ADVISORY/Community to Celebrate Walt Disney Concert Hall Completion.

News & Entertainment Editors

ADVISORY...for Monday (Oct. 20)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

Official Dedication Ceremony Unveils Music Center's New Crown

Jewel and Los Angeles' 21st Century Architectural Masterpiece

WHAT:       Local officials, major donors and community leaders join
            to celebrate the completion of the Music Center of Los
            Angeles County's fourth venue, the Frank Gehry-designed
            Walt Disney Concert Hall, with an official dedication and
            ribbon-cutting ceremony.

WHERE:      Walt Disney Concert Hall
            111 Grand Avenue
            (corner of First Street and Grand Avenue)
            Los Angeles, California
            Parking available at the Music Center Garage located at
            135 Grand Avenue

WHEN:       Monday, October 20, 2003
            9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

WHO:        Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina
            Los Angeles Mayor James Hahn
            Eli Broad, business leader and philanthropist
            Richard J. Riordan, former mayor of Los Angeles
            Andrea L. Van de Kamp, chairman emeritus,
             Music Center of Los Angeles County
            John B. Emerson, chairman,
             Music Center of Los Angeles County
            Stephen D. Rountree, president,
             Music Center of Los Angeles County
            Frank Gehry, architect of Walt Disney Concert Hall
            Deborah Borda, president,
             Los Angeles Philharmonic Association

VISUALS:    --  Performance by the Los Angeles Master Chorale,
                led by Director Grant Gershon

            --  Performance by the Los Angeles Philharmonic
                Brass Ensemble

            --  A River of Ribbons performance by Music Center
                Education Division artists including the Lily Cai
                Chinese Dance Company, Ballet Folclorico do Brazil,
                Japanese Festival Sounds, Mussukeba Sane West African
                Dance Ensemble and 80 students from LAUSD's San Jose
                Elementary School

WHY:        In May 1987, Lillian Disney donated $50 million for the
            construction of Walt Disney Concert Hall on Los Angeles
            County land. On October 20, the Concert Hall will be
            officially dedicated to the people of Los Angeles.
            Surrounded by parks, gardens, cafes, shops and other
            spaces accessible from the nearby streets and downtown
            office buildings, the Concert Hall is the city's newest
            cultural destination. The Music Center's fourth venue,
            Walt Disney Concert Hall is the new home of the
            Los Angeles Philharmonic and Los Angeles Master Chorale.
            The architectural masterwork is one of the most
            sophisticated concert halls in the world, located in the
            heart of a revitalized downtown Los Angeles.

NOTE:       Parking for broadcast media only will be on First Street
            and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

            Media will be able to photograph the auditorium stage from
            the third level, the Garden and the exterior of the Hall
            on Monday, October 20.

            Full media tours of the Hall will be available Tuesday,
            October 21, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, October
            22, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

            Interviews with VIPs will be available on October 20 on
            the steps outside the Hall immediately following the
            ceremony.