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Pasadena Chorale Announces Search for Local Student Composers

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The Pasadena Chorale has opened applications for its student-mentor composition program, “Listening to the Future.” Pasadena area high school students from ninth through 12th grade with a teaching recommendation are welcome to apply. The program runs from Jan. through June 2023. The five-month-long program culminates with the Pasadena Chorale performing the student composers’ piece at its Listening to the Future {…}

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Pasadena Chorale Announces 2022-23 Season

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The Pasadena Chorale has announced its 2022-23 season. “We have been working hard on putting together a full season of programming for the Chorale’s 22/23 Season,” said Jeffrey Bernstein, the Chorale’s Founding Artistic and Executive Director, in an official press statement. “This season we’re continuing our post-COVID revival with four concerts to move audiences with the beauty of unified choral {…}

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Pasadena Choral Society to Present Theatrical Mozart Requiem with Actor Milo Brody

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The Pasadena Choral Society will present “Life of Mozart” on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at San Marino Community Church in a free, open-to-the-public performance. The program pairs a performance of Mozart’s “Requiem” with a dramatic narrative portraying Mozart himself. Musician and actor Milo Brody will take on the role, speaking from excerpts of the composer’s own letters {…}

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Pasadena Choral Society to Present Händel’s ‘Messiah’

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(Image courtesy of Pasadena Chorale) The Pasadena Choral Society, the newest ensemble of the Pasadena Chorale, will present a holiday program of music from Händel’s “Messiah” on Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m. at San Marino Community Church. Launched to broaden the artistic scope of the Pasadena Chorale, the Choral Society creates additional performance opportunities for singers and audiences throughout the {…}

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Pasadena Symphony & POPS Unveil 2025 ‘Holiday Candlelight’ Concerts

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The Pasadena Symphony and POPS will present its annual “Holiday Candlelight” concerts at All Saints Church with three performances on Dec. 12 and 13, 2025. Resident Pops Conductor Larry Blank leads the Pasadena Symphony alongside the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus, the Donald Brinegar Singers, the JPL Chorus, and the LA Bronze Handbell Ensemble. Special guest Sarah Uriarte Berry joins as {…}

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Los Angeles Master Chorale Launches New Community Series

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The Los Angeles Master Chorale launches its inaugural “Community Series: Sacred Spaces” concert series. Grant Gershon, the Kiki & David Gindler Artistic Director leads the concerts series which aims to embrace music and space. Each concert features diverse repertoire that spans centuries—from traditional hymns and spirituals to contemporary works. The first two programs feature Anton Bruckner’s “Locus iste,” Giovanni Pierluigi {…}

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Pacific Chorale to Honor John Alexander at Spring Gala 2024

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Pacific Chorale will honor Artistic Director Emeritus John Alexander during its Spring Gala on June 1, 2024. Alexander served as Artistic Director and Conductor for the organization between 1972 and 2017 and will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award. Throughout his career, Alexander has worked with such organizations as Pacific Symphony, Pasadena Symphony, Musica Angelica, and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. {…}

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Edinburgh Royal Choral Union & Brussels Choral Society Team Up for Concert at Usher Hall

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The Edinburgh Royal Choral Union (ERCU) and the Brussels Choral Society will team up for a collaborative concert at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh on March 15, 2026. The concert, which is conducted by Michael Bawtree, ERCU’s Chorus Director, brings together approximately 200 singers from Scotland and Belgium and follows a sold-out presentation of the same program at Bozar in {…}

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Corra Sound to Give to Premiere New Works For Upper Voices

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Corra Sound has announced its May concert, “Sing Her Tune” will premiere new works for upper voices. The top three compositions from Corra Sound’s 2023 ‘Call for Scores’ competition will be performed at the concert. These works are “A Mother’s Farewell” by Kate Hill, with text by Scarlett Palys, “The Land of no more Night” by Kari Kruver Medina and {…}