Upbeat Live

Music journalist Jon Burlingame explores Star Wars in Concert.

This talk was given at a performance of ⁠Star Wars in Concert⁠ at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

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Educator Sarah Cahill discusses Hisaishi Leads Pictures at an Exhibition with Emmanuel Ceysson.

This talk was given at a performance of ⁠Hisaishi Leads Pictures at an Exhibition⁠ at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

⁠Joe HISAISHI⁠⁠⁠  ⁠Adagio for Strings and Two Harps⁠⁠

⁠⁠Joe HISAISHI⁠⁠⁠  ⁠Harp Concerto⁠⁠

⁠⁠MUSSORGSKY ⁠⁠arr.⁠⁠ RAVEL ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Pictures at an Exhibition⁠

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Violinist Rachel Iba guides Strauss’ Heroic Journey.

This talk was given at a performance of Strauss’ Heroic Journey at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

BRITTEN  Nocturne, Op. 60

STRAUSS  Ein Heldenleben

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Educator Robert Fink explains Día de Los Muertos with Dudamel with Gabriela Ortiz.

This talk was given at a performance of Día de Los Muertos with Dudamel at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

VILLA-LOBOS  Chôros No. 10, “Rasga o Coração”

Gabriela ORTIZ  Yanga

REVUELTAS  La noche de los Mayas

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Composer & Conductor Geoffrey Pope explores An Evening of Film & Music: From Mexico to Hollywood.

This talk was given at a performance of ⁠An Evening of Film & Music: From Mexico to Hollywood⁠ at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

ESPERÓN  Suite México 1910

⁠REVUELTAS⁠  Excerpts from La noche de los Mayas

⁠REVUELTAS⁠  Music from Redes

RAMÍREZ  Tribute to Emilio “El Indio” Fernández

ESPERÓN  The Genre of La Comedia Ranchera

BRETÓN  Tribute to Luis Buñuel

⁠RAVEL⁠  Tribute to Mario Moreno (Cantinflas)

WHITING,  “Hooray for Hollywood”

arr. ⁠John WILLIAMS⁠

RÓZSA  Prelude and Finale from Double Indemnity

⁠GERSHWIN⁠  Excerpts from An American in Paris

STEINER,  A Tribute to Bette Davis: Theme from Now Voyager

arr. ⁠John WILLIAMS⁠

JARRE (adapted by Eddie Karam)  Suite from Dr. Zhivago

ROSENMAN  A Tribute to James Dean: Music from East of Eden

STEINER  Finale from Casablanca

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Composer & Conductor Russell Steinberg discusses A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Dudamel with Alberto Arvelo

This talk was given at a performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Dudamel at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

Gabriela ORTIZ  Dznot

MENDELSSOHN  A Midsummer Night’s Dream

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Artistic Lead Daniel Mallanpalli discusses Beethoven’s Fidelio with Dudamel and Deaf West Theatre with Alberto Arvelo, DJ Kurs & Colin Analco.

This talk was given at a performance of Beethoven’s Fidelio with Dudamel and Deaf West Theatre at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

BEETHOVEN  Fidelio

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Educator Thomas Neenan discusses Dvořák and Ortiz with Dudamel.

This talk was given at a performance of Dvořák and Ortiz with Dudamel at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

John WILLIAMS  Olympic Fanfare and Theme

Gabriela ORTIZ  Altar de cuerda

DVOŘÁK  Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”

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Educator Kristi Brown-Montesano discusses Dudamel Leads Beethoven and Strauss.

This talk was given at a performance of Dudamel Leads Beethoven and Strauss at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

Andreia PINTO CORREIA  Cortejo

BEETHOVEN  Piano Concerto No. 4

STRAUSS  Don Quixote

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Composer Sarah Cahill discusses Pan-American New Music with Ileana Perez Velázquez, Alejandro Cardona, Alejandro Viñao & Francisco Cortés-Álvarez.

This talk was given at a performance of Pan-American New Music at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

Gabriela ORTIZ  Tin-Tan-Fanfarria y Mambo

Ileana PEREZ VELÁZQUEZ  Columnas de luz

Alejandro CARDONA  Hacha de trueno

Alejandro VIÑAO  Cuaderno del Ritmo

Francisco CORTÉS-ÁLVAREZ  Operación Tamarindo

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