Known for staggering technical skill, expressive dramatic structures and radiant arrangements, the Canadian axeman and composer leads a large electric guitar ensemble in the American debut of the thundering suite 20 Quarter Inch Jacks. | Click here

The German composer has been long celebrated for the impassioned eloquence and rare lyrical beauty of his music. More recently, von Schweinitz has turned to a profound exploration of microtonal phenomena in a body of work whose newest opus is this evening's sublime Plainsound Glissando Modulation | Click here

This season’s edition of the storied CalArts creative music revue brings one of the most formidable lineups in the festival’s history | Click here

The concert version of the Robert Een’s opera tells the tale of a desperado who goes on the run to flee his wicked past, only to find that there is no locale so remote that it cannot be found | Click here

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Thursday, October 2 at 10:30 pm

Rock music icon Lou Reed and sonic experimentalist Ulrich Krieger take the stage together for the first time to improvise music and make soundscapes | Click here

A darkly elegant evening of gorgeous melodies with a theatrical flourish. Ann Magnuson and Adam Dugas face off on vocals as Alexander Rannie and Mia Theodoratus strum their harps in this twisted match of musical one-upmanship | Click here

This quarterly series for new performance works is an opportunity to experience an interdisciplinary mix of unexpected experimentation and intriguing investigations from Los Angeles artists | Click here

Hailed as one of the brightest lights in today’s jazz firmament, pianist and composer James Carney has crafted a fresh, alluring and intellectually vibrant mix of modern creative and avant-jazz | Click here

Soaring to a grand scale of artistic gesture and ambition, this major new multimedia work reunites two of the most influential artists in the United States today. Monk’s signature form of incantatory music-theater finds an uncanny match in Hamilton’s sensuous visual artistry as the full-evening piece channels an exploration of the spiritual, vocal, and physical notions of ascension across geography and time | Click here

Celebrated Javanese choreographer, dancer and filmmaker Sardono W. Kusumo joins with a circle of CalArts master musicians to forge new links across Hindustani, Indonesian and Western performance practices | Click here

The famous Dutch collective plays an audacious live music score to accompany horror master F.W. Murnau’s Faust (1926) — the silent classic of German Expressionism that enacts Goethe’s chilling tale of an alchemist who bargains away his soul to the devil | Click here

One of the most vibrant and eclectic music hotspots in Europe, the Netherlands boast an exceptional wealth of up-and-coming innovators who are busy expanding not only the heterogeneity and freedom of contemporary musical content — but also the role of music and concert programming in society | Click here

Celebrated as one of the world's leading interpreters of contemporary piano music, virtuoso keyboardist Vicki Ray is the featured artist at the annual concert presented by the Southern California Resource for Electro-Acoustic Music(SCREAM) | Click here

Known for staggering technical skill, expressive dramatic structures and radiant arrangements, the Canadian axeman and composer leads a large electric guitar ensemble in the American debut of the thundering suite 20 Quarter Inch Jacks. | Click here

The German composer has been long celebrated for the impassioned eloquence and rare lyrical beauty of his music. More recently, von Schweinitz has turned to a profound exploration of microtonal phenomena in a body of work whose newest opus is this evening's sublime Plainsound Glissando Modulation, performed by violinist Helge Slaatto and double bassist Frank Reinecke. | Click here

Delivered with off-the-wall humor and terrific musical aplomb, this raucous farce from the internationally renowned Mexico City company reaches back to a florid chapter of European cultural history: the era of the castrati--superstars of 18th-century opera whose heavenly prepubescent voices won swooning adoration across the continent's highest courts. | Click here

Sound art pioneer Yasunao Tone and composer Marina Rosenfeld headline a program of innovative and unconventional electroacoustic and cross-media work from CalArts' Center for Experiments in Art, Information and Technology (CEAIT). | Click here

Long revered among the all-time great jazz bassists, Charlie Haden has gone on to make essential contributions to a wide spectrum of genres: avant-garde, small ensemble, big band, world music, folk and gospel. This new documentary from award-winning Swiss-born filmmaker Reto Caduff offers an absorbing chronicle of Haden's life and work. | Click here

The Pendereckians have been champions of new and imaginative musicmaking for nearly a quarter century. Formed in Poland at the behest of composer Krzysztof Penderecki, the globe-trotting quartet has performed repertoire stretching from Brahms to Zappa and premiered more than 100 new works. | Click here

One of the great left-field cult bands working today, the trio from Sydney delivers a post-jazz, post-rock, post-everything sonic experience that has few parallels anywhere. Pianist Chris Abrahams, drummer Tony Buck and bassist Lloyd Swanton have earned much adulation for truly unique improvisational pieces that unwind repeating musical figures in tantalizing fashion, underpinned by an insistent deep groove. | Click here

The New Century Players continue this season's ongoing survey of music from the Netherlands--an exceptionally vibrant and eclectic music hotspot in Europe and home to an up-and-coming generation of innovators. | Click here

Inspired by the classic David Bowie pop hit, The E.A.R. Unit surveys new works by young American mavericks from across the country--including Daniel Wohl, Oscar Bettison, Ryan Brown, Christine Southworth and Matt McBane. | Click here

The quarterly series for new performance works is an opportunity to experience an interdisciplinary mix of unexpected experimentation and investigation from Los Angeles artists. | Click here

The Los Angeles creative jazz label Cryptogramophone Records celebrates its 10-year anniversary and the release of two new CDs with a pair of concerts headlined by Myra Melford and Be Bread and the Nels Cline Singers, respectively. | Click here

Teenage performers from the CalArts Community Arts Partnership (CAP) after-school music classes at Plaza de la Raza in Lincoln Heights come together for an afternoon concert of salsa, classical and world music. | Click here

The renowned Los Angeles-based gamelan Burat Wangi (Fragrant Offering) stages two exquisite performances of Balinese court music and dance, featuring traditional and new choreography, and the Balinese kecak music drama--also known as the Ramayana Monkey Chant. | Click here

The virtuoso Baroque ensemble celebrates 250 years of Georg Frideric Handel's legacy with a concert of resplendent chamber music. The program also includes works by Bach and Vivaldi. | Click here

The quarterly series for interdisciplinary experimentation continues with a curated program of six new works and works-in-progress by Los Angeles dance, theater, music and multimedia artists. | Click here

The group directed by John Schneider continues its multimedia survey of Harry Partch, the one-of-a-kind American composer and raconteur famous for his many-splendored musical personalities--from contemplative to whimsical, from darkly brooding to achingly hilarious. | Click here