CLASSICAL/SNEAK PEEK : L.A. CHORALE READY TO ROLL.A host of guest artists and the world premiere of Morten Lauridsen's ``Ave Maria'' highlight the Los Angeles Master Chorale's 34th season. The 1997-98 season opens Oct. 25 with Beethoven's ``Missa Solemnis,'' featuring soprano Angela Maria Blasi. The production marks the return of mezzo-soprano mezzo-soprano: see soprano. Christina Wilcox to the Master Chorale chorale (kōrăl`, –räl`), any of the traditional hymns of the German Protestant Church. The form was developed after the Reformation to replace the plainsong of the earlier service and as a means of congregational participation in , conducted by Paul Salamunovich. The Nov. 23 event features the Albert McNeil Jubilee Singers making a return engagement. The repertoire focuses on spirituals, gospel numbers, calypso and work songs. On Dec. 14, the chorale presents a traditional holiday concert that includes the premiere of ``Ave Maria,'' by composer-in-residence Lauridsen. Feb. 28 sees the performance of Rachmaninoff's ``Vespers'' with contralto contralto (kəntrăl`tō), female voice of lowest pitch. Originally, the term denoted a second voice set against (contra) a high voice (alto); thus, a second high voice. and tenor soloists to be announced To be announced (TBA) A contract for the purchase or sale of an MBS to be delivered at an agreed-upon future date but does not include a specified pool number and number of pools or precise amount to be delivered. . Haydn's ``Creation'' with soprano Susan Montgomery gets the spotlight on March 29. Organist Frederick Swann appears April 26 in a concert titled ``For Chorus and Organ.'' The season wraps up May 30 with Orff's ``Carmina Burana'' featuring soprano Camille King. All Master Chorale events take place at the Music Center of Los Angeles County, 135 N. Grand Ave., downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or . Subscription tickets range in price from $24.50 to $280. Single tickets range from $7 to $50. Information: (213) 626-0624. Winds blow LACO Winds, the acclaimed wind section of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) is a 40-member American chamber orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, praised by the music critic Jim Svejda as "America's finest chamber orchestra."[1]. (LACO), is bringing a touch of Mozart and Rossini to the Hollywood Hills on Sept. 8. The ``Figaro and Friends'' program at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre includes opera suites from Rossini's ``The Barber of Seville'' and Mozart's ``The Marriage of Figaro,'' followed by Mozart's Serenade No. 10 in B-flat. The performances, under the direction of new music director Jeffrey Kahane, will be augmented by narration from Alan Chapman and Karen Benjamin. LACO starts its 29th season next month. Tickets cost $18 and $25. Information: (800) 209-5277. Classical island Vocalist Keali'i Reichel appears Sunday at the Hollywood Bowl as part of the ``Honolulu Symphony Goes Hollywood Spectacular'' featuring contemporary and traditional island favorites. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Music director Paul Salamunovich and the Los Angeles Master Chorale The Los Angeles Master Chorale is a famous professional chorus in Los Angeles, California. Grant Gershon has been its music director since 2001, succeeding Paul Salamunovich. begin their season Oct. 25. |
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