East Meets West: A Magnificent Chorus of Prayers for Unity
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Esmail’s musical style is unabashedly melodic, a beautifully seamless fusion of Western and Eastern (Indian) classical traditions.
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A Stirring Mozart Requiem Opens LA Master Chorale New Season
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After the opening concert, the Master Chorale will resume their Lagrime di San Pietro world tour, jet-setting between L.A. and cities in Australia, Mexico and Europe.
Read MoreDudamel Presents Bernstein's Mass as Great Musical Theater
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The 'street people' chorus, in Christine Crook's psychedelically colorful hippie costumes, were as brutally relentless as McKinny's celebrant was serenely spiritual in his "A Simple Song".
Read MoreA Multimedia 'Creation' Is a Holiday Treat
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Tying up all these together was conductor Gustavo Dudamel, who never let up the excitement after the initial ‘Big Bang’ of Creation (“Let there be light!”) and made this two-hour religious oratorio almost as enjoyable as a Mozart comic opera.
Read MoreBad Boy of Opera meets A Cappella in Master Chorale's Splendid Season Opener
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21 valiant members of the Master Chorale, who sang their parts from memory – beautifully and faultlessly – while acting out the often elaborate and physically demanding stage directions.
Read MoreMaster Chorale caters a successful Alexander's Feast
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The greatest feature of the evening was the Master Chorale itself, who sang and acted like a great opera chorus.
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