2021 Laguna Beach Music Festival: Americans [LIVE] (on-demand until 5/22/2021)
$20
William Walker — Louisiana
Arthur Russell — Eli
Charles Ives — In the mornin'
Woody Guthrie — Two Good Men
Andy Clausen — Robert Henry
Traditional — Do Unto Others
Traditional — Weeping Mary
Traditional — Saro
Charles Ives — Piano Trio
Charles Ives — Songs My Mother Taught Me
Conrad Tao — Selected works
Conrad Tao, piano
Stefan Jackiw, violin
Jay Campbell, cello
The Westerlies
Riley Mulherkar, trumpet
Chloe Rowlands, trumpet
Andy Clausen, trombone
Willem de Koch, trombone
JACK Quartet
Christopher Otto, violin
Austin Wulliman, violin
John Pickford Richards, viola
Jay Campbell, cello
Charles Ives – Piano Trio
Traditional, arr. The Westerlies – Saro
Traditional, arr. Charles Ives – In the mornin’
Charles Ives – Songs My Mother Taught Me
Woody Guthrie – Two Good Men
Traditional (shape note hymn) – Louisiana
Traditional (shape note hymn) – Weeping Mary
Andy Clausen – Robert Henry
Golden Gate Quartet – Do Unto Others
Arthur Russell – Eli
Caroline Shaw – Entr’acte
Conrad Tao & The Westerlies – Composed improvisation
About the Festival: Pianist-composer Conrad Tao makes his artistic director debut leading the 2021 Laguna Beach Music Festival this May. This three-concert festival features collaborations with guest artists dancer Caleb Teicher, violinist Stefan Jackiw, the JACK Quartet (Musical America’s 2018 Ensemble of the Year), and genre-bending brass quartet The Westerlies. More information, and links to other Festival performances, here: http://www.philharmonicsociety.org/LBMF/
The livestream will take place at 7pm Pacific. Broadcasting live from the Irvine Barclay Theatre, Irvine, CA, and available on-demand for 1 week after the premiere.
Link to donate: https://philharmonicsociety.org/donatenow/
About The Westerlies
The Westerlies, "an arty quartet...mixing ideas from jazz, new classical, and Appalachian folk" (The New York Times) are a New York-based brass quartet comprised of childhood friends from Seattle: Riley Mulherkar and Chloe Rowlands on trumpet, and Andy Clausen and Willem de Koch on trombone. From Carnegie Hall to Coachella, The Westerlies navigate a wide array of venues and projects with the precision of a string quartet, the audacity of a rock band, and the charm of a family sing-along.
Formed in 2011, the self-described "accidental brass quartet" takes its name from the prevailing winds that travel from the West to the East. "Skilled interpreters who are also adept improvisers" (NPR's Fresh Air), The Westerlies explore jazz, roots, and chamber music influences to create the rarest of hybrids: music that is both "folk-like and composerly, lovely and intellectually rigorous" (NPR Music).
http://www.westerliesmusic.com