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Collage of five diverse artworks from the Hammer Museum Collections side by side. From left to right: 1) Contemporary painting of two embracing figures with surreal elements. 2) Post-impressionist style painting of trees with vibrant blues and greens. 3) Black and white illustration of a face with intricate patterns. 4) Japanese woodblock print style image of a figure in a checkered robe. 5) Photograph of a couple dancing, the woman in a black dress and the man in white

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Music & Performance

Compose LA: Love Notes

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Kaleidoscope, Los Angeles’s conductorless orchestra, explores questions of humanity and race through a program of chamber music by acclaimed L.A.-based composers.

Program

Ted Hearne: By-By Huey
Sarah Gibson: I prefer living in color
Billy Childs: Unrequited - String Quartet No. 3
Julia Adolphe: White Flag
Juhi Bansal: One Brief Hour
Andrew Norman: The Companion Guide to Rome


This concert is part of Compose LA 2019. The City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) will launch Compose LA 2019 as its inaugural platform to showcase LA's leading contemporary composers, innovative music artists, dynamic thought-leaders, and engaging music spaces.

Compose LA 2019 is a collaboration between DCA's Performing Arts Division and the following partners: American Composers Forum of Los Angeles, the University of California Humanities Research Institute at UC Irvine, and the Center for Music Innovation at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. 

The Hammer Museum concert was organized by Claudia Bestor and Benjamin Mitchell.


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