VOICES OF UNITY
Los Angeles Master Chorale & Busan Metropolitan Chorus Team Up for Special Concert This August
The Los Angeles Master Chorale and the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in LA will present “Voices of Unity ROK – U.S. Alliance for the Future” on August 18, 2023 at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
The performance will be conducted by Grant Gershon and will also feature the Busan Metropolitan Chorus under the music direction of Kisun Lee.
In the first part of the program, the Busan Metropolitan Choir will perform works by William Schuman, Ēriks Ešenvalds, Jinsil Lee, Hanseo Jin, and Hojun Lee. In the second part of the showcase, the Los Angeles Master Chorale will present music by Hyowon Woo, Moses Hogan, Shawn Kirchner, Reena Esmail, Eric Whitacre, Morten Lauridsen, and Huijo Kim. Then for the third part, the combined choirs will feature works by James Erb, Händel, and Hojun Lee.
“The Los Angeles Master Chorale is deeply grateful for the opportunity to share our artistic home with our friends and colleagues in the Busan Metropolitan Chorus,” said Terry Knowles, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, in an official press statement issued by the company. “We are honored to make music together as part of this important celebration of unity and alliance, and we hope it is just the beginning of a partnership that flourishes in the future. We welcome our new friends to Los Angeles!”
“I believe this is an excellent way to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the alliance between our two nations, as well as the 120th anniversary of the arrival of the first Korean immigrants,” added Youngwan Kim, Consul General of the Republic of Korea in Los Angeles. “The KCGLA has been celebrating the 70th anniversary of the ROK-U.S. alliance with various events throughout the year, and this one is shaping up to be just as meaningful. With some of the greatest musical talent of two artistic worlds coming together in the name of peace and friendship, I am both honored and humbled to be given a chance to behold the fruits of their labors.”
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