June Lockhart to Emcee LA Lawyers Philharmonic & Legal Voices Concert, 7/20

Bringing the legal community together one musical bar at a time! From The New World Symphony to West Side Story, founder-conductor Gary S. Greene, Esq. will lead the Los Angeles Lawyers Philharmonic and the 100-plus-member Legal Voices aka "LA"s Only Legal Orchestra and Chorus" in its 4th Annual Concert Extraordinaire at Walt Disney Concert Hall (111 S. Grand Avenue, LA 90012) on Saturday, July 20 at 8:00 PM. Actress June Lockhart will MC the exciting concert that features Antonín Dvoák's New World Symphony, Beethoven's Choral Fantasy, magnificent choral works from Verdi operas Il Trovatore and Nabucco, the world premiere of arias from a new opera based on a book by the Hon. Arthur Gilbert (presiding justice of the California Court of Appeal) plus selections from Bizet's Carmen to Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story and Candide. For more information, visit www.LALawyersPhil.org.

Tickets range from $20 to $100. 25% of ticket net proceeds will be donated to the LA County Bar Association and Beverly Hills Bar Association foundations to help those who cannot afford legal services.

Proclaimed by the City of Los Angeles as "LA's Only Legal Orchestra," the Los Angeles Lawyers Philharmonic held its first rehearsal on January 19, 2009 with 30 legal musicians_and performed its debut concert on January 30, 2009. Since then, the orchestra has grown to 75 members and performed more than 35 concerts, raising thousands of dollars to benefit those who cannot afford legal services and for other charitable purposes.

On April 30, 2011, Legal Voices held its first rehearsal. Three months later on July 30, 2011, the chorus debuted with the LA Lawyers Phil at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Consisting of more than 100 voices, Legal Voices gave a triumphant performance of the finale of Beethoven's 9th Symphony, the Ode To Joy. On that date, the County of Los Angeles proclaimed the Los Angeles Lawyers Philharmonic and Legal Voices as "LA's Only Legal Orchestra and Chorus."

These musical organizations are where lawyers, judges, law students and legal staff meet in harmony. The members include conservatory graduates, professional musicians and some hobbyists who are dusting off instruments they played in their youth. Others are harmonizing using their voices that are more commonly heard in courtroom than on the concert stage. Nevertheless, the music prevails. The orchestra and chorus perform on a professional level for bar associations, civic and charitable events. They are a recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. For more information, visit www.LALawyersPhil.org .org.

Photo Courtesy of LA LAwyers Philharmonic

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