L.A. Children's Chorus & U.S. Army Chorus Perform March 3, 2011

Acclaimed US Army Chorus Joins Forces with LACC’s Young Men’s Ensemble
Thursday, March 3, 2011, 8 P.M., at Pasadena Presbyterian Church

Los Angeles Children’s Chorus (LACC), continuing to expand musical boundaries for its members and for the community at large, hosts a pillar of the choral world in free concerts at Pasadena Presbyterian Church. The illustrious United States Army Chorus, one of the nation’s only professional all-male choruses, comes to the West Coast on Thursday, March 3, 2011, 8 p.m., to perform with the distinguished LACC Young Men’s Ensemble (YME). The choirs performs separate and jointly. The concert is free and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, please call (626) 793- 4231 or visit www.lachildrenschorus.org.

The U.S. Army Chorus, conducted by Major Dwayne S. Milburn, was established in 1956 as the vocal counterpart of The U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own.” Beyond the traditional military music and patriotic standards, the repertoire of the Army Chorus covers a broad spectrum that includes pop, Broadway, folk, and classical music and is reflected in its concert with LACC’s Young Men’s Ensemble on March 3, which features Soldiers’ Chorus from Gounod’s opera Faust; Stephen Foster’s classic, Camptown Races; and Randy Newman’s pop hit You’ve Got a Friend in Me. YME joins them to perform Non nobis, by Patrick Doyle and arranged by Milburn; Prisoners’ Chorus, from Beethoven’s opera Fidelio, which will feature a solo by a YME member; and the stirring Battle Hymn of the Republic, arranged by Peter Wilhousky.

Official Website: http://www.lachildrenschorus.org