high school choir festival

Monday, March 20, 2006 at 11 am and 1 pm

Listen up. There are some wonderfully gifted teenage choristers ready to sing their hearts out for you. Under the tutelage of Music Director Grant Gershon, our annual High School Choir Festival has morphed into a massive 900-voice choir. Now in its 17th year, the festival features young men and women from more than 20 high schools across the Southland.

This event is free and open to the public. You do not need a ticket to attend the concerts at 11 am and 1 pm. There will be open seating on a first come, first seated basis in available sections. Parking in the Music Center garages is $8 per car.

This day-long event is the culmination of a year-long music education program that provides training for young singers. Gershon mentors the choir directors and conducts regional rehearsals prior to the festival. Join us for two special events. In the morning, you’ll enjoy select performances by some of the top ensembles in a Showcase of Choirs. Then come back after a lunch break for an Awards Ceremony and Concert by the massed choirs joined by the Master Chorale Chamber Singers. We’re proud to show off these youngest members of our extended Chorale family!

Concert sponsors: This concert is sponsored in part by the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department and the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.

2006 participating high school choirs

• Agoura High School, Agoura Hills
• Arroyo High School, El Monte
• Baldwin Park High School, Baldwin Park
• Bellflower High School, Bellflower
• Birmingham High School, Van Nuys
• Cajon High School, San Bernardino
• Eagle Rock High School, Los Angeles
• El Monte High School, El Monte
• Fullerton Union High School, Fullerton
• Granada Hills High School, Granada Hills
• La Canada High School, La Canada
• LA County High School for the Arts, Los Angeles
• Mark Keppel High School, Alhambra
• Mayfield Senior School, Pasadena
• Oak Park High School, Oak Park
• Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates
• Santa Fe High School, Santa Fe Springs
• Saugus High School, Saugus
• Sylmar High School, Sylmar
• Taft High School, Woodland Hills
• Valencia High School, Valencia
• Walnut High School, Walnut
• West Covina High School, West Covina