Classical Music News for September/October 2016:

LOS ANGELES NEWS

L.A. MASTER CHORALE’S TEARS OF ST. PETER

Peter Sellars directs the L.A. Master Chorale in a performance of Orlando di Lasso’s LAGRIME DI SAN PIETRO (TEARS OF ST. PETER) at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Oct. 29-20. Twenty-one singers conducted by artistic director Grant Gershon transform this hour-long a cappella Renaissance masterpiece–committed to memory and dramatically staged–into an overwhelmingly passionate performance piece.

TEARS OF ST. PETER depicts the seven stages of grief that Peter experienced after disavowing his knowledge of Jesus Christ on the day of his arrest and prior to his crucifixion.

“Orlando di Lasso (1532-1594) knew that TEARS would be the last piece he would ever compose,” said Gershon. “He packed every measure with an emotionally charged texture that channeled all of his pain and remorse into a towering work of beauty. I can’t imagine a choral work more fitting to the talents of Peter Sellars, whose true medium is painting with the emotion of the human voice.”

Most recently, Sellars served as music director for the 2016 Ojai Music Festival. In November 2017 he will direct the world premiere of John Adams’ new opera, “Girls of the Golden West,” at San Francisco Opera.

For tickets and information, call 213-972-7282 or visit lamc.org