Los Angeles Master Chorale: Almost a Capella

Henryk GÓrecki - Lobgesang (Song of Praise)
Morten Lauridsen - Nocturnes, with the composer on the piano
David O - A Map of Los Angeles world premiere
Esa-Pekka Salonen - Two Songs to Poems of Ann Jäderlund
Steven Stucky - Three Motets
Eric Whitacre - When David Heard

Get up to speed on the A-list of today’s most important names in choral composition, most of them from right here in Southern California. Every piece in this tasting menu of hip, eclectic music is a winner and will highlight the Master Chorale in all its virtuosic glory. The Mexican folk harp has its own personality. Nobody plays it better than Mexican-American Sergio “Checo” Alonso. OUr exciting multi-season project continues with A Map of Los Angeles A three-way collaboration among composer David O, master musician Alonso and the Master Chorale — the second installment of L.A. is the World. Hear it first!