19th Annual High School Choir Festival
Friday, April 18, 2008 | 9 am–2 pm
Founded by the Master Chorale Associates in 1989, the Festival brings together more than 25 schools and 900 students for a day of singing under the baton of Music Director Grant Gershon.
The Festival includes a year-long mentoring process between the choir directors and the Master Chorale’s Music Director. Participating ensembles prepare the Festival selections on their own throughout the year. In the spring, students attend an area rehearsal where they rehearse the selections with fellow students. On the Festival Day, all participating ensembles arrive at the Walt Disney Concert Hall where they perform the selections as a massed chorus of voices. Participating ensembles may also audition to be featured in the Showcase of Choirs, where they are featured center stage to an audience of their peers.
NEW: This year we are excited to be offering each High School Choir participating the chance to work directly with members of the Los Angeles Master Chorale Chamber Singers. A site specific masterclass will enhance each choirs’ participation in the Festival Concert.
2008 High School Choir Festival Repertoire
- The Promise of Light, Georgia Stitt
- Cantique de Jean Racine, Gabriel Fauré
- Liber Tango, Astor Piazolla, arr. Oscar Escalda
- Gloria: Quoniam tu solus Sanctus, Antonio Vivaldi
- Gloria: Cum Sancto Spiritu, Antonio Vivaldi
- Witness, Jack Halloran
2008 High School Choir Festival Participants
- Agoura High School
- Arroyo High School
- Baldwin Park High School
- Birmingham High School
- California Union High School
- Charter Oak High School
- Eagle Rock High School
- El Camino Real High School
- Fullerton Union High School
- Glendale High School
- Grant High School
- Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
- Lakewood High School
- Louisville High School
- Mark Keppel High School
- Norwalk High School
- Oak Park High School
- Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
- Pioneer High School
- Rancho Cucamonga High School
- San Gabriel High School
- Santa Monica High School
- Saugus High School
- South High School
- Susan Miller Dorsey High School
- Taft High School
- West Torrance High School
- Wilson Classical High School
Public schedule for Festival Day
Friday, April 18, 2008
The event is free and open to the public. You do not need a ticket to attend the concerts at 11 am and 1 pm. There will be open seating on a first come, first seated basis in available sections.
10:45 am — Hall opens for the public
11 am–Noon — Showcase of Choirs with performances by some of the top ensembles
Noon — Lunch break (you’re on your own)
12:30 pm — Hall reopens for seating for the 1 pm concert
1 pm–2 pm — Awards Ceremony recognizing participating schools and directors
Festival Concert by the massed choirs and the Master Chorale Chamber Singers
Community Programs contact
For more information on programs for your community, contact:
Community Programs Manager
Los Angeles Master Chorale
135 North Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012
phone 213-972-3113
fax 213-687-8238
email lamc@lamc.org