LACO Upcoming Salon with Composer Contreras and Musicians

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Sound Investment Composer Juan Pablo Contreras (Photo – Pablo Contreras)

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) Sound Investment commissioning program for 2019-20, will feature Los Angeles-based composer Juan Pablo Contreras.

Contreras recently received a Latin Grammy Best Arrangement nomination for the title track of his debut orchestral album Mariachitlán. His new work, titled Lucha Libre!, spotlights the Mexican wrestling he watched growing up in Guadalajara. The piece focuses on a “battle” among LACO’s master musicians, whose instruments represent Contreras’ favorites of the iconic Lucha Libre characters. The piece will have its World Premiere at LACO’s orchestral concerts on March 28 and 29, 2020, following several exclusive salons for Sound Investment members, including the next one on Wednesday, December 11, 2019, 7 pm, in downtown Los Angeles.

Ruth Eliel, LACO Board Vice Chair, said:

When Sound Investment began in 2001, well before the ‘crowdsource’ concept existed, it offered the innovative idea that LACO patrons could become insiders to the creative process by getting to know a composer and seeing how a new work comes together. It has proven to be a very popular way for individuals to get close to the music.

LACO’s Sound Investment offers members the rare opportunity to observe first-hand the development of a new work from the composer’s earliest ideas to the finished composition. The program’s intimate salons throughout the season feature behind-the-scenes discussions with the composer about the creative process and unique reading sessions of the work-in-progress, among other benefits.

Sound Investment $300 membership level includes a pair of tickets to the work’s world premiere and the donor’s name listed on the dedication page of the printed score. The $500 membership level will additionally include a signed copy of the printed score. Students taking advantage the Orchestra’s “Campus to Concert Hall All Access Pass that provides admission to all LACO concerts during the season for just $30, are invited to salons as an added benefit.

For additional information about Sound Investment contact Brandon Faber at 213 622 7001 × 221.

Source: LACO