Which Artist Would You Recommend to a Space Alien?
A beginner’s guide to the human mind and heart.
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Music
Four Minds on Herzog: A Conversation with Nancy Perloff
“The end is a kind of apotheosis. Maybe that sounds too romantic or spiritual. But the single most remarkable thing is that you lose all sense of time.”
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Travertine Improv
Four hands transform the Getty Center into a massive musical instrument.
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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.
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My First Concert Ever: Saturdays Off the 405 with Pickwick
Really? Yes. 20-something intern Rosie Narasaki attends her first concert ever. And likes it.
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Harry Smith’s Archives and Collections Now at the Getty Research Institute
Best known for his experimental films and his anthology of American folk music, Harry Smith was a fascinating multidisciplinary artist and avid collector.
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How Do You Sing The Renaissance? Lionheart Does a Roaring Good Job
This vocal group brings to life a partially lost 14th-century hymn book.
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What Did Ancient Music Sound Like?
Ancient Greek and Roman music through artwork and instruments descended from ancient ones.
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In Rehearsal with Inara George and Van Dyke Parks
The musical artists appeared with a 14-piece orchestra and dancers.
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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... Read More
Mixing Afghan Rhythms at Sounds of L.A.
Just 48 hours before he was pounding percussion onstage at the Getty Center this past weekend, one of the creators of Sounds and Rhythms... Read More
Video: Bonfire Madigan Shive on the Music for “Elektra” at the Getty Villa
“A living, pulsing world” is what composer, cellist, and vocalist Bonfire Madigan Shive set out to create with her music for the Villa’s outdoor... Read More