This concert, inspired by the rules and idiosyncrasies of the English language, features Nico Muhly & Maira Kalman's The Elements of Style, based on the eponymous guidebook by Strunk & White, and special Oxford English Dictionary–inspired commissions from Los Angeles composers Anne LeBaron and Scott Worthington. The concert is performed by the new music collective wasteLAnd and features eggbeaters, typewriters, clattering teacups, and other unexpected guests. Special guests include Tacita Dean, Kajon Cermak, and Jonathan Gold. This program is in conjunction with Hollywood is a Verb, a citywide, monthlong initiative of the Library Foundation of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Public Library, looking at the Oxford English Dictionary through a contemporary Southern California lens.