Lara Downes Debuts as LACO Creative Partner with CURRENT: Routes,
Off-the-Beaten Path Program Exploring Black Cowboy Culture + Migrations in American Music, Featuring Grammy-Winning Folk Musician Dom Flemons and LACO Artists
Saturday, November 23, 2024, 7:30 pm
Autry Museum of the American West
(Los Angeles, CA – October 30, 2024) Iconoclastic American pianist Lara Downes makes her highly-anticipated debut as the inaugural Creative Partner of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO), a preeminent interpreter of historical masterworks, with CURRENT: Routes, a program that navigates the highways and byways of American music, tracing the journeys and migrations that have shaped the country’s musical landscape. Downes appears with celebrated Grammy-winning folk musician Dom Flemons, known as The American Songster®, on Saturday, November 23, 2024, at the Autry Museum of the American West.
CURRENT: Routes explores the complex intersections of folk and classical traditions, showcasing how these influences have evolved over time and uncovering untold narratives of American life, including the stories of Black cowboys and their enduring contributions to Western culture.
WHAT/WHO:
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Presents CURRENTS: ROUTES
Lara Downes, curator/pianist
Dom Flemons, The American Songster®
Josefina Vergara, violin
Susan Rishik, violin
Jonathan Moerschel, viola
Giovanna Clayton, cello
WHEN/WHERE
Saturday, November 23, 2024, 7:30 pm
Autry Museum of the American West, 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA 90027
PROGRAM:
An exploration of unexpected musical connections between American roots music and classical music curated by LACO Creative Partner Lara Downes
TICKETS/INFORMATION:
$41 (general admission)
www.laco.org
213 221 3920
Email: boxoffice@laco.org
Artists, program, ticket prices, date and venue subject to change.
