
High School Choir Festival
2024 FESTIVAL | 35th Anniversary celebration
Friday, May 3, 2024
Walt Disney Concert Hall
The Los Angeles Master Chorale will host its 35th annual High School Choir Festival on May 3, 2024. We will celebrate the 35th 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. The event will be free to the public.
The application process for the 35th annual High School Choir Festival is now closed. Schools selected to participate in HSCF 2024 will be announced around October 2, 2023.
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.
how to apply
Participating school partners are selected through an application process. Festival applications will be available through this website starting in August. Ensemble selection is influenced by ensemble size, diversity of the school ensemble, availability to meet festival requirements and more.
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
Los Amigos High School
Mira Costa High School
Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts
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
2023 Program information
Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah
Veni, Sancte Spiritus
Seasons of Love
United We Dream
Ōiwi E
Poli'ahu
Oh! What a Beautiful City
G.F. HANDEL
ZANAIDA ROBLES
JONATHAN LARSON arr. ROGER EMERSON
MELISSA DUNPHY
TRADITIONAL
FRANK HEWETT arr. MICHAEL SPRINGER
arr. ROLLO DILWORTH
sponsors
The ASCAP Foundation
City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs
Bryant, Judi and Debra Danner
Employees Community College Fund of Boeing California
Friars Charitable Foundation
The Green Foundation
William H. Hannon Foundation
Marjorie Lindbeck
Dr. Marguerite Marsh
Carolyn L. Miller
The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation
Ann Peppers Foundation
The Rose Hills Foundation
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
MEDIA
For more information about our education programs, contact:
JOSÉ MEZA
Education Programs Manager
jmeza@lamasterchorale.org