UCLA Live

Equally in dance, spoken word, jazz, roots, classical and world music, and the ever-popular Royce Choice series, you will find pleasures to tempt even the most jaded palette!

Royce Hall Organ and Silent Film Celebrating the work of Bernard Herrmann and Alfred Hitchcock

Saturday, April 10, 8:00pm

This UCLA Live-only event honors two cinematic geniuses: director Alfred Hitchcock and film composer Bernard Herrmann. Their fruitful collaboration from 1955 to 1964 included “The Man Who Knew Too Much,” “Vertigo” and “Psycho.” (Hermann even served as sound consultant on the music-less film “The Birds,” creating the creature’s noises.) Acclaimed organist Stephan Tharp – a composer and champion of new organ music – opens the program with adaptations of those films’ scores. Then UCLA’s own organist Christoph Bull – creator of the eclectic Organica concert series – provides a live improvised score to the early Hitchcock silent film, “The Lodger.”

Arlo Guthrie The Guthrie Family Rides Again

Friday, April 16, 2010, 8:00pm

Four generations of what Vanity Fair rightly called “the first family of American folk” gather to revive the musical spirit of late patriarch Woody Guthrie. Led by Woody’s son Arlo, a star in his own right, “The Guthrie Family Rides Again” continues the clan’s tradition of sharing its music far and wide. Joining in are Arlo’s son Abe, who has accompanied his father on keyboards and vocals since the 1980s, and daughters Cathy and Annie. Also on board is a third daughter, Sarah Lee Guthrie, with her husband Johnny Irion—one of the most acclaimed folk-rock duos of the last decade—and various grandkids. The elder generation will be represented by Woody’s songs, both the classics and “new” compositions using lyrics uncovered in the Guthrie archives.

Baaba Maal

Saturday, April 17, 8:00pm

Senegal’s modern-music icon Baaba Maal was schooled in the ancient griot traditions, but embraces new modes of expression. The masterful singer and songwriter’s music spans centuries and cultures. His first studio album in eight years, "Television," in part a collaboration with members of the Brazilian Girls, was released this summer to four-star reviews. Maal’s work with Brian Eno and Peter Gabriel and composer Hans Zimmer for Black Hawk Down has expanded the reach of African music, while the artist remains ever true to his roots.

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Royce Hall: UCLA Campus, Los Angeles, CA 90024.
Directions: Enter campus at Royce Drive off of Sunset Blvd; One Mile East of the 405 freeway.
Parking: Enter campus at Royce Dr. off of Sunset Blvd. Attendants will direct you to parking structure #5, or the nearest available lot if full. Parking is $10.

Box Office Phone: (310) 825-2101
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UCLA Campus:
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Enter at Wyton Dr. Parking in Structure 3
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