DISNEY'S DYNAMIC PRESENCE.The Walt Disney Concert Hall This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. is finally ready for its downtown debut. Frank Gehry's fine-tuned glass-and-steel palace, new home to the Los Angeles Philharmonic The Los Angeles Philharmonic (LAP) is an American orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, United States. History Founded in 1919 by William Andrews Clark, Jr. 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. , appears to have sailed onto an entire block of Grand Avenue at First Street. The structure, a symphony of rounded surfaces, contains a Douglas fir-panel main auditorium and several smaller areas for lectures or recitals. A restaurant and cafe are also part of a groundbreaking design that aims to give downtown a central focal point focal point n. See focus. . In the end, the concert hall cost $274 million, more than double its projected price, and was under construction for more than a decade. The first public notes will be struck Oct. 23 when the orchestra kicks off a trio of inaugural gala events. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) This photo of the Walt Disney Concert Hall was taken with multiple exposures and assembled with a computer program as a composite panoramic pan·o·ram·a n. 1. An unbroken view of an entire surrounding area. 2. A comprehensive presentation; a survey: a panorama of American literature. 3. . Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer |
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