A “perennially superb ensemble” (The New Yorker), the Grammy-Award winning Los Angeles Master Chorale is peerless, arguably the nation’s leading professional chorus. A standard-bearer for classical music performed at the highest level, the Chorale continues to balance traditional and evolving repertoire. We envision a world in which choral music is a conduit for belonging, a vehicle for participation in the arts, and a means for understanding and exploring commonalities and differences.
Created by legendary conductor Roger Wagner in 1964, the Chorale is a founding resident company of The Music Center and choir-in-residence at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Hailed for its powerful performances, technical precision, and artistic daring, the Chorale is led by Grant Gershon, Kiki & David Gindler Artistic Director; Associate Artistic Director Jenny Wong; and President & CEO Scott Altman. We create and present sublime expressions of the classical tradition, hybrids with other art forms, and new works.
The Chorale prioritizes innovation in its main-stage programming, as well as commissioning, touring, recording, and education. Artistic choices are guided by our major public pledge, made in 2020, to program at least half of each season with works from women, people of the global majority, and other artists historically excluded from classical music. Our main-stage programming is one way we are working to right imbalances of power and visibility to encourage social justice, racial and gender equity.
The Chorale also operates award-winning student education programs—Voices Within, Oratorio Project, the High School Choir Festival, and the new Youth Chorus Los Angeles —engaging more than 1,200 students aged 9-18 each year through in-depth artist residencies and collective singing experiences.