Bridge to Everywhere


Bridge to Everywhere is a classical chamber music ensemble and arts organization based in the Los Angeles area that promotes cross-cultural collaborations through musical performances and educational programs. Bridge to Everywhere is currently the ensemble-in-residence at Mount St. Mary's University.

History

Bridge to Everywhere began as a recording project by composer Derrick Spiva on Orenda Records in 2015. Bridge to Everywhere released its first commercial album Prisms, Cycles, Leaps in September of 2015, in conjunction with the world premiere of the Spiva’s orchestral work, Prisms, Cycles, Leaps, by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. The group became a more formalized performing ensemble and arts organization in 2016, with a debut performance at Theatre Raymond Kabbaz in 2017. Bridge to Everywhere has performed at venues such as the Eagle Rock Music Festival, Miles Memorial Playhouse, The York Manor, Brand Library and Art Center, and Boston Court Pasadena.

Collaborations

Bridge to Everywhere has collaborated with Los Angeles-based performing arts groups and arts organizations including Salastina Music Society, CalArts Community Arts Partnership, Inner City Arts, American Composers Forum of Los Angeles, Bridge Projects, and the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department. In 2018, Bridge to Everywhere released its second album, American Mirror, in partnership with Salastina Music Society.

Ensemble and repertoire

Bridge to Everywhere's ensemble members are trained in classical music and also have extensive training in at least one other musical tradition. The ensemble is flexible in its configuration, and includes strings ; various flutes; vocalists ; guitars ; electric bass; various percussion; harp; piano and keyboard; Turkish oud; tanpura; and a conductor. Bridge to Everywhere's repertoire often interweaves elements from musical traditions around the world into a western classical music setting. Several members of the ensemble are also composers and the group often performs and/or premieres the work of living composers.

Recordings