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Performances (upcoming and recent)

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Sunday, March 6, 2010 at Disney Hall in Los Angeles, 7 pm

The Los Angeles Master Chorale presents J.S. Bach's "St. Matthew Passion" with guest orchestra Musica Angelica. Grant Gershon conducting.

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Sunday, April 11, 2010 at Disney Hall in Los Angeles, 7 pm

The Los Angeles Master Chorale presents "Soundscape: Monk and Part," featuring Arvo Part's Miserere, with Shawn Kirchner appearing as a tenor soloist, along with fellow Chorale soloists Claire Fedoruk, Kim Switzer, Michael Lichtenauer, and Scott Graff. The concert will also feature the West Coast premiere of new work by Meredith Monk. Grant Gershon conducting.

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Thursday, April 29 through Saturday, March 1 at 8 pm, and Sunday, March 2 at 2 pm at Disney Hall in Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Philharmonic presents Antonio Estévez’ atmospheric, folk-inspired Cantata Criolla, designed and staged by renowned filmmaker Alberto Arvelo using film, costumes, and innovative theatrical techniques. Members of the Los Angeles Master Chorale combine choral forces with the Schola Cantorum of Caracas, Venezuela. Gustavo Dudamel conducting.

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Sunday, May 23, 2010 at Disney Hall in Los Angeles, 7 pm

The Los Angeles Master Chorale presents "Americana" featuring the premiere of Shawn Kirchner's Heavenly Home: Three American Songs, spirituals by Moses Hogan, and other favorites of the American choral tradition. Grant Gershon conducting.


Sunday, January 31, 2010 at Disney Hall in Los Angeles, 7 pm

The Los Angeles Master Chorale presents "Almost A Cappella" featuring the Mass for Double Choir by Frank Martin, Le cantique des cantiques by Daniel-Lesur, and works by Muhly, O'Regan, and Weir. Grant Gershon conducting.

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Saturday, January 23, 2010 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Manhattan Beach, at 2 pm

Sunday, January 24, 2010 at Greystone Mansion in the City, in Beverly Hills, at 2 pm

As winners of this year's Beveral Hills Auditions, Karen Hogle Brown and Scott Graff appear in recital with fellow winners, the Concord Ensemble. The concert features the premiere of a cycle of Neruda settings for soprano and baritone by Shawn Kirchner, with Kirchner accompanying at the piano, along with a variety of duet and a cappella choral literature. The concert culminates with the Stravinsky completions of a Gesualdo motet, with the Concord Ensemble joined by Hogle Brown and Kirchner.

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Thursday, December 24, 2009 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, 3:45 pm

The Los Angeles Master Chorale appears in the Annual Los Angeles County Christmas Celebration, broadcast live from the Music Center on KCET public television. The Master Chorale's presentation includes Shawn Kirchner's gospel arrangement of "Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming" with Kirchner at the piano.

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Sunday, December 12, 2009 at Disney Hall in Los Angeles, 7 pm

The Los Angeles Master Chorale presents "Rejoice!" featuring Charpentier's Midnight Mass for Christmas Eve, Vaughn Williams' Fantasia on Christmas Carols, and Ramirez' Navidad Nuestra. Grant Gershon conducting.

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Thursday, December 10, and Saturday December 12, 2009 at Church of the Epiphany in Oak Park, CA, 8 pm (pre-concert composer conversation with Shawn Kirchner at 7 pm)

The Los Robles Master Chorale presents "Holiday Presence " featuring a wide variety of carols, with narration by actor John de Lancie, and several of Kirchner's arrangements.

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Sunday, December 6, 2009 at Hill Auditorium in Ontario, CA (corner of Euclid and 5th) at 4 pm

The Western Society of Chamber Music presents the Shawn Kirchner Quartet in a jazz concert of holiday music. Featuring Ryan Harrison on vocals, Robbie Davis on bass, Steve Biondo on drums, with Kirchner on piano.

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Saturday, December 5, 2009 at Disney Hall in Los Angeles, 2:30 pm

The Los Angeles Master Chorale presents "Holiday Wonders" featuring joyful carols of the season, including 7 of Shawn Kirchner's arrangements for choir, string, flute, oboe, and piano. Grant Gershon conducting.

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Sunday, November 22, 2009 at Disney Hall in Los Angeles, 7 pm

The Los Angeles Master Chorale presents "Composers from the Left Coast" featuring works of Morten Lauridsen, Eric Whitacre, Ingram Marshall, and David O's Map of Los Angeles, with Sergio Checo Alonso on Mexican folk harp and Lisa Edwards on piano. Grant Gershon conducting.

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Thurday, November 5 through Saturday, November 7 at 8 pm, and Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 2 pm, Disney Hall in Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Master Chorale present the Verdi Requiem. Gustavo Dudamel conducting.

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Sunday, December 12, 2009 at Disney Hall in Los Angeles, 7 pm

The Los Angeles Master Chorale presents "Rejoice!" featuring Charpentier's Midnight Mass for Christmas Eve, Vaughn Williams' Fantasia on Christmas Carols, and Ramirez' Navidad Nuestra. Grant Gershon conducting.

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Saturday, October 3, 2009 at the Hollywood Bowl, 7 pm

The Los Angeles Philharmonic presents Gustavo Dudamel conducting Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in his inaugural Hollywood Bowl performance as Music Director. The Los Angeles Master Chorale will join forces with other Los Angeles choruses for the symphony's transcendent finale.

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Thursday, September 10, 2009 at the Hollywood Bowl, 8 pm

The Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Master Chorale present Hector Berlioz' Requiem, with Bramwell Tovey conducting.

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Saturday, July 11, 2009 at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 8 pm

San Francisco's newest dance company MANDANCE presents its premiere evening performance. Shawn Kirchner and Ryan Harrison appear as special guests, presenting a medley of the songs from the album Meet Me on the Mountain. Tickets: (415) 865- ARTS. Info: www.mandance.org

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Wednesday, July 8th, 2009 at Song & Story Fest in central California's Sierra Nevada mountains (Camp Peaceful Pines)

Shawn Kirchner and Ryan Harrison present an evening of original music, featuring Kirchner's bluegrass, country, gospel, and jazz songwriting. Kirchner and Harrison are joined on stage by many of the Song & Story Fests' other performing musicians in a rousing final evening concert.

The Song & Story Fest is a week-long (July 3 through July 9) family-friendly intergenerational gathering of story-tellers, songwriters, and folks who love to listen. For more information, here is the link: www.onearthpeace.org/programs/special/song-story-fest/index.html

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Monday, June 29, 2009 at the Church of the Brethren Annual Conference in San Diego

The La Verne Church of the Brethren Sanctuary Choir, conducted by Nike St. Clair and accompanied by Shawn Kirchner, present a concert of Kirchner's original choral music.

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Friday, June 26, 2009 at the Church of the Brethren Annual Conference in San Diego

The La Verne Church of the Brethren Folk Musicians, convened by Vanessa Davis, present a concert of contemporary spiritual music, featuring a wide range of favorites that include songs by Sweet Honey in the Rock as well as original songs by folk ensemble member Steve Kinzie. Shawn Kirchner will perform on piano and vocals as part of this concert.

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Sunday, June 21, 2009 at POP Champagne Bar in Pasadena, CA 6-9 pm

Ryan Harrison and Shawn Kirchner present an evening of quiet jazz, originals and standards.

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Saturday, June 20, 2009 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Manhattan Beach, CA at 2 pm

Trinity Lutheran Church Concert Series presents "Four Sopranos." Featured singers are Yun-ju Lai, Jacquelynne Fontaine, Xiaobo Su, and Angie Solomon, with Shawn Kirchner on piano.

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Sunday, May 31, 2009 at the La Verne Church of the Brethren, La Verne, CA at 3pm

The La Verne Church of the Brethren Sanctuary Choir presents its spring concert, featuring the original choral music of Shawn Kirchner. Nike St. Clair conducts and Ryan Harrison is the featured soloist, with Kirchner at the piano.

For more info, call: 909-593-1364

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Sunday, May 31, 2009 at Walt Disney Concert Hall in LA, 7 pm

The Los Angeles Master Chorale presents its final concert of the season, featuring the festive Missa Latina by Roberto Sierra. Soloists are Heidi Grant Murphy and Nathaniel Webster, with Grant Gershon conducting.

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Saturday, May 16, 2009 at Hip Kitty in Claremont, CA, 8 pm to midnight

The Shawn Kirchner Quartet presents an evening of classic and original jazz tunes featuring Ryan Harrison (vocals), Robbie Davis (bass), Steve Biondo (drums), with Kirchner on piano.

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Friday, May 15, at 8 pm and Sunday, May 17, 2009 at 2 pm in Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Master Chorale present John Adams' The Flowering Tree, directed by Peter Sellars, and featuring Eric Owens, Russell Thomas, and Jessica Rivera as soloists, with Javanese dancers Rusini Sidi, Eko Supriyanto, and Astri Kusuma Wardani.

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Sunday, May 3, 2009 at First Congregational Church in Pasadena, 4 pm

The Pasadena Master Chorale presents Carl Orff's Carmina Burana with percussion and pianos, featuring soloists Jacquelynne Fontaine and Abdiel Gonzalez, with pianists Shawn Kirchner and Renee Gilormini. Jeffrey Bernstein, conducting.

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Sunday, May 3, 2009 at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, 7 pm

The Los Angeles Master Chorale presents Haydn's Heilig Mass and Messiaen's Trois Petites Liturgies. Grant Gershon, conducting.

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Thursday, April 16, Friday, April 17, and Saturday, April 18 at 8 pm, and Sunday April 19, 2009 at 2 pm in Walt Disney Concert Hall

The Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Master Chorale present Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex and Symphony of Psalms with staging by Peter Sellars in Esa-Pekka Salonen's valedictory concerts as Music Director of the LA Philharmonic. Featured soloists include Anne-Sophie Von Otter (Jocasta) and Roderick Dixon (Oedipus), with Viola Davis as narrator.

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Sunday, March 29, 2009 at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, 7 pm

The Los Angeles Master Chorale presents "Folk Songs," featuring the work of Bartok, Brahms, Copland, Poulenc, and Tormis. Grant Gershon, conducting.

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Sunday, March 22, 2009 at First Presbyterian Church in Santa Monica, 7 pm

Musical Angelica presents the Concord Ensemble (Pablo Cora, Scott Graff, Aaron Cain, Lincoln Hanks, and guests Shawn Kirchner and Daniel Roihl) in a concert featuring works from the New World in the period following the fall of the Aztec empire in 1521. Hear music in European style in which Spanish, Indian, and African influences come together.

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Saturday, March 21, 2009 at First Presbyterian Church of Pasadena, 8 pm

Musical Angelica presents the Concord Ensemble (Paul Flight, Pablo Cora, Scott Graff, Aaron Cain, Lincoln Hanks, and guest Shawn Kirchner) in a concert featuring works from the New World in the period following the fall of the Aztec empire in 1521. Hear music in European style in which Spanish, Indian, and African influences come together.

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Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at the Overture Center, Madison, WI,
7:30 pm

The Los Angeles Master Chorale appears for a concert of choral classics, featuring the works of Morten Lauridsen (with Lauridsen at the piano.) The concert will also feature Shawn Kirchner's choral setting of the Kenyan song "Wana Baraka."

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Sunday, March 5, 2009 at POP Champagne & Dessert Bar, Pasadena, CA, 6 - 10 pm

Shawn Kirchner and Ryan Harrison perform jazz standards and original compositions while guests enjoy the gourmet dishes, desserts, and classic champagne of POP.

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Saturday, February 28, 2009 at St. Philip Neri Church in Portland, OR, 8 pm

Cappella Romana presents the Concord Ensemble (Paul Flight, Pablo Cora, Scott Graff, Aaron Cain, Lincoln Hanks, and guest Shawn Kirchner) in its Portland debut, featuring works from the New World in the period following the fall of the Aztec empire in 1521. Hear music in European style in which Spanish, Indian, and African influences come together.

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Sunday, February 22, 2009 at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, 7 pm

The Los Angeles Master Chorale presents motets of Brahms and Bruckner along with three new works for chorus and organ by contemporary composers Andrea Clearfield, Nico Muhly, and Steven Sametz. Also featured will be Arvo Part's "De Profundis". Grant Gershon, conducting.

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Sunday, February 15, 2009 at Hip Kitty in Claremont, CA, 7 - 11 pm

The Shawn Kirchner Quartet presents an evening of romantic jazz classics and original tunes to wrap up the Valentine weekend. Featuring Ryan Harrison on vocals, Steve Biondo on drums, Robbie Davis on bass, with Kirchner on piano.

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Sunday, January 25, 2009 at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, 7 pm

The Los Angeles Master Chorale presents Felix Mendelssohn's choral masterwork "Elijah," featuring bass Eric Owens in the title role. Also featured are soprano Mary Wilson, mezzo-soprano Diana Tash, an tenor Robert MacNeill. Grant Gershon, conducting.

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Saturday, January 24, 2009 at Church of the Good Shepherd in Arcadia, CA 11 am

The "Music in Sacred Spaces" Artist Series presents the Shawn Kirchner Quartet -- Ryan Harrison (vocals), Steve Biondo (drums), Robbie Davis (bass), and Kirchner (piano) -- in a concert of jazz classics and original tunes by Kirchner. The concert also features selections from Duke Ellington's first Sacred Service, in honor of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, and the momentous week in American history marked by Barack Obama's inauguration as President.

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Thursday, January 15 and Saturday, January 17, 2009 at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, 8 pm

The Los Angeles Philharmonic presents "La Passion de Simone" by Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho, conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen. This work features soprano Dawn Upshaw, dancer Michael Schumacher, and the Los Angeles Master Chorale in a dramatic staging by Peter Sellars.

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Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, and broadcast live on public television.

The annual Los Angeles County Christmas concert features the Los Angeles Master Chorale in a short performance of traditional carols, along with many other local performers.

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Saturday, December 20, 2008 at Hill Auditorium in Ontario, CA 7 pm

The Western Chamber Music Society presents the Shawn Kirchner Quartet in a concert of holiday jazz favorites. Ryan Harrison (vocals), Robbie Davis (bass), Steve Biondo (drums), and Kirchner (piano.)

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Sunday, December 14, 2008 at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, 7 pm

The Los Angeles Master Chorale presents "Rejoice," featuring Daniel Pinkham's "Christmas Cantata", Resphigi's "Laud to the Nativity" and Rutter's "Gloria." Grant Gershon and Ariel Quintana, conducting.

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Saturday, December 6 and 13, 2008 at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, 3 pm

The Los Angeles Master Chorale presents its annual "Holiday Wonders" family concert, featuring four of Shawn Kirchner's arrangements: the Appalachian traditionals "Brightest and Best" and "Bright Morning Stars," the Kenyan traditional song "Wana Baraka," and the concert finale "Joy to the World" for brass, organ, and chorus. Grant Gershon, conducting.

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Sunday, November 9, 2008 at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, 7 pm

The Los Angeles Master Chorale presents Lou Harrison's "La Koro Sutro," a setting of the Heart Sutra from Buddhist scripture, sung in Esperanto, and featuring Harrison's own home-made percussion instrument, the "American Gamelan." Also, featured is Chinary Ung's "The Space Between Heaven and Earth," in collaboration with the Cambodian classical dance troupe led by Sophiline Cheam Shapiro. This unusual and evocative piece is a reflection on recent Cambodian history and the tragic upheavals the country faced under the Khmer Rouge. Grant Gershon, conducting.

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Sunday, October 12, 2008 at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, 7 pm

The Los Angeles Master Chorale presents Hadyn's "Harmonie Mass" and Rachmaninoff's "Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom." Grant Gershon, conducting.

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Sunday, September 21, 2008 at Minginback Theater, McPherson, KS 3 pm

The McPherson Arts Council presents The Shawn Kirchner Quartet in a concert of classic jazz standards and newly written tunes by Kirchner.  Ryan Harrison (vocals), Shawn Kirchner (piano), Steve Biondo (percussion), and guest artist Mark Foley (bass).

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Friday, September 19, 2008 at Iowa Mennonite School (Kalona, IA), 7 pm

Ryan Harrison (vocals) and Shawn Kirchner (piano & vocals) present an Artist Series concert featuring original gospel, bluegrass, and jazz songs. 

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September 9 and 11, 2008 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Master Chorale present Mahler's 8th Symphony in Esa-Pekka Salonen's final Hollywood Bowl performance as the Philharmonic's music director.

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August 19, 2008 at Hip Kitty in Claremont, CA (8 - 11 pm)

Shawn Kirchner presents a solo jazz piano/vocal performance of original tunes and standards.

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August 11-16, 2008 in Estes Park, Colorado (YMCA of the Rockies)

The National Young Adult Conference of the Church of the Brethren convenes for its biennial gathering.  Shawn Kirchner serves as music leader for the week.

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August 3, 2008, in Hollywood, CA (private event)

Shawn Kirchner and Ryan Harrison perform selections from their new album Meet Me on the Mountain in conjunction with the Brokeback Mountain Forum's Los Angeles gathering.  (The forum's members are in town to attend The Academy's showing of Brokeback Mountain at Samuel Goldwyn Theater as part of the "Great to be Nominated" film series.)

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July 18, 2008 at the Disney Hall outdoor amphitheater (7:30 - 9 pm)

The Music Center of Los Angeles presents a Broadway sing-along evening, featuring Karen Hogle Brown (vocals), Shawn Kirchner (keyboard), Jon Keenan (bass), and Steve Biondo (percussion.

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July 6-12, 2008 "Shenandoah Song & Story Fest" in Keezletown, VA

Shawn Kirchner appears as a guest musician throughout the week.  Featured performers include Mutual Kumquat, Shen Fine, Bill Jolliff, Tom Benevento, and Brian Kruschwitz & LuAnne Harley.

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May 29, 31 and June 1, 2008 at Disney Hall in Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Master Chorale present Igor Stravinsky's Les Noces (The Wedding).  Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting.
More info: www.laphil.com


May 18, 2008 at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Master Chorale presents "Great Opera Choruses," featuring the world premiere of The Grapes of Wrath Choral Concert Suite by Ricky Ian Gordon, with libretto by Michael Korie. Grant Gershon conducting.

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May 4, 2008 at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Master Chorale presents "Almost a cappella," featuring the world premiere of David O's Map of Los Angeles.  Grant Gershon conducting, guest artist Sergio "Checo" Alonso on Mexican folk harp.

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April 6, 2008 at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Master Chorale and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra present Henryk Gorecki's Five Marian Songs and Franz Joseph Haydn's Maria Theresa Mass. Grant Gershon conducting.

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March 9, 2008 at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Master Chorale and Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra present Johann Sebastian Bach's Mass in B Minor.  Grant Gershon conducting.

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February 10, 2008 at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Master Chorale presents "Spanish Renaissance Meets Mexican Baroque."  Grant Gershon conducting.

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January 28, 2008 at Westwood United Methodist Church, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm

" A Choral Taste of Los Angeles" reading session of choral music by LA composers, featuring 8 composers, including Shawn Kirchner.

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January 24-27, 2008 at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Master Chorale present Benjamin Britten's War Requiem. Lorin Maazel conducting.

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December 24, 2007 at Los Angeles' Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, afternoon LA

County Christmas celebration, broadcast live on KCET. Featuring LA area performers including the Los Angeles Master Chorale, Grant Gershon conducting.


December 21, 2007 at Hip Kitty in Claremont, CA, 8 pm - midnight

Shawn Kirchner's quartet presents a night of jazz tunes new and old, including holiday favorites.
Ryan Harrison, vocals; Steve Biondo, percussion; Chris White, bass; Shawn Kirchner, piano


December 15, 2007 at Disney Hall in Los Angeles, 3 pm

Holiday Wonders: the Los Angeles Master Chorale presents its holiday family concert, featuring seasonal favorites, including three carol settings by Shawn Kirchner, Grant Gershon conducting


December 8, 2007 at Disney Hall in Los Angeles, 3 pm

Holiday Wonders: the Los Angeles Master Chorale presents its holiday family concert, featuring seasonal favorites, including three carol settings by Shawn Kirchner, Grant Gershon conducting.



December 9, 2007 at Disney Hall in Los Angeles, 7 pm

Rejoice: the Los Angeles Master Chorale presents its evening holiday concert, featuring Britten's Ceremony of Carols and Conrad Susa's Carols and Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest, Grant Gershon conducting.


November 18, 2007 at Disney Hall in Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Master Chorale performs works by Haydn, Andriesson, and Tormis' God Protect Us from War, Jeffrey Kahane and Grant Gershon, conductors



November 8, 2007
at Hip Kitty in Claremont, CA

Jazz tunes new and old with Shawn Kirchner's quartet, 7-11 pm


November 3, 2007 at Mount St. Mary's Chapel in Brentwood

Paulist Scholars perform Vaughan William's Mass in G Minor
and Renaissance motets, Luke McEndarfer, conductor, 7 pm


October 14, 2007 at Disney Hall in Los Angeles, CA (7 pm)

The Los Angeles Master Chorale performs Brahms’ German Requiem and Beethoven’s Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage.  Grant Gershon, conducting.  Elissa Johnston and Eric Owens, soloists.


October 28, 2007 at Hip Kitty in Claremont, CA (7-11pm)

Ryan Harrison, vocals; Shawn Kirchner, piano; Steve Biondo, percussion


September 30, 2007 at Hip Kitty in Claremont, CA (7-11pm)

The Kirchner Trio presents an evening of jazz tunes, new and old.
Ryan Harrison, vocals; Shawn Kirchner, piano; Steve Biondo, percussion


June 24 – 30, 2007 at Inspiration Hills, Burbank, Ohio

The week-long "Song & Story Fest" features nightly concerts of folk music. In a reunion of three-fourths of Kindling, Shawn Kirchner will perform with Peg Lehman and Lee Krahenbuhl in a concert Friday evening, June 29th.


July 8, 2007 at the Hollywood Bowl

The Los Angeles Master Chorale joins the LA Philharmonic in a performance of Mozart's The Magic Flute. Soloists include the electrifying Sumi Jo as Queen of the Night. Leonard Slatkin conducting.


July 29 - 30, 2007 at the Hollywood Bowl

The Los Angeles Master Chorale joins the LA Philharmonic in a performance of Beethoven's 9th Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, conducting.


May 3, 2007 at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Master Chorale presented its 18th Annual High School Choir Festival, featuring the premiere of Shawn Kirchner’s Tu Voz



April 22, 2007 at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Master Chorale presented Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass and Ariel Ramirez’ Missa Criolla
Soloists: Pablo Corá and Shawn Kirchner


For other upcoming performances of the Los Angeles Master Chorale visit lamc.org


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