HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR FESTIVAL 2026

Friday, May 1, 2026
Walt Disney Concert Hall

The Los Angeles Master Chorale will host its 37th annual High School Choir Festival on May 1, 2026. We will celebrate the 37th anniversary of this long-standing arts education program in Walt Disney Concert Hall, connecting the communities of greater Los Angeles in a joyous performance of a 1,000-voice choir led by Grant Gershon, Kiki & David Gindler Artistic Director and Cindy Ellis, Danner Family Guest Artist. The event will be free to the public.

HOW TO APPLY
The application process for the 37th Annual High School Choir Festival is open and will close on September 4, 2025. Local schools from greater Los Angeles are invited to apply to participate. For consideration, submissions must be complete, submitted, and received by September 4, 2025. Schools selected to participate in HSCF 2026 will be announced September 12, 2025.

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. The Master Chorale is a leader in creating community through music with goals of supporting wellness and the whole child with our arts programming.

2025 PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS

Alexander Hamilton High School
Arroyo High School
Baldwin Park High School
Birmingham Community Charter
Blair High School
CHAMPS Charter High School of the Arts
Charter Oak High School Covina High School
Crescenta Valley High School
Diamond Ranch High School
Eastside High School
El Camino Real Charter HS
El Monte High School
Gabrielino High School
Granada Hills Charter High School Henry J. Kaiser High School
Herbert Hoover High School
Highland High School
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts

Mark Keppel High School
Marshall Fundamental School
Mira Costa High School
Montebello High School
Palos Verdes Peninsula High School Ramon C Cortines School of VAPA Rubidoux High School
Santa Paula High School
Schurr High School
St. Genevieve High School
Taft Charter High School
Torres ELAPA Magnet
Valley High School
Venice High School
Wilson High School

2025 Program information
Conducted by
Grant Gershon, Kiki & David Gindler Artistic Director
Alysia Lee, The Danner Family Guest Artist

Sing Unto God from Judas Maccabeus
Listen
Alma Llanera
No Time
Walk Out on the Water
Melodies from Heaven

G. F. Handel
Reena Esmail
Pedro Gutierrez/arr. Angel Sauce
Susan Brumfield
Royal Canoe/arr. Geung Kroeker-Lee
Kirk Franklin

sponsors

The High School Choir Festival is made possible by generous support from Bryant, Judi and Debra Danner; William and Patricia Flumenbaum; the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs; Rosemary Schroeder; Ann Peppers Foundation; Kathleen Elowitt; Walter and Holly Thomson Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Co-Trustee; The Green Foundation; Marjorie Lindbeck; Grace Sheldon-Williams and Greg Williams; Carolyn L. Miller; The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation; Ian and Barbara White-Thomson; Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts; John and Beverly Stauffer Foundation; William H. Hannon Foundation; Sidney Stern Memorial Trust; and Friars Charitable Foundation.

The Danner Family Guest Artist for the High School Choir Festival is made possible by Bryant, Judi and Debra Danner. Master Classes are supported by Ian and Barbara White-Thomson.