Academy Award Nominee and Origin Composer Kris Bowers Headlines Juilliard’s One-Night-Only California Festival Performance

WHAT: This one-night-only program curated by Kris Bowers (BM ’10, MM ’12, jazz studies) is part of the inaugural California Festival, a two-week celebration of new music across the state. ARRAY x Juilliard's concert spotlights music that has inspired Bowers and will include a preview of his score from the new film Origin, his most recent collaboration with filmmaker Ava DuVernay. During the program, Bowers will discuss his artistic journey and creative process with Juilliard Arnhold Creative Associate at Large and faculty member Nadia Sirota (BM ’04, MM ’06, ACJW ’08, viola) as he joins Juilliard student and alumni string and jazz musicians in performance. 

WHO: Curated by Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning composer Bowers and hosted by Sirota with Juilliard’s president, Damian Woetzel.  

WHERE:  Presented at ARRAY in Los Angeles, a multiplatform arts and social impact collective founded by filmmaker Ava DuVernay.  
 
ARRAY Creative Campus, 180 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90026 

WHEN: Friday, November 17 at 7:30pm PST 

TICKETS:  This is a free, ticketed event. Tickets are available at arrayplay.com 

LIVESTREAM: This performance will be livestreamed via ARRAY’s website on November 17 at 7:30pm PST.  

PROGRAM DETAILS:  

ARRAY x Juilliard @ CA Festival 
Friday, November 17 | 7:30pm PST 

TERENCE BLANCHARD (ARR. SHELBIE RASSLER, MM ’22, composition) II. Levees from A Tale of God’s Will (A Requiem for Katrina) 

KRIS BOWERS (BM ’10, MM ’12, jazz studies) Selections from Origin 

HOAGY CARMICHAEL (ARR. NEAL HEFTI; TRANS. NATE SPARKS, BM ’17, jazz studies) “Stardust” from Clifford Brown With Strings 
 
SIMON LAKS II. Poco lento, sostenuto from String Quartet No. 3, “On Polish Folk Themes”  

JESSIE MONTGOMERY (BM ’03, violin) Strum 

STEVE REICH (’61, composition) III. After the war from Different Trains  

GABRIELLA SMITH Carrot Revolution 

The program is subject to change. 

Juilliard’s Creative Enterprise programming, including the Creative Associates program, is generously supported by Jody and John Arnhold and the Arnhold Foundation.  

CONTACTS: 
Allegra Thoresen | [email protected] 
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