28th Annual High School Choir Festival
Apr 21, 2017
28th Annual High School Choir Festival
The 2017 Festival will culminate in a monumental performance at the awe-inspiring Walt Disney Concert Hall. Choir students from 29 schools will come together to sing as a massive ensemble and experience the power of choral music under the direction of Grant Gershon, Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Master Chorale.An 11 am concert will also be performed by a small ensemble from the Los Angeles Master Chorale, led by Assistant Conductor Jenny Wong. The concert is free and the public is invited.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS
Agoura High School
Arroyo High School
Azusa High School
Baldwin Park High School
Bellflower High School
Birmingham Community Charter High School
Charter Oak High School
Covina High School
Culver City High School
East LA Performing Arts Magnet
El Camino Real Charter High School
Glendale High School
Glendora High School
Granada Hills Charter High School
Hamilton High School
Lakewood High School
Mark Keppel High School
Mira Costa High School
Montebello High School
Orange County School of the Arts
Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
Paramount High School
Ramón C. Cortines High School of VAPA
Rosemead High School
Rubidoux High School
San Gabriel Academy
Taft High School
Valley Academy of Arts and Science
Venice High School
| Title | Composers/Arranger | Guest Artists |
|---|---|---|
| Your Voices Tune and Raise Them High | George Frideric Handel | |
| Far and Away | Valerie Showers Crescenz | |
| Érase una niña | Lanham Deal | |
| Ride the Chariot | André Thomas | |
| The Gift to be Free | Rollo Dilworth | |
| Bring Me Little Water, Silvy | Moira Smiley | |
| Wanna Baraka | Shawn Kirchner | |
| Where Your Bare Foot Walks | David N. Childs | |
| Tiptipa Kemmakem | Nilo Alcala | |
| Stand in that River | Moira Smiley | |
| Double, Double, Toil and Trouble | Jaakko Mäntyjärvi | |
| Fragen | ||
| Wir Juden | Lucy McKnight | |
| The Heart's Reflection | Daniel Elder | |
| True Colors | Cyndi Lauper | |
| I'll Fly Away Home |
Archival Recording
28th Annual High School Choir Festival
The 2017 Festival will culminate in a monumental performance at the awe-inspiring Walt Disney Concert Hall. Choir students from 29 schools will come together to sing as a massive ensemble and experience the power of choral music under the direction of Grant Gershon, Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Master Chorale. An 11 am concert will also be performed by a small ensemble from the Los Angeles Master Chorale, led by Assistant Conductor Jenny Wong. The concert is free and the public is invited. PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS Agoura High School Arroyo High School Azusa High School Baldwin Park High School Bellflower High School Birmingham Community Charter High School Charter Oak High School Covina High School Culver City High School East LA Performing Arts Magnet El Camino Real Charter High School Glendale High School Glendora High School Granada Hills Charter High School Hamilton High School Lakewood High School Mark Keppel High School Mira Costa High School Montebello High School Orange County School of the Arts Palos Verdes Peninsula High School Paramount High School Ramón C. Cortines High School of VAPA Rosemead High School Rubidoux High School San Gabriel Academy Taft High School Valley Academy of Arts and Science Venice High School| Title | Composers/Arranger | Guest Artists |
|---|---|---|
| Your Voices Tune and Raise Them High | George Frideric Handel | |
| Far and Away | Valerie Showers Crescenz | |
| Érase una niña | Lanham Deal | |
| Ride the Chariot | André Thomas | |
| The Gift to be Free | Rollo Dilworth | |
| Bring Me Little Water, Silvy | Moira Smiley | |
| Wanna Baraka | Shawn Kirchner | |
| Where Your Bare Foot Walks | David N. Childs | |
| Tiptipa Kemmakem | Nilo Alcala | |
| Stand in that River | Moira Smiley | |
| Double, Double, Toil and Trouble | Jaakko Mäntyjärvi | |
| Fragen | ||
| Wir Juden | Lucy McKnight | |
| The Heart's Reflection | Daniel Elder | |
| True Colors | Cyndi Lauper | |
| I'll Fly Away Home |
