Angel City Chorale

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Angel City Chorale (ACC) is a Los Angeles choir conducted by founder and artistic director Sue Fink.[1]

The group consists of 160 singers. It is recognized for its signature blend of musical styles and commitment to community, Angel City Chorale strives to give back to the L.A. community through song, donations, and volunteerism. They perform a selection of musical material including

Shrine Auditorium
. Angel City Chorale is a 501(c)(3) California nonprofit public benefit corporation.

Notable performances

In addition to an annual concert series, the choir has performed with the Young Musicians Foundation Orchestra. ACC was the only choir to sing at the 2000 Democratic National Convention, performing with artists including Luther Vandross, Stevie Wonder, and Mary Chapin Carpenter.[4]

Other notable performances include singing with Natasha Bedingfield and being selected by internationally acclaimed music director and record producer Frank McNamara to appear in an hour-long PBS special, The American Tenors,[5] taped at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood in 2002.

In 2003, Angel City Chorale was one of the first choral groups to perform at the Walt Disney Concert Hall for a holiday production of A Merry Mancini Christmas,[6] singing Henry Mancini's arrangements of holiday favorites along with soloists Michael Bublé, Monica Mancini, and Dianne Reeves, accompanied by the 77-member Henry Mancini Institute Alumni Orchestra, conducted by Patrick Williams.

In December 2005, members of the chorale performed on the Hollywood Tree Lighting Celebration at the Grove, which aired on CBS.[7]

In June 2013, ACC performed the West Coast debut performance of Grammy Award-winning composer Christopher Tin's classical/world music composition Calling All Dawns during the group's annual spring concert.

In February 2014, Angel City Chorale recorded seven movements of Tin's album The Drop That Contained the Sea,[8] another classical/world music fusion piece in multiple languages. The album debuted at #1 on Billboard's Traditional Classical Albums chart.[9] In April 2014, the group also performed the world-premiere of the album at Carnegie Hall.[2]

The group's 2013 performance of

Africa" became a viral hit, surpassing 17 million views[10] on YouTube. The musical arrangement for this performance was created by the South African Kearsney College Choir and was also inspired by Perpetuum Jazzile from Slovenia
.

In July 2016, Angel City Chorale embarked on a three-city tour of the United Kingdom, performing a program of Copland, their viral cover of "Africa", and selections from Christopher Tin's Calling All Dawns and The Drop That Contained the Sea, culminating in a concert with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and a recording session at Abbey Road Studios, where they recorded the vocals for Christopher Tin's theme to video game Civilization VI, entitled "Sogno di Volare".

In 2019 the Angel City Chorale were featured on Slipknot's lead single "Unsainted" for the album We Are Not Your Kind.[11]

America's Got Talent

In 2018, Angel City Chorale competed in the 13th season of

9/11, but were subsequently eliminated the next night.[12]

Discography

  • Why Walk When You Can Fly (1999)
  • Gift of the Angels (2001)
  • A Chanukah Celebration (2004)
  • The Road Home (2008)
  • One World (2018)

Tour of Hope

Angel City Chorale's mission is "building community one song at a time," which is embodied every December by the group's annual Tour of Hope program, when the singers perform concerts for the homeless, the elderly, and others whom the group hopes would benefit from an infusion of holiday spirit.[3] Over the past 15 years, ACC has sung for more than 30 service organizations around the city, donating not only the gift of music, but also food, personal items, clothing, and medical supplies.

References

  1. ^ "Our Music, Our Mission | Angel City Chorale". 12 June 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Angel City Chorale to sing at Wilshire United Methodist Church fresh from Carnegie Hall : Larchmont Chronicle". Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  3. ^ a b "Angel City Chorale". LA Phil. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  4. ^ "Mary Chapin Carpenter Set to Perform at the Democratic National Convention. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-12.
  5. ^ "The American Tenors Make Their Recording Debut on Sony Classical; CD Released March 4, 2003. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-12.
  6. ^ "A Merry Mancini Christmas | LA Phil". Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
  7. ^ "The Hollywood Christmas Celebration from the Grove Marks Its 4th Annual Holiday Show and Tree Lighting with Top Celebrities and Other Special Guests. - Free Online Library". Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
  8. ^ "A classical music album about climate challenges is a surprise atop the charts". Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  9. ^ "Traditional Classical Albums : May 24, 2014 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  10. ^ Angel City Chorale (2013-11-25), Africa - Angel City Chorale, retrieved 2016-01-30
  11. ^ "Slipknot – Unsainted". Discogs. 2019. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  12. ^ Dixon, Marcus James (2018-09-13). "Angel City Chorale shockingly eliminated during 'America's Got Talent' Semifinals: Did America get it wrong?". GoldDerby. Retrieved 2024-01-05.

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