BETTER SOUND COMING OUT OF HOLLYWOOD BOWL SHELL.Byline: Fred Shuster Music Writer For its 83rd season, starting in June, the Hollywood Bowl The Hollywood Bowl is a modern amphitheatre at 2301 North Highland Avenue in Hollywood, California, USA, that is used primarily for music performances. The "bowl" in this context is the natural cavity in the earth into which the amphitheater is built, rather than the shape of the brings together finely tuned classical, jazz and world music series under a new acoustical shell promising dramatically sharper sound whether the musicians below it are the Los Angeles Philharmonic The Los Angeles Philharmonic (LAP) is an American orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, United States. History Founded in 1919 by William Andrews Clark, Jr. or a Neil Diamond tribute band. The year's first notes at the historic natural amphitheater will be struck June 13 in a free community sneak peek offering music, kids' activities and the chance to step onto the new stage and experience the Bowl from the musicians' perspective. A fireworks fireworks: see pyrotechnics. fireworks Explosives or combustibles used for display. Of ancient Chinese origin, fireworks evidently developed out of military rockets and explosive missiles and accompanied the spread of military explosives westward to display marks the new season's official gala opening June 25 in a date with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. The venue's 2004 calendar, which runs through September, sees the return of such perennials as the Fourth of July Fourth of July, Independence Day, or July Fourth, U.S. holiday, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Celebration of it began during the American Revolution. Fireworks Spectacular, JVC JVC Victor Company of Japan (or Japan's Victor Company) JVC Jewelers Vigilance Committee JVC Jesuit Volunteer Corps JVC Jet Vane Control (directs VLS-launched missiles) JVC Jonker-Volgenant-Castanon Jazz, the Playboy Jazz Festival The Playboy Jazz Festival is an annual event sponsored by Playboy Enterprises to celebrate jazz as well as feature both established and up and coming musicians of the genre. It was founded by Hugh Hefner and was first held in Chicago, Illinois at the Chicago Stadium in 1959. , Movie Night, the B.B. King Blues Festival, Mariachi USA, and a ``Lord of the Rings'' symphony concert. Pop performers include double headliners Sting/Annie Lennox, Rush, k.d. lang, plus ABBA and Diamond tribute bands. As summer home to the L.A. Phil, the 18,000-seat Bowl opens its classical series with music director Esa-Pekka Salonen Esa-Pekka Salonen ( ) (b. June 30 1958) is a prominent Finnish orchestral conductor and composer. and Mendelssohn's complete ``A Midsummer Night's Dream A Midsummer Night's Dream is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare written sometime in the 1590s. It portrays the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of amateur actors, their interactions with the Duke and Duchess of Athens, Theseus and Hippolyta, and ,'' based on theater director Max Reinhardt's elaborate 1934 production with incidental music and actors. Later programs take in a staged performance of Bernstein's Mass; the Martha Graham Dance Company in Copland's ``Appalachian Spring''; soprano Renee Fleming singing both opera and Broadway; and Handel's ``Music for Fireworks,'' accompanied by the appropriate visuals. A weekend series umbrellas entertainers ranging from Harry Connick Jr. and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is a contemporary swing band from southern California. Their notable singles include "Go Daddy-O" and "You and Me and the Bottle Makes Three Tonight". The band went from a regular Wednesday night gig at the Derby in Hollywood, playing for a few hundred people, to the Joffrey Ballet's version of Tchaikovsky's beloved ``Nutcracker.'' And jazz programming means tributes to Peggy Lee, Count Basie and the Blue Note record label, along with visits from Dave Brubeck, Michael Brecker and Cassandra Wilson. Also returning this year is KCRW's world music festival with reggae great Bunny Wailer, dance act Crystal Method, hip-hoppers the Roots and Lyle Lovett. And a tribute to Swedish pop group ABBA also features Super Diamond, a Neil Diamond tribute band. The Bowl's new shell - the venue's fifth since 1929 - preserves the curve of the earlier covering but promises greatly improved sound. The result of a year-long construction project that began in October 2003, the concentric shell brings the natural outdoor amphitheater up to current standards and allows for more space on stage and better lighting technology. Complete schedule and ticket information: (323) 850-2000 or www.hollywoodbowl.org. Single ticket sales ($1 to $106) begin May 2 at the Bowl box office, 2301 N. Highland Ave., Hollywood. Fred Shuster, (818) 713-3676 fred.shuster(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: In a quest for sharper sound, a new acoustical shell is now under construction at the Hollywood Bowl. There will also be more space on stage and better lighting at the venue. Phil McCarten/Staff Photographer |
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