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Spring 2021: Quarantine Edition By Emily Borchers In honor of this year's International Jazz Day and LAP Fellow ('16) Henry Threadgill's 2021 NEA Jazz Masters award, we've put together a playlist filled to brim with music celebrating the many jazz musicians who have stayed with us. From smooth jazz, to vocal, to jazz funk fusion — there's something for every musical taste in our playlist. Give it listen this Friday and celebrate with us! Listen Here >> |
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Winter 2020: Quarantine Edition By Emily Borchers It's normally around this time of the year that Montalvo welcomes back smooth jazz musician and LAP alum David Benoit for his annual holiday concert. However, due to COVID restrictions, that couldn't happen this year. Instead, we've gathered all his holidays albums into one playlist for you to enjoy. Happy holidays! Listen Here >> |
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Fall 2020: Quarantine Edition By Emily Borchers The leaves are changing, days are becoming shorter, the smell of warm spices linger in the air—it must be fall. For this year's fall playlist, we opted for more soothing sounds that feel reminiscent of the season: soft atmospheric hums, folk-inspired rock, and some classical music. Listen Here >> |
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Summer 2020: Quarantine Edition By Emily Borchers Fix those quarantine blues with a playlist to celebrate the beginning of summer! Filled with all new 2020 songs from our past Fellows and Guest Artists, this playlist is meant to emulate the flow of a typical summer day. Beginning with the energetic dance music of Jennifer Johns and ending with the atmospheric sounds of Helado Negro, this playlist with take you from those bright mornings into the those chilly nights. Listen Here >> |
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Weeping Mary "Weeping Mary was composed by Matthew Petty after spending time in Weeping Mary, TX and meeting the eldest descendants of those freed slaves whose land was stolen. Mr. Petty asked me to record the song in his studio while we were Lucas Artist Fellows at the Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga, CA. It was recorded in 2018 and today we can feel the profound resonance for the times in which we are living. It is time to be shared. Listen, weep, mourn, love and keep and moving." —Alva Rogers Listen Here >> |
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Spring 2020: Quarantine Edition By Emily Borchers We know being stuck inside can be hard, so we've compiled a set of songs from our LAP Fellows and Guest Artists to ease your mind during quarantine. Listen Here >> |
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April 2019 By Emily Borchers Spring cleaning came early this year and we were on a mission--a mission to get our artist residency archive in order. Boxes were gathered, piles were stacked high, excel sheets were filled to the brim with information, and past artists were rediscovered. So for this month's playlist we celebrate some of these long-lost Composer & Musician Fellows and guest artists from the earlier years of our residency. Listen Here >> |
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What Can Poets Do: An Exchange Between Poets Ariana Reines and Julian Talamantez Brolaski Listening to poets talking amongst themselves is a rare pleasure. On their last day at the LAP, after a rainy winter, poets Julian Talamantez Brolaski and Ariana Reines sit down and consider the question: What can poets do? Read More >> |
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Surprise! On February 25, Joie Lee, Simon Pettet and Zeinab Alhashemi engaged in a public conversation at our Open Access program about the element of surprise in the creative process. Take a listen to their conversations here. Read More >> |
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December 2018 By Emily Borchers Last year we focused on jazz music as our seasonal music of choice, but this year we are broadening our horizons. This year we've included music from our choral, orchestral, and classical music composer fellows that aims to exude a wintery calmness (something not often found during this month!). Listen Here >> |
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October 2018 By Emily Borchers For this extra 'creepy' month, we've curated a playlist full of experimental music and sound art from our past and present Lucas Artists Composer & Musician Fellows where we ask the question: What makes something 'creepy'? Listen Here >> |
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September 2018 By Emily Borchers The month of September is National Classical Music Month, so in honor of this holiday, we've put together a playlist chocked full of various classical music moods and sub-genres from our past and present Lucas Artists Composer & Musician Fellows. Listen Here >> |
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August 2018 By Emily Borchers For the month of August, we've put together a somber yet tranquil playlist representative of the bittersweet feeling associated with the start of this month. Summer is now over, but fall is just around the corner! So give our classical and atmospheric playlist a listen in preparation for the upcoming cooler months. Listen Here >> |
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July 2018 By Emily Borchers This month is extra special because it marks the start of our 2018 Art on the Grounds: We the People festival! So in preparation for this large-scale event, we've put together a playlist highlighting all of the LAP Composer & Musician Fellows showcasing work at the festival. Listen Here >> |
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June 2018 By Emily Borchers With the start of June comes the rise in temperatures and the beginning of summer, of course! For this month's playlist, we've put together a nostalgic rock-filled set of songs to get you in the right mindset, total and complete relaxation. Listen Here >> |
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May 2018 By Emily Borchers This May is extra special for the LAP because it marks our annual Open Studios where we open our normally private studios to the public! In celebration of the event, we created a mellow but dance-worthy Latin infused playlist featuring past LAP fellows from Camilo Rodriguez to David Benoit. Listen Here >> |
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April 2018 By Emily Borchers For this month's playlist, we showcase LAP Fellow and 2018 SETi Artists in Residence Felipe Pérez Santiago in preparation for his musical performance during at our Open Access event, Life Beyond Earth. Santiago will be performing his newest project, Earthling, which was created in collaboration with Dr. Jill Tarter and the Tambuco Percussion Ensemble. Listen Here >> |
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March 2018 By Emily Borchers In preparation for our Open Access event with musician, composer, and glitch-master Nicole Lizée, we've curated a playlist full of various experimental tunes. From the eerie atmospheric sounds of Anthony Pateras to the metallic nature pieces of Ikue Mori, this playlist covers many sub-genres of experimental music! Listen Here >> |
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February 2018 By Emily Borchers Love is in the air! ♥ For this month we've created a smile-inducing, body-moving, mood-boosting playlist! It's full of tunes from our Lucas Artists Composer Fellows that are bound to make you happy--from the electronic dance music of Sandunes to the mellow surf-rock of Sonny & the Sunsets. Give it a listen and pass it on to someone you love to spread the happiness! Listen Here >> |
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January 2018 By Emily Borchers To start this new year off, we've put together a playlist featuring our newest Lucas Artists Composer Fellows: Nicole Lizée, Will Calhoun, Kate Soper, Dafna Naphtali, and Hermione Johnson. This is their first year joining the residency, so show them some love and give it a listen! Listen Here >> |
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December 2017 By Emily Borchers Tired of the same-old holiday tunes on the radio? Well we've got a present for you, a holiday appropriate all-jazz playlist! Perfect for all your holiday activities—from baking, to wrapping presents, to simply sipping hot cocoa—this playlist is chocked full of jazz music from LAP fellows like Ray Anderson and Marcus Shelby. Listen Here >> |
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November 2017 By Emily Borchers With the start of November means Thanksgiving is just around the corner with its endless amounts of food and stress. So to help calm your nerves (so you can make it to pie), I've put together a playlist packed full of rock music, from Kim Gordon's alt. rock to Sonny & The Sunsets' mellow indie rock. Just like the tryptophan in the turkey making you sleepy, this music will gradually lull you to a meditative calmness. Listen Here >> |
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October 2017 By Emily Borchers This October marks the beginning of the LAP's Spotify Mixtape Series and in honor of Halloween, we've put together something extra creepy. Featuring pieces from classical, atmospheric, and experimental LAP Composer fellows, this playlist is meant to give you the best kind of the heebie-jeebies. Listen Here >> |
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August and September By Donna Conwell, LAP Curator One of the most exciting aspects of bringing artists from different disciplines together at the Lucas Artists Program is observing how, hunkered down and deep in conversation around the table, a kind of alchemy can take place: ideas cross pollinate and plans for collective experimentation emerge. On Friday August 25, 2017, we gathered for a public program in Montalvo’s Italianate Garden in association with Montalvo’s latest outdoor exhibition Now Hear This! An Exercise in Listening. Read More >> |
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Announcing New Spotify Playlist for NOW HEAR THIS! By Emily Borchers Curatorial assistant intern Emily Borchers has put together a Spotify playlist to accompany Montalvo's latest outdoor exhibition Now Hear This! Featuring the work of artists included in the exhibition, this diverse and varied playlist is intended to be relaxing and atmospheric. Listen Here >> |
PODCAST
A Conversation with the Artists Listen to a podcast of The Aphorists, featuring a conversation with the three artists from Happiness Is... about Positive Psychology, skepticism, cake eating, and creating work that makes a difference. Listen Here >> |