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Los Angeles Master Chorale to Present Christmas Choral Concerts

The Los Angeles Master Chorale will perform five festive Christmas concerts in Walt Disney Concert Hall in December. The choral programs are a much-loved Los Angeles holiday tradition and these concerts frequently sell out.

Los Angeles Master Chorale Presents WADE IN THE WATER, 4/30

The Los Angeles Master Chorale puts spirituals at the forefront of a concert called “Wade in the Water” to be performed at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Sunday, April 30 at 7 PM. The concert features 13 songs with the spirituals juxtaposed with other folk music traditions such as early American shape note singing, as well as a contemporary Korean piece, and a pair of European choral masterpieces from the 20th century. The concert will feature 48 singers performing a cappella, conducted by Artistic Director Grant Gershon and Assistant Conductor Jenny Wong. The concert also provides an opportunity to highlight several of the Master Chorale's solo voices on the program.

Lisa Edwards Shares POSITIVE THINKING FOR BEGINNERS

Author Lisa Edwards says her debut book, 'Positive Thinking for Beginners' (published by Balboa Press AU), aids people to recognize and eliminate negative aspects of their world and replace them with positives, which helps them live a happier and more positive life.

LA Master Chorale Releases First Holiday Recording in Nearly 20 Years

Now everyone can enjoy Christmas at Walt Disney Concert Hall with the Los Angeles Master Chorale's release of 'Festival of Carols,' a CD and digital download album recorded live at Disney Hall featuring favorite Christmas carols performed by the Grammy nominated-chorus and conducted by Artistic Director Grant Gershon.

LA Master Chorale to Perform Minimalist Masterworks at Disney Hall, 4/6

The Los Angeles Master Chorale (LAMC), heralded around the globe for its exceptional artistry and wide ranging repertoire, showcases 'Minimalist Masterworks,' featuring works by celebrated American composers Steve Reich and David Lang, on Sunday, April 6, 2014, 7 pm, at Walt Disney Concert Hall. The concert opens with Perotin's Sederunt principes featuring tenor soloists Pablo Cora, Michael Lichtenauer and Shawn Kirchner. The Chorale then reprises Reich's You Are (Variations), commissioned, premiered and recorded by the Chorale in 2004 (Nonesuch), and Lang's Pulitzer Prize-winning the little match girl passion, of which LAMC presented an extended choral version last season hailed as 'a performance to remember' (Outwest Arts). ListenUp!, a pre-concert talk with Gershon and KUSC's Alan Chapman, is slated for 6 pm, in BP Hall. The concert is part of the second installment of the Los Angeles Philharmonic's citywide, multi-disciplinary Minimalist Jukebox Festival, curated by composer John Adams.

Richmond Symphony Presents LET IT SNOW This Weekend

Richmond, Virginia Kick off the holidays with sounds of the season! Tonight, December 7 - 8:00pm and Sunday, December 8 - 3:00pm, the Carpenter Theatre at Richmond CenterStage will be transformed into a wonderland of music and song!

Richmond Symphony Presents LET IT SNOW, 12/7 - 12/8

Richmond, Virginia Kick off the holidays with sounds of the season! On Saturday, December 7 - 8:00pm and Sunday, December 8 - 3:00pm, the Carpenter Theatre at Richmond CenterStage will be transformed into a wonderland of music and song!

LA Master Chorale's FESTIVAL OF CAROLS Set for Disney Hall, 12/7 & 14

The Los Angeles Master Chorale (LAMC) heralds Christmas with two matinee performances of its delightful seasonal concert, "Festival of Carols," Saturday, December 7, 2013, 2 pm, and Saturday, December 14, 2013, 2 pm, at Disney Hall. Silent Night, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, White Christmas, Deck the Hall and Santa Claus is Coming to Town are among the cherished holiday carols and traditional favorites setting a joyous mood and sung to glorious perfection by 115 members of the Chorale under Music Director Grant Gershon's baton. Also featured are the world premieres of arrangements by LAMC Swan Family Composer In Residence Shawn Kirchner - the French carol Pat-a-Pan, which he has intricately layered for women's voices and describes as "rhythmic and vibrant," and the Czech Rocking Carol, a lullaby setting for men's voices he calls "tender and soothing." Pianist Lisa Edwards and organist John West, who performs on Disney Hall's iconic pipe organ, add a delightful sonic flourish to the concert.

Benefit Cosmetics Opens First San Francisco Store in 25 Years

Benefit Cosmetics, the LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton-owned cosmetics brand, opened a 1,300-square-foot boutique at 262 Sutter Street in downtown San Francisco. It's been about 25 years since they opened a store in the West Coast city and 37 years since Benefit founders Jean and Jane Ford set up shop at The Face Place in San Francisco's Mission District.

MODERN FAMILY Among Nominees For 2012 BAFTA TV Awards

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced Tuesday, April 24 the nominations for its 2012 television awards. British miniseries 'Appropriate Adult,' which chronicles the real-life serial killer Fred West, leads the way with four nominations.

Photo Flash: Vox Femina Opens Season with VOX JUDAICA

It was a standing room only crowd, of both Jewish and gentile patrons, that gathered at Zipper Hall in downtown Los Angeles Saturday Nov 13th as Vox Femina launched their 2010-2011 season with VOX JUDAICA.

Photo Flash: Vox Femina Los Angeles Premieres 'Sister, My Sister'

It was a full house that greeted the Vox Femina Los Angeles choral group on Saturday night, March 20, 2010, in downtown Los Angeles as they premiered 'Sister, My Sister,' a special evening of music designed to celebrate Women's Communities.

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