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36-598: Its first public performance was on August 8, 2015, at the Colburn School 's Zipper Hall . The program consisted of horn concertos and was presented by the 2015 International Horn Society . Included on the program was the world premiere of Brad Warnaar's horn concerto, conducted by the composer and performed by Andrew Bain, the principal horn player of the Los Angeles Philharmonic . Their first public ticketed concert occurred on December 11, 2015, at

72-938: A genre-crossing musician, North has performed and recorded with an eclectic array of artists and ensembles. He has played bass with Quincy Jones , the Chicks , Rosanne Cash , various symphony orchestras as well on Broadway in The Lion King and Spring Awakening. He has sung with the New York Philharmonic (including the 3 Grammy Award -winning John Adams' " On the Transmigration of Souls ") and for Stephen Sondheim ("Frogs" with Nathan Lane ). He has performed at venues including Lincoln Center , Carnegie Hall , CBGB 's and Madison Square Garden . He has performed on national TV (including Live with Regis and Kelly and Live at Lincoln Center ), and been heard on

108-860: Is Female Concerts and Events, presented ten new works by female composers at the Moss Theater at the New Roads School in Santa Monica, California. On May 27, 2017, at the Montalban Theater in Hollywood, the HCO presented seven new works in the concert, "World Premieres: Year Two". The seven composers represented were: Albert Chang, Christopher North , Elisa Rice, Charles Sydnor, Ashoka Thiagarajan, Pinar Toprak , and Genevieve Vincent. On June 16, 2017, at Colburn School's Zipper Hall,

144-422: Is estimated to be completed in 2027. Christopher North (composer) Christopher North Renquist (born February 6, 1969), known professionally as Christopher North , is an American composer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist musician, conductor, producer, and educator. Working most notably as a film composer, he has also composed and written for orchestra, theater, and dance, His songs are heard around

180-717: Is highly competitive. In an unidentified year, 26 were accepted from 500 applicants for a 5% acceptance rate. Approximately 120 students attend the Conservatory of Music and more than 1,700 are enrolled in classes at the Community School of Performing Arts. Around 50 students study at the Music Academy and 25 in the Dance Academy. The Colburn School's main building was designed by the architectural firm Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates . It includes

216-497: Is the Colburn School's pre-collegiate division and teaches gifted students between the ages of 14 and 18. The program's curriculum includes music theory , ear training , music history and chamber music . The Community School of Performing Arts serves all ages through to 18 and offers classes for piano, strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, jazz, voice and choir, ensembles, and drama among other disciplines. The Dean of

252-1084: The Aspen Music Festival , Robertson served as concertmaster of both the Philharmonia Orchestra and the Concert Orchestra under such conductors as James Conlon , Junichi Hirokami , and Murry Sidlin . While in Los Angeles, Robertson has been guest concertmaster for the Riverside County Philharmonic, the New West Symphony, the Pasadena Pops, and the Culver City Chamber Orchestra. He has also recorded for over 500 movie and television soundtracks, most prominently as concertmaster and solo violinist for

288-565: The Lloyd Wright designed studio of Jascha Heifetz . Originally situated in Heifetz's backyard, it was saved from demolition and rebuilt on the second floor of the school's Grand Avenue building. Also located in the building is Zipper Hall , a concert venue that hosts both professional and student performances throughout the year. The Los Angeles Philharmonic and Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra have both performed chamber music concerts at

324-538: The Pantages Theatre , conducted by Justin Freer ; and the world premiere of the concert version of the documentary film Blackfish at the Montalban Theater, conducted by composer Jeff Beal . On July 24, 2016, the HCO commissioned and premiered seven new works by composers Michael Barry, Chad Cannon, Andy Forsberg, John Kaefer, Brian Langsbard, Susie Benchasil Seiter, and Andrew Morgan Smith. On March 12, 2016,

360-701: The Aspen Music Festival, the Coachella Music Festival (Wu-Tang Clan), and for Access Hollywood (Carly Rae Jepsen). On the pop music side of things, Mark has worked with Logic, A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera, Billy Childs, Daughtry, OneRepublic, the Fray, and Kelly Clarkson, among others. He recently served as concertmaster for Il Volo 's performance at the Dolby Theatre (Hollywood), and for Idina Menzel's performance at

396-681: The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Opera Santa Barbara, New West Symphony, The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Juilliard 415 as well as many other world class ensembles. In addition to his orchestral experience, he is a regular figure in the Hollywood studio music scene as a trombonist and a music contractor and has produced music for Showtime/CBS, Riot Games, Microsoft, Imagine Dragons, The Weinstein Company, Brand X Music, as well as other media for TV, film, recording artists, video games and advertising. He also manages

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432-702: The Colburn Music Academy, a highly selective program designed for young pre-collegiate musicians. In 2014, the Colburn Dance Academy was launched as the pre-professional ballet program of the Trudl Zipper Dance Institute. Former New York City Ballet principal dancer Jenifer Ringer was appointed as dean and Benjamin Millepied was made artistic advisor. The same year, pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet became

468-482: The Community School is Susan Cook. The Dance Academy is the flagship program of the Trudl Zipper Dance Institute and is designed to prepare dancers between the ages of 14 and 19 for professional careers. The curriculum has a focus on classical ballet while also providing instruction for other styles. The Dean of the Dance Academy is Margaret Tracey . Admission to the Colburn Conservatory of Music

504-587: The Conservatory is Lee Cioppa. The Conservatory is also home to the Negaunee Conducting Program. Led by Esa-Pekka Salonen , the program offers either undergraduate or graduate conducting diplomas. In addition to working with various ensembles within the school, fellows join the conducting staff at the San Francisco Symphony and serve as assistant conductors to Salonen for his international engagements. The Music Academy

540-535: The Covid-19 pandemic, the HCO returned with several interesting performances: On August 25, 2022, the HCO was the featured orchestra in internet sensation Madison Beer's music video to "Dangerous" with over 5 million views to date. On November 11, 2022, the HCO was the featured orchestra for pianist Joachim Horsely's performance of Caribbean Nocturnes in Concert, held at NeueHouse Hollywood. On April 26, 2024,

576-659: The HCO accompanied Andrew Lippa in the world premiere performance of Swan Lake: A New Musical in Concert, composed by Peter Seibert and J. Patrick Lundquist, at the Montalban Theater in Hollywood. On February 23, 2017, the HCO, conducted by string arranger Jeremy Rubolino, recorded five tracks for Logic 's third album Everybody at the Warner Brothers Scoring Stage in Burbank, California. The five tracks recorded were "Hallelujah", "AfricAryaN", "Anziety", "Black SpiderMan", and "1-800-273-8255". The album

612-542: The HCO presented violinist Nathan Cole, the first associate concertmaster of the Los Angeles Philharmonic , in a traditional program of Bach, Grieg, and Copland. On June 17, 2017, at Santa Monica's Broad Stage, the HCO presented the world premiere of Jeremy Turner 's Five Came Back: Suite for Chamber Orchestra , based on the soundtrack from the Netflix documentary series Five Came Back . The program also featured violinist Nathan Cole and Mark Robertson, co-music director of

648-494: The HCO recorded composer Jeremy Zuckerman 's score to the documentary film Beartrek . Beartrek premiered at the Santa Barbara Film Festival February 6, 2018. On September 19, 2016, the HCO recorded composer Joey Newman 's score to the short film Hoshino , a Star Wars fan film directed by Stephen Vitale, written by Eric Carrasco, and starring actress Anna Akana . As of February 28, 2018,

684-545: The HCO was the featured orchestra for Ubisoft's STAR WARS: OUTLAWS livestream event, with Anthony Parnther, conductor. (Upcoming) On July 6, 2024, the HCO will be led by Lucas Richman along with soloist Yuze Lee, in a performance of Rossini, Ravel, and Tchaikovsky, at Disney Hall. (*=indicates commissioned by the HCO) Noah Gladstone, co-music director, is a multi faceted musician from Los Angeles. A trombonist at his core, he has performed professionally with

720-758: The HCO was the featured orchestra for the Orange County premiere of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone , live-to-picture, conducted by Justin Freer and produced by CineConcerts, at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, CA. Pianist Randy Kerber , who recorded for John Williams ' original score to the film, joined the orchestra for all four performances, which were attended by approximately 11,000 people over 3 days. On December 17, 2016,

756-645: The HCO was the featured orchestra for the LA premiere of "Outer Wilds:Live with Andrew Prahlow" at the Montalban Theatre in Los Angeles, with Mark Robertson, conductor. On May 7, 2024, the HCO was the featured orchestra for "Netflix is a Joke Presents: Seth Rogen Smokes the Bowl" at the Hollywood Bowl, with Rob Schaer, conductor, with Snoop Dogg conducting briefly during his comedy set. On June 10, 2024,

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792-480: The HCO was the featured orchestra for the west coast premiere of the live-to-film concert version of the 1993 film Rudy , with music by Jerry Goldsmith ; conducted by Justin Freer, and produced by CineConcerts. On December 4, 2019, composer Jeff Beal conducted his score (live to picture) of the documentary The Biggest Little Farm , at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles. After a brief hiatus during

828-567: The HCO. After this performance, Turner was nominated for a Prime Time Emmy for his score to Five Came Back , but did not win. On September 4, 2018, the HCO again presented several world premieres by female composers in conjunction with The Future is Female concerts and events, this time at the Wiltern Theater. The 2018 edition featured the composers Germaine Franco, Tamar-kali, Ronit Kirchman, Cindy O’Connor, Heather McIntosh, Mandy Hoffman, Tori Letzler, Emily Rice, Perrine Virgile-Piekarski, ASKA, Tangelene Bolton , and Jessie Weiss. On March 30, 2019,

864-468: The Hollywood Bowl. Colburn School The Colburn School is a private performing arts school in Los Angeles with a focus on music and dance. It consists of four divisions: the Conservatory of Music, Music Academy, Community School of Performing Arts and the Trudl Zipper Dance Institute. Founded in 1950, the school is named after its principal benefactor, Richard D. Colburn. The school

900-546: The Montalban Theater in Hollywood, featuring Vivaldi's Four Seasons , performed by Los Angeles Philharmonic concertmaster Martin Chalifour. Other soloists appearing since this inaugural concert have included violinist Sarah Chang , pianist Molly Morkoski, clarinetist Eddie Daniels , and singers Úyanga Bold , Cindy O'Connor, Tyler Duncan, Eleni Matos, Garth Neustadter, Franchesca Retford, and Holly Sedillos. Subsequent concerts have included Star Trek:The Ultimate Voyage Tour at

936-527: The US (Texas, California, Illinois, Ohio, Hawaii and New York) including collaborations with filmmakers (Tribeca, Big Apple and SXSW Film Festivals), theater companies (including Workshop Theater, NY and Edinburgh Fringe ), choreographers (Wave Hill, Joyce SOHO) and concerts including the 92nd Street Y. His children's songs can be heard on the Disney Channel and Noggin , where he wrote songs for Oobi . As

972-824: The award-winning shows House of Cards and Penny Dreadful . He also served as concertmaster for the recent and upcoming films One Night in Miami , White Men Can't Jump , Rather , Big City Greens: Spacecation , The Boogeyman , Strays , The Hunt , Shaft , The Biggest Little Farm , The House with A Clock in Its Walls , Triple Frontier , The Nun , and Under the Silver Lake , in addition to previous films including Baywatch , Pitch Perfect 3 , Contagion , Much Ado About Nothing , Ride Along 1 and 2, Premium Rush , Blackfish , Merchants of Doubt , and Horrible Bosses 1 and 2. He has conducted ensembles at

1008-712: The globe on children's television, in films, on radio, and on streaming platforms. North has conducted at Carnegie Hall, sang at Lincoln Center and played in Broadway theater as a bassist and guitarist. Sources: Born Christopher North Renquist in Austin, Texas on February 6, 1969, Christopher North is a multi-instrumental composer and singer-songwriter based in New York City. As a composer his works have been performed at venues in Europe (London, Berlin and Edinburgh) and

1044-812: The musical personnel of the West Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra, The San Bernardino Symphony and Opera Santa Barbara. He holds a Bachelors and Masters of Music degree from The University of Southern California. Mark Robertson, co-music director, is originally from Fort Wayne, Indiana. Both parents were musical (piano and voice) which led to Mark to picking up the violin at the early age of five. After graduating from Boston University and The Juilliard School, Robertson moved to Los Angeles in 1995, shortly after giving his New York recital debut at Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall . His violin teachers have included Dorothy DeLay, Kurt Sassmansshaus, Piotr Milewski, and Martin Chalifour. A ten-year alumnus of

1080-651: The radio (NPR, WNYC) and commercials (including Visa and Tide). He has recorded and performed extensively as a multi-instrumentalist (guitar, keyboards, harmonica, etc.) As a multi-instrumentalist, he plays traditional instruments as well as newly created boutique instruments, including the Marcodi Harpejji , the Guitarviol, the Slaperoo, the Suzuki Andes 25, bass Ukulele, Cello Banjo, a ROLI Rise , and

1116-455: The school received a significant endowment from Richard D. Colburn and was subsequently renamed in his honor. The school moved from its original location near the USC campus to its current location in downtown Los Angeles in 1998. Five years later, the Colburn Conservatory of Music was established to provide tertiary music education with a unique all-scholarship model. In 2010, the school opened

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1152-668: The school's first Artist-in-Residence . In 2019, the Colburn School instituted the Negaunee Conducting Program and appointed conductor and composer, Esa-Pekka Salonen to lead it. In 2024, the Negaunee Foundation made a $ 16.6 million donation in perpetuity to endow the program. The Conservatory of Music provides tertiary level degree programs to students. Currently, degrees offered are Bachelor of Music , Master of Music , Performance Diploma, Artist Diploma and Professional Studies Certificate. All students receive full scholarship including housing and stipends. The Dean of

1188-551: The short film has over 1.8 million views on YouTube. On October 28 and 29, 2016, the Hollywood Chamber Orchestra was the featured orchestra, conducted by Anthony Parnther, for Riot Games ' online game League of Legends World Championship Event at the Staples Center and LA Live. As of November 15, 2016, these two concert videos on Facebook have a combined 2.7 million views. On November 11–13, 2016,

1224-532: The venue. In 2016, the Colburn School bought an outdoor parking lot on the corner of 2nd and Olive Streets for $ 33 million. In 2022, plans were announced to build the Colburn Center on the site. Designed by Frank Gehry , the center will include a 1,000-seat concert hall with acoustics by Yasuhisa Toyota , and a 100-seat theater along with several dance studios. The project broke ground in April 2024 and

1260-577: Was established in 1950 as a preparatory arm of the USC Thornton School of Music . It was originally located across the street from the Shrine Auditorium , in a warehouse that had been converted into extra USC practice rooms, rehearsal halls, and dance studios. It later broadened its mission and changed its name to the Community School of Performing Arts. In 1980, it finalized its split with USC and branched out on its own. In 1985,

1296-598: Was released May 5, 2017, and opened at the #1 spot on Billboard ' s TOP 200 album chart in the United States. On November 28, 2017, "1-800-273-8255" was named one of the five nominees for Song of the Year at the 2018 Grammy Awards. It was also nominated for Best Music Video. On February 13, 2018, the single "1-800-273-8255" was certified quadruple platinum by the RIAA . On May 7, 2017, the HCO, in conjunction with Future

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