AMP is very proud to present Julie Adler as our
Member of the Month! Julie is a singer, performance
artist, composer, visual artist and writer who lives
in Los Angeles, California, USA.
As a singer, she has performed works by such
contemporary composers as Somei Satoh, George Crumb
and Thea Musgrave, among many others, and has worked
with the Long Beach Opera, the Don Brenigar Singers
and the medieval group ORBE: Voices of Spirit. As a
composer, Julie was nominated for a LA WEEKLY
Theatre Award, is co-producer of EARJAM, an annual
LA new music extravaganza, and is curator/producer
of ‘Vocal Lounge’, a monthly music/vocal series. In
2004, she produced (and performed in) ‘Call &
Response’, a sold-out benefit concert at REDCAT
featuring the Tibetan monks of Drepung Gomang
monastery in South India juxtaposed with the works
of 5 contemporary classical composers. As a member
of the Cal Arts Alumni Board of Directors, Julie
also helped with their various performance events,
including the curating and producing of ‘Mother
Load’, an alumni concert featuring a collaborative
work she did called ‘Grilled’, using BBQ grills and
voice.
Julie has traveled to China, Mongolia and India as
well as Europe and Central America, and has lived in
Paris while in residence at the Ecole des Beaux Arts
with artist Annette Messager. Now in Los Angeles,
she is a certified Iyengar yoga instructor, a
student of Tibetan Buddhism and volunteers for
Cedars-Sinai Hospice program. Visit AMP to learn
more about Julie, and visit Julie on MySpace to hear
some of her music.
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