Classical Music News for November/December 2022

LOS ANGELES NEWS

FOUR MASTER CHORALE CONCERTS

Los Angeles Master Chorale will have an extremely busy Fall.

On Sunday, Nov. 20 at 7pm, director Peter Sellars returns with a kinetic depiction of Schutz’s MUSIKALISCHE EXEQUIEN (FUNERAL MUSIC). Twenty-four singers, continuo, will breathe life and movement into this meditation on death. The concert is “an homage to those who have left us and the bond we share with them.”
   

   
Grant Gershon conducts.

On Saturday Dec 10 & 17 at 2 pm, FESTIVAL OF CAROLS returns with a fresh spin for 2022. Traditional Christmas carols and festive folk-songs from around the world will be sung.

Children aged six and older are welcome, provided they adhere to the Master Chorale’s vaccination policy and COVID-19 safety measures.

Grant Gershon conducts 62 singers, piano, organ.

On Sunday, Dec. 11 at 2pm, LO, HOW A ROSE pays tribute to the classic Christmas carol by Michael Praetorius that depicts the beauty and serenity of the nativity. Music on this program celebrates the wonder of the season, with beloved works by former composers-in-residence Shawn Kirchner and Morten Lauridsen, world premieres by Mari Esabel Valverde and Cristian Grases, and music by Hyo-Won Woo, Ariel Quintana, Benjamin Britten and others.

Jenny Wong conducts 48 singers, piano, saxophone, percussion.

On Sunday, Dec. 18 at 7pm, Master Chorale will perform Handel’s MESSIAH. The wondrous story and brilliant music of this timeless oratorio has become a holiday tradition.

Grant Gershon conducts 48 singers, soloists and chamber orchestra.

(Lamasterchorale.org or 213-972-7282)