News | L.A Master Chorale & Steve Reich release second CD, Daniel Variations
April 2008
The L.A. Master Chorale is thrilled to announce the international release on April 8, 2008, of the Chorale’s newest CD Daniel Variations by Steve Reich on the Nonesuch label. This highly anticipated CD of sonic riches features 12 of the Chorale’s finest singers plus virtuoso instrumentalists – all under the baton of Grant Gershon. This is the Chorale’s second CD for Nonesuch. The CD also features Reich’s Variations for Vibes, Pianos and Strings.
This life-affirming work by Steve Reich – commissioned by the Los Angeles-based Daniel Pearl Foundation, an organization formed in memory of the slain journalist to promote cross-cultural tolerance – received its West Coast premiere by the Chorale on January 28, 2007, just prior to its recording. Neither requiem nor eulogy, Daniel Variations is living, breathing, exhilarating music that embodies the humanity of its subject, and, as an acoustic force, can shed grace on us all.
CD’s will be available for purchase through LAMC for $20, including shipping and handling. To order, please call 213-972-3156 or visit our recording page.
The Chorale’s other CD’s currently available through LAMC are Argento-Duruflé, Glass-Salonen, Lauridsen-Lux Aeterna and Steve Reich-You Are (Variations).