NEWS
CEO JEAN DAVIDSON: A NEW SEASON
From the opening notes of our welcome-back concert last September until the final notes of Bach’s B-minor Mass in June, our first season back since the pandemic was both a huge artistic success and a testament to the resilience of our singers and our audience. And now, we look forward with enthusiasm and optimism to a new season that begins on October 8 and 9 with Haydn’s Creation. I hope you all can join us.
IN THE NEWS: APRIL 2022
Grant Gershon's 20th-anniversary season has also come with a spate of press coverage that have shown the rest of the world what we already know: Grant and the Chorale are simply the best at what they do.
IN THE NEWS: FEBRUARY 2022
The Master Chorale receives a $45,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, press coverage of our innovative holiday sing-along, and more.
IN THE NEWS: DECEMBER 2021
Coverage of our season opener and multiple Grammy nominations for Mahler's Symphony No. 8, plus mentions of our annual holiday concerts appear in this month's press roundup.
NEW BOARD MEMBER: KRISTIN TECHENTIN HARRISON
The Los Angeles Master Chorale is pleased to welcome philanthropist Kristin Techentin Harrison to its board of directors.
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IN THE NEWS: OCTOBER 2021
The New York Times and Los Angeles Times spotlight our upcoming season and "triumphant return" to Walt Disney Concert Hall. Read the latest in our October news roundup.
READY, BRIGHT BY DERRICK SKYE
On Juneteenth, we released a powerful new short film of Ready, Bright by composer Derrick Skye (formerly Derrick Spiva, Jr.). This film features choreography by Yeko Ladzekpo-Cole.
MASTER CHORALE RECEIVES $1.5 MILLION GRANT
The Los Angeles Master Chorale will receive a $1,500,000 grant from the L.A. Arts Recovery Fund, which was created recently to support Los Angeles based arts organizations affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
ORATORIO PROJECT 2021
This year's Oratorio Project will culminate in a multi-part digital premiere of Naia: The Spirit of Hoyo Negro, an original oratorio written by Van Nuys High School students. The oratorio will premiere May 3–7, 2021.
IN THE NEWS: APRIL 2021
Our President & CEO, Jean Davidson, has been in the news recently regarding the re-opening of our cultural institutions, providing valuable perspective on the constantly changing regulatory landscape.
NEW BOARD MEMBER TOM STRICKLER
The Los Angeles Master Chorale announced today the appointment of entertainment and education industry leader Tom Strickler to its board of directors.
HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR FESTIVAL 2021
Celebrating its 32nd year, the Los Angeles Master Chorale’s annual High School Choir Festival will culminate in a virtual Festival Day video that will premiere on Friday, April 23, 2021, at 10am PST.
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IN THE NEWS: FEBRUARY 2021
Big news for our Swan Family Artist-in-Residence Reena Esmail, and more rave reviews for The Sacred Veil from Classical MPR and Opera News.
In Memoriam: Leeba Lessin
With heavy hearts, we say goodbye to our beloved board member Leeba Lessin. Leeba joined our board of directors in 2017 and served as treasurer. We will miss her dearly.
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Top Five Moments of 2020
It’s easy to forget that, even amidst all the sadness of 2020, we still shared some remarkable moments as a community of choral music lovers. Here are five of our most newsworthy stories of the year.
IN THE NEWS: NOVEMBER 2020
Jenny Wong and Jean Davidson discuss the Master Chorale, the performing arts, and COVID-19; The Sacred Veil reviews continue; our new board members make the news.
Los Angeles Master Chorale Announces Fall Digital Events
The Los Angeles Master Chorale announces new digital events: the music video premiere of Reena Esmail’s TaReKiTa, and Holiday Karaoke, a livestreamed sing-along event.
IN THE NEWS: OCTOBER 2020
A thoughtful profile of Jenny Wong in the Los Angeles Times, a north-of-the-border podcast appearance by Grant Gershon, and more reviews of our new album The Sacred Veil.
LOS ANGELES MASTER CHORALE APPOINTS NEW BOARD MEMBERS
The Los Angeles Master Chorale announces the appointment of two new members to its board of directors: Jennifer Flinton Diener and Shawn Kravich.
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LOS ANGELES MASTER CHORALE POSTPONES 2020-21 SEASON
The Los Angeles Master Chorale will postpone its originally scheduled 2020-21 season at Walt Disney Concert Hall to the 2021-22 season due to the pandemic.
GRANT GERSHON’S CONTRACT EXTENDED THROUGH 2024-25
Grant Gershon will remain as Kiki & David Gindler Artistic Director through the 2024-25 season. Jenny Wong is promoted to Associate Artistic Director.
NEW RECORDING COMING SOON ON SIGNUM CLASSICS
Eric Whitacre’s new 12-movement work The Sacred Veil will be released by Signum Classics on August 28, and is available to pre-order today.
June 13–14 Concerts Canceled
In response to California’s statewide effort to curb the spread of COVID-19, the Los Angeles Master Chorale has decided to cancel Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil, scheduled for June 13 and 14, 2020.
Digital Programs Announced
The Los Angeles Master Chorale has created two new digital series to share the beautiful and inspiring power of choral music with virtual audiences as Angelenos continue to observe stay-at-home orders during the COVID-19 pandemic.
An Update on COVID-19 Closures
The Music Center and its theatres—Ahmanson Theatre, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Mark Taper Forum, and Walt Disney Concert Hall—will remain closed through at least April 19, 2020.
Los Angeles Master Chorale On New Star Wars Soundtrack
The Los Angeles Master Chorale records Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker score with John Williams.
Los Angeles Master Chorale Announces New Board Members
The Los Angeles Master Chorale appointments three new members to its Board of Directors: Alex G. Romain, Laura Smolowe and Andrea Williams.
An “Intoxicating Performance”: Reviews of Our Season Opener
Our 2019-20 season opener Bruckner's Great Mass received positive reviews from several publications.
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Highlights from our intrepid Lagrime di San Pietro company's May 2019 tour of Berkeley, London, Gateshead, Paris, and Santa Fe. #TearsOnTour
Internationally-renowned festivals & venues featured in Spring/Summer "Lagrime" tour
Performances in Berkeley, London, North England, Paris, and Santa Fe in May precede the Salzburg Festival in July on our tour of Orlando di Lasso's Lagrime di San Pietro.
Lights, Camera, Sing! A Season Finale From Stage and Screen
Read Thomas May's program notes on the opera choruses and film scores featured in our final concerts of the season, Great Opera & Film Choruses, May 4 & 5 in Walt Disney Concert Hall, conducted by Grant Gershon, Kiki & David Gindler Artistic Director.
GALA 2019 Raises A Record Amount Celebrating Lillian Pierson Lovelace & Doug Aitken
GALA 2019 was held on March 23 at the Marciano Art Foundation and honored philanthropist Lillian Pierson Lovelace and artist Doug Aitken. Find out more about this record-breaking fundraising event, and see who was there!
Full program for Great Opera & Film Choruses concerts May 4 & 5 revealed!
Music from current box office hits Us, Captain Marvel, and How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World will be performed alongside opera choruses by Verdi, Puccini, and Philip Glass at Great Opera Film Choruses May 4 & 5. Find our more about this exciting concert program.
The Art of Loss: Requiems Sacred and Secular
Read Thomas May's program notes for our March 17 concert featuring The Duruflé Requiem and Dale Trumbore's How to Go On, conducted by Jenny Wong.
Exclusive Preview of New Commission from Doug Aitken Revealed at GALA 2019
GALA 2019 on Saturday, March 23 will honor Lillian Pierson Lovelace and Doug Aitken. Find out more about this special evening being held at the Marciano Art Foundation.
Our 2019-20 Season Announced!
Find out more about our exciting 2019-20 concert season featuring an array of contemporary composers, and a very special Lagrime tour date at the Salzburg Festival!
Between Here & Eternity: Revealing "The Sacred Veil"
Read Thomas May's program notes for Eric Whitacre and Charles Anthony Silvestri's The Sacred Veil that will be premiered Feb 16 & 17.
World Premiere of Eric Whitacre's "The Sacred Veil" February 16 & 17
Swan Family Artist-in-Residence, Eric Whitacre, will conduct concerts of his expansive new work in Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Christopher Willis Brings Disney Magic to Disney Hall
Two songs composed by Christopher Willis for Disney's “Duck the Halls: A Mickey Mouse Christmas Special” will be featured at our Festival of Carols concerts Dec 8 & 15.
Sweet Singing in the Choir: An English Cathedral Christmas in Los Angeles
Judith Weir, Gustav Holst, Thomas Tallis, Cecilia McDowall, and Henry VIII are some of the composers you will find on our eclectic English Cathedral Christmas program conducted by Grant Gershon December 2.
Full Christmas Concert Programs Revealed
It's (almost) the most wonderful time of the year! Full programs for our December Christmas concerts have been revealed, including some Disney magic from composer Christopher Willis.
“Lagrime di San Pietro” Receives Rave Reviews Down Under
Our touring production of Orlando di Lasso’s Lagrime di San Pietro has received rapturous reviews for its performances at the Melbourne International Arts Festival.
West Coast Premiere of Reena Esmail's "This Love Between Us: Prayers for Unity" Nov. 18
Reena Esmail's This Love Between Us: Prayers for Unity to be performed alongside Bach's Maginifcat in Walt Disney Concert Hall on November 18.
Taking "Lagrime di San Pietro" to the World
Internationally-renowned festivals are among the exciting 2018/19 tour dates for the Los Angeles Master Chorale’s production of
Lagrime di San Pietro directed by Peter Sellars
Lagrime di San Pietro directed by Peter Sellars
Lacrimosa: A Short Film
Mozart's Requiem sets the score for this dramatic encounter in an LA diner featuring singers from the Los Angeles Master Chorale.
Rehearsals Announced for Big Sing California
Want more time to rehearse for the big day on July 21? Join one of the rehearsals being held in hub areas July 19.
LOS ANGELES MASTER CHORALE ANNOUNCES A $1 MILLION GIFT FROM KIKI & DAVID GINDLER
Gift announced at Mr. Gindler's final Board of Directors meeting in his role of Chair after serving two three-year terms; Philip A. Swan elected the new Chair of the Board of Directors.
Big Sing California Moves to Berkeley!
San Francisco hub to extend into the broader Bay Area with a move to Cal Performance's 1,978-seat Zellerbach Hall.
Questions and Answers: A New Context for The Brahms Requiem
Discover how works by Caroline Shaw (pictured) and David Lang will pose questions answered by the Brahms Requiem at our season finale concerts June 9 & 10.
Eric Whitacre Hosts "Big Sing California" on July 21
On July 21, 2018, the Los Angeles Master Chorale and choral music superstar Eric Whitacre will present the largest free group singing event in California history—Big Sing California.
Cycles of Loss And Hope: Excavating American Dreams
Learn more about Ellen Reid's dreams of the new world and Terry Riley's In C before the May 13 performance.
Eric Whitacre Announces “Virtual Choir 5: Deep Field”
A collaboration with NASA and Whitacre's first vitual choir in 5 years.
Voices Within Spring Concerts April 25 & 26
Fifth Graders from Hooper Avenue Elementary & Sheridan Street Elementary to perform songs they wrote about heroes.
Ellen Reid World Premiere May 13
Find out more about dreams of the new world to be premiered in May at our Reid & Riley concert.
Announcing the 2018/19 Season
The Los Angeles Master Chorale announces a dynamic new season showcasing talented L.A.-based composers alongside your favorite choral masterworks.
Julia Metzler Wins Western Regional Final of The Metropolitan Opera’s National Council Auditions
LA Master Chorale singer Julia Metzler will advance to the semi-finals of the prestigious competition.
Women's Rights the topic of a new oratorio to be performed Feb 16 & 17
"Hear Our Voice: A Woman's Journey" was written by Van Nuys High School Students for the Master Chorale's Voices Within Oratorio Project.
Let All That Have Breath Praise: The Motets of J.S. Bach
Associate Conductor Jenny Wong makes her solo conducting debut at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Dec 10.
Grant Gershon to Make His San Francisco Opera Conducting Debut Nov 21
Grant Gershon will lead the world premiere performances of John Adams’ new opera Girls of the Golden West in San Francisco Nov 21 to Dec 10.
Elizabeth Greenway Appointed Chief Advancement Officer
The Los Angeles Master Chorale has appointed Elizabeth Greenway as its new Chief Advancement Officer.
Voices Within Culmination Concerts Nov 15 & 17
Students at Huntington Park Elementary School and Mt. Washignton Elementary School will perform songs they wrote themselves on November 15 & 17. The performances will feature members of the Master Chorale.
"The Smiling Death": Program Notes for Día de los Muertos
Learn more about the spirited works selected by our guest conductor María Guinand for our Día de los Muertos concert taking place in Walt Disney Concert Hall on October 29.
Lagrime Returns to Disney Hall in 2018
Critically-acclaimed staged production directed by Peter Sellars and conducted by Grant Gershon returns for a special Gala performance honoring Kiki and David Gindler, and Peter Sellars.
Behold, How Good: Choral Masterworks by Bernstein and Orff
"This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before." Leonard Bernstein’s timeless statement — made in response to the assassination of President Kennedy, and shortly before he received a request to compose what would become Chichester Psalms — reminds us that we need him more than ever.
Jamie Felix-Toll to perform the boy soprano solo in Chichester Psalms
At 13-years-old, singer Jamie Felix-Toll already has an admirable track record singing on many of the most prestigious stages in the city.
Jenny Wong Promoted to Associate Conductor
We are delighted to announce that Jenny Wong has been promoted to Associate Conductor of the Los Angeles Master Chorale.
Single Tickets for 2017/18 Season Concerts On Sale August 7
Single tickets for our exciting 2017/18 season will go on sale on Monday, August 7.
Los Angeles Master Chorale Inducted into the American Classical Music Hall of Fame
The LA Master Chorale was inducted into the American Classical Music Hall of Fame during its recent Lux Aeterna celebrations.
Morten Lauridsen Honored at 2017 Gala on June 18
This year's Gala celebrated composer Morten Lauridsen and the 20th anniversary of Lux Aeterna. View photos from the glamorous evening.
Los Angeles Master Chorale Hosts Chorus America's 2017 Conference June 21-24
Around 500 North American artistic leaders and managers of choirs will gather in Los Angeles this month for the Chorus America 2017 Conference.
Big Sing L.A. to be Held in Grand Park June 24
Join the chorus! Be part of an exciting new FREE giant group singing event in Grand Park on Saturday, June 24. No choir experience required!
Lux Aeterna 20th Anniversary Concerts & Events June 17-22
Details of the concerts, premieres, gala, and other special events planned to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Morten Lauridsen's Lux Aeterna.
PBS NewsHour Features the Oratorio Project
PBS NewsHour Arts Reporter Jeffrey Brown reports on "In America," a new oratorio written and performed by Van Nuys High School students.
WADE IN THE WATER, AN A CAPPELLA CONCERT OF SPIRITUALS AND MUSIC OF RENEWAL
The concert features 13 songs with the spirituals juxtaposed with other folk music traditions such as early American shape note singing, as well as a contemporary Korean piece, and a pair of European choral masterpieces from the 20th century.
Free High School Choir Festival Concert April 21
Reservations are now open for the 28th Annual High School Choir Festival concert being held in Walt Disney Concert Hall on Friday, April 21. The Festival also includes a performance by the 16-member Los Angeles Master Chorale Chamber Ensemble.
2017/18 Season Announced!
New works, multimedia presentations, performances of choral masterworks, and an expansive state-wide community singing project that will have global reach comprise the Los Angeles Master Chorale’s 54th season.
Celebrating John Adams @ 70
On Sunday, March 26 the Los Angeles Master Chorale and Artistic Director Grant Gershon exuberantly celebrate composer John Adams’ 70th birthday with Stravinsky’s Les Noces and the premiere of five new piano transcriptions of choruses from Adams' operas curated by Gershon.
Oratorio Project Commemorates Japanese-American Incarceration
A new oratorio written by Van Nuys High School students commemorating the Japanese-American incarceration camps of World War II will be premiered February 16 & 18. The Oratorio Project is part of the award-winning Voices Within education program.
An “Intoxicating Performance”: Reviews of Our Season Opener
Our 2019-20 season opener Bruckner's Great Mass received praise from several news outlets.
