WELCOME TO THE DREAM FACTORY
About the Program | Program Repertoire|Digital Program| Pop-Up Exhibit | About the Artists | Our Sponsors
The incredible story of Hollywood’s first Golden Age and the invention of the art of film scoring
MUSE/IQUE welcomes you to the golden days of early Hollywood, where audacious dreams were built on sound stages by actors, writers, composers, cinematographers, and directors and lit up for the world on silver screens.
In Hollywood in the early 1930s, silent films were suddenly bursting with new sound, skill, and storytelling, changing the cinematic landscape and studios like MGM, 20th Century Fox, and Universal Studios forever, and cementing Los Angeles as the most important cultural capital in the world.
The creation of Hollywood as a place for moviemaking magic was built upon a perfect crossroads of emerging technology and immigrant and Jewish artists fleeing oppressive rule across Europe. They brought new influences and turned a strange, well-oiled industry into a hub of sophistication and experimentation, producing timeless films like The Wizard of Oz, Sunset Boulevard, and Casablanca. During a time of great turmoil in American history, they created art that provided the world with hope, inspiration, and dreams of what tomorrow might bring.
In this performance, MUSE/IQUE highlights the resilience and imagination that transformed Hollywood into a beacon of opportunity—creating a new home for displaced artists and providing an escape for audiences around the world. Through the lens of these pioneering filmmakers and the art they created, we explore how even in the darkest of times, fantasy and creativity can rebuild hope.
Welcome to the Dream Factory
Program Repertoire
Hooray for Hollywood from Hollywood Hotel - Johnny Mercer & Richard A. Whiting, arr. Jamey Tate
Sy Smith, Michael Abraham, Mark Converse, Pete Korpela, Alan Steinberger, Michael Valerio
City Lights Overture - Charlie Chaplin, arr. Arthur Johnston, reconstructed Timothy Brock
MUSE/IQUE Orchestra
Smile from Modern Times - Charlie Chaplin, arr. Brad Dechter
Anne Akiko Meyers, MUSE/IQUE Orchestra
Falling in Love Again from The Blue Angel - Friedrich Hollaender & Sammy Lerner, arr. Rob Schaer
Sy Smith, MUSE/IQUE Orchestra
Gone With the Wind Main Title - Max Steiner
MUSE/IQUE Orchestra
Captain Blood Main Title - Erich Wolfgang Korngold
MUSE/IQUE Orchestra
Laura from Laura - David Raksin, arr. Brad Dechter
Anne Akiko Meyers, MUSE/IQUE Orchestra
Prelude and Love Theme from Spellbound - Miklós Rózsa, arr. Paul Bateman
Anne Akiko Meyers, MUSE/IQUE Orchestra
Sunset Boulevard Main Title - Franz Waxman
MUSE/IQUE Orchestra
As Time Goes By from Casablanca - Max Steiner / Herman Hupfeld, arr. Matt Rohde
Sy Smith, Michael Abraham, Mark Converse, Alan Steinberger, Michael Valerio
Universal Pictures Fanfare - Jerry Goldsmith, arr. Brian Tyler
MUSE/IQUE Orchestra
Flying Theme from E.T. - John Williams
MUSE/IQUE Orchestra
Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz - Harold Arlen & Yip Harburg, arr. Alan Steinberger
Anne Akiko Meyers, Sy Smith, Charlie Tyler, Alan Steinberger
Welcome to the Dream Factory
Program
MUSE/IQUE Presents Suspense, Horror, and the Hollywood Imagination
Pop-Up Exhibit
Welcome to the Dream Factory
Featured Artists
ANNE AKIKO MEYERS, VIOLIN
Anne Akiko Meyers (violin), one of the world’s most esteemed musicians, is a GRAMMY® Award-winning violinist recognized as a muse and champion of many of today’s most important composers. Her recording of Arturo Márquez’s Fandango, with Gustavo Dudamel and the L.A. Philharmonic, received two Latin GRAMMYs®; she has performed the piece over 40 times around the world. This season, Anne will premiere Eric Whitacre’s The Pacific Has No Memory, with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. Her most recent albums are Blue Electra and Beloved. @anneakikomeyers
SY SMITH, VOCALS
Sy Smith (vocals) is often called “the hardest working woman in underground soul.” She has worked with artists including Whitney Houston, Sheila E., Chaka Khan, and Usher. She has two NAACP Theater Award nominations for best supporting actress in a comedy/musical for her theater work in Los Angeles (Michael Ajakwe’s If You Don’t Believe: A Love Story, Body Language). Her catalog includes 5 studio albums, with contributions from producers including James Poyser of The Roots, Nicolay of The Foreign Exchange, and Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest. @syberspace
This special group works closely with MUSE/IQUE to develop and produce arrangements, advise on repertoire, and help bring the music to life.
Resident arrangers Rob Schaer, Alan Steinberger, and Jamey Tate. Additional arrangements by Paul Bateman, Brad Dechter, and Matt Rohde.
MUSE/IQUE orchestra
Led by Artistic & Music Director Rachael Worby
Violin I
Alyssa Park (concertmaster), Ashoka Thiagarajan, Lisa Dondlinger, Marisa Kuney, Alena Hove, Shana Bey, Xenia Deviatkina-Loh
Violin II
Mina Hong (principal), Kayvon Sesar, Gallia Kastner, Haesol Lee, Grace Oh
Viola
Rodney Wirtz (principal), Jonah Sirota, Karoline Menezes, Evan Antes
Cello
Charlie Tyler (principal), Ginger Murphy, Mia Barcia-Colombo, Ismael Guerrero
Bass
Michael Valerio (principal), Tim Eckert, Eric Shetzen
Flute
Amy Tatum (principal), Rachel Mellis
Oboe
Michele Forrest (principal), Maya Barrera
Clarinet
Sierra Allen (principal), Damon Zick
Bassoon
Alex Rosales Garcia (principal), Lieza Hansen Kallin
Horn
Allen Fogle (principal), Sarah Bach, Malik Taylor, Annie Bosler
Trumpet
Rob Schaer (principal), Christopher Gray, Barbara Laronga
Trombone
Nick Daley (principal), Ryan Dragon, Byron Sleugh
Tuba
P. Blake Cooper (principal)
Timpani
Yuri Inoo
Percussion
Pete Korpela (principal), Stevie Ray Hernandez
Harp
Anya Garipoli (principal)
Guitar
Michael Abraham (principal)
Piano
Alan Steinberger (principal)
Drumset
Mark Converse (principal)
Brady Steel, Orchestra Manager. Caroline Boyce, Librarian.
This season is presented by LeeAnn and Ron Havner / JCS Family Foundation.
Additional Sponsors:
Anonymous (2), Avery and Andrew Barth, Michael Casey, Ellen and Harvey Knell, The Jerry and Terri Kohl Family Foundation, Ambassador Robert Kohorst and Shelley Allen, Debbie and Rick Powell, and Alyce de Roulet Williamson.
MUSE/IQUE is proud to partner with The Wallis for our May 3 and May 4 performances of Welcome to the Dream Factory.
Proudly sponsored by Classical California KUSC
Classical California KUSC is the #1 classical music radio station in the nation. KUSC and Muse/ique share a mission to broaden musical perspectives and expand access to transformative music experiences. Listen to KUSC on the radio at 91.5 FM in Los Angeles and Orange County, online at kusc.org, and our free smartphone apps on Apple and Android. And check out our streams online and on our website including our exclusive video game music stream called Arcade, a move music stream and more.
Supported by Jewish Federation LA in partnership with The Weitzman and Jewish American Heritage Month
An official program of Jewish American Heritage Month
Proudly partnering with Holocaust Museum LA
Holocaust Museum LA continues its mission to commemorate those who perished, honor those who survived, educate about the Holocaust and inspire a more dignified and humane world.