Audacity of Sound

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Audacity of Sound is a free, non-stop, immersive and interactive seven-hour, live musical extravaganza produced by the innovative performing arts organization, Grand Performances. This festival showcases GP’s joyous love for music from around the world and our own back yard championing Los Angeles’ deep talent pool producing a signature, one-of-a-kind collaborations telling L.A. stories - both then and now.

Featuring jubilant gospel (with a sing a long!) opera, capoeira, a marching band, boogie-woogie piano, food trucks, a children’s reading room and more. With an anticipated attendance of 10,000 -- 15,000 this will be one of the largest events in GP’s history! Confirmed artists include: David Garza and Friends; MUSAS: Chavela, Nina, Violetta; rising Indigenous Canadian star, Jeremy Dutcher; and The Gospel of Madame Biddy produced by Dexter Story, JROCC and Jae Deal, the Garfield High School Marching Band, audience participatory dance segments with Amy O’Neal and more artists to come!