Sharmila G. Lash, voice

LAPhil: Dudamel Conducts Mahler’s Eighth
2019-05-30 20:00 - 22:00 UTC | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90012, United States
Feel the energy when Gustavo Dudamel ignites the monumental and explosive “Symphony of a Thousand”. Dudamel is renowned for his Mahler interpretations, but neither he nor anyone else has performed the monumental “Symphony of a Thousand” inside Walt Disney Concert Hall. Just imagine the huge orchestra, pipe organ and massed choirs in the explosive opening movement, “Come, Creator Spirit.”

LAPhil: Masses by Haydn & Beethoven
2019-05-26 14:00 - 16:00, 2019-05-25 20:00 - 22:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90012, United States
Tranquil beauty and high drama light up Walt Disney Concert Hall, as LA Master Chorale sings with LA Philharmonic, led by the always joyful Gustavo Dudamel. For listeners used to the brawny drama of Beethoven’s Fifth and the epic vision of his Missa solemnis, the composer’s Mass in C may surprise with its tranquility and beauty. In contrast, Haydn’s most performed Mass is highly dramatic, with a soaring soprano solo and masterfully interwoven choral lines.

LAMC: Great Opera & Film Choruses
2019-05-05 19:00 - 21:00, 2019-05-04 14:00 - 16:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90012, United States
As an ensemble that grew up in the land of Hollywood, the Los Angeles Master Chorale has been featured on numerous film soundtracks, most recently John Williams’ Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Its singers are also familiar faces — and voices — in the opera house as both cast members and choristers. In this thrilling concert, Grant Gershon and the full Master Chorale draw back the curtain to revel in the most theatrical blockbusters of stage and screen.

LAMC: The Duruflé Requiem
2019-03-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90012, United States
Associate Conductor Jenny Wong leads a performance of Maurice Duruflé’s beloved Requiem, the composer’s evocation of the essence of Gregorian style. This piece was a particular favorite of previous Master Chorale Music Directors, Roger Wagner and Paul Salamunovich, both contemporaries of the composer. Dale Trumbore’s “secular requiem” How to Go On won the 2017 ASCAP Young Composers Award. A setting of poems by American writers Barbara Crooker, Amy Fleury, and Laura Foley, the piece finds beauty and release in the embrace of everyday life, ultimately offering up solace.

LAMC: Eric Whitacre's The Sacred Veil
2019-02-17 19:00 - 20:00, 2019-02-16 14:00 - 15:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90012, United States
Composer Eric Whitacre and poet Charles Anthony Silvestri, longtime collaborators and close friends, come together for their most personal and expansive work to date. Whitacre, the Master Chorale’s Swan Family Artist-in-Residence, has created a powerful score for Silvestri’s heartfelt poetry exploring the fragile line between love and loss. The Sacred Veil includes “I Fall,” memorably performed by the Master Chorale in June 2017, and now expanded into a full concert work.

Sharmila G. Lash & Friends
2019-02-10 19:00 - 20:30 | Piedmont Piano Company, 1728 San Pablo Ave, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
For Piedmont Piano Company’s 40th anniversary celebration, Sharmila G. Lash presents a few a cappella ensemble pieces with fellow singers Yuhi Aizawa Combatti, Shauna Fallihee, and Colby Smith, followed by solo jazz tunes accompanied by pianist Art Lande. There will be music by Duruflé, Barber, Ellington, Jobim, and others, including a couple of Sharmila’s originals.

LAPhil: Buddha Passion
2019-02-09 20:00 - 22:00, 2019-02-08 20:00 - 22:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90012, United States
Following on the stunning success of his Water Passion after St. Matthew, Tan Dun (composer for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) has created another evening-length oratorio, this time based on stories inspired by the Dunhuang Cave paintings.

LAMC: Festival of Carols
2018-12-15 14:00 - 16:00, 2018-12-08 14:00 - 16:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90012, United States
It’s the most wonderful time of the year – and one of the most popular! Herald the arrival of the holidays with our annual selection of treasured carols and songs sublimely sung by the Los Angeles Master Chorale. Artistic Director Grant Gershon conducts the array of festive treats, combining traditional favorites with newer arrangements, with some special seasonal surprises.

LAPhil: Tchaikovsky & Ives with MTT
2018-12-09 14:00 - 16:00, 2018-12-07 11:00 - 13:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90012, United States
Music by composers near to Michael Tilson Thomas’ heart make up this program, beginning with the Romantic beauties of Tchaikovsky in his extremely popular tribute to Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers. American maverick Charles Ives’ rarely performed, mighty and massive Holidays Symphony contains four movements – Washington’s Birthday; Decoration Day; The Fourth of July; and Thanksgiving & Forefathers’ Day – that coincide with the seasons, starting with winter.

LAPhil: Tchaikovsky & Ives with MTT
2018-12-08 20:00 - 22:00

LAMC: English Cathedral Christmas
2018-12-02 19:00 - 21:00
Conjuring up images of candlelit cathedrals and the jewel-toned glow of stained glass windows, we bring the great, unbroken tradition of British carols and anthems to Walt Disney Concert Hall. Traversing from its 16th century origins through to modern classics, English Cathedral Christmas celebrates the redolent sounds of Christmas choral music full of warmth and wonder.

LAMC: Bach Magnificat
2018-11-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90012, United States
J.S. Bach’s Magnificat is a majestic musical manifestation of the impulse to rejoice. The Baroque masterpiece was an ambitious statement made by the composer at the time and is widely hailed as one of his most joyous and expansive works. Magnificat directly influenced contemporary Los Angeles composer Reena Esmail who wrote “This Love Between Us: Prayers for Unity” specifically to be paired with it. In her piece, Esmail juxtaposes words from the seven major religious traditions of India (Buddhism, Sikhism, Christianity, Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Jainism, and Islam) to explore how they each approach the topics of unity, harmony, and of being kind to one another, aka, “The Golden Rule.”

LAMC: The Mozart Requiem
2018-09-23 19:00 - 21:00, 2018-09-22 14:00 - 16:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90012, United States
The mythology that swirls around Mozart’s Requiem, from its mysterious origins to its posthumous completion, does not dilute the power of the composer’s voice in what has become one of the most recognized classical works of all time. This revered work is paired with Shawn Kirchner’s Songs of Ascent, proudly premiered by the Los Angeles Master Chorale in 2015. A setting of the Psalms sung by pilgrims journeying to Jerusalem, the work has a folk-inflected hopeful tone, delivering a plea for peace and unity and a fervent need to overcome humanity’s divisions.

LAPhil: Carmina Burana
2018-08-30 20:00 - 22:00, 2018-08-28 20:00 - 22:00 | Hollywood Bowl, 2301 N Highland Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90068, United States
Carl Orff’s blazing magnum opus, Carmina Burana, tops a super-powered program that begins with Beethoven’s intriguing hybrid – a free-form piano concerto, played by Emanuel Ax, mixed with a preview of the “Ode to Joy” – all led by the delightful Bramwell Tovey.

LAMC: Mahler Symphony No. 2, "Resurrection"
2018-08-11 19:00 - 20:30 | Santa Barbara Bowl, 1122 N Milpas St., Santa Barbara, California, 93103, United States
A community concert presented by Music Academy of the West at the Santa Barbara Bowl, LA Master Chorale sings Mahler Symphony No. 2 with the Academy Festival Orchestra, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, as an offering to the community of Santa Barbara in recognition of the city’s unified response to disaster. After taking us through tragedy with music, Mahler acknowledges universal pain and suffering and welcomes us to “Rise again.” Witness this message of hope expressed by more than 200 musicians on stage at the Santa Barbara Bowl. Tickets $10, 7-17s FREE. The Community Concert is presented in remembrance of Léni Fé Bland.

LAMC: Big Sing California
2018-07-21 14:00 - 16:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90012, United States
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. Sign up for a hub venue or participate from home!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 broadcast 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 for anyone in the world to watch – and sing along. And best of all, it’s absolutely FREE!

LAMC: Brahms Requiem
2018-06-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90012, United States
Life, love, and loss are the momentous themes addressed by Brahms in his lush, romantic, and heartfelt Requiem. The composer himself said an equally relevant title for this work would be the “Human Requiem,” and this remarkable music of consolation and contemplation puts the Los Angeles Master Chorale’s strengths on full display, ready to sweep you away. The program opens with two equally touching and reflective works imbued with friendship and love by Pulitzer Prize-winning composers Caroline Shaw and David Lang.

LAMC: Reid & Riley
2018-05-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90012, United States
“Go West” with the world premiere of “dreams of the new world” by adventurous composer and sound artist Ellen Reid with a libretto by Sarah LaBrie. Joined on stage by L.A.’s acclaimed wild Up ensemble, Reid’s new work was inspired by westward expansions and the forging of new frontiers, drawing inspiration from Memphis, Houston, Los Angeles, and beyond. The evening opens with a performance of Terry Riley’s iconic 1964 minimalist masterpiece “In C,” the musical equivalent of a choose-your-own-adventure novel, by wild Up and members of the Master Chorale.

LAPhil: Dudamel Conducts Beethoven 9 & Bernstein
2018-04-22 14:00 - 16:00, 2018-04-21 20:00 - 22:00, 2018-04-20 20:00 - 21:00, 2018-04-19 20:00 - 22:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90012, United States
LA Master Chorale performs Beethoven’s 9th Symphony and Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms with the LA Philharmonic, led by Gustavo Dudamel. These two works showcase musical intensity and incisive detail in an expert pairing.
