Los Angeles Master Chorale at Walt Disney Concert Hall : Subscriptions Now on Sale for the 2010

Subscriptions Now on Sale for the 2010 | 2011 Season

Three great packages!

Full Series
For the complete experience and magic of the LA Master Chorale, the Full Series is your perfect choice. Treat yourself to all seven concerts.

Classic Series
If you’re not ready for the Full Series and you prefer more traditional classics but want some of the adventure of the Master Chorale, this four-concert package is just for you.

Discovery Series
This four-concert option is for those who are eager for a more eclectic experience and who want to travel the world of music.

Series Options	Date	Full Series	Classic Series	Discovery Series
Rachmaninoff All-Night Vigil	Sep 26	x	x
French Connections	Nov 7	x		x
Rejoice! Messiah	Dec 12	x	x
London Bridges	Jan 30	x	x	x
Stories from Korea	Mar 6	x		x
The Creation	Apr 10	x	x
Ellington: Best of the Sacred Concerts	May 22	x		x

RACHMANINOFF ALL-NIGHT VIGIL
Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 7pm
Gala Benefactor: The Bank of New York Mellon

PROGRAM
Sergei Rachmaninoff | All-Night Vigil, Op. 37

Champagne for everyone! The launch of Music Director Grant Gershon’s 10th season is reason to celebrate! For this special occasion, Grant and the singers revisit a crowning achievement of Russian choral music, Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil -– a high point of Grant’s tenure when performed November 2006 to a sold-out Disney Hall. This magnificent work will once again bathe Disney Hall in pure a cappella radiance.

“The All-Night Vigil is like a symphony for a cappella voices. Rachmaninoff uses the singers like cellos, flutes, French horns and bells to create a tapestry of pure vocal harmony.” Grant Gershon

FRENCH CONNECTIONS
Sun, Nov. 7, 2010 at 7pm

Discovery Series

PROGRAM
Josquin des Prez | Missa Beata Virgine
Clément Janequin | Selected 16th Century French Chansons
Maurice Duruflé | Four Motets on Gregorian Themes
Maurice Ravel | Trois Chansons

Did you know Grant spent years in France working with leading musicians at the most famous concert halls? We are the beneficiaries of this musical immersion as he shares sacred and secular French masterpieces from the Renaissance to the 20th Century. The Josquin Mass is transcendent; the 16th century chansons from the prolific and popular Janequin are intricate, fast and light. The Duruflé motets including the beloved Ubi Caritas and Ravel’s impressionistic Trois Chansons will delight. C’est magnifique!

“The music of France is all about grace, wit and effortless profundity. From the Renaissance austerity of Josquín, through the dazzling virtuosity of Janequin’s madrigalesque chansons to the shifting color palettes of Ravel and Duruflé, this concert promises be extraordinaire et magnifique!” Grant Gershon

REJOICE! MESSIAH
Sun, Dec 12, 2010, 7pm

Classic Series

PROGRAM
George Frideric Handel | Messiah
arr. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Grant chose Mozart’s magical re-orchestration of Handel’s beloved Messiah for our classic holiday offering this season. Mozart added instruments normally used in a late 18th century symphony -- French horns, flutes, clarinets -- and expanded the strings, giving them a greater role and the popular oratorio a fuller sound. This symphonic and sensuous arrangement demands the entire Chorale in this full-length Messiah -- a feast for the musical palate.

“It’s like Messiah meets The Magic Flute! Imagine Handel’s towering masterpiece with Mozart’s inventive orchestral flourishes and the incomparable sound of the Master Chorale in Disney Hall!” Grant Gershon

LONDON BRIDGES Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 7pm

Classic and Discovery Series

We span the English choral tradition with roots dating to 15th century England. The love of harmony has been a hallmark of English composers for 700 years, yet we rarely focus on this important heritage. The stunning Four-Part Mass by William Byrd, one of the greatest English composers of his time, is the concert centerpiece. John Tavener’s Song for Athene, (heard during Princess Diana’s funeral), Britten’s Hymn to St. Cecilia, the patron saint of music, Missa Brevis and more round out this important survey. Choral aficionados, this one’s for you. Cheerio!

“Mellifluous, harmonious and sonorous, the beauty of the great English choral tradition has endured for hundreds of years, and England’s greatest composers have always loved the human voice above all other instruments.” Grant Gershon

STORIES FROM KOREA
Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 7pm
with Jennifer Koh, violin

Discovery Series

PROGRAM
Mark Grey | Mugunghwa: Rose of Sharon (world premiere)
with Jennifer Koh, violin
and traditional and arranged Korean songs

Gifted composer Mark Grey (one of LA Times’ 2008 “Faces to Watch”) celebrates the Korean heritage in a story of courage and passion, based on writings by Im Hoon Jae. Mugunghwa: Rose of Sharon relates one man's spiritual path to reunification with his family, homeland, and deceased father. The chorus paints a landscape of soaring and vibrant passages, and Korean-American Jennifer Koh’s solo violin adds deeply sonorous and dense textures to weave a touching story of loss and hope. The work blends hints of the country's cherished musical and cultural traditions with western art music to create a vibrant and distinctive sonic world.

“Mark Grey is one of the most vital composers on the scene today and Jennifer Koh is one of the most probing violinists of our time. Together with the Chorale they will weave stories of the Korean experience into music of mystery and powerful emotion.” Grant Gershon

THE CREATION
Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 7pm

Classic Series

PROGRAM
Josef Haydn | The Creation
Gillian Keith, soprano
Thomas Randle, tenor
Sanford Sylvan, baritone

Haydn’s masterpiece. A top ten choral classic. Brilliant from start to finish. “The Creation ... is one of the towering works of all time. Though I pity music lovers who do not know the piece, part of me envies them the experience they have in store. Imagine an oratorio with the awesome intricacy of Bach’s Mass in B minor yet the sublime contentment of Mozart’s Magic Flute, and you will have some idea of The Creation.“ Anthony Tommasini, NY Times

“One of the greatest and most imaginative choral works of all time, Haydn’s masterpiece paints the opening passages of the Book of Genesis with music of incomparable wonder and joy.” Grant Gershon

ELLINGTON: BEST OF THE SACRED CONCERTS
Sun, May 22, 2011 at 7pm
with Grant Gershon and James Newton, co-conductors
Guest Soloists and Tap Dancer

Discovery Series

PROGRAM Duke Ellington | Best of the Sacred Concerts
including Heaven, Come Sunday and Ain’t but the One

Ending his 10th Anniversary season, Grant reprises one of our most celebratory events, extracting the best of the three Sacred Concerts by the incomparable Duke Ellington. Grant shares the podium with James Newton to conduct 110 singers, jazz orchestra, soloists, and tap dancer in this extroverted, audience-friendly work. The Sacred Concerts marked a personal artistic highpoint of Ellington’s career. This infectious music dazzled audiences before and promises to dazzle again. Amen!

“I cannot imagine a more inspiring way to mark these 10 incredible years of making music together than with the ebullient music of Duke Ellington’s revelatory Sacred Concerts. My dear friend James Newton and I will share the podium as the Master Chorale, jazz orchestra and our incredible vocal soloists rock the house to celebrate!” Grant Gershon

CHRISTMAS AT WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL

Tickets to the following events are not included in subscription packages. Please call for information 213-972-7282:

MESSIAH SING-ALONG
Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 7pm
Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 7pm

PROGRAM
George Frideric Handel | Messiah
30th Annual Sing-Along

Now it’s your turn! The annual Messiah Sing-Along packs the house every year. With orchestra and soloists on stage, Music Director Grant Gershon will conduct you and 2199 other singers in this joyful sing-along. Bring your own score or buy one in the lobby and join the power of 2200 voices in this wildly popular event. Hallelujah!

HOLIDAY WONDERS
Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 2:30pm
with John West, organ
Concert Sponsor: Bank of America

PROGRAM
O Come All Ye Faithful
Silent Night
Angels We Have Heard on High
The First Noel
Joy to the World
Plus, audience sing-alongs and seasonal favorites

Kick off the Christmas season at Walt Disney Concert Hall with a concert of favorite, nostalgic carols gorgeously sung by our own, world-class LA Master Chorale. “There aren’t many cultural institutions that do the holidays like the Los Angeles Master Chorale,” L.A. Downtown News. Holiday Wonders, featuring John West at the iconic Disney Hall Pipe Organ, is a great L.A. holiday tradition, sure to put you in the mood to decorate the tree! Please note: Children under six not admitted.

Artists, programs, dates and prices subject to change.