High School Choir Festival
Apr 28, 2023
2023 FESTIVAL
Friday, April 28, 2023 at 11 am
Walt Disney Concert Hall
SOLD OUT!
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.
Upon arrival at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, please make your way to the Will Call table and present your RSVP confirmation email to pick up your tickets. We advise arriving by 10:15am for the 11am concert. A limited number of tickets will be available the day of the concert at the Will Call table only. Tickets are required for entry.
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 |
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 |
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
Dr. Jace Saplan, The Danner Family Guest Artist for the High School Choir Festival
Student singers from participating schools, 16 singers from the Los Angeles Master Chorale, piano, bass, ukulele, percussion, organ
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
The Danner Family Guest Artist for the High School Choir Festival is made possible by Bryant, Judi and Debra Danner.
2023 FESTIVAL
Friday, April 28, 2023 at 11 am
Walt Disney Concert Hall
SOLD OUT!
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.
Upon arrival at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, please make your way to the Will Call table and present your RSVP confirmation email to pick up your tickets. We advise arriving by 10:15am for the 11am concert. A limited number of tickets will be available the day of the concert at the Will Call table only. Tickets are required for entry.
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 |
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 |
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
Dr. Jace Saplan, The Danner Family Guest Artist for the High School Choir Festival
Student singers from participating schools, 16 singers from the Los Angeles Master Chorale, piano, bass, ukulele, percussion, organ
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
The Danner Family Guest Artist for the High School Choir Festival is made possible by Bryant, Judi and Debra Danner.
