Sunday, December 11, 2011, 7 pm, at Walt Disney Concert Hall

Music Director Grant Gershon Conducts the Mostly A Cappella Program

Rejoice! A Classical Christmas, the second of four Los Angeles Master Chorale seasonal programs, heralds the holidays with four Christmas classics Sunday, December 11, 2011, 7 pm, at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Music Director Grant Gershon conducts Hugo Distler’s otherworldly The Christmas Story, a four-part a cappella treasure for chorus and soloists inspired by the carol Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming, evoking snowy landscapes and the quiet calm of a traditional Bavarian Christmas; and Four Christmas Motets by Poulenc, composed in 1951 for four-part mixed chorus that were, with their joyful serenity, among the composer’s favorite choral pieces. Two contemporary classics complete the program – Frank Ferko’s colorful 2002 composition, A Festival of Carols, based on five American Christmas texts from the 18th and 19th centuries, and Morten Lauridsen’s signature work, the extraordinary O Magnum Mysterium, commissioned for the Chorale by Founding LAMC Board Member Marshall Rutter in honor of his wife, Terry Knowles.

“This is a program that celebrates the simple timeless beauty of the human voice lifted in song,” says Gershon. “These are some of the a cappella jewels of the season.”

Tickets range from $19 - $134. Group rates are available. For tickets and information, please call (213) 972-7282, or visit www.lamc.org. (Tickets cannot longer be purchased at the Walt Disney Concert Hall Box Office except on concert days starting 2 hours prior to the performance.) The Walt Disney Concert Hall is located at 111 South Grand Avenue at First Street in downtown Los Angeles.

CALENDAR LISTING:

EVENT:
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Rejoice! A Classical Christmas
Grant Gershon, Conductor

WHEN:
Sunday, December 11, 2011, 7 pm

PROGRAM:
FRANCIS POULENC Four Christmas Motets
HUGO DISTLER The Christmas Story
FRANK FERKO A Festival of Carols
MORTEN LAURIDSEN O Magnum Mysterium

VENUE:
Walt Disney Concert Hall
111 S. Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012

TICKET PRICES:
Concert Tickets: $19 - $134;
Student Rush seats available at box office two hours before the performance

TICKETS/INFORMATION:
213-972-7282
www.lamc.org
(Tickets cannot be purchased at the Walt Disney Concert Hall Box Office except on concert days starting 2 hours prior to the performance.)

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Artists, program and ticket prices subject to change.

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11/02/11