"LA Grand Ensemble" Inaugural Concerts

Join LA Artcore and Artistic Soirées as they kick off the first performance in their Visual Concert Series! Come down early to the Union Center for the Arts at the museum hub in Little Tokyo to attend a cocktail hour and art exhibition at LA Artcore featuring work curated by Composer Juan J. Colomer. Following the opening reception, the LA Grand Ensemble will perform works by Shostakovich, Colomer & Mahler in its inaugural concert. Then end the night with a chance to meet and greet the artists.

Program:

D. Shostakovich - String Quartet N. 8

J.J. Colomer - Largo

G. Mahler - Symphonie N.4 (ensemble version)

Newly created, the LA Grand Ensemble is composed of musicians from the most prestigious Orchestras and Music Institutions in Los Angeles, including the LA Philharmonic, the LA Opera and the Colburn School, all institutions based in the Music Center on Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles. The main focus of the LA Grand Ensemble is to incorporate a visual element into the concert experience, by interacting with other elements such as lighting, set design, costume design, and 21st century technologies. The purpose is to the engage the audience not only acoustically but visually as well, and to have a sense of theatrical continuity by immersing the audience into the context of the music.