America's Got Talent's Golden Buzzer-winning vocal sensation and
Los Angeles' premier community
choir Angel City Chorale (ACC), announced today that their vibrant
spring concert, Rhythms of the Americas, will take place on
Sunday, June 9th for one performance
only at UCLA's famed Royce Hall.
LOS
ANGELES, April 22, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --
America's Got Talent's Golden Buzzer-winning vocal sensation and
Los Angeles' premier community
choir Angel City Chorale (ACC), announced today that their vibrant
spring concert, Rhythms of the Americas, will take place on
Sunday, June 9th for one performance
only at UCLA's famed Royce Hall. For this special event, ACC will be
led by the much sought-after Guest Conductor Dr. Cristian Grases, the Vice Dean for the Classical
Performance and Composition Division at USC's Thornton School of Music, who has directed
prestigious musical groups all over the world. ACC will also offer
a livestream of the concert for guests who are not able to attend
in person.
"We're excited to take the audience on a
musical adventure to experience the many cultures of the Americas
with an event that's unlike anything they've experienced before." -
Dr. Cristian Grases, Guest Conductor
The all-new concert event will take the audience on a thrilling
musical journey across the Western Hemisphere. With lively beats
from the Caribbean, choruses from
Indigenous American cultures and the soulful melodies of North and
South America, the concert
promises to captivate and inspire with songs in a wide variety of
styles and five different languages including English, Spanish, and
Portuguese, as well as Native American and Afro-Brazilian
languages. Rhythms expressed through dance, handclaps and drumming,
together with vibrant harmonies and visuals, will evoke emotions to
make spirits soar.
The electrifying 180-voice Angel City Chorale along with the ACC
Music Ensemble will excite viewers with fresh, newly
orchestrated arrangements of familiar titles like Duke Ellington's It Don't Mean a Thing if it
Ain't Got that Swing and Bob
Marley's Three Little Birds and will have people on their
feet with the lively rendition of Diane White-Clayton's Clap Praise.
"Stepping into Sue Fink's shoes
is an immense honor and it's a privilege to lead this talented
ensemble," said Dr. Cristian Grases, Guest Conductor. "We're
excited to take the audience on a musical adventure to
experience the many cultures of the Americas with an event that's
unlike anything they've experienced before."
The Angel City Youth Chorale (ACYC) Concert Choir will also be
featured in the Rhythms of the Americas concert. Beyond their
rehearsals on the weekends, ACYC partners with the Boys & Girls
Clubs of Venice and Santa
Monica (Mar Vista Gardens Branch) along with Grant
Elementary School, Walgrove Elementary School, and Mosk Elementary
School to provide after-school choral programs. ACYC
overall now serves more than 90 students throughout
Los Angeles.
The concert will take place on Sunday,
June 9th at 3:00 PM at
UCLA's Royce
Hall and will also be livestreamed. Tickets are
available from $25 - $99; to purchase tickets and donate to Angel
City Chorale's Rhythms of the Americas, please visit
https://angelcitychorale.org or roycehall.org.
Follow Angel City Chorale on Instagram @angelcitychorale; on
Facebook @angelcitychorale; and on TikTok @angelcitysings for
the latest updates.
Health and Safety Information
Royce Hall strongly recommends
that all guests be fully vaccinated or receive a negative COVID-19
test prior to attending any event. If you are experiencing any
symptoms of COVID-19 do not come to campus.
If you have any questions please call 310-267-4465 or email
info@roycehall.org
ABOUT ANGEL CITY CHORALE (ACC)
Angel City Chorale is proud to represent the spirit and
diversity of Los Angeles in its
membership, music, and outreach activities, thereby fulfilling
its mission of "Building Community One Song at a Time."
Celebrated Artistic Director Fink founded the Chorale at
world-famous McCabe's Guitar Shop in 1993 with 18 singers –
which has now grown to over 180 talented and dedicated
singers, presenting a broad and eclectic repertoire including
classical, gospel, jazz, pop and world music.
The chorale is best known for its performances on NBC's
top-rated talent competition America's Got Talent (2018),
making it all the way to the semi-finals. Hailed by Simon Cowell as "one of the best
choirs we've ever had," the Chorale earned the coveted Golden
Buzzer, touching nearly 20 million viewers with their rich
sound and compelling message of unity and diversity. The video of
Angel City Chorale's captivating performance of Toto's
"Africa" has been viewed more than
80 million times by people around the world.
Media Contact
Jackie Crystal, Crystal Susco PR,
1 3238399397, jackie@crystalsuscopr.com
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