LUX: The Music of Morten Lauridsen & Billy Childs

ABOUT THIS CONCERT

PROGRAM

MORTEN LAURIDSEN	Lux Aeterna
BILLY CHILDS	In the Arms of the Beloved        World Premiere

ARTISTS     

Grant Gershon, conductor
Billy Childs, piano
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
Billy Childs Jazz/Chamber Ensemble
The Lyris Quartet 
62 singers, chamber orchestra

With KUSC Radio Host Alan Chapman, Grant Gershon, Jenny Wong and Billy Childs.


A Celebration of New Music  
The California Festival is a new, statewide music initiative showcasing the most compelling and forward-looking voices in performances of works written in the past five years. The LUX concert, featuring the world premiere work by Billy Childs, is part of the California Festival running November 3-19, 2023.
     


This program is made possible by generous support from The Susan Erburu Reardon and George Reardon Commissioning Fund, the Joan and Jeff Beal Artistic Innovation Fund, and the Jennifer Diener Soloist Fund.

Please note that artists, dates, times, prices, and program are subject to change. All sales final.

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  Grant Gershon

  Kiki & David Gindler Artistic Director Read More
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  Jenny Wong

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  Morten Lauridsen

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  Anne Akiko Meyers

  is one of the world’s most esteemed violinists and been described as “a musical wizard, with astonishing access to every kind of expressive color.” - San Diego Union-Tribune

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  Billy Childs

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