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The first to bring a sense of community after the U.S. presidential campaigns were the new music ensemble Brightwork on election night and Wild Up in a series of weekend “Democracy Sessions.”

Concerts by Wild Up at MOCA’s Geffen Contemporary and Brightwork newmusic at Monk Space help L.A. audiences come to terms with election results.

Particularly striking is that much of the vitality of L.A.’s contemporary art scene is thanks to the cutting-edge influence of CalArts — Brightwork and Wild Up no exception — which happened to have been founded a prosperous decade after “I Like Ike” with financing by Walt Disney and his brother, Roy.

Its composer, flutist Sarah Wass, is the executive director of Brightwork and a CalArts graduate.

"Know what you've achieved either from a work setting or what you've done to develop yourself, maybe to support your team, support your line managers. List all the pros of what you've done," says Shan Saba, a director at Glasgow-based recruitment firm Brightwork.