About Us
Mission
Bridge to Everywhere creates transcultural musical experiences that resonate with our increasingly interconnected global world by integrating contemporary musical practices from diverse cultures together in innovative ways. We foster cultural collaboration, promote empathy and curiosity, and celebrate the rich diversity of our shared human experiences.
Biography
Bridge to Everywhere is a Los Angeles-based transcultural music ensemble and nonprofit arts organization that explores connections between contemporary musical practices from around the world. Through collaborations, performances, and education programs, the organization strives to build bridges between instruments, genres, cultures, and people.
Founded in 2015, Bridge to Everywhere has become a vibrant part of the musical ecosystem of Los Angeles, performing at venues such as LA Philharmonic’s Noon to Midnight Festival, Boston Court Pasadena, The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Angel City Jazz Festival, Eagle Rock Music Festival, Brand Library & Art Center, Miles Memorial Playhouse, and 2220 Arts + Archives. In the 2019-2020 season, Bridge to Everywhere was voted “Best Chamber Performance” by San Francisco Classical Voice’s Los Angeles Audience Choice Awards.
The ensemble features musically multi-lingual artists who are classically trained but also have extensive training in other musical practices across the globe (from West Africa, India, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Latin America, to electronic music, folk, popular music, and beyond). Bridge to Everywhere artists are skilled improvisers and performer/composers. Through innovative programming, Bridge to Everywhere premieres new works, presents concerts, and facilitates workshops that highlight the shared humanity and interconnectedness found in contemporary musical expression across cultures. The ensemble regularly premieres works by contemporary composers and its performer-composer members, including Yvette Holzwarth, Derrick Skye, Philip Graulty, Rachel Iba, James Waterman, Anna Kouchnerov, Hannah Arista, Dimitris Mahlis, and Chris Votek.
Educational outreach is a core component of Bridge to Everywhere’s work. Through educational programming with partners such as CalArts Community Partnership, Inner City Arts, UCLA, USC, and Santa Clarita Valley Youth Orchestra, Bridge to Everywhere strives to prepare and encourage the next generation of musicians to thrive in our interconnected global community. Since 2019, Bridge to Everywhere has been ensemble-in-residence at Mount Saint Mary’s University.
Statement of Purpose
At its core, Bridge to Everywhere is a movement to promote compassion and empathy through music. We aspire to use music to bring people together to celebrate our differences and find common ground. Furthermore, we believe that musical collaboration can serve as a model of how people from different backgrounds can work together to forge harmonious relationships. Through our engagements, we hope that audiences will find new connections between musical traditions, and in turn, each other.