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2008 Archive

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November
December

December Programs

ArtsAlive Magazine 12/27/08 - Part 2 in our conversation with poet Molly Peacock; Composer Louis Andriessen breaks his ban on orchestral composition; Kenneth Turan reviews the animated documentary "Waltz with Bashir"; Peter Rutenberg explores song with the Los Angeles Chamber Singers & early music group Cappella, and Dean Rob Cutietta answers a question about gender on the conductor's podium.

ArtsAlive Magazine 12/20/08 - Kimberlea Daggy takes a look at families who make music together; The last part in the series Keeping Record profiles composer Gabriel Prokofiev and the NonClassical record label; Kenneth Turan reviews "The Class" and "Gamorrah;" "The Worldwide History of Dress" examines every thread and fiber of clothing, and Dean Rob Cutietta explains different orchestral seating arrangements.

ArtsAlive Magazine 12/13/08 - Santa Barbara Theater uncovers a Bernstein gem with "Peter Pan;" Marionettist Bob Baker keeps his puppets dancing in the midst of a challenging economy; Kenneth Turan reviews "Doubt" and "The Reader;" Los Angeles Ballet takes a crack at "The Nutcracker;" Part 3 of Keeping Record looks at Yarlung Records, and Dean Rob Cutietta answers a question regarding musical form and title.

ArtsAlive Magazine 12/6/08 - A celebration of Elliot Carter's 100th birthday; "Made Me Nuclear" makes a musical out of cancer recovery at the Santa Monica Playhouse; Kenneth Turan reviews "Frost/Nixon;" Elizabethan conspiracy theories abound in "School of Night" at the Mark Taper Forum; Harmonia Mundi is examined in Part 2 of the series Keeping Record; and Dean Rob Cutietta suggests Christmas gifts for the musicians in your life.

November Programs

ArtsAlive Magazine 11/29/08 - An exclusive chat with cabaret artist and MET soloist Barbara Cook; Director Robert LePage talks about his technically-savvy MET production of Le Damnation de Faust; Kenneth Turan reviews Baz Luhrmann's epic "Australia;" Keeping Record begins a series on the classical music recording industry, and Dean Rob Cutietta explains different bowing techniques.

ArtsAlive Magazine 11/22/08 - Part 2 in a conversation with Guarneri Quartet violist Michael Tree; Kenneth Turan reviews the animated "Bolt;" We visit the Greene and Greene exhibit at the Huntington Library; LA Theaterworks explores the love lives of Franz Liszt and Clara Schumann, and Dean Rob Cutietta takes a look at how orchestral parts are divided.

ArtsAlive Magazine 11/15/08 - Thomas Ades gives a rare interview; Kenneth Turan reviews "Slumdog Millionaire;" Filmmaker Gini Reticker tells the story of peace-seeking Liberian women in "Pray the Devil Back to Hell;" We take a tour of the Vanity Fair exhibit at LACMA; Dean Rob Cutietta explains the process involved in broadcasting concerts.

ArtsAlive Magazine 11/8/08 - A profile of author John Updike; Kenneth Turan reviews the documentary "Stranded;" Helgi Tomasson looks back at 75 years of the San Francisco Ballet; Cellist Lynn Harrell discusses Bach; Dean Rob Cutietta answers a question about orchestral salaries.

ArtsAlive Magazine 11/1/08 - Meredith Monk sings "Songs of Ascension;" Dean Rob Cutietta explains how composers have frightened us; Kenneth Turan reviews "I've Loved You So Long;" Composer Chinary Ung speaks about his new work "Spiral 12" and playwright EM Lewis deals with challenging subject matter in "Song of Extinction."

October Programs

ArtsAlive Magazine 10/26/08 - Molly Peacock touts the life of a poet; Eugenia Zuckerman sheds light on the music of composers affected by the Holocaust; Kenneth Turan reviews "Changeling;" Alan Chapman gives us a preview of his work "Peter and Mr. Wolf" and Dean Rob Cutietta highlights Mozart's contributions to music.

ArtsAlive Magazine 10/18/08 - Michael Tree shares his experience as violist of the Guarneri String Quartet; Miami City Ballet Artistic Director Edward Villela discusses dancing to Twyla Tharp and Elvis Costello; Kenneth Turan reviews "W" and Dean Rob Cutietta explains how opera singers are able to follow a conductor.

ArtsAlive Magazine 10/11/08 - A preview of Santa Monica's new Broad Theater; Kenneth Turan reviews Mike Leigh's "Happy Go Lucky;" Repertory theater group A Noise Within prepares for a move to Pasadena; We talk to novelist Dennis Lehane and Dean Rob Cutietta explains the career path of a professional musician.

ArtsAlive Magazine 10/04/08 - 100th Episode! As the LA Philharmonic season begins, we take a look back at Esa-Pekka Salonen's career as Musical Director; Kenneth Turan reviews "Rachel Getting Married;" Lin-Manuel Miranda talks about the success of the Tony-winning musical "In the Heights;" and Dean Rob Cutietta gives a few tips on how to differentiate the music of different composers.

September Programs

ArtsAlive Magazine 09/27/08 - Neville Marriner discusses his return to the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; The Huntington Library takes part in the NEA-funded "Big Read;" Kenneth Turan reviews "The Battle in Seattle;" Gene Parrish gets a tour of Cheech Marin's exhibit of Chicano art at LACMA; Dean Rob Cutietta answers a question about how opera singers manage to watch the conductor while singing opera.

ArtsAlive Magazine 09/20/08 - A preview of the World Festival of Sacred Music; Broadway icon Barbara Cook conducts a master class with aspiring singers; We take a tour through the Bernini exhibit at the Getty; Wayne Wang talks about his return to minimalist filmmaking with his latest, "A Thousand Years of Good Prayers"; Kenneth Turan reviews "Appaloosa" and Dean Rob Cutietta explains what is meant by "full orchestra."

ArtsAlive Magazine 09/13/08 - Woody Allen comments on his opera directorial debut; Pacific Symphony Music Director Carl St. Clair previews a new season and a new concert organ; Kenneth Turan reviews "Burn After Reading," the latest film from the Coen brothers; Victoria Loosleaf has a conversation with "Towelhead" director Alan Ball; The Long Beach "Soundwalk" brings unusual sounds to the street, and Dean Rob Cutietta answers a question about applause at the opera.

ArtsAlive Magazine 09/06/08 - William Friedkin and David Cronenberg transition from film directors to opera directors; Reprise Musical Theater undergoes a make-over; Neuroscientist Irving Biederman discusses the brain on pleasure; Kenneth Turan reviews "Girl Cutting 2"; and Dean Rob Cutietta answers a question about the size of piano keys.

August Programs

ArtsAlive Magazine 08/30/08 - A preview of LA Opera's "The Fly"; Director Stephen Wadsworth brings "Agamemnon" to the Getty Villa; Kenneth Turan recommends "My Brother is an Only Child" on DVD; CTG Artistic Director Michael Ritchie discusses the renovation of the Mark Taper Forum and Dean Rob Cutietta answers a question about nontraditional percussion instruments.

ArtsAlive Magazine 08/23/08 - Hershey Felder on "Beethoven as I Knew Him;" Chazz Palminterri tells us "A Bronx Tale;" Kenneth Turan reviews Hurricane Katrina documentary "Trouble the Water;" Jim Sjveda interviews Los Angeles Jewish Symphony conductor Dr. Noreen Green and harp soloist Marcia Dickstein and Dean Rob Cutietta answers a question about nature vs. nurture in music.

ArtsAlive Magazine 08/16/08 - An interview with violinist Joshua Bell; the late cellist Eleanor Schoenfeld is profiled; Kenneth Turan reviews Woody Allen's latest;Wwe visit the John Lautner exhibit at the Hammer Museum and Dean Rob Cutietta answers a question regarding musicians and memorization.

ArtsAlive Magazine 08/09/08 - A study of the state of Classical music in China; Kenneth Turan reviews "Man on Wire;" Bernard Weinraub writer of "The Accomplices; is profiled; Gail interviews Melissa Leo and Misty Upham from Sundance winner "Frozen River;" and Dean Rob Cutietta explains the difference between a symphony and a symphonette.

ArtsAlive Magazine 08/02/08 - Eric Idle at the Hollywood Bowl; Yoko Ono's "Wish Tree" opens in Pasadena; Kenneth Turan reviews "Frozen River;" James Marsh, director of "Man on Wire" discusses Philippe Petit's 1974 Manhattan high-wire walk and Dean Rob Cutietta answers a question regarding the perceived "speed" of music.

July Programs

ArtsAlive Magazine 07/26/08 - Theatricum Botanicum is profiled; Artist Alex Beard exhibits at Bergamot Station; Kenneth Turan explores the role of critics; Jim Svejda interviews William Bolcum about his comic opera "A Wedding;" Dean Rob Cutietta answers a question about music in the Catholic Mass.

ArtsAlive Magazine 07/19/08 - Actress Linda Purl discusses the Rubicon International Theater Festival; Kenneth Turan reviews "Dark Knight"; Santa Monica Museum of Art exhibit "Puppet Show" showcases the use of puppets in contemporary art; Pianist Gloria Cheng is profiled; Dean Rob Cutietta answers a question about pronunciation.

ArtsAlive Magazine 07/12/08 - David Rosenboom, dean of the music school of CalArts takes us on a tour of its new concert hall; Soprano Patricia Racette gives us some insight into Puccini's La Rondine; Eric Whitacre composes elbow to elbow with more "popular" songsmiths.

ArtsAlive Magazine 07/05/08 - More Than Meets the Artistic Eye at SITE Santa Fe; A MarimbaFest beats out the rhythm; Jazz legend Gerald Wilson's birthday at the Hollywood Bowl.

June Programs

ArtsAlive Magazine 06/28/08 - The long-coming debut of the Eli and Edythe Broad Stage in Santa Monica; The creative waters flow from the CalArts dance dean; Former LA city councilman Joel Wax on his new position as an arts patron.

ArtsAlive Magazine 06/21/08 - Newly-minted Hollywood Bowl principal guest conductor Thomas Wilkins; Gail gets absorbed by The Blobwall; Gene Parrish has some Tube Radio nostaglia.

ArtsAlive Magazine 06/14/08 - Part Two of a conversation with Soprano, Dawn Upshaw; Oscar-winner Tim Robbins, on his direction of Orwell's "1984" in Redcat; The Vocal-stuntwoman to the stars Marni Nixon, re-visits My Fair Lady

ArtsAlive Magazine 06/07/08 - A jaunt up north to the Ojai Festival, including chats with composer Steve Reich and soprano Dawn Upshaw; The new exhibit at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising; Plus two segments dealing with childhood, with composer Paul Gibson and Dean Rob Cutietta of the USC Thornton School of Music

May Programs

ArtsAlive Magazine 05/31/08 - Esa-Pekka Salonen gives insight into his Piano Concerto; Anne Frank in a Parking Garage; A Stravinsky rearragement from Pulitzer-Prize winning composer Steven Stucky; Actress Kathleen Chalfant raises awareness of the Armenian genocide

ArtsAlive Magazine 05/24/08 - Rising star composer Jake Heggie chats with Gail; Kenneth Turran continues his reporting of the Cannes Film Festival; Harold Lloyd silently comes to the aid of LACO; Part of the New American Musicals Festival, Norman's Ark comes to the Ford Amphitheater.

ArtsAlive Magazine 05/17/08 - Ricky Ian Gordon's Grapes of Wrath via Long Island; A Skateboarder turns out a critically praised turn as a director and screenwriter; Previewing the Carnegie Hall concert of the CalTech-Oxydental Concert Band.

ArtsAlive Magazine 05/10/08 - Hear what cellist Matt Haimovitz has been exploring to bend the meaning of "classical performing venue"; Kenneth Turan's visit to Cannes; Examining the Reprise 'Red Menace'; Recreating a cool art project.

ArtsAlive Magazine 05/03/08 - Travelling to Abu Dhabi for an orchestral information; Visiting the East/West players version of a French prince via Anime & Hip-hop; Lying on Iguanas, as Donna Sternberg and Dancers study the intertwinded nature of environment and humanity

April Programs

ArtsAlive Magazine 04/26/08 - Branching off of Broadway with the New American Musicals ; Finding more than just 12 notes with MicroFest's Macroscope; A peek inside the Los Angeles Bookfair and a Presidential annoyance.

ArtsAlive Magazine 04/19/08 - Placido Domingo's 40-year jet-setting retrospective; Inside renovating the Grenada Theater; Expanding the repertoire of little-known American piano works with Althea Waites.

ArtsAlive Magazine 04/12/08 - Creating a new standard with violinist Hilary Hahn; The contemporary chamber ensemble eighth blackbird on selecting new repertoire; Previewing German composer Helmut Lachenmann who uses a wild vocabulary.

ArtsAlive Magazine 04/05/08 - Michael Hackett discusses bringing Sophocles back to life at the Villa Theater Lab; A Piano background from USC faculty member Daniel Pollack; 'Let me hear your balalaikas ringing out' with the LA St. Petersburg Russian Folk Orchestra!

May Programs

ArtsAlive Magazine 03/29/08 - Deborah Borda on choosing to hire Music Director Designate Gustavo Dudamel; A celebration of Baseball via poems in light of its opening games this weekend; Championing the harpsichord... and modern music. Finding where the twain shall indeed meet

ArtsAlive Magazine 03/22/08 - Jacaranda brings a program of mostly Messiaen to Santa Monica; Video Artist Bill Viola takes us behind the scenes of a new Getty exhibit; Previewing Jeffrey Siegel's upcoming Keyboard Conversation

ArtsAlive Magazine 03/15/08 - A Reading and Discussion of Russell Leong's commissioned poem; finding LA's artistic beat with BackhausDance with Jennifer Backhaus; Kenneth Turran highlights his Oscar 'should-have-won' foreign language winner - Beaufort

ArtsAlive Magazine 03/08/08 - Gail checks in from Spain during LACO's european tour; Tony-award winning director John Doyle brings a stripped down Sweeney Todd to the Ahmanson Theater; Touring the California Heritage Museum's exhibit that iconographized many Hollywood Stars

ArtsAlive Magazine 03/01/08 - Lauding Esa-Pekka Salonen's long tenure as Music Director of the LA Phil; A sneak preview of the LA Chamber Orchestra's current european tour, it's first in over 30 years; The conclusion of New York correspondent Chris Stanley's interview with Elaine Stritch.

February Programs

ArtsAlive Magazine 02/23/08 - Oscar Special: Nominee Tom Wilkinson on the role of the Actor as part of the whole; Screenwriter Christopher Soles on adapting Atonement; Critic Kenneth Turran on how The Counterfeiters is a great film, Foreign Language or not! ; Plus, Part One of exclusive interview with the stage vixen (at any age) Elaine Stritch

ArtsAlive Magazine 02/16/08 - Diving into Ricky Ian Gordan's Orpheus and Euridice ; An inside look at the LA Opera's Recovered Voices, opening this weekend; Gene Parrish brings us news from the Civic Light Opera of South Bay Cities and a world premiere from English playwright, Ray Cooney.

ArtsAlive Magazine 02/09/08 - The ambitious program from LACO of all of Mozarts 23 Piano Concertos with Jeffrey Kahane; The second annual Classical Grammy Grabbag with Brian Lauritzen; A chat with the Fountain Theater's Stephen Sachs about Fugard's Victory

ArtsAlive Magazine 02/02/08 - The varied conducting positions and rehearsal tools of Itzhak Perlman; The trebly involved Nadine Labaki speaks about her film, 'Caramel' set in modern day Lebanon; A chat with rising stage star Jeannette Bayardelle, who stars as Celie in the Ahmanson's production of The Color Purple

January Programs

ArtsAlive Magazine 01/26/08 - John Sayles shuns the normal Hollywood system yet again with Honeydripper; Robert Zimmerman speaks about becoming Bob Dylan and bringing poetry to pop music; Insight into this years Sundance Festival with the LA Times' Kenneth Turan

ArtsAlive Magazine 01/19/08 - David Hockney, revisits the famous production of LA Opera's Tristan und Isolde, plus a chat with the titular actor & actress; Alan Chapman interviews up and coming composer Jennifer Higdon; Plus some background information about the Turtle Island String Quartet

ArtsAlive Magazine 01/12/08 - A chat with Will Self, novelist and walking explorer of cities; bending the "Classical music" genre with the Nucleus Ensemble; Extra insight into the R. B. Kitaj exhibit at the Skirball

ArtsAlive Magazine 01/05/08 - Conductor David Robertson with help from the LA Phil discusses his urban symposium; Picasso's Pets Visit the Palm Springs Art Museum; The Musical Addiction of Pianist Wu Han

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