Getty Center hosts Canto de Todes on 14 November

Getty Center hosts Canto de Todes on 14 November 2026 in Los Angeles, bringing Dorian Wood’s performance and conversation to the Harold M. Williams Auditorium. The programme is part of the Getty Research Institute’s autumn calendar and links live music with the museum’s wider art programme.

The event takes place at the Getty Center in the United States, where visitors can also see exhibitions, gardens and modern architecture. Getty’s announcement describes the work as an indoor performance combining chamber classical, folk, torch song and experimental music.

Canto de Todes brings music and conversation on 14 November

Canto de Todes: A Performance and Conversation with Dorian Wood is scheduled for Saturday, 14 November 2026. The official event listing places it in the Harold M. Williams Auditorium and gives a 6.30pm start time.

The Getty Research Institute’s Latin American and Latinx Art Initiative organised the performance. After the music, Wood is due to join a conversation with scholar Laura Gutiérrez about Latinx performance practices. The programme therefore connects a live performance with the research and discussion work carried out at the Getty.

The official listing describes the performance as a 70-minute distillation developed from Wood’s longer composition and installation in three movements. It also lists a conversation after the performance, giving the evening a second format beyond the concert itself. The official event listing carries the date, venue and programme details.

The auditorium programme sits within a changing museum campus

The performance is scheduled while the museum continues its autumn exhibitions and public talks. Current displays include Instante/revelación: Moments in Mexican Photography, which presents work by 13 photographers and runs at the Getty Center from 1 September 2026 to 3 January 2027.

That exhibition gives the November programme a clear Los Angeles context, while the auditorium event brings music and spoken discussion into the same campus. The wider calendar also includes The Holy Family at Home and Reggie Burrows Hodges: A Theater of Passions, both listed for the Getty Center.

The museum is preparing for a later change to the site. Getty has announced that the Center will close to the public from 15 March 2027 for modernisation, with reopening planned for spring 2028. The November performance is therefore part of the final autumn programme before that announced closure, although the museum remains open for visitors on 14 November. The planned March 2027 closure includes work on galleries, the Welcome Hall and the visitor tram system.

The event is also listed by New Amsterdam Records, which identifies the auditorium and the Los Angeles venue. Its listing confirms the 14 November date and describes the post-performance conversation with Gutiérrez. The artist’s event listing provides a second public record of the programme.

Visiting Getty Center: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• The Canto de Todes performance takes place on 14 November 2026 at the Harold M. Williams Auditorium at Getty Center, with the official listing giving a 6.30pm start.
• The event requires a ticket for entrance, and the event listing states that tickets are free. The ticket also serves as the Center entrance reservation.
• The museum is at 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, California 90049, in the United States. Visitors should check the official event information before travelling because the programme and access arrangements are tied to the auditorium.
• The Getty Center combines museum galleries with modern architecture and gardens. The South Pavilion, East Pavilion Plaza-level galleries and North Pavilion galleries are closed for renovations.
• Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.

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Frequently asked questions about Getty Center

When does Canto de Todes take place at Getty Center?

The performance is scheduled for 14 November 2026 at the Harold M. Williams Auditorium, with a 6.30pm start.

What is Getty Center?

It is a museum campus in Los Angeles with art galleries, modern architecture and gardens. Its current programme includes exhibitions and public events.

Where is Getty Center and how do you get there?

The address is 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, California 90049. The site provides visitor information covering parking and transportation.