Following their widely acclaimed collaboration on Lagrime di San Pietro, acclaimed director Peter Sellars and the Los Angeles Master Chorale reunite with a deeply personal meditation on what it means to say goodbye in times of struggle. The luminous music of the Baroque composer Heinrich Schütz’s Musikalische Exequien (Music to Accompany a Departure) serves as the inspiration for this ceremony of remembrance and devotion. 24 singers gather for tender and heartfelt communal grieving in a staging that combines poignant solo and choral sections with choreography while powerfully conveying what it means to say goodbye and to have faith that the departed’s presence remains with us. 

Following their widely acclaimed collaboration on Lagrime di San Pietro, acclaimed director Peter Sellars and the Los Angeles Master Chorale reunite with a deeply personal meditation on what it means to say goodbye in times of struggle. The luminous music of the Baroque composer Heinrich Schütz’s Musikalische Exequien (Music to Accompany a Departure) serves as the inspiration for this ceremony of remembrance and devotion. 24 singers gather for tender and heartfelt communal grieving in a staging that combines poignant solo and choral sections with choreography while powerfully conveying what it means to say goodbye and to have faith that the departed’s presence remains with us. 

Please join us for an afternoon of Italian and English madrigals, including pieces by Monteverdi, de Wert, Gesualdo, Weelkes, Marenzio, and rarely heard works by Vicente Lusitano and Maddalena Casulana.

This newly founded ensemble brings together some of the city’s most acclaimed vocalists and instrumentalists, offering fresh, historically informed interpretations of Baroque masterpieces. With a passion for expressive storytelling and musical precision, Baroque Collegium LA is poised to become a premier destination for classical music concert-goers. Join us as we reimagine the brilliance of the Baroque—right here in the heart of LA. 

We conclude our monumental 60th Anniversary season with a spectacular celebration of harmony and innovation that honors our storied past, embraces the vibrant present, and sets the stage for an exciting future. We are thrilled to present an extraordinary playlist of music ranging from Shakespeare’s England to the choral Renaissance happening in Los Angeles right now. These composers represent the creative forces that have both shaped the Chorale and solidified its place at the epicenter of the choral world.

The Dream Orchestra, under the baton of Daniel Suk, presents Beethoven’s 9th Symphony in a fire relief concert. All musicians who are participating are donating their time and talents, and 100% of all proceeds will go towards aiding musicians who have been hurt by the recent fires in Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles Master Chorale will host its 36th annual High School Choir Festival on May 16, 2025. We will celebrate the 36th anniversary of this long-standing arts education program in Walt Disney Concert Hall, connecting the school communities of greater Los Angeles in a joyous performance of a 1,000-voice choir led by Grant Gershon, Kiki & David Gindler Artistic Director. The event will be free to the public.

The Chorale presents the highly anticipated U.S. premiere of Rufus Wainwright’s Dream Requiem with Jane Fonda as the narrator. Dream Requiem merges two long standing creative visions — Wainwright’s fascination with Byron's poem Darkness, depicting global upheaval after the 1815 Mount Tambora eruption, and his lifelong admiration for the great Requiems of Verdi, Berlioz and Britten. This powerful and evocative modern-day requiem, with sublime harmonies and emotive storytelling, is an opulent composition that seamlessly weaves together Wainwright’s distinctive musical voice with the timeless liturgy of the Latin Requiem Mass.

There are sacred spaces in each one of us which music alone can unlock—that feeling when your soul is lifted up by sublime voices ascending to the heavens. In this concert, the Grammy® Award-winning L.A. Master Chorale, led by Kiki and David Gindler Artistic Director Grant Gershon, explores that divine spark through music that spans five centuries and four continents. Anchored by a breathtakingly gorgeous Palestrina mass (composed in the 16th century for the Sistine Chapel), through works of Anton Bruckner, Alice Parker, Moses Hogan and Hyo-Won Woo, this concert will transport you to a place of true serenity and transcendence. As a special highlight you will experience one of the classics of our time, Morten Lauridsen’s O Magnum Mysterium, sung by the ensemble for which it was written, in an intimate acoustical environment. Join us to rediscover the sacred spaces in our city and inside of you.

There are sacred spaces in each one of us which music alone can unlock—that feeling when your soul is lifted up by sublime voices ascending to the heavens. In this concert, the Grammy® Award-winning L.A. Master Chorale, led by Kiki and David Gindler Artistic Director Grant Gershon, explores that divine spark through music that spans five centuries and four continents. Anchored by a breathtakingly gorgeous Palestrina mass (composed in the 16th century for the Sistine Chapel), through works of Anton Bruckner, Alice Parker, Moses Hogan and Hyo-Won Woo, this concert will transport you to a place of true serenity and transcendence. As a special highlight you will experience one of the classics of our time, Morten Lauridsen’s O Magnum Mysterium, sung by the ensemble for which it was written, in an intimate acoustical environment. Join us to rediscover the sacred spaces in our city and inside of you.

Gustavo Dudamel, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, global superstar Christina Aguilera, and additional special guests come together for a free concert recognizing the bravery and selflessness on display during the Los Angeles wildfires. Known for her remarkable impact on pop music, Aguilera brings her powerhouse voice back to the Bowl, reuniting with Dudamel and the LA Phil for an extraordinary night honoring first responders and impacted community members.

Leading contemporary composer Gabriela Ortiz champions the idea that “music has the power to grant us access to the intangible, healing our wounds and binding us to what can only be expressed through sound.” The orchestra takes up this powerful calling with Ortiz’s celebratory Kauyumari, followed by Mahler’s poignant “love letter” and a selection of film-music favorites by the legendary John Williams. Gerald Clayton, the six-time Grammy-nominated pianist raised in Altadena, joins the LA Phil for Gershwin’s jazzy and intricate Variations on “I Got Rhythm,” the Palisades Charter High School Band helps kick off the evening with “The Star-Spangled Banner,” and more special guests (to be announced) perform additional symphonic classics.

Members of the LA Master Chorale perform original music composed by Doug Aitken at the Marciano Art Foundation. A bold pairing of sound and space, this performance explores the meditative rhythm of repetition and the transformative power of the human voice. Through intricate layers and evolving patterns, it reimagines the dialogue between architecture and perception, reshaping how physical spaces are experienced.

Associate Artistic Director Jenny Wong leads Carl Orff’s epic and propulsive Carmina Burana, along with the world premiere of a vibrant new work by Swan Family Artist-in-Residence Reena Esmail. Carmina Burana’s evocative lyrics, drawn from medieval poetry, speak of love, lust, and the inexorable wheel of fate. Esmail’s new work will be based on a variety of folk songs representing different languages and traditions of the Indian subcontinent.