CalArts World Music Festival

CalArts World Music Festival

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Event LocationLocation

CalArts Campus

The Wild Beast Courtyard

Friday, April 29: 7:30-10:00PM
Saturday, April 30: 5:00-6:15PM; 7:30-10:15PM
Sunday, May 1: 5:00-9:00PM

From Friday, April 29, through Sunday, May 1, 2022, the CalArts World Music Festival brings traditions from around the globe to Southern California. Over one spectacular weekend, audiences will experience a variety of world-class world musicians, on the campus of California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) in Valencia. Since 1974, this one-of-a-kind annual festival has brought celebrated international artists to perform with CalArts’ renowned World Music Program faculty and students. After a two-year pause from live performances, the community is geared up and excited to announce the return of the festival! Presented by The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts, the 2022 festival features music from; Iran; Bali & Java, Indonesia; India; Ghana, Africa; as well as cross-cultural fusion from much of the rest of the world.

World Music Festival Concert Schedule

Friday, April 29 at 7:30PM
Persian Ensemble, and Balinese Music & Dance

Saturday, April 30 at 5:00PM
Student Indian Ensemble, and Tabla Ensemble

Saturday, April 30 at 7:30PM
World Percussion Ensemble
North Indian Concert

Sunday, May 1 at 5:00PM
Javanese Music and Dance Concert

Sunday, May 1 at 7:30PM
African Ensemble Concert