2012
February 25, 2012 |
J.S. Bach | Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Guest Artists: Charlotte Dobbs, soprano; Zanaida Robles, soprano; Janelle DeStefano, mezzo-soprano; Ben Bliss, tenor; Daniel Armstrong, baritone; & USC Thornton Chamber Singers Discover Bach?s Magnificat, part of the LACO Discover Series. This lecture concert focuses on one of the great masterpieces of choral literature. The Magnificat, or Song of Mary, is one of the eight most ancient Christian hymns, with text taken directly from the Gospel of Luke. Mary visits her cousin Elizabeth, who is pregnant with the future John the Baptist. After Mary greets her, the child moves within Elizabeth?s womb. When Elizabeth praises Mary for her faith, Mary sings what is now known as the Magnificat in response? My soul magnifies [the Lord]. Bach composed his Magnificat, one of his major vocal works, for Orchestra, five-part choir and soloists. Maestro Kahane cites his love of choral works as one of the main reasons he chose to pursue a conducting career. For this Discover concert, he focuses the discussion on how Bach illustrates and illuminates the text of the Magnificat. The evening culminates in a performance of the full work featuring the Orchestra, soloists and the USC Thornton Chamber Singers. For more info: http://www.laco.org/performances/182/
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March 25, 2012 |
Mahler | Rückert Lieder & Symphony No. 4 Santa Monica College Symphony Orchestra Janelle DeStefano, mezzo-soprano, SMC full-time Associate Professor of Voice, joins the SMC Symphony Orchestra in an ultra-romantic program of Mahler, featuring the Rückert Lieder and Mahler's Symphony No. 4 in G Major on the Broad Stage at the SMC Performing Arts Center. For more info: Santa Monica College Symphony Orchestra
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March 31 - April 1, 2012 |
J.S. Bach | The St. John Passion Los Angeles Master Chorale One of the greatest masterworks of all time, Bach?s St. John Passion, is being performed for the first time in Walt Disney Concert Hall. Following the highly acclaimed St. Matthew Passion in 2010 ? a purely musical epiphany ? you will now hear the earlier and more vivid and dramatically intense St. John Passion on Palm Sunday weekend. With 40 singers and period instruments in a historically informed performance in the superb acoustics of Walt Disney Concert Hall, this surely will be another standard-setting performance of this pinnacle of the choral repertoire. Expecting this concert to sell out early, LAMC added a second performance so more can experience this masterpiece. For more info:http://www.lamc.org/1112-120331-concert.php
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November 18, 2012 |
Monteverdi | Vespers of 1610 Los Angeles Master Chorale Considered to be the most ambitious work of sacred music before J.S. Bach, the Vespers of 1610 will sparkle with forty pristine voices and Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra. Monteverdi’s intentions for the Vespers are unclear, but scholars suspect he was purposely padding his sacred music portfolio to land the job of Maestro di Cappella at St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice. And it worked! Since then, Monteverdi’s Vespers has become the most frequently performed and passionately loved choral work of the early Baroque era. For more info: http://www.lamc.org/1213-121118-concert.php
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December 1, 2012 |
Various | Winter Dreams Jacaranda An eclectic evening of winter favorites including a exerpts from the music of J.S. Bach (Toccata, Adagio & Fugue), Benjamin Britten (Missa Brevis & Ceremony of Carols), Gustav Mahler (Three Angels Sang from Symphony No. 3), Peter Tchaikovsky (Snow Scene from The Nutcracker), Charles Ives (‘Adeste Fidelis’ In an Organ Prelude), Ben Johnson (String Quartet No. 4 ‘Amazing Grace’), Philip Glass (Knee Play V from Einstein on the Beach), and David Lang (The Little Match Girl Passion). Dr. DeStefano will be heard as the alto soloist in the exerpts from Mahler's Symphony No. 3, and in the exerpts from The Little Match Girl Passion. For more info: http://www.jacarandamusic.org/1201.php
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December 16, 2012 |
Bach | Rejoice! Bach Magnificat Los Angeles Master Chorale Trumpets herald the holiday season with two festive works by Baroque music’s most prominent composers! Bach’s Magnificat was given its debut on Christmas Eve in 1723. Eight years prior, Vivaldi composed his Gloria, which lay undiscovered in a pile of manuscripts until the 20th century when it was found, published and reintroduced to a world once again enchanted with his music. With joyous choruses and dancing rhythms, both works are favorites at Christmastime. Dr. DeStefano will be heard as the mezzo soloist in the Vivaldi Gloria. For mor info: http://www.lamc.org/1213-121216-concert.php
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2013
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March 7 - 28, 2013 |
Adams | The Gospel According to the Other Mary Los Angeles
Philharmonic On the eve of the Master Chorale's 50th Season, an international tour with the LA Philharmonic to London, Lucerne, Paris and New York in March 2013 creates an unprecedented opportunity to showcase LAMC on the world stage. The LA Philharmonic, London’s Barbican Center, Lucerne Easter Festival and Lincoln Center New York co-commissioned celebrated American composer John Adams to write a major work for soloists, chorus and orchestra. Similar in scope to Adams’ first oratorio El Niño, The Gospel According to the Other Mary completes the narrative by telling the story of Jesus’ Passion, Crucifixion and Resurrection. The concert version premiered on May 31, 2012 by the LA Philharmonic and LA Master Chorale with Gustavo Dudamel conducting. The staged version created by Peter Sellars premieres at Walt Disney Concert Hall in March 2013 and then tours to Europe. Dr. DeStefano will be joining the tour as a member of the L.A. Master Chorale. For mor info: http://www.lamc.org/2013-international-tour.php
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