By LILY TINOCO | Assistant Editor
The Palisades Charter High School Band will take to the Hollywood Bowl stage for “We ♥️ LA,” a free concert for first responders and community members impacted by the recent wildfires on Tuesday, April 1.
The concert is being put on to “recognize the bravery and selflessness on display during the Los Angeles wildfires,” according to Hollywood Bowl.
Music and Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel will lead Los Angeles Philharmonic. Six-time Grammy-nominated pianist Gerald Clayton—who was raised in Altadena—will take the piano, and singer Christina Aguilera will bring her “powerhouse voice” to the Bowl.
The Pali High Band will kick off the evening with “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
The concert will feature music by Gabriela Ortiz, Gustav Mahler and George Gershwin, and film scores by John Williams, with music from “Star Wars,” “Harry Potter” and “Jurassic Park.”
“Leading contemporary composer Gabriela Ortiz champions the idea that ‘music has the power to grant us access to the intangible, healing our wounds and binding us to what can only be expressed through sound,’” according to Hollywood Bowl. “The orchestra takes up this powerful calling with Ortiz’s celebratory ‘Kauyumari,’ followed by Mahler’s poignant ‘love letter’ and a selection of film-music favorites by the legendary John Williams.”
Clayton will join LA Phil for Gershwin’s “jazzy and intricate variations” on “I Got Rhythm.”
Additional special guests—to be announced—will also perform.
First responders and community members impacted by the wildfires were invited to register for the event for a chance to receive free tickets. Registrants were randomly selected and notified beginning Thursday, March 20.
The concert will take place on April 1 at Hollywood Bowl—located at 2301 Highland Avenue—at 8 p.m. Gates will open at 6 p.m.
The program will be broadcast live on Classical California KUSC in Los Angeles (91.5FM) and Classical California KDFC in San Francisco (90.3FM). The KUSC and KDFC websites will simulstream the live broadcast and offer on-demand streaming of the program for one week following the concert.
It is sponsored by Kaiser Permanente, American Express, Live Nation and Play it Forward.
For more information, visit hollywoodbowl.com.
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