“What I am trying to achieve is to be what I am to the fullest—Black to the fullest, a musician to the fullest, and a homosexual to the fullest.” –Julius Eastman

The music of legendary collaborators Julius Eastman and Arthur Russell is singular and boundless. These are expansive, quintessentially queer pieces, in which every moment is full of choice. Their profound and personal sounds demand that performers become unabashedly themselves, merging and getting lost in the notes and rhythms, finding themselves again and again, and emerging whole and newly committed to self. This intrapersonal endeavoring is matched externally with musical structures that create profound belonging within a group.

This project represents a landmark collaboration between LA Phil Insight, REDCAT, and Wild Up uplifting the legacies of these maverick artists.

March 4

To the Fullest: The Music of Julius Eastman and Arthur Russell

The multi-Grammy nominated experimental orchestral collective Wild Up brings together notable guest artists to perform Julius Eastman’s Evil N– and Gay Guerrilla, as well as The Arthur Russell Songbook with a new series of collaborative arrangements.

March 15 - May 4

World of Echo

Exhibition reconsidering the legacies of maverick artists Julius Eastman and Arthur Russell.

March 29

Julius Eastman: The Holy Presence

Wild Up and Seth Parker Woods present an evening of works by maverick composer Julius Eastman.

May 1 -3

Arthur Russell: 24 to 24 Music

Wild Up brings Arthur Russell’s minimalist disco masterwork to a transformed REDCAT.

LA Phil Insight is generously supported by Linda and David Shaheen.