Friday, April 28, 2023 at 11 am
Walt Disney Concert Hall
The Los Angeles Master Chorale will host its 34th annual High School Choir Festival on April 28, 2023. This is a triumphant return to the beautiful, in-person event at Walt Disney Concert Hall following three pandemic years. Grant Gershon, Kiki & David Gindler Artistic Director, will lead a massed choir of 750 high school students singing together for this free, public event. Tickets required for entry. Come back soon to learn how to reserve your free ticket.
About the Festival
The Los Angeles Master Chorale has proudly presented its annual High School Choir Festival since 1989, offering students a chance to deepen their exposure and understanding of the choral art through a year-long experience leading up to the celebratory Festival Day.
2023 Participating Schools
Arroyo High School
Azusa High School
Bellflower High School
Birmingham Community Charter High School
California School of the Arts - San Gabriel Valley
Covina High School
Crescenta Valley High School
Diamond Ranch High School
El Camino Real Charter High School
El Monte High School
Granada Hills Charter
Herbert Hoover High School
Mira Costa High School
Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts
Rancho Cucamonga High School
Rosemead High School
Rubidoux High School
South Hills High School
Taft Charter High School
Torres East LA Performing Arts Magnet
Venice High School
Westridge School
Whittier Christian High School
PROGRAM
Veni, Sancte Spiritus
ZANAIDA ROBLES
Seasons of Love
JONATHAN LARSON arr. ROGER EMERSON
Oh! What a Beautiful City
arr. ROLLO DILWORTH
United We Dream
MELISSA DUNPHY
Ōiwi E
TRADITIONAL
Poli'ahu
FRANK HEWETT arr. MICHAEL SPRINGER
Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah
G.F. HANDEL
ARTISTS
Grant Gershon, conductor Jace Saplan, guest artist
Student singers from participating schools, 16 singers from the Los Angeles Master Chorale, piano, bass, ukulele, percussion, organ
SPONSORS
Anonymous
Employees Community Fund of Boeing California
City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs
Judi and Bryant Danner
Friars Charitable Foundation
William H. Hannon Foundation Lon V. Smith Foundation
Carolyn L. Miller
The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation
Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts
Ann Peppers Foundation
Cheryl Petersen and Roger Lustberg
Rosemary Schroeder
Edward A. and Ai O. Shay Family Foundation
John and Beverly Stauffer Foundation
Sidney Stern Memorial Trust
Walter J. and Holly O. Thomson Foundation
2023 Festival
Friday, April 28, 2023 at 11 am
Walt Disney Concert Hall
The Los Angeles Master Chorale will host its 34th annual High School Choir Festival on April 28, 2023. This is a triumphant return to the beautiful, in-person event at Walt Disney Concert Hall following three pandemic years. Grant Gershon, Kiki & David Gindler Artistic Director, will lead a massed choir of 750 high school students singing together for this free, public event. Tickets required for entry. Come back soon to learn how to reserve your free ticket.
About the Festival
The Los Angeles Master Chorale has proudly presented its annual High School Choir Festival since 1989, offering students a chance to deepen their exposure and understanding of the choral art through a year-long experience leading up to the celebratory Festival Day.
2023 Participating Schools
Arroyo High School
Azusa High School
Bellflower High School
Birmingham Community Charter High School
California School of the Arts - San Gabriel Valley
Covina High School
Crescenta Valley High School
Diamond Ranch High School
El Camino Real Charter High School
El Monte High School
Granada Hills Charter
Herbert Hoover High School
Mira Costa High School
Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts
Rancho Cucamonga High School
Rosemead High School
Rubidoux High School
South Hills High School
Taft Charter High School
Torres East LA Performing Arts Magnet
Venice High School
Westridge School
Whittier Christian High School
PROGRAM
Veni, Sancte Spiritus
ZANAIDA ROBLES
Seasons of Love
JONATHAN LARSON arr. ROGER EMERSON
Oh! What a Beautiful City
arr. ROLLO DILWORTH
United We Dream
MELISSA DUNPHY
Ōiwi E
TRADITIONAL
Poli'ahu
FRANK HEWETT arr. MICHAEL SPRINGER
Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah
G.F. HANDEL
ARTISTS
Grant Gershon, conductor Jace Saplan, guest artist
Student singers from participating schools, 16 singers from the Los Angeles Master Chorale, piano, bass, ukulele, percussion, organ
SPONSORS
Anonymous
Employees Community Fund of Boeing California
City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs
Judi and Bryant Danner
Friars Charitable Foundation
William H. Hannon Foundation Lon V. Smith Foundation
Carolyn L. Miller
The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation
Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts
Ann Peppers Foundation
Cheryl Petersen and Roger Lustberg
Rosemary Schroeder
Edward A. and Ai O. Shay Family Foundation
John and Beverly Stauffer Foundation
Sidney Stern Memorial Trust
Walter J. and Holly O. Thomson Foundation