Pacific Chorale to Bring Holiday Concerts to Segerstrom Center, 12/20-21

Pacific Chorale, the resident choir of Segerstrom Center for the Arts, will be presenting its family holiday extravaganza, "Tis the Season!" on Sunday, December 20 and Monday, December 21 at the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall at Segerstrom Center for the Arts.

The internationally-acclaimed Pacific Chorale, led at these concerts by Artistic Director Designate Robert Istad, will join forces with the Southern California Children's Concert Chorus (Lori Loftus, Founding Artistic Director and Conductor), members of Pacific Symphony, and organist Jung-A Lee to bring to life the spirit of the season with seasonal classics and popular favorites at this annual beloved concert event.

Performances take place on Sunday, December 20, 2015 at 5:30 p.m. and Monday, December 21, 2015 at 8:00 p.m. at the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 615 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

Featuring:

Pacific Chorale
Members of Pacific Symphony Orchestra
Southern California Children's Chorus
Lori Loftus, Founding Artistic Director
Jung-A Lee, organist
Robert Istad conducting

Concert tickets are priced from $29 to $139 and are available by visiting Segerstrom Center's website (www.scfta.org) or by calling Pacific Chorale at 714/662-2345.

Founded in 1968, Pacific Chorale is internationally recognized for exceptional artistic expression, stimulating American-focused programming, and influential education programs. Pacific Chorale presents a substantial performance season of its own at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Orange County, California, and is sought regularly to perform with the nation's leading symphonies. Under the inspired guidance of Artistic Director John Alexander, Pacific Chorale has infused an Old World art form with California's hallmark innovation and cultural independence, developing innovative new concepts in programming, and expanding the traditional concepts of choral repertoire and performance.

In addition to its long-standing partnership with Pacific Symphony, the Chorale has performed with such renowned American ensembles as the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony, the National Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, and Musica Angelica. John Alexander and the Chorale have toured extensively in Europe, South America and Asia, collaborating with the London Symphony, the Munich Symphony, L'Orchestre Lamoureux and L'Orchestre de St-Louis-en-l'I?le of Paris, the National Orchestra of Belgium, the China National Symphony, the Hong Kong Sinfonietta, the Estonian National Symphony, and the Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional of Argentina.

In 2015, Pacific Chorale announced the retirement of its conductor of 44 years, John Alexander, who will be serving through June 30, 2017 as Artistic Director and then will become Artistic Director Emeritus. In the same announcement, Robert Istad was named the next Artistic Director; he currently serves in the role of Associate Conductor.

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