9th Annual Music Unites the World Festival
The Music Unites the World Festival unites approximately 1,000 students and parents from across Los Angeles County for two (2) days of music making and community building. Education Through Music-LA hosts musical ensembles (choral, band, orchestra) who receive coaching from top artists and music educators and perform multi-cultural music from around the globe. This festival showcases the power of music to bring joy and unity among diverse cultures and communities.
March 13-14, 2019 – 9:00am-2:30pm
Skirball Cultural Center
GUEST ARTISTS, MUSIC EDUCATORS & KEYNOTE SPEAKERS (Prior & Current year)
Andy Vargas – Vocalist, Carlos Santana Band
Baraka May – Vocal Recording Artist & Choir Director
Blake Neely – Composer, Flash, Arrow
Booker White – Head of Music Library, Walt Disney Studios
Cameron Hotchkis – Film Music Industry, Orchestrator
Carmen Twillie – Solo Vocalist, Lion King
Cathleen Cher – DJ (Jimmy Kimmel, Kanye West)
CeCe Sammy – Vocal Coach, American Idol
Christophe Beck – Composer, Disney’s Frozen
Diane Simons, Artistic Director of Bel Canto and Junior Concert Choir (South Bay Children’s Choir)
Evelyn Halus – Vocal Coach, Neil Patrick Harris
Harry Gregson-Williams – Composer, Chronicles of Narnia
Henry Wolfe – Singer-Songwriter
Jacqueline Sanderlin – Executive Director, School & Community Relations, Inglewood USD Arts
Jeff Bunnell – Trumpet, Jurassic World
Joe Kraemer – Composer, Jack Reacher
John Dennis – Executive Creative Director, Walt Disney Imagineering
Jonathan Beard – Composer, Orchestrator & Music Educator
Joseph Trapanese – Composer, Straight Outta Compton
Juan Rodriguez – LA Unified; Graduate of CA State University, Northridge and Music Academy, Hamilton High
Judith Hill – Singer-Songwriter, The Voice, Prince
Julie Corallo – Director of Concert Choir & Faculty, South Bay Children’s Choir
Julie West – Veteran Music Teacher (LA Unified; CA State University, Northridge)
Linda Mouradian – Veteran Strings Educator (LAUSD); Faculty, CA State University, Northridge
Lisbeth Scott – Solo Vocalist, Shrek
Mind of a Genius
Misha Shtangrud – Director of Vocal Ensembles, Colburn School of Music
Mitre – Latin Duo
Nomad & Lola – Musical Director, Babyface
Randy Spendlove – President of Music & Worldwide Publishing, Paramount Studios
Reggie Andrews – Music Director, King Drew High School
Ricardo Hurtado – Actor/Musician, School of Rock, The Goldbergs, The Mick
Rickey Minor – Music Director, Composer, and Music Producer (Tonight Show with Jay Leno, American Idol)
Richard Medrano – Artistic Director, City of Angels Master Chorale & Children’s Chorus
Rory Pullens – Former Executive Director, Arts Education, LA Unified School District
Sally Stevens – Choir Conductor, The Simpsons
Sebastian Krys – Music Producer, Juanes, Jennifer Lopez
Siddhartha Khosla – Artist/Composer, This is Us, Goldspot
Tim Davies – Conductor/Arranger, La La Land, Empire
Vincent Womack – Music Director, Foshay Learning Academy
Sponsor the Festival
Thank you to our present and past festival sponsors, who have helped to make this annual event possible:
800 Degrees Pizzeria
Andy Lecompte Salon
Barry’s Bootcamp
Charles Music Store
Chick-fil-A
Discovery Cube
Donut Friend
Frito-Lay
The Front Yard at The Garland
GRAMMY Museum & Foundation
Granada Mexican Restaurant
The Johnny Carson Foundation
Kidspace Children’s Museum
Mattel
The Music Man Foundation
Nextdoor Neighbor
PepsiCo
Preston and Maurine Hotchkis Family Foundation
Rhodes School of Music
Shake Shack
Starbucks
Sweetgreen
Target
JOIN OUR SPONSOR LIST TODAY!
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Contact Director of Development Jacquie at 818-433-7600 for further assistance.
Our music programs are supported, in part, by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, the California Arts Council, a state agency, the City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs, and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.
To view additional images from last year’s festival, click here.