Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Presents Pioneers: Martín + Schumann + Price at Alex Theatre

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, led by Music Director Jaime Martín, traverses the musical landscape of America from African American spirituals to the distinctive melodies of Gershwin on Saturday, April 19, 7:30 pm, at Glendale’s Alex Theatre, and Sunday, April 20, 2025, 4 pm, at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills.

LACO’s inaugural Creative Director Lara Downes, “a trailblazing pianist” (The Piano Magazine) and beloved NPR host, makes her LACO orchestral debut, showcasing the ravishing harmonies and breathtaking melodies of Price’s Piano Concerto in One Movement. Prices’ Swing Low, Sweet Chariot opens the program, which also includes Gershwin’s tender Lullaby, and closes with Schumann’s definitive Symphony No. 2 in C major.

Downes brings her visionary work in bridging cultural gaps and finding musical connections to her performances. Her work with LACO, in a unique role that harnesses her energies across a broad landscape of performance, curation, community engagement, education, and advocacy, aims to illustrate common ground and shared experience through the connective power of music.

Alex Theatre is located at 216 N. Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA 91203. Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts is located at 9390 N. Santa Monica Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.