Who ya gonna call? Experience the beloved 1984 classic Ghostbusters with Elmer Bernstein’s Academy Award®-winning score performed by a live orchestra alongside the film.
Presented on the amphitheater’s outdoor screen, this immersive cinematic concert event invites longtime fans and newcomers alike to celebrate a movie that has entertained audiences for more than four decades. Ghostbusters in Concert amplifies the humor, adventure, and iconic music that have made this supernatural comedy a favorite across generations.
Choir! Choir! Choir! is the fully interactive, participatory show that turns audience into performer! So get ready to laugh, dance and SING! your hearts out with hundreds of other music-lovers just like you. It’s like a big birthday party for the greatest songs of all time and you’re invited!
So grab a friend (or ten), and come out ready to GIVE IT ALL YOU’VE GOT! – all voices welcome, no experience necessary. They Teach, You Sing! Everyone Wins!
Presented as part of La Jolla Playhouse’s WOW Festival, ArtPower proudly welcomes back Choir! Choir! Choir! for not one, not two, but three incredible performances—each one completely unique.
Schedule
Thursday, April 23 at 7 pm: We Will Choir! You!: An Epic Rock Sing-Along! THEY TEACH, YOU SING! Choir! Choir! Choir! land at WOW Festival for the first of three events that will transform you and your crew into ROCK GODS! Daveed Goldman and Nobu Adilman rapidly turn audiences into perfectly sounding choirs with humor and harmony, whether you’re a seasoned singer or prefer to solo in the shower. This time the dynamic duo will take you on a tour of the most EPIC rock songs ever written. Will you be singing Queen, Bon Jovi, Journey? You have to show up to find out but just know the set is full bangers from the 70s, 80s, and 90s!!! So warm up those vocal cords, gather your besties (of all ages!), and get set to belt like you’re headlining Wembley Stadium! #NeverStopSinging
Friday, April 24 at 7:20 pm: Take a Walk on the Choir! Side
Join Choir! Choir! Choir! for a magical, musical, sunset stroll through campus, singing songs about community, friendship, and love. Think Ben E. King’s Stand By Me, something from The Beatles catalog or even The Proclaimers’ 500 Miles! Three iconic stops, one unforgettable journey: kick things off at Warren Mall at the base of the Snake Path, make your way to the Triton Statue, and finish with the whole glorious group taking the stage together at the Epstein Family Amphitheater. Pick up new friends along the way, sing your hearts out, and let the good vibes carry you into the sunset. No rehearsal needed—just show up and follow the music. (This route covers approximately 0.5 miles along a flat, ADA-accessible path.) #NeverStopSinging
Saturday, April 25 at 4:30 pm: Pink Pony Choir!: An EPIC Gen Z’ing-Along!
Saddle up, Superstars—this one shines a light on music by Gen Z artists but as always, Choir! Choir! Choir! is for the whole family! Join Daveed Goldman and Nobu Adilman for a joyful, feel-good singalong featuring the biggest hits from Chappell Roan to Taylor Swift, KPop Demon Hunters, Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Rodrigo, Miley Cyrus and more! Whether you’re 8 or 80, this is your moment to shine. Sing out loud, sing out proud, and share the magic with the family and friends who mean the most to you. #NeverStopSinging
Choir! Choir! Choir! is the fully interactive, participatory show that turns audience into performer! So get ready to laugh, dance and SING! your hearts out with hundreds of other music-lovers just like you. It’s like a big birthday party for the greatest songs of all time and you’re invited!
So grab a friend (or ten), and come out ready to GIVE IT ALL YOU’VE GOT! – all voices welcome, no experience necessary. They Teach, You Sing! Everyone Wins!
Presented as part of La Jolla Playhouse’s WOW Festival, ArtPower proudly welcomes back Choir! Choir! Choir! for not one, not two, but three incredible performances—each one completely unique.
Schedule
Thursday, April 23 at 7 pm: We Will Choir! You!: An Epic Rock Sing-Along! THEY TEACH, YOU SING! Choir! Choir! Choir! land at WOW Festival for the first of three events that will transform you and your crew into ROCK GODS! Daveed Goldman and Nobu Adilman rapidly turn audiences into perfectly sounding choirs with humor and harmony, whether you’re a seasoned singer or prefer to solo in the shower. This time the dynamic duo will take you on a tour of the most EPIC rock songs ever written. Will you be singing Queen, Bon Jovi, Journey? You have to show up to find out but just know the set is full bangers from the 70s, 80s, and 90s!!! So warm up those vocal cords, gather your besties (of all ages!), and get set to belt like you’re headlining Wembley Stadium! #NeverStopSinging
Friday, April 24 at 7:20 pm: Take a Walk on the Choir! Side
Join Choir! Choir! Choir! for a magical, musical, sunset stroll through campus, singing songs about community, friendship, and love. Think Ben E. King’s Stand By Me, something from The Beatles catalog or even The Proclaimers’ 500 Miles! Three iconic stops, one unforgettable journey: kick things off at Warren Mall at the base of the Snake Path, make your way to the Triton Statue, and finish with the whole glorious group taking the stage together at the Epstein Family Amphitheater. Pick up new friends along the way, sing your hearts out, and let the good vibes carry you into the sunset. No rehearsal needed—just show up and follow the music. (This route covers approximately 0.5 miles along a flat, ADA-accessible path.) #NeverStopSinging
Saturday, April 25 at 4:30 pm: Pink Pony Choir!: An EPIC Gen Z’ing-Along!
Saddle up, Superstars—this one shines a light on music by Gen Z artists but as always, Choir! Choir! Choir! is for the whole family! Join Daveed Goldman and Nobu Adilman for a joyful, feel-good singalong featuring the biggest hits from Chappell Roan to Taylor Swift, KPop Demon Hunters, Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Rodrigo, Miley Cyrus and more! Whether you’re 8 or 80, this is your moment to shine. Sing out loud, sing out proud, and share the magic with the family and friends who mean the most to you. #NeverStopSinging
Founded in 2014 by the husband-and-wife duo Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Trotter, The War And Treaty has emerged as one of the most electrifying new acts in American music. They were nominated for the Best New Artist and Best American Roots Song at the 2024 GRAMMY Awards, and have also been nominated for Duo of the Year at the CMA Awards two years in a row and for Vocal Duo of the Year at the ACM Awards. They have won two Americana Music Awards (both for Duo/Group of the Year) and have received additional nominations and recognition from CMT Music Awards, Folk Alliance International, People’s Choice Country Awards, as well as from the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and the Grand Ole Opry.
On their new album Plus One, The War And Treaty double down on the powerful sense of togetherness that’s always fueled their music, offering up 18 life-affirming songs aimed at providing a shared experience of hope and healing and much-needed joy.
Choir! Choir! Choir! is the fully interactive, participatory show that turns audience into performer! So get ready to laugh, dance and SING! your hearts out with hundreds of other music-lovers just like you. It’s like a big birthday party for the greatest songs of all time and you’re invited!
So grab a friend (or ten), and come out ready to GIVE IT ALL YOU’VE GOT! – all voices welcome, no experience necessary. They Teach, You Sing! Everyone Wins!
Presented as part of La Jolla Playhouse’s WOW Festival, ArtPower proudly welcomes back Choir! Choir! Choir! for not one, not two, but three incredible performances—each one completely unique.
Schedule
Thursday, April 23 at 7 pm: We Will Choir! You!: An Epic Rock Sing-Along! THEY TEACH, YOU SING! Choir! Choir! Choir! land at WOW Festival for the first of three events that will transform you and your crew into ROCK GODS! Daveed Goldman and Nobu Adilman rapidly turn audiences into perfectly sounding choirs with humor and harmony, whether you’re a seasoned singer or prefer to solo in the shower. This time the dynamic duo will take you on a tour of the most EPIC rock songs ever written. Will you be singing Queen, Bon Jovi, Journey? You have to show up to find out but just know the set is full bangers from the 70s, 80s, and 90s!!! So warm up those vocal cords, gather your besties (of all ages!), and get set to belt like you’re headlining Wembley Stadium! #NeverStopSinging
Friday, April 24 at 7:20 pm: Take a Walk on the Choir! Side
Join Choir! Choir! Choir! for a magical, musical, sunset stroll through campus, singing songs about community, friendship, and love. Think Ben E. King’s Stand By Me, something from The Beatles catalog or even The Proclaimers’ 500 Miles! Three iconic stops, one unforgettable journey: kick things off at Warren Mall at the base of the Snake Path, make your way to the Triton Statue, and finish with the whole glorious group taking the stage together at the Epstein Family Amphitheater. Pick up new friends along the way, sing your hearts out, and let the good vibes carry you into the sunset. No rehearsal needed—just show up and follow the music. (This route covers approximately 0.5 miles along a flat, ADA-accessible path.) #NeverStopSinging
Saturday, April 25 at 4:30 pm: Pink Pony Choir!: An EPIC Gen Z’ing-Along!
Saddle up, Superstars—this one shines a light on music by Gen Z artists but as always, Choir! Choir! Choir! is for the whole family! Join Daveed Goldman and Nobu Adilman for a joyful, feel-good singalong featuring the biggest hits from Chappell Roan to Taylor Swift, KPop Demon Hunters, Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Rodrigo, Miley Cyrus and more! Whether you’re 8 or 80, this is your moment to shine. Sing out loud, sing out proud, and share the magic with the family and friends who mean the most to you. #NeverStopSinging
Patrick Watson composes, performs, and records his albums with his long-time bandmate and collaborator and multi-instrumentalists Mishka Stein and Olivier Fairfield. The Canadian artist reached gold and platinum status in over multiple countries (including five certified gold albums in Canada), and his shows sell out around the world. Over the course of his career, Patrick has retained the uncanny ability to coexist in mainstream pop-culture spaces and on the avant-garde fringes. Patrick’s songs have been featured in primetime crowd-pleasers like Grey’s Anatomy and This Is Us, as well as in multiple arthouse films from Denis Villeneuve (Polytechnique), Wim Wenders (Perfect Days) ,and Philippe Falardeau (C’est pas moi, je le jure!) and more. He’s an artist who’s as comfortable performing impromptu pop-up shows on the train tracks in a Quebec mining town as he is leading the BBC Orchestra at London’s prestigious Barbican. He’s an in-demand composer with over 15 film scores under his belt. He was awarded the prestigious inaugural Impact Award at the 2024 Canadian Sync Awards. Watson’s viral single “Je te laisserai des mots” became the first French song to accumulate 1 billion streams on Spotify.
But whether you discovered Patrick Watson through your local indie record shop, a movie soundtrack, a social-media video, a European music festival, his hit collaboration with Cinematic Orchestra (2007’s “To Build a Home”), or through his appearance alongside Patti Smith and Michael Stipe at the 2021 Pathway to Paris all-star benefit concert, his music has a similar effect on all who enter his kaleidoscopic sound-world. The songs of Patrick Watson transform your everyday surroundings into your own imaginary wonderland, translating stress and sorrow into joy, and helping you find peace within the chaos of modern life.
About Uh Oh album
What is life but an endless series of “uh oh”s? From our earliest childhood accidents to our most overwhelming adult anxieties, it’s a little phrase that looms large throughout our existence. En route to making his new album, Montreal indie-pop maestro Patrick Watson was faced with the biggest “uh oh” a professional singer could endure.
One morning in the winter of 2023, Patrick woke up to discover that his voice—the angelic instrument that propelled 2006’s carnivalesque art-rock opus Close to Paradise to the Polaris Music Prize winner’s podium and turned his piano lullaby “Je te laisserai des mots” into the first Francophone track ever to surpass a billion streams on Spotify—had gone completely kaputt.
“Obviously, I like singing for people, but I was really enjoying my Modular [synth] and diving into instrumental music”—a natural inclination for Patrick, who’s composed over 15 film scores to date. “But then I was like, ‘Oh, it’d be cool to write songs for all these different singers that I really want to hear sing—I’ll find my way out of this situation that way.’ Because my voice wasn’t supposed to come back. And when it did, I just thought having all these other singers featured was still a cooler idea for a record than me singing alone.
The Music of Billie Eilish, Bridgerton, and Beyond
Vitamin String Quartet (VSQ) is one of the most popular string ensembles in the world. Erasing the boundaries between classical, dance, hip-hop and pop, VSQ performs spellbinding renditions of everything from Billie Eilish to BTS, Taylor Swift to The Weeknd, and Danny Elfman to Daft Punk. Praised by the likes of Buzzfeed, the New York Times, Consequence of Sound, Nerdist and more, VSQ has garnered over 2 billion streams and numerous Billboard chartings since its inception. VSQ can also be heard in numerous hit shows, including Netflix’s Bridgerton, HBO’s Westworld, and ABC’s Modern Family
Free UC San Diego student-only event as part of UC San Diego Welcome Week
Stop by the Epstein Family Amphitheater to learn all about arts on campus. Talk to representatives from campus arts departments, academic departments, and student organizations and learn how you can be involved in the arts at UC San Diego.
Join us for an evening with Kishi Bashi, the genre-defying violinist, composer, and indie pop visionary whose dazzling live performances and heartfelt songs have earned him international acclaim and a devoted following.
Step into Black Violin’s Full Circle Tour, where GRAMMY-nominated duo Wil Baptiste and Kev Marcus redefine the possibilities of music by merging classical depth with hip-hop’s pulse. This tour captures the essence of returning to where it all began—transformed and reimagined. Each powerful performance invites audiences to reflect on their own journeys, discovering that even as we evolve, we’re often drawn back to our roots with renewed purpose.
From high school orchestra classmates to groundbreaking artists, Black Violin’s path reflects resilience, creativity, and the courage to challenge expectations. With their Black Violin Foundation reaching over 100,000 students each year, they’re building a legacy that transcends the stage, inspiring a new generation to dream boldly. Join them for an unforgettable night that celebrates growth, music, and the beauty of coming full circle.
