Pasadena resident Lesley Leighton, Artistic Director of Los Robles Master Chorale. Photo credit: Alex Berliner
Noted conductor and Pasadena resident Lesley Leighton, artistic director of Los Robles Master Chorale (LRMC), leads the chorus in “A Joyful Noise!”, a family-friendly holiday program showcasing John Rutter’s ebullient Gloria and a LRMC-commissioned world premiere by Jasper Randall, as well as holiday gems and favorite Christmas carols, with a free dress rehearsal open to the public on Friday, December 16, 2016, 7:30 pm, at St. Andrew Church in Pasadena, and a ticketed performance on Sunday, December 18, 2016, at 4 p.m.
“Choral music is a quintessential part of the holidays,” said Leighton. “And ‘A Joyful Noise!” is geared for people of all ages so everyone can savor the musical joy.”
The 105-voice chorus also performs Printz’s Sing with Joy, Sing Noel!; Burt’s Some Children See Him, Mendelssohn’s Weihnachten, Op. 79, No. 1; Ruth Morris Gray’s No Room, No Room; and three works by Shawn Kirchner – Bright Morning Stars, Brightest and Best and Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming. Adding to the festive musical cheer are exquisite arrangements of such beloved carols as O Little Town of Bethlehem, Little Drummer Boy, Do You Hear What I Hear and Hark, The Herald Angels Sing!
The 105-voice Ventura County-based Los Robles Master Chorale harnesses the power of music to enrich the lives of people of all ages. With repertoire ranging from early music and great choral masterworks to folk, contemporary and world music, LRMC presents its own concert series each season and performs with leading music organizations across the Southland in such iconic venues as Walt Disney Concert Hall, Hollywood Bowl and Royce Hall. The chorale has appeared with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, New West Symphony and Ventura Symphony, among others.
St. Andrew Church is located at 311 N. Raymond Avenue, Pasadena. Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza is located at 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. The dress rehearsal for “A Joyful Noise!” on December 16, in Pasadena, is free and tickets are not required. Tickets for the December 18 Thousand Oaks performance are $29; $22 for seniors; and $18 for students. For tickets call (805) 526-7464 or visit www.losroblesmasterchorale.org.
