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Los Angeles Master Chorale

Los Angeles, CA, US • 100 - 249 Employees
Arts and Crafts

The Los Angeles Master Chorale is widely recognized as the country's leading professional choir and one of Southern California's most vibrant cultural treasures. Hailed for its powerful performances, technical precision, and artistic daring, the Master Chorale is led by Kiki and David Gindler Artistic Director Grant Gershon and President and CEO Jean Davidson. Founded by legendary conductor Roger Wagner in 1964, it is a founding resident company of The Music Center and choir-in-residence at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Chorister positions are highly sought-after and the fully professional choir is a diverse and vocally dynamic group showcasing the many voices of L.A. Presenting its own concert series each season, the Los Angeles Master Chorale performs choral music from the earliest writings to contemporary compositions striking a balance between innovation and tradition. To date, the Master Chorale has commissioned 51 and premiered 99 new works, of which 67 were world premieres. It has had two composers-in-residence, Morten Lauridsen (1994-2001) and Shawn Kirchner (2012-2015), with composer/conductor Eric Whitacre its current Swan Family artist-in-residence. It has been awarded three ASCAP/Chorus America Awards for Adventurous Programming as well as Chorus America's prestigious Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence. In 2017 it was inducted into the American Classical Music Hall of Fame.