- Randol Alan Bass, arranger | A Christmas Flourish
- Benjamin Britten | A Ceremony of Carols
- Gustav Holst | Christmas Day
- Conrad Susa | Carols and Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest
- Giles Swayne | Magnificat
- Grant Gershon, conductor
- Los Angeles Master Chorale with harp, guitar, marimba and percussion
- Guest artists: Christoph Bull, organ; John Magnussen, percussion; Thomas Rizzo, guitar; JoAnn Turovsky, harp
- Soloists: Rose Beattie, mezzo soprano; Tamara Bevard, soprano; Daniel Chaney, tenor; Gregory Davies, baritone; Farah Kidwai, mezzo-soprano; Risa Larson, soprano; Andriana Manfredi, mezzo soprano; Steve Pence, bass; Andrea Pressley, mezzo soprano
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Rejoice! Caroling from the Old to the New World. The haunting sound of a harp underscores Britten's heavenly songs of innocence. Written as a companion piece to Britten's work, Susa's earthier carols tell the story of the Nativity through the eyes of peasants with guitar, harp, marimba and percussion. Celebrate a classic, inspiring and joyous holiday concert.
Listen Up! pre-concert conversation with Grant Gershon and KUSC’s Alan Chapman — Sun, Dec 9 at 6 pm in BP Hall at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Free to concert attendees.
“When the stars align and the programming manages to both soothe and challenge, the Los Angeles Master Chorale's current Grant Gershon-era can suggest a high-water mark in choral aesthetics. Sunday at the Walt Disney Concert Hall was one of those nights, as the chorale offered up an evening of music from the last quarter-century by living composers with profound and fresh ideas of how to refresh vocal music while respecting an orthodoxy that goes back centuries. What with Disney Hall's enchanted acoustical kingdom and inspired ambience, the pieces were in place for a profound choral encounter.” — Los Angeles Times