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Many of Los Angeles’ folk music concerts from various cultures, especially American and Celtic, are listed in this online magazine.
Los Angeles jazz music news and events.
A window into the vast Los Angeles theater community. Offers a service that provides half-price tickets for a variety of venues. The programming changes weekly and even includes the occasional opera.
Weekly music events (classical, popular, new music, world music) from the L.A. Weekly.
Articles and listings of Los Angeles music, art, and film from the Los Angeles Times.
Music Series
A permanent floating concert series, performing in buildings with music created especially to suit their design.
A Baroque music concert series.
By removing the stage, Le Salon de Musiques concert series in Los Angeles offers a more personal touch to listeners eager to familiarize themselves with chamber music and learn through a new dialogue between artist and audience.
The LACMA Department of Music Programs, seven-time national winner of the ASCAP/Chamber Music America Award for Adventurous Programming, annually presents over one hundred concerts featuring leading international and local ensembles in programs of classical, jazz, Latin, and new music.
For over 60 years, MEC has gained international admiration for its presentation of music frequently new, sometimes old and always uniquely stimulating.
Solo piano music series at Zipper Hall.
Experimental concert series at the Schindler House in West Hollywood.
New Music
A new music group based in Los Angeles.
A festival of new electroacoustic music, directed by Occidental faculty member Jennifer Logan.
A 24-member classical/contemporary ensemble comprising Los Angeles musicians committed to creating visceral, thought-provoking happenings.
Orchestras
Chamber orchestra including the best musicians from Los Angeles, some of whom have been with the orchestra over 20 years.
Includes several music series--jazz, world music, new music (Green Umbrella), chamber music, and recitals.
Established in 1935, the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra draws loyal audiences from the greater Long Beach region to its six Classics in the Terrace Theater, four Symphony POPS! concerts in the Long Beach Arena, and its new Holiday Celebration concert.
A Baroque orchestra.
Founded in 1978, Orange County’s Pacific Symphony has played a central role in the growth of the performing arts in Orange County. It presents more than 80 concerts per year.
Opera Companies and Choral Groups
The oldest operatic producing company in the metropolitan Los Angeles/Orange County region.- , ,
The United States' fifth largest opera house, under the leadership of General Director Plácido Domingo.-
Founded in July of 2011 with the purpose of bring accessible, affordable, and entertaining opera to audiences across Los Angeles.
Performance Spaces
A performance space in Venice featuring new music, improvisation, readings, and poetry.- The California Institute for the Preservation of Jazz is a state-chartered institute housed in Cal State L.A. Its mission is to preserve and promote the great American cultural heritage and social history of jazz music by building a bridge to diverse communities through education and outreach.
- Features new music concerts, art classes, and open-mic poetry.
Grand Performances has seasonal outdoor performances (June through October) in a beautiful downtown L.A. setting.
UCLA’s department of ethnomusicology and the Hammer Museum jointly present “A Spring Festival of World Music" in the Museum’s courtyard. Performed by students and faculty, this lively series of international rhythms, sounds, and dance is free to the public.
A collections-based research and educational institution established in 1919, sometimes hosting musical performances.
This museum presents music from many cultures, not solely Japanese music
The Terrace Theater is a full-production theater used year-round by local performing arts groups.
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Hosts a balance of quality international, national, and regional performances of symphony and other musical styles, dance, musical theatre, and opera.
CalArts’ downtown center for innovative visual, performing, and media arts. Includes various performance, film and video, dance, and musical explorations.
Offers concerts year-round.
The largest arts presenter in the West. Regular programs include the International Theatre Festival as well as such luminaries as Laurie Anderson, Michael Nyman, Steve Reich, The Kronos Quartet, and a host of performers from a variety of backgrounds.
Located in downtown Los Angeles.