AUDIENCE BECOMES THE CHOIR AT LOS ANGELES MASTER CHORALE’S 31st ANNUAL MESSIAH SING-ALONG December 12, 2011

Music Director Grant Gershon Conducts City’s Favorite Holiday Tradition

Hallelujah! For those who enjoy the thrill of singing the ethereal high notes and booming bass notes of Handel’s wildly popular Messiah themselves, the Los Angeles Master Chorale presents its 31st Annual Messiah Sing-Along, in which the 2,200-member audience becomes the choir, with a quartet of professional soloists, Monday, December 12, 2011, 7:30 pm, at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Featured soloists are Chorale members Ayana Haviv, soprano, Tracy Van Fleet, mezzo-soprano, Jon Lee Keenan, tenor, and Steve Pence, bass. Music Director Grant Gershon conducts a chamber orchestra, soloists and, of course, the audience as the choir, in this special tradition, proclaimed “a holiday bestseller” (LA Weekly) and “more festive than karaoke” (Downtown News). Messiah scores are available for $10 at the door.

“The Messiah Sing-Along is one of the highlights of the holiday,” says Gershon, “You can't help but feel the spirit of the season when you're literally surrounded by people joined together in song.”

Tickets range from $19 - $89. Group rates are available. For tickets and information, please call (213) 972-7282, or visit www.lamc.org. (Tickets cannot be purchased at the Walt Disney Concert Hall Box Office except on concert days starting 2 hours prior to the performance.) The Walt Disney Concert Hall is located at 111 South Grand Avenue at First Street in downtown Los Angeles.

CALENDAR LISTING:
EVENT:
Los Angeles Master Chorale
31st Annual Messiah Sing-Along
Grant Gershon, Conductor
Ayana Haviv, Soprano
Tracy Van Fleet, Mezzo-soprano
Jon Lee Keenan, Tenor
Steve Pence, Bass

WHEN:
Monday, December 12, 7:30 pm
VENUE:
Walt Disney Concert Hall
111 S. Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012

TICKET PRICES:
Concert Tickets: $19 - $89;
Student Rush seats available at box office two hours before the performance

TICKETS/INFORMATION:
213-972-7282
www.lamc.org
(Tickets cannot be purchased at the Walt Disney Concert Hall Box Office except
on concert days starting 2 hours prior to the performance.)
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