KUSC and LA Master Chorale Extend Broadcast Partnership

The Los Angeles Master Chorale - the renowned resident choir of Walt Disney Concert Hall led by Artistic Director Grant Gershon - and KUSC (91.5 FM) - the largest and most listened to classical public radio station in the country - have announced they are extending their broadcast partnership for two seasons, with 14 of the acclaimed choir's Disney Hall concerts from the 2012|13, 2013|14 and 2014|15 seasons airing in two seven-week series, entitled "KUSC's SoCal Sunday Night: The LA Master Chorale in Concert." The first series of seven Sunday evening broadcasts, hosted by KUSC's Alan Chapman, launches December 21, 2014, and runs through February 1, 2015. The second series runs December 2015 - January 2016. The two-hour weekly radio program, which runs from 7-9 PM, showcases the choir's versatility and wide-ranging repertoire. KUSC broadcasts of the Los Angeles Master Chorale are supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.

"KUSC is proud to continue its partnership with the Los Angeles Master Chorale to present this highly regarded broadcast series," says KUSC's Kelsey McConnell, executive producer of the series. "Choral music is an important part of the station's offerings, and we are pleased to share the choir's exceptional artistry with our listeners."

Gershon, who personally selected the slate of concerts to be featured on the broadcast, states, "We greatly value our relationship with KUSC, the country's leading classical music radio station, which reaches more than 800,000 listeners. Taking our music outside our concert hall and onto KUSC's airwaves is a key component of the Chorale's ongoing 'on the stage, online and on the air' initiative to expand its reach in the community and beyond."

The first series opens December 21, 2014, 7 pm, with a broadcast of the Chorale's holiday concert from last season, with Gershon conducting four seasonal classics - Britten's A Ceremony of Carols, Respighi's Laud to the Nativity, Stephen Paulus's Christmas Dances, and selections from Nine Carols for Men's Voices arranged by Vaughan Williams. (A full list of concerts to be broadcast this season is included below.)

For information on the Los Angeles Master Chorale broadcast series on KUSC, please visit www.KUSC.org, or www.LAMC.org.

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