celebrar
Wednesday, December 28, 2005 at 7 pm
Thursday, December 29, 2005 at 7 pm
A sizzling success! “Holiday-filled Latin jazz flourished throughout the Walt Disney Concert Hall as ‘celebrar’ came alive... rhythms of percussion, guitar, horns, piano and the voices of the Los Angeles Master Chorale joyously revved up some holiday spirit,” said LASplash.com
Great news. We’re keeping the celebración going and there’s even hotter times ahead for the LA Master Chorale and the Southland’s Latin jazz all-star artists. Music Director Grant Gershon again conducts an adventurous mix of Latin-style holiday favorites, which were specially arranged and orchestrated by Grammy®-nominated Roger Treece with rhythm arrangements by Treece and Alex Acuña, the Peruvian master drummer/percussionist.
The legendary Acuña has circled the dates and an extraordinary array of Latin musical talent is back on tap for “bringing the crowd to its feet.” — Los Angeles Times
Feel the heat of a Latin beat. Celebrar with the Master Chorale and get caught up in “a whirlwind of entertainment.” — LASplash.com
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Walt Disney Concert Hall
Sunday, October 2, 2005 at 7 pm
Grant Gershon, conductor
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Alex Acuña, percussion, bandleader
Jose Aguilar, vocals
Justo Almario, tenor saxophone
Eva Ayllón, soloist
Dan Fornero, trumpet
Richie Gajate Garcia, percussion
Grant Geissman, guitar
Scheila Gonzales, alto saxophone
Harry Kim, trumpet
Abraham Laboriel, bass
Nick Lane, trombone
Ricardo “Tiki” Pasillas, percussion
Bobby Rodriguez, trumpet
Otmaro Ruiz, keyboards
Raman Stagnaro, guitar
Francisco Torres, trombone
Choral and band arrangements by Roger Treece
Rhythm arrangements by Roger Treece and Alex Acuña
traditional carols
Veinticinco de Deciembre
The 25th of December
Campana sobre campana
Bells after bells
Arrurú, arrurú Lullaby, lullaby
A la nanita nana To the little lullaby
¡Oh, ven! Emanuel! O, come Emanuel
De las montañas venimos
We come from the mountains
Los peces in el río The fish in the river
music by Johann Sebastian Bach
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
Jesús, alegria de los hombres
music by Irving Berlin
Blanca navidad White Christmas
music by Katherine Davies
El pequeño tamborilero
The Little Drummer Boy
music by Franz Gruber
Noche de paz y amor
Silent Night, Holy Night
music by Salvador Ruiz de Luna
Apúrate niña Hurry, Child
Cholito, toca y retoca
My dear, play and play again
Mi negro ta’ contento
My black child is happy
Zumba que zumba Everything buzzes
music by Johnny Marks
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Rudolph, el venado de nariz colorada
music by Franz Schubert
Ave María Hail, Mary