Sharmila G. Lash, voice

LAMC: Ellington / Williams
2023-06-10 14:00 (America/Denver) | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90012, United States
Duke Ellington and Mary Lou Williams were giants of jazz who never stopped searching for new means of expression. Inspired by their faith, both created major sacred choral works that grew out of the African American church tradition and pushed against the boundaries of both sacred music and jazz. This concert is a celebration of distinctive music created by two American originals.

LAMC: Esmail / Fauré
2023-03-26 19:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90012, United States
Reena Esmail, our Swan Family Artist-in-Residence, combines Indian and Western classical music traditions to create rich tapestries of sound. We’re delighted to premiere Reena’s latest work highlighting both Hindustani and Western classical voices. This new work will be paired with Fauré’s Requiem, a stunning showcase of the human voice.

LAMC: Choose Something Like A Star
2023-02-12 19:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90012, United States
Named after a poem by Robert Frost, this concert features music of aspiration and inspiration from Brahms and Schumann to Meredith Monk and Michael Abels, including 2 world premieres by Diana Syrse and LAMC’s own Matthew Brown.

LAMC: Festival of Carols
2022-12-17 14:00, 2022-12-10 14:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90012, United States
Our popular Festival of Carols returns with a fresh spin for 2022. Indulge in the delights of the holiday season with traditional Christmas carols and festive folksongs from around the world. Children aged six and older are welcome, provided they adhere to our vaccination policy and COVID-19 safety measures, so bring the family and celebrate the season with the Los Angeles Master Chorale.

LAMC: Lo, How A Rose
2022-12-11 19:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90012, United States
Lo, How a Rose is named after a classic Renaissance Christmas carol by Michael Praetorius that depicts the beauty and comfort of the nativity. This eclectic program, which will feature a couple world premieres, celebrates the wonder of the season.

LAMC: Haydn's Creation
2022-10-09 19:00, 2022-10-08 14:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90012, United States
Let there be light! We begin our season with Haydn’s grand celebration of the dawn of life. With a libretto that draws on Genesis, the Psalms, and Milton’s Paradise Lost, this mysterious and dramatic work will transport you to a time before time itself, followed by an explosion of sound that vividly illustrates the creation of Earth. It all adds up to what Grant Gershon calls “one of the most joyous and life-affirming works ever written.”

Sharmila G. Lash & Friends
2022-09-24 19:00 | Piedmont Piano Company, 1728 San Pablo Ave, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
“Music for, by, and about Women”

Sharmila returns after 3 years with her “Music for, by, and about Women” project, presenting a set of chamber vocal ensemble pieces, with Yuhi Aizawa Combatti, Cecilia Lam, Colby Smith, and Amy Fogerson, followed by a set of jazz tunes accompanied by Anne Sajdera (piano), Peter Barshay (bass), and Jayla Hernandez (drums). They will present music by Melissa Dunphy, Reena Esmail, Mary Lou Williams, and more.

LAMC: Big Sing 2022
2022-07-23 18:00 | Grand Park, 200 N Grand Ave, Los Angeles, California, 90012, United States
Big Sing 2022: With a Little Help from Our FriendsGrand Park

Participation is free, and reservations are not required.A commemorative song booklet will be available for free on the day of the event.Big Sing returns this summer, led by Grant Gershon, Kiki & David Gindler Artistic Director; Associate Conductor Jenny Wong; Alexander Blake, founder and director of Tonality; and Chorale members David Castillo, Charlie Kim, Sharmila G. Lash, and Kristen Toedtman.Repertoire will include popular favorites such as The Beatles’ “With a Little Help from my Friends,” Ben E. King’s “Stand by Me,” Quirino Mendoza y Cortés’ “Cielito Lindo,” John Rosamond Johnson’s “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” and Alan Menken’s “A Whole New World.”

LAMC: United We Sing
2022-05-08 07:00 - 21:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90012, United States
Guest conductor Rollo Dilworth, one of choral music’s most dynamic leaders, curated this program to showcase the breadth and vitality of the many cultures that have made America what it is today. Highlights include music from legends like Alice Parker and Mary Lou Williams, plus music from Rollo himself. True to its title, this concert aims to unite us all in song.

LAMC: Gala 2022
2022-03-23 19:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90012, United States
Raise a toast to Grant Gershon, Kiki & David Gindler Artistic Director, with this one-night-only concert celebration. Special guests include Esa-Pekka Salonen and Anne Akiko Meyers. Featuring a world premiere by Michael Abels and music from Eric Whitacre, Meredith Monk, Shawn Kirchner, Morten Lauridsen, Reena Esmail, and many more.

LAMC: Handel / Pärt
2022-03-20 07:00 - 21:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90012, United States
Two extraordinary settings of sacred texts demonstrate the range of spiritual expression made possible through music. Handel’s Dixit Dominus, one of the composer’s earliest works, is full of vocal fireworks and virtuosity reflecting the composer’s youthful passion. Arvo Pärt’s Te Deum is music of profound humility and faith, conveying inner peace through the resonance of the human voice. Shimmering new works from Ko Matsushita and Galina Grigorjeva round out the program.

LAMC: Esmail / Martin
2022-02-20 19:00 - 20:30 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90012, United States
Reena Esmail often says that her music exists between the worlds of Indian and Western classical music. You may have heard us perform Reena’s work This Love Between Us or seen our music video for her piece TaReKiTa. This concert presents an in-depth look at the tapestry of Reena’s choral repertoire, paired with Frank Martin’s virtuosic a cappella masterpiece Mass for Double Choir, which will take you on a journey from personal religious devotion to a glorious confluence of inspirations including Renaissance polyphony, Bach, Venetian antiphony, and French Impressionism.

LAMC: City Called Heaven
2022-01-30 19:00 - 21:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90012, United States
Taking its title from the famous gospel hymn, this eclectic concert explores themes of homecoming and aspiring towards paradise. Earlier this year, we premiered a short film of Derrick Skye’s Ready, Bright, a piece which, in the artist’s words, “sonically and visually interprets the process of gaining release from restraint using the mind, body, soul, and voice”. After being postponed from our 2019–20 season, this breathtaking new commission will finally receive its live debut. We’re also thrilled to present world premieres by two brilliant composers— Saunder Choi and Dale Trumbore.

Ready, Bright was commissioned by the Los Angeles Master Chorale through a generous gift from Elizabeth and Justus Schlichting.

LAMC: Festival of Carols
2021-12-11 14:00 - 15:15, 2021-12-04 14:00 - 15:15 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90012, United States
Make this holiday season extra festive with gorgeous music, performed like no one else by the Master Chorale. From spectacular arrangements of carols and folksongs from around the world to today’s favorites, Festival of Carols is a delight for all ages.

LAMC: Invitation
2021-09-26 19:00 - 20:30 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90012, United States
We’re back! You’re invited to our long-anticipated return to Walt Disney Concert Hall. Let us welcome you with works from L.A. based composers Nilo Alcala and Shawn Kirchner; an offering from Reena Esmail, Swan Family Artist-in-Residence; and Morten Lauridsen’s gorgeous rendition of Sure on This Shining Night. Sit back, relax, and rejoice as our singers fill the air with song.

LAMC: Invitation
2021-09-25 14:00 - 15:30 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, California, 90012

LAMC: Virtual Gala 2021
2021-05-16 17:00 - 19:00
We invite you to join us on May 16 as we honor the philanthropic leadership of Laney Techentin and salute the Voices of L.A. with this special online gala. Your generous participation in GALA 2021 will support our Emergency Fund for Artistic Innovation, keeping our singers singing, and enabling the Master Chorale to share great choral music with audiences everywhere.

Tickets for GALA 2021 start at $25, available until Monday May 10. Join us for this special premiere event!GALA 2021 will feature a pre-event reception and performances by the Master Chorale including a virtual “surround sing” and the world premiere of Shine Bright, a new triptych of music videos from composers Reena Esmail, Meredith Monk, and Derrick Spiva, Jr.

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LAMC: Rachmaninoff's All-Night Vigil – CANCELED
2020-06-14 19:00 - 21:00, 2020-06-13 14:00 - 16:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90012, United States
As a demonstration of the full power, complexity, and majesty of the human voice, there can be no better showcase than Rachmaninoff’s epic All-Night Vigil. Ten of the 15 sections are based on chants of the Russian Orthodox Church and in the other five sections, Rachmaninoff creates an evocative spiritual testament to his Russian homeland. Past performances by the Los Angeles Master Chorale cemented its reputation as a top-flight choral group.

LAMC: Come Away to the Skies: A Celebration of Alice Parker - CANCELED
2020-05-17 19:00 - 21:00
Due to the extension of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Safer at Home order to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, this concert has been canceled.

LAPhil: The Planets - CANCELED
2020-04-26 14:00 - 16:00, 2020-04-25 20:00 - 22:00, 2020-04-24 11:00 - 13:00
To protect its audiences, musicians, employees, and community from the spread of COVID-19 and in response to the evolving guidance from Governor Gavin Newsom, Mayor Eric Garcetti, and Los Angeles County health officials, the LA Phil is canceling the remainder of its concerts for the 2019/2020 season at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

LAMC: The Fauré Requiem - CANCELLED
2020-03-29 19:00 - 21:00, 2020-03-28 14:00 - 16:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90012, United States
As ordered by the County of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Master Chorale and the other resident companies of The Music Center will close their theatres (Ahmanson Theatre, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Mark Taper Forum, and Walt Disney Concert Hall) effective March 12, 2020, and cancel all presentations, public gatherings, and education programs through at least March 31, 2020. For more details, visit lamasterchorale.org.

LAPhil: Dvořák 9 & Ives 4
2020-02-29 20:00 - 22:00, 2020-02-28 11:00 - 13:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90012, United States
The culmination of Dudamel’s unique look at Ives and Dvořák shows the individualistic American expanding his harmonic and rhythmic language even further in the stunningly complex Fourth Symphony. Dvořák’s final symphony was composed from Native-American and African-American source materials, from which he drew unforgettable melodies and dramatic harmonies that gelled into his most popular creation.
