CHOOSE SOMETHING LIKE A STAR
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2023 at 7 PM
Walt Disney Concert Hall
GRANT GERSHON
Kiki & David Gindler Artistic Director
JENNY WONG
Associate Artistic Director
REENA ESMAIL
Swan Family Artist-in-Residence
LOS ANGELES MASTER CHORALE
GRANT GERSHON, conductor
LISA EDWARDS, piano
PROGRAM
O schöne Nacht
O Beautiful Night
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Morning Star
Arvo Pärt (b.1935)
An die Sterne
To the Stars
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Choose Something Like a Star
Randall Thompson (1899-1984)
Свят, Свят, Свят Господь Саваоф
Holy is the Lord of Hosts
Iryna Aleksiychuk (b.1967)
Earth Seen from Above
Meredith Monk (b.1942)
VOYAGER (World Premiere Commission)
Addy Sterrett, soprano
Matthew Brown (b. 1978)
INTERMISSION
Alas de Noche (World Premiere Commission)
Nightwings
Alina Roitstein, soprano
Sarah Lynch, mezzo-soprano
Darita Seth, tenor
David Castillo, baritone
Theresa Dimond, percussion
Diana Syrse (b. 1984)
My Heart Be Brave
Marques L.A Garrett (b. 1984)
The Promise of Light
Georgia Stitt (b. 1972)
The Open Hand
Michael Abels (b. 1962)
Joy
Ricky Ian Gordon (b. 1956)
I Am Here with You Always
Nilo Alcala (b. 1978)
Spirited Light
Edmond Rodriguez, tenor
John Buffett, bass
Jake Runestad (b. 1986)
*please note that the above reflects an updated program order*
Celestial Illuminations
Program Notes by Thomas May
This program is sponsored by AmaWaterways,
the Official River Cruise Line of the Los Angeles Master Chorale.
The Open Hand was commissioned by the Los Angeles Master Chorale
with support from Kiki Ramos Gindler and David Gindler, and Lillian Pierson Lovelace.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The Los Angeles Master Chorale acknowledges our presence on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Tongva people and their neighbors, whose ancestors ruled the region we now call Southern California for at least 9,000 years. We pay respects to the members and elders of these communities, past and present, who remain stewards, caretakers, and advocates of these lands, river systems, and ocean waters.
The Los Angeles Master Chorale's 2022-23 season is made possible by generous support from the Perenchio Foundation and the LA Arts Recovery Fund.
Major support is provided by the Colburn Foundation.
Additional support is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture.
The Los Angeles Master Chorale's Swan Family Artist-in-Residence is made possible by Kristan and Philip Swan.
AmaWaterways is the Official River Cruise Line of the Los Angeles Master Chorale.