GETTY HOSTS 2 CONCERTS AT FESTIVAL.Byline: - Marla Matzer Whether or not you're already among the more than 3 million people who've visited the new Getty Center Getty Center, art museum complex in Brentwood, Calif. operated by the J. Paul Getty Trust. It consists of six buildings on 124 acres (50 hectares) located on a spectacular promontory overlooking Los Angeles. since its opening in December 1997, the museum has some special opportunities this week to visit the site. At 8 tonight and Wednesday, the Getty hosts two concerts as part of the World Festival of Sacred Music that officially kicked off this past weekend at 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 . The concerts are held in the Getty's intimate 300-seat Harold M. Williams Auditorium. Tonight, renowned performance artist Meredith Monk, in a rare West Coast appearance, presents a vocal recital Recital - dBASE-like language and DBMS from Recital Corporation. Versions include Vax VMS. highlighting her remarkable three-octave range. Festival organizers say the performer will ``follow the internal pathways of the soul to that strange and wonderful place where truth and imagination combine.'' She'll be accompanied on this trip by pianist Stephen Lockwood. On Wednesday, Mexican-American singer Lila Downs Lila Downs (born 1968 in Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca, Mexico) is a Mexican singer. She performs her own compositions as well as tapping into native Mesoamerican music of the Mixtec, Zapotec, Maya and Nahuatl cultures. presents ``Spirits of the Cloud People,'' accompanied by a seven-piece band playing an assortment of Mexican folk instruments A folk instrument is an instrument that developed among common people and usually doesn't have a known inventor. It can be made from wood, metal or other material. It is a part of folk music. . The concert will include both traditional and contemporary compositions, sung in English and Spanish, as well as Mixtec, Zapotec and Nahuatl songs. The galleries on these days close at 7 p.m., and the cafe at 6:30 p.m., but concertgoers are invited to bring a picnic dinner to eat on the grounds, where there are outdoor tables and chairs. You'll be able to enjoy architect Richard Meier's splendid achievement from the outside, anyway. If you prefer to see the art in the evening, the museum galleries are open on Thursdays and Fridays until 9 p.m. The restaurant and cafe are also open late those days. Getty reps are eager to get the word out that the crowds have settled down somewhat, and parking reservations are much easier these days. Tickets to Meredith Monk ($25) and Lila Downs ($20) available by calling (323) 655-8587. Parking reservations are made at the same time. The museum is on Getty Center Drive, off the San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. (405) Freeway in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . For general information and parking and restaurant reservations, call (310) 440-7300. |
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