Music Academy and Dance Academy students perform celebrated choreography paired with musical masterworks. This year’s centerpiece is Bach Figures—created by renowned neo-baroque choreographer Catherine Turocy, set to Bach’s beloved cello suites, and featuring baroque-era costumes. Also on the program is a new film: a collaboration between Dance Academy students and Trudl Zipper Dance Institute Artistic Director Janie Taylor, to be screened with live accompaniment. This performance will be livestreamed.
Cleveland Orchestra principal clarinet Afendi Yusuf has become an in-demand soloist and chamber musician thanks to his “clear, liquid tone, pitch-perfect intonation, and effortless technique” (Chicago Classical Review). The Conservatory alumnus returns to the Colburn stage for a program of quartets and quintets by Brahms, Villa-Lobos, and Penderecki. This performance will be livestreamed.
Dance Academy and Music Academy students perform celebrated choreography paired with musical masterworks. This year’s centerpiece is Bach Figures—created by renowned neo-baroque choreographer Catherine Turocy, set to Bach’s beloved cello suites, and featuring baroque-era costumes. Also on the program is a new film: a collaboration between Dance Academy students and Trudl Zipper Dance Institute Artistic Director Janie Taylor, to be screened with live accompaniment. This performance will be livestreamed.
The 29th International Liana & Ruben Cohen Music Competition was set up in memoriam of Colburn alumna Liana and her brother Ruben Cohen, piano and violin.
Experience the talent and creativity of Colburn’s distinguished faculty artists as they perform their own curated programs with friends and students. This concert features guitar works by Bach, Ivan Jevtic, Gnattali, and Liptak.
Have you ever wanted to write a poem or learn more about poetry? National Poetry Month is the perfect time. Join us for a week of reading, writing, and performing poetry led by Professor Sean Pessin, Colburn School and Cal State Northridge Faculty.
Experience great artistry as students from the Conservatory of Music perform solo and chamber works in this weekly recital series. Performance Forum is generously underwritten by Alice Steere Coulombe. This performance will be livestreamed.
Camerata Pacifica artists are representative of the world’s finest, bringing to our stage their highly individual personalities for dynamic performances of music that span the huge, eclectic range of the chamber music repertoire
Antonio Vivaldi is best known for his iconic The Four Seasons, but his work extends far beyond this famous collection of seasonal compositions. Although a violin player by trade, Vivaldi was adept at writing for all instruments and musical genres of his day. Featuring Colburn Conservatory talent in a breathtaking display of virtuosity, this program explores the non-seasoned sides of the Venetian master. This performance will be livestreamed.
Your enthusiastic company and philanthropic support are requested for Celebrate Colburn Gala 2025, our hallmark annual event that raises vital funds to provide students with access to excellence through scholarships and academic programs. This year we honor the remarkable contributions of our esteemed Civic Honoree, Richard W. Colburn, and Legacy Honorees, Dr. Herbert Zipper (1904–1997) and Trudl Dubsky Zipper (1913–1976). Join us in the Colburn School’s 75th anniversary year as we celebrate these extraordinary individuals with an inspiring day of music, dance, and community.
Experience a vibrant evening of music as the LLS Orchestra brings the passion and color of Spain to life in a spectacular concert.
This afternoon of playful pieces begins with Gershwin’s An American in Paris, which paints a vivid picture of life in the French capital—bustling streets, car horns, and all. The musical fireworks continue in a jazz-influenced piano concerto by Ravel before the lively spirit and dance-like melodies of Dvořák’s Eighth Symphony close out the program.
Music Academy students show off their talents in this intimate recital series featuring a delightful mix of repertoire. This performance will be livestreamed.
We think your workday needs a little intermission. So log off for an hour, grab your lunch to-go, tell your favorite coworker, and catch a free, live concert on the Colburn School Plaza. Concerts at Colburn is a weekly musical performance that will be each Tuesday at noon, starting April 15 – May 6. Concerts at Colburn shine a spotlight on this iconic arts and culture institution in DTLA, while also showcasing the talents of their students. Concerts in Colburn are presented in partnership with DTLA Alliance and the Colburn School.
‘30 for 30’ composers Michael Frazier, Brandon Rolle, Zanaida Robles, and Daniel Allas use Franz Liszt’s Liebestraum No. 3 as a point of departure, creating new work on what it means to love, to dream. Performed by Aron Kallay.
Students of Colburn Faculty Tatjana Masurenko show off their talents in this intimate recital, featuring a delightful mix of repertoire.
Hear original works from innovative 20th and 21st-century composers in this performance highlighting contemporary music. The program includes Stravinsky’s rhythmic The Rite of Spring, arranged for marimba and piano; a Bartók sonata exploring the piano’s roots as a percussion instrument; and a soulful piece by Shelley Washington for piano, percussion, and bass. This performance will be livestreamed.
Music Academy students perform thrilling works for two pianos in this year-end concert. This performance will be livestreamed.
Lee Secard, Chair, Colburn Jazz Workshop directs the Community School’s jazz ensembles in a concert at the Catalina Jazz Club.
Students from the Conservatory of Music present dazzling chamber works in this intimate recital series. This performance will be livestreamed.
Experience the talent and creativity of Colburn’s distinguished faculty artists as they perform their own curated programs with friends and students. This concert features contemporary works Sarah Gibson, Andrew Norman, Stephen Hartke, and Donald Crockett.
Join us in celebrating the many contributions of Colburn faculty member Jim Walker. Enjoy a lively concert featuring performances by Jim and his colleagues, friends, and students before heading to the South Plaza for a toast to his retirement. Advanced registration is now closed. If you would like to join us for this event, please visit the check-in table when you arrive. This performance will be livestreamed.
Students of Colburn Conservatory Brass Faculty show off their talents in this departmental recital, featuring a delightful mix of repertoire.
Talented ensembles and soloists from the Conservatory of Music present programs of beloved classical works.
This conductorless chamber orchestra comprised of talented young musicians brings to life a rich program of works by Franz Schreker, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, and LA-based composer Quenton Blache. The concert will also feature a dazzling performance by cellist and Music Academy Concerto Competition winner Angela Rose Padula. This performance will be livestreamed.
Experience works by two masters of the string quartet, Josef Haydn and Ludwig van Beethoven. Each quartet is full of invention and shows the composer at their finest. Join us for a 50-minute concert with performers from the Conservatory of Music in the intimate setting of the Colburn Library. Hear from the musicians before each work and join Jonathan Brown, Professor of Chamber Music, and the musicians for a reception afterwards.
Musical Director Liz Kinnon leads Colburn’s Adult Jazz Workshops in a mix of swing, blues, be-bop, and Latin-flavored tunes. Repertoire includes standards by such icons as Vince Guaraldi, Duke Ellington, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Thelonious Monk, Horace Silver, and others.
Colburn’s adult voice students show off their talents in this departmental recital, featuring a delightful mix of repertoire.
Led by Eleanor Núñez, the Community School’s orchestras present a rich program of varied work.
This end-of-semester School Recital series showcases talented instrumentalists and vocalists from the Community School of Performing Arts.
Led by Adrian Dunn, the Community School’s choral program presents an evening of vibrant works for voice. This performance will be livestreamed. This event is now sold out. However, there are always no-shows. Patrons without tickets will be invited to join the standby line and allowed into the hall 10 minutes before curtain, if space is available.