the Getty Research Institute
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Best known for his experimental films and his anthology of American folk music, Harry Smith was a fascinating multidisciplinary artist and avid collector. More»
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How Do You Sing The Renaissance? Lionheart Does a Roaring Good Job
We’re welcoming Lionheart, one of America’s leading ensembles in vocal chamber music, for a concert this Saturday. Their performance of music from the early Renaissance complements the exhibition Florence at the Dawn of the Renaissance: Painting and Illumination, 1300-1350. The… More»
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What Did Ancient Music Sound Like?
Ancient works of art illustrate that music had a strong presence in daily life of classical Greece and Rome. Vase paintings and sculptures in the antiquities collection offer an eye-opening view of the variety of musical instruments that were played, as… More»
Also tagged ancient Greece, Artist-at-Work Demonstrations, Getty Villa, Greek music, Musicantica, video
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In Rehearsal with Inara George and Van Dyke Parks
Saturday Nights at the Getty enjoys performing from aerial silk. It’s mostly a concert series, but it often features film, dance, poetry, or some improbably awesome musical mashup, like Irish mariachi or hip-hop violin. Earlier this season Inara George and… More»
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Saturdays Off the 405: You Came, You Saw, You Tweeted
Saturdays Off the 405 wrapped up its 2011 season last Saturday, October 15, but it lives on thanks to you who tweeted, Flickr’d and YouTubed it. Here, highlights! [View the story "Saturdays Off the 405 | 2011 Highlights" on Storify]
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Experience Art Off the Beaten Path with New Summer Tours
See the Museum’s collection from an insider’s point of view with three new tours at the Getty Center offered just for summer. Why special tours for summer? We have more visitors in July and August—and we find that you’re often… More»
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¡Sí Cuba! SoCal
What is “¡Sí Cuba! SoCal,” you ask? Well, it all started in New York this spring with a multi-venue festival celebrating Cuban culture, called ¡Sí Cuba!. Then, coincidentally, several cultural institutions across Southern California, including we here at the Getty,… More»
Also tagged Cuba, events, film series, free events, Los Angeles, performances
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