SATURDAY JUNE 26 2021 // 5:00PM PT / 8.00PM ET // VIA YOUTUBE LIVE
“As wave is driven by wave
And each, pursued, pursues the wave ahead,
So time flies on and follows, flies, and follows,
Always, for ever and new. What was before
Is left behind; what never was is now;
And every passing moment is renewed.”
― Ovid, Metamorphoses
Artistic Leadership
Michael Alfera // Artistic Director
Abram Poliakoff // Associate Artistic Director
Creative Council
Divya Maus
Sara Sinclair Gomez
Frank Hobbs
Ryan Alvarez
Abram Poliakoff // Associate Artistic Director
Creative Council
Divya Maus
Sara Sinclair Gomez
Frank Hobbs
Ryan Alvarez
Vocal Artists
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Soprano
Erin Bentlage Devon Davidson Monique Donnelly |
Alto
Baraka May Camille van Niekerk Ann Sheridan Divya Maus |
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Tenor
Saunder Choi Abram Poliakoff Josh Bedlion Jeff Eames Rob Dietz |
Bass
Rishi Menon Jaquain Sloan Serge Liberovsky Tracy Robertson Charles McDonald Joe Santoni |
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There will be a brief intermission between acts.
All in-person performances are either pre-pandemic or by fully vaccinated individuals.
All in-person performances are either pre-pandemic or by fully vaccinated individuals.
ACT ONE
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My Days, My Weeks, My Months, My Years
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266 Kingwood
from The Sacred Harp (1820) Mixing by Chris Harrison Video editing by Moose Mob |
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Jeux D'eau
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Maurice Ravel (1901)
arr. Michael Alfera (2017) |
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The New Colossus
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Saunder Choi (2021)
Video editing by Richard Satoru |
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Welcome Table
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Saunder Choi (2020)
Video editing by Richard Satoru Mixing by Chris Harrison |
ACT TWO
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Fraying Rope
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Divya Maus (2013)
Performed by Divya Maus, Frank Hobbs, and Katherine Eames |
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De Profundis
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Paige Burke (2017)
Mixing by Chris Harrison Video editing by Moose Mob |
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The Human Journey
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Jeffrey Bernstein (2014)
Video editing by Frank Hobbs |
ACT THREE
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Lovely Way to Move
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Charles McDonald (2019)
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Piping Down the Valleys Wild, from Songs of Innocence
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Shawn Kirchner (2007)
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Metamorphosis
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Genevieve Artadi (2021)
Mixing/Mastering by Daniel Sunshine Editing by Genevieve Artadi and Daniel Sunshine |
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The Water is Wide
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Traditional
arr. Michael Alfera (2014) |
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Artist Bios
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Michael Alfera's interest in new classical music led him to found the L.A. Choral Lab in early 2014. In addition to his work with the L.A. Choral Lab, he is the staff pianist at Temple Israel of Hollywood. Past positions include principal accompanist for the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles; adjunct professor at the University of Southern California School of Theater; and teaching artist for the Los Angeles Master Chorale Voices Within program. Michael holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music. He is also a 2018 graduate of Southwestern Law School and currently works for the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles.
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Artadi's album DIZZY STRANGE SUMMER
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Genevieve Artadi is a Los Angeles-based composer, producer, and vocalist. An existing description of her music as "sophisticated, eclectic pop that playfully expresses a wide range of emotions" (Paul Simpson) pleases Genevieve as she hopes to etch the truth of her life with all its influences and turns into her work. Genevieve recently released her second album Dizzy Strange Summer on the label Brainfeeder. She also took the role of Composer-In-Residence with Sweden's Norrbotten Big Band. In addition to being a solo artist, she is an active, main member of projects KNOWER (with Louis Cole) and Expensive Magnets (with Pedro Martins), and has collaborated with artists including Real Bad Man, David Binney, Snarky Puppy, Edward Simon, String Boys, Zach Phillips, Chiquita Magic, Frederico Heliodoro, Antonio Loureiro, and Thundercat. Genevieve is currently working on a third solo album, as well as a fifth album with KNOWER.
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Saunder Choi is a Los Angeles-based Filipino composer and choral artist. His works have also been performed by the Philippine Madrigal Singers, the Crossing Choir, the LA Master Chorale Chamber Singers, Sacra Profana, Tonality, Indianapolis Symphonic Choir, World Youth Choir, Asia Pacific Youth Choir and many others. He has been commissioned by the L.A. Choral Lab, Andrea Veneracion International Choral Festival, SYC Ensemble Singers (Singapore), Choral Arts Initiative, the Earth Choir (Taiwan), Taipei Philharmonic Choir and Women’s Choir, Archipelago Singers (Indonesia), Los Angeles Master Chorale, and many others.
An an arranger and orchestrator, Saunder has written for Tony-Award winner Lea Salonga, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Orquestra Filarmónica Portuguesa, ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra, Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, the New York Gay Men’s Chorus, Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles, the Tim Janis Christmas Shows at Carnegie Hall, Ballet Philippines, etc. Born in Manila, Philippines, Saunder holds degrees from De La Salle University – Manila, Berklee College of Music, and the USC Thornton School of Music. His works are published with See-A-Dot Music Publishing, Santa Barbara Music Publishingand Earthsongs. Select works are also distributed by MusicSpoke and MuzikSea saunderchoi.com |
“I chose to set Emma Lazarus’ poem ‘The New Colossus’ because it makes |
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Paige Burke (they/them/theirs) is a Boston-based composer, vocalist, and music educator. With compositional influences ranging from jazz to rock to minimalism, as well as their experience as a choral singer and teacher, Mx. Burke aims to create music that is accessible to everybody. Music should prompt its listeners to both feel and learn—and this is the guiding principle behind Mx. Burke’s creative output, whether in the classroom or the concert hall. Mx. Burke has been commissioned by several ensembles, including the Chamber Singers at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell. As a former member of the UMass Lowell Chamber Singers, Mx. Burke, an alto, has performed master works including movements from Bach’s Magnificat, Brahms’ Nänie and Schicksalslied, and Mozart’s Requiem, under the direction of Brian O’Connell and Dr. Jonathan Richter. Mx. Burke has also performed internationally, as a participant in the Sarteano Choral Conducting Workshop in Italy, directed by Brian O’Connell, Simon Carrington, and Broni Falinska. |
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Jeffrey Bernstein, is the founding artistic director of the Pasadena Master Chorale and artistic director of the Los Angeles Daiku. Bernstein’s music has been performed on four continents and includes dozens of choral compositions and arrangements in addition to orchestral and chamber music. He has released four albums of original piano music and is the
songwriter on “Luna Around The World”, an animated series on PBS. jeffreybernsteinmusic.com |
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Michael Alfera
Kathryn Caterina
Daniel November
David Werthe
Chad Detloff, Executive Director
Kathryn Caterina
Daniel November
David Werthe
Chad Detloff, Executive Director
The L.A. Choral Lab thanks the individuals and organizations who have supported us financially during the past two concert seasons. Your generosity provides us with the resources we need to continue to bring new choral music to life.
The L.A. Choral Lab is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization.
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Nonprofits working to aid immigrants coming to and living in America |
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This event is funded in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs. www.culturela.org
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