Big Sing California (2018)
Jul 21, 2018
BIG SING CALIFORNIA WEBSITE COMING SOON!
We are currently creating a new website with all of the information you need to
sign up and sing with us!
Please come back on May 8 to be redirected to this new site.
Thank you for your interest and your patience as we prepare for Big Sing California - the largest FREE choral event in California history!
With Big Sing California the Los Angeles Master Chorale and Swan Family Artist-in-Residence Eric Whitacre aim to engage with a broad cross-section of people, encouraging people of all ages and abilities to find their voice and be part of a group singing experience. No previous singing experience is necessary and the aim of the project is to be open to all.
“When you sing in an ensemble you learn compassion, you learn empathy, you learn discipline, you learn history, you learn focus—all of these things that are essential for every part of your life,” said Whitacre. “But with choral music you get the addition of language so you’re beginning to sing and think about the great questions of the human mystery: why are we here? What are we doing? What is love? What is death? You start to build an ethical foundation through the art that you’re singing. Then, on top of that, there is study after study showing the health and welfare benefits of singing. We now know that just singing together in a group reduces the stress hormone cortisol, it releases endorphins, it causes a sense of joy and euphoria and it creates a physiological bonding chemical between the people in the room.”
The Big Sing California is supported by a grant from The James Irvine Foundation, with additional funding provided by the Los Angeles County Arts Commission and Terri and Jerry Kohl.
Eric Whitacre, host
Grant Gershon, conductor
Moira Smiley, guest artist
Rollo Dilworth, guest conductor
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Guest Conductors & Guest Artists
SPONSORS
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BIG SING CALIFORNIA WEBSITE COMING SOON!
We are currently creating a new website with all of the information you need to
sign up and sing with us!
Please come back on May 8 to be redirected to this new site.
Thank you for your interest and your patience as we prepare for Big Sing California - the largest FREE choral event in California history!
With Big Sing California the Los Angeles Master Chorale and Swan Family Artist-in-Residence Eric Whitacre aim to engage with a broad cross-section of people, encouraging people of all ages and abilities to find their voice and be part of a group singing experience. No previous singing experience is necessary and the aim of the project is to be open to all.
“When you sing in an ensemble you learn compassion, you learn empathy, you learn discipline, you learn history, you learn focus—all of these things that are essential for every part of your life,” said Whitacre. “But with choral music you get the addition of language so you’re beginning to sing and think about the great questions of the human mystery: why are we here? What are we doing? What is love? What is death? You start to build an ethical foundation through the art that you’re singing. Then, on top of that, there is study after study showing the health and welfare benefits of singing. We now know that just singing together in a group reduces the stress hormone cortisol, it releases endorphins, it causes a sense of joy and euphoria and it creates a physiological bonding chemical between the people in the room.”
The Big Sing California is supported by a grant from The James Irvine Foundation, with additional funding provided by the Los Angeles County Arts Commission and Terri and Jerry Kohl.
Eric Whitacre, host
Grant Gershon, conductor
Moira Smiley, guest artist
Rollo Dilworth, guest conductor
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Guest Conductors & Guest Artists
SPONSORS
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