FAURÉ / ESMAIL
SUNDAY, March 26, 2023 at 7 PM
WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL
GRANT GERSHON
Kiki & David Gindler Artistic Director
JENNY WONG
Associate Artistic Director
REENA ESMAIL
Swan Family Artist-in-Residence
LOS ANGELES MASTER CHORALE
GRANT GERSHON, conductor
JENNY WONG, conductor
Requiem
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Roger Wilkie, violin
Jaebon Hwang, organ
I. Introit and Kyrie
II. Offertory
Abdiel Gonzalez, baritone
III. Sanctus
IV. Pie Jesu
Addy Sterrett, soprano
V. Agnus Dei
VI. Libera me
Abdiel Gonzalez, baritone
VII. In Paradisum
INTERMISSION
Malhaar: A Requiem for Water (World Premiere commission)
Reena Esmail (b. 1983)
Saili Oak, vocalist
Theresa Dimond, percussion
Abhiman Kaushal, tabla
This evening's performance is given in loving memory of long-time Los Angeles Master Chorale clarinetist,
Michael Grego.
This performance is made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Reena Esmail's Malhaar: A Requiem for Water was commissioned by the Los Angeles Master Chorale through a generous gift from Elizabeth and Justus Schlichting.
Seeking A Global Voice:
Requeims Secular and Sacred
Program Notes by Thomas May
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The Los Angeles Master Chorale acknowledges our presence on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Tongva people and their neighbors, whose ancestors ruled the region we now call Southern California for at least 9,000 years. We pay respects to the members and elders of these communities, past and present, who remain stewards, caretakers, and advocates of these lands, river systems, and ocean waters.
The Los Angeles Master Chorale's 2022-23 season is made possible by generous support from the Perenchio Foundation and the LA Arts Recovery Fund.
Major support is provided by the Colburn Foundation.
Additional support is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture.
The Los Angeles Master Chorale's Swan Family Artist-in-Residence is made possible by Kristan and Philip Swan.
AmaWaterways is the Official River Cruise Line of the Los Angeles Master Chorale.
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