Big Sing California
Jul 21, 2018
Eric Whitacre, Conductor
Colburn School of Performing Arts; Zipper Hall
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Join over 10,000 singers for the biggest choral event in California state history! We will perform choral masterworks like Morten Lauridsen's Dirait-on and Eric Whitacre's Sleep, alongside popular favorites like Lean On Me, Pentatonix's Sing, the Beatles' Hey Jude, and many, many more. Whether you sign up for a hub venue or plan to participate at home, you will be part of a group singing event unlike any other.
Composer and Artist-in-Residence Eric Whitacre hosts this live choral concert with the Los Angeles Master Chorale and 2,000 audience singers at Walt Disney Concert Hall, which will simultaneously be broadcasted to five California satellite venues where choirs will be assembled and singing with each other in real-time. In addition, the concert will be live-streamed online at for anyone in the world to watch – and sing along. And best of all, it's absolutely FREE!
| Title | Composers/Arranger | Guest Artists |
|---|---|---|
| The Star-Spangled Banner | Francis Scott Key, arr. Eric Whitacre | |
| Lean On Me | Bill Withers | |
| Bring Me Little Water | Lead Belly, arr. Moira Smiley | |
| Hurt | Trent Reznor, arr. Eric Whitacre | |
| Sleep | Eric Whitacre | |
| Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around | arr. Rollo Dilworth | |
| Dirait-on | Morten Lauridsen | |
| This Land is Your Land | Woody Guthrie | |
| Heavenly Home | Shawn Kirchner | |
| Stand in that River | Moira Smiley | |
| Cloudburst | Eric Whitacre | |
| Sing | Pentatonix (arr. Ben Bram) | |
| Hey Jude | The Beatles |
Big Sing California
Join over 10,000 singers for the biggest choral event in California state history! We will perform choral masterworks like Morten Lauridsen's Dirait-on and Eric Whitacre's Sleep, alongside popular favorites like Lean On Me, Pentatonix's Sing, the Beatles' Hey Jude, and many, many more. Whether you sign up for a hub venue or plan to participate at home, you will be part of a group singing event unlike any other. Composer and Artist-in-Residence Eric Whitacre hosts this live choral concert with the Los Angeles Master Chorale and 2,000 audience singers at Walt Disney Concert Hall, which will simultaneously be broadcasted to five California satellite venues where choirs will be assembled and singing with each other in real-time. In addition, the concert will be live-streamed online at for anyone in the world to watch – and sing along. And best of all, it's absolutely FREE!| Title | Composers/Arranger | Guest Artists |
|---|---|---|
| The Star-Spangled Banner | Francis Scott Key, arr. Eric Whitacre | |
| Lean On Me | Bill Withers | |
| Bring Me Little Water | Lead Belly, arr. Moira Smiley | |
| Hurt | Trent Reznor, arr. Eric Whitacre | |
| Sleep | Eric Whitacre | |
| Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around | arr. Rollo Dilworth | |
| Dirait-on | Morten Lauridsen | |
| This Land is Your Land | Woody Guthrie | |
| Heavenly Home | Shawn Kirchner | |
| Stand in that River | Moira Smiley | |
| Cloudburst | Eric Whitacre | |
| Sing | Pentatonix (arr. Ben Bram) | |
| Hey Jude | The Beatles |
