The Los Angeles Master Chorale has announced its 2021-22 season. The season kicks off with “Invitation,” which will be led by Grant Gershon and Jenny Wong. It will feature 48 voices and piano and includes music by Brumfield, Guastavino, Alcala, Esmail, Schütz, Plainchant, and Garrett, among others. Performance Dates: Sept. 25 & 26, 2021 Next up will be Rachmaninoff’s “All-Night {…}
The Los Angeles Master Chorale has been awarded $1.5 million grant from the L.A. Arts Recovery Fund. The fund was created to provide support for small and medium-sized organizations. The grant to the Los Angeles Master Chorale will be payable over two years and will support the company’s new digital initiatives, including the upcoming video recording of “Ready Bright” as {…}
(Photo Credit: Los Angeles Master Chorale) The Los Angeles Master Chorale’s Voices Within Oratorio Project has announced the digital premiere of a new oratorio, “Naia: The Spirit of Hoyo Negro.” Released over four days, the digital premiere features four episodes beginning on May 3, 2021, and leading to the presentation of the complete work on May 7, 2021. The debut {…}
The Los Angeles Choral Master Board of Directors, chaired by Philip A. Swan, has announced the appointment of Tom Strickler as a member of the organization’s board of directors. Strickler was a co-founder of Endeavor, the world’s largest talent and literary agency. There he headed the motion picture department and served in the management department, growing the company from 4 {…}
On April 23, 2021, the Los Angeles Master Chorale’s annual High School Choir Festival will hold a virtual festival day concert featuring high school students from 26 schools throughout southern California. Now entering its 32nd year, the HSCF is one of the longest running arts education programs in the region, meant to further student’s understanding and appreciation of choral music {…}
The Los Angeles Master Choir, directed by Grant Gershow and David Gindler, will be awarded $50,000 for artistic projects and supporting virtual content, including the upcoming premiere of the opera “Earth Seen from Above” and the premiere of composer Derrick Spiva. , Jr’s “Ready, Bright”, commissioned by the Angels Master Chorale. On May 16, 2021, both videos will be presented {…}
Chapman University’s Musco Center for the Arts has announced its 2019-20 season. For the purposes of this article, we will focus on opera and other vocal performances. The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra and Chapman University Big Band, directed by Scotty Barnhart, will “serve up that signature, feel-good Basie sound: foot-stomping swing, soaring dynamic contrasts and very, very danceable rhythms.” Carmen {…}