Los Angeles Children's Chorus (LACC) is a children's choral youth organization based in

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. LACC has appeared in more than 300 performances with such organizations as the Los Angeles Opera, Los Angeles Philharmonic,

Los Angeles Master Chorale The Los Angeles Master Chorale is a professional chorus in Los Angeles, California, and one of the resident companies of both The Music Center and Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. It was founded in 1964 by Roger Wagner to be one of the t ...

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, and

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. Since its founding in 1986, LACC has educated more than 2,200 young singers. It includes over 400 choristers divided into seven ensembles and two introductory programs, from more than 60 communities across the greater Los Angeles area. Members rehearse once or twice weekly, with weekly musicianship classes and regular performances with the Chorus. Repertoire covers a spectrum of musical genres including established classical works, art songs, American jazz pieces and spirituals, and arrangements of folk songs from around the world.

About

Los Angeles Children's Chorus was founded by Rebecca Thompson and Stephanie Mowery in 1986. It has office and rehearsal space in

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. LACC has performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in such works as Mahler's Third Symphony, Orff's

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, Adams’

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, Mendelssohn's Midsummer Night's Dream, Stravinsky's Persephone, and Bernstein's Mass under conductors

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, André Previn, and

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. The choir sings with the

under

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and with the Hollywood Bowl

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under the direction of

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and

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. In 2011, Concert Choir performed in the premiere of world-renowned conductor, Esa-Pekka Salonen's, composition of Dona Nobis Pacem at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. LACC also performs on occasion with the Pasadena Symphony, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, and Southwest Chamber Music Orchestra. In addition to their contracted performances, LACC presents its own annual Winter and Spring Concerts. The Chorus performs compositions that range from established works by classical composers to contemporary arrangements of folk songs from around the world. The Chorus presents new compositions written specifically for children's voices. Works performed by LACC's Concert Choir include Britten's Missa Brevis and Ceremony of Carols, Faure's Messe Basse, and Dancing Day by

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. In June 2000, LACC produced its first children's opera,

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’s Noye's Fludde (Noah's Flood). Eighty choristers joined with the Orchestra da Camera of the Colburn School and three adult singer/actors. In July 2007, LACC produced a new choral opera written for LACC by composer

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and librettist Donald Sturrock, Keepers of the Night. Conductor Grant Gershon, director Corey Madden and soloists

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, Lynette Tapia and Lauren Libaw joined 65 LACC choristers for four performances of the world premiere production at the

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in Glendale. On August 1, 2018,

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replaced Anne Tomlinson as artistic director after her 22-year tenure came to an end. At the closing of the 2018–2019 season, Diana Landis stepped down from her position as Apprentice Choir Director. Eric Lifland assumed her role alongside his existing role as Assistant Conductor for the Young Men's Ensemble, effective from the 2019–2020 season onward. In response to the

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, LACC established virtual choir rehearsals and produced their first online concert, titled ''E pluribus unum'' (English: From many, one) in December 2020. The choir has since returned to rehearsing and performing in physical venues with safety protocols in place. LACC announced on November 18, 2022 that Mandy Brigham, the chorus’ Associate Artistic Director, would retire after 22 years at the end of the 2022–2023 season. Fred Meads, Education Director for the Westrick Music Academy, was named the new Associate Artistic Director starting in the 2023–2024 season. Meads will also assume Brigham's roles as director of the Preparatory and Intermediate choirs, as well as overseeing the musicianship program. On April 28, 2023, the chorus announced the departure of Executive Director J. Andrew Bradford, effective July 5, 2023, and started a search for a new Exective Director.

Choirs & Programs

The Los Angeles Children's Chorus is made up of two introductory programs and seven ensembles, each designed for a specific level of musical experience. Choristers are promoted from one ensemble to the next after acquiring the required skills through the musicianship program.

First Experiences in Singing

Prior to admission into Preparatory Choir, children ages 6–8 may participate in a two-level beginner program called First Experiences in Singing (FES). Level I of the program introduces children to

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, pitch, rhythm, the music staff, the use of

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, and more. Level II builds upon the content introduced in Level I, adding the Bel canto technique, basic dictation, vocal exercises, and tempos.

First Experiences in Choral Singing

Following FES is First Experiences in Choral Singing (FECS). This introductory ensemble is designed for children who have possess the skills taught in FES, but who aren't ready for Preparatory Choir. It primarily encourages listening skills and development of the upper vocal range, and addresses other skills like reading octavos and recognizing musical phrasing.

Preparatory Choir

The youngest performing ensemble is the Preparatory Choir, directed by Fred Meads, which serves young children with little to no music experience. Though Preparatory Choir does not perform with LACC's other ensembles, it still hosts two concerts each season for choristers' family members.

Apprentice Choir

Choristers in Apprentice Choir, which is directed by Eric Lifland, may be promoted from Preparatory Choir or may audition. As such, this ensemble caters to choristers with basic music experience. Apprentice Choir performs with the higher-level ensembles at the Winter and Spring concerts, along with occasional performances at community events.

Intermediate Choir

Intermediate Choir, directed by Fred Meads, accepts auditions or promotions from Apprentice Choir. This ensemble introduces choristers to more advanced pieces, along with the opportunity to perform with professional musical organizations including the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Los Angeles Opera. Intermediate Choir performs with the other ensembles twice each season, in addition to community events, concerts, and its own annual spring tour.

Concert Choir

Concert Choir, directed by

, is the largest ensemble in LACC. Choristers perform with music organizations like the

, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Opera, MUSE/IQUE throughout each season.

Young Men's Ensemble

The Young Men's Ensemble (YME) is composed of male singers whose voices are transitioning. The ensemble, directed by Dr. Steven Kronauer, accepts singers from Apprentice Choir, Intermediate Choir, Concert Choir, or through audition. Choristers work with Dr. Kronauer during separate vocal coaching sessions to enhance techniques that promote healthy singing throughout their vocal transition.

Chamber Singers

The Chamber Singers are also directed by

. This ensemble of exclusively female choristers is invitation-only, chosen from members of the Concert Choir who have completed all 7 levels of musicianship lessons. Chamber Singers have the opportunity to perform with artists including the

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Chorale

LACC's newest ensemble is Chorale, a mixed voices choir directed by

. Choristers from Concert Choir and the Young Men's Ensemble with a high degree of musical ability are invited to audition for Chorale, which performs a variety of pieces designed specifically for mixed voice ensembles.

Musicianship Classes

Starting in Preparatory Choir, choristers receive weekly musicianship lessons from September to May of each season. These classes, which are separated into eight skill-based levels, incorporate the Kodály Method and teach how to read sheet music and identify rhythms, keys, scales, dynamics, and more. The highest levels introduce basic conducting.

Tours

LACC's higher-level ensembles take part in annual tours of various locations across the world. Each tour is designed to provide the choristers with enriching experiences, opportunities for collaboration with other musical groups, and to teach the choristers to be cultural ambassadors for the city of Los Angeles. Intermediate Choir tours California and the

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, with frequent destinations being

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and the

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. Past destinations have also included

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, and

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. LACC's Concert Choir and Young Men's Ensemble tour across the United States and worldwide, generally alternating between domestic and international tours occurring at the end of each performing season. Their June 2022 tour to

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marked the first time the two ensembles toured jointly, in addition to being Chorale's first tour. The chorus is continuing this multi-ensemble touring format into future seasons, with a trip to

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upcoming in June 2023. In previous seasons, Concert Choir has toured the countries of Australia,

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, Japan,

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, Poland,

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, and

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. Domestic tours have included

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, and Indianapolis. Tours often include participation in festivals or events. For example, Concert Choir's 2006 tour saw them in Italy as the featured choir at the Tuscany International Children's Chorus Festival. Two years later, they participated in the China International Youth Arts Festival preceding the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In Summer 2010, they traveled for the first time to Finland, Sweden, and Estonia. Summer 2012 took the members of Concert Choir to South Africa for the first time. In Summer 2016, the Concert Choir Touring Ensemble traveled to Japan. LACC holds an all-choir retreat in the autumn, with time dedicated for workshops, combined rehearsals, individual rehearsals, and recreation. Intermediate Choir takes a weekend tour every spring, traveling to cities in the western United States to visit and perform with many other children's choirs. Apprentice Choir and Preparatory Choir take a day trip in the spring to visit and perform with other children's choirs.

Notable performances

Chorus members have performed at events during visits to Los Angeles by the Emperor and Empress of Japan, the United Kingdom Prime Minister

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, Israeli Prime Minister

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, and on nationally televised commercials, film soundtracks, the Grammy Awards Show, and

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. They performed at the opening of the

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in downtown Los Angeles and sang at LA City Hall for the first anniversary of 9/11. LACC was named “2003 Artists of the Year” by the Los Angeles Opera League.

Operas

*Keepers of the Night (World Premiere) (2007) *

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(2006) * Grendel (World Premiere) (2006) *

Parsifal ''Parsifal'' ( WWV 111) is an opera or a music drama in three acts by the German composer Richard Wagner and his last composition. Wagner's own libretto for the work is loosely based on the 13th-century Middle High German epic poem ''Parzival ...

(2005) *

Der Rosenkavalier (''The Knight of the Rose'' or ''The Rose-Bearer''), Op. 59, is a comic opera in three acts by Richard Strauss to an original German libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. It is loosely adapted from the novel ''Les amours du chevalier de Faublas'' ...

(2005) * Carmen (2004) *

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(2004) *

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(World Premiere) (1998)

Other Performances

* Mahler's Eighth Symphony with the

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(2008) * Rouse's Requiem (2007) * Mahler's Third Symphony with the

(2006) * John Adams' El Niño (2005) * Carl Orff's

(2005) *

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choral music at the Hollywood Bowl (2004)

Film and television

*''

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'', a 2001 Academy Award-nominated documentary about the Los Angeles Children's Chorus, directed by Freida Lee Mock. *

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- John Williams (2015) *'' Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter To Los Angeles'', a concert film by pop star

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, a previous member of the choir.

LA Opera

LACC has appeared in productions and world premieres with

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, including: ''La damnation de Faust'', ''

Die Frau ohne Schatten ' (''The Woman without a Shadow''), Op. 65, is an opera in three acts by Richard Strauss with a libretto by his long-time collaborator, the poet Hugo von Hofmannsthal. It was written between 1911 and either 1915 or 1917. When it premiered at the V ...

'', '' Billy Budd'', ''

La Bohème ''La bohème'' (; ) is an opera in four acts,Puccini called the divisions '' quadri'', '' tableaux'' or "images", rather than ''atti'' (acts). composed by Giacomo Puccini between 1893 and 1895 to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giusep ...

'', '' Pagliacci'', ''

Tosca ''Tosca'' is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome on 14 January 1900. The work, based on Victorien Sardou's 1887 French-language drama ...

'', ''Midsummer Night's Dream'', ''Otello'', '' Carmen'', ''

'', ''

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'', ''

Werther ''Werther'' is an opera (''drame lyrique'') in four acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Édouard Blau, Paul Milliet and Georges Hartmann (who used the pseudonym Henri Grémont). It is loosely based on Goethe's epistolary novel '' Th ...

'', ''

Turandot ''Turandot'' (; see below) is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, posthumously completed by Franco Alfano in 1926, and set to a libretto in Italian by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni. ''Turandot'' best-known aria is " Nessun dorma", ...

'', and the world premieres of ''Grendel'' and the children's opera ''

''.

Hosting

Los Angeles Children's Chorus occasionally hosts visits from, and performs with, other children's choirs, including the Leningrad Children's Choir,

Toronto Children's Chorus The Toronto Children's Chorus is a children's choir based in Toronto. It was founded in 1978 by Jean Ashworth Bartle. The group has close to 500 members aged 6 to 30. History In 1982, the choir won first prize at the International Eisteddfod in ...

, Tapiola Choir of Finland, Dawn Children's Choir of Moscow, Carmina Slovenica of Maribor, Slovenia, Australian Girls Choir, American Boychoir,

The Phoenix Boys Choir The Phoenix Boys Choir is a boys' choir based in Phoenix, Arizona. History Founded in 1947 by Dr. Harvey K Smith, the Phoenix Boys Choir has programs featuring training in voice, music theory, and performance for boys age 7 to 14. Currently, th ...

, Phoenix Girls Chorus, Central California Children's Choir, Lawrence Children's Choir, Portland Symphonic Girlchoir and Pensacola Children's Chorus, Hamburg Girl's Choir.

News Articles

*Looseleaf, Victoria. "Classical Music Raising Kids' Voices." ''Los Angeles Times'' February 22, 2004, E44.

External links

LACC Website

References

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