LA Phil Announces Cast for Bernstein's Mass,
Conducted by Gustavo Dudamel  
 
Dudamel Kicks Off His 2018 Concerts at 
Walt Disney Concert Hall With Brahms' First Symphony

Los Angeles, CA (December 7, 2017) - The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association announces the cast for Bernstein's Mass, performed on February 1, 2, 3 and 4, 2018. Conducted by Gustavo Dudamel and staged by director Elkhanah Pulitzer, this rarely-performed, unabashedly eclectic, and highly dramatic theater piece includes a huge cast of over 230 people, featuring singers, dancers, rock band, marching band and orchestra. For this sweeping summation of life and music, Leonard Bernstein himself wrote most of the lyrics, which lays bare the crisis of faith experienced by a priest celebrating mass.  
 

Performing with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Los Angeles Children's Chorus, and UCLA Wind Ensemble are Ryan McKinny in the role of the Celebrant, as well as a talented cast of singers and dancers.   

The performance is part of the LA Phil's Bernstein 100 concerts, centennial celebrations of Bernstein which also includes the LA Phil's performance of Chichester Psalms, conducted by Dudamel, in April 2018. 

Ahead of Bernstein's Mass, Dudamel will kick off his 2018 concerts at Walt Disney Concert Hall by leading the LA Phil in three performances of Brahms' First Symphony on January 25, 26 and 28. These concerts will also include the world premiere of Principal Timpanist Joseph Pereira's new LA Phil-commissioned work.

PROGRAM DETAILS: 

Dudamel Conducts Brahms 

Thursday, January 25, 2018, at 8 PM
Friday, January 26, 2018, at 8 PM
Sunday, January 28, 2018, 2 PM

Los Angeles Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Joseph Pereira, timpani
Maraca 2, percussion
 
STRAVINSKY Fireworks
Joseph PEREIRA Threshold a 
(world premiere, LA Phil commission)
BRAHMS Symphony No. 1

Bernstein's Mass 
Thursday, February 1, 2018, at 8 PM
Friday, February 2, 2018, at 8 PM
Saturday, February 3, 2018, at 8 PM
Sunday, February 4, 2018, at 2 PM 
 

Los Angeles Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Elkhanah Pulitzer, director
Los Angeles Master Chorale
         Grant Gershon, Artistic Director
Los Angeles Children's Chorus
         Anne Tomlinson, Artistic Director
UCLA Wind Ensemble
Christine Crook, costumer designer
Seth Reiser, scenic and lighting designer
Adam Larsen, projection designer
Mark Grey, sound designer
Laurel Jenkins, choreographer 
 

Ryan McKinny, Celebrant 
 

Street Chorus:
Hadleigh Adams
Shaleah Adkisson
Laura Bohn
Phillip Brandon
Marshal Kennedy Carolan
David Castillo
Anthony Chatmon II
Christopher James Culberson
Jason Gotay
Matthew Hydzik
Joaquina Kalukango
Azudi Onyejekwe
Anna Schubert
Zanda Svēde

Soren Ryssdal, boy soprano

Dancers:
Haihuia Chiang
Samantha Mohr
Daniel Miramontes
Habeel Husain
Devika Wickremesinghe
Emily Sweeney
Kevin Williamson

BERNSTEIN Mass 
 

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Tickets for the Los Angeles Philharmonic's 2017/18 season are available for purchase at LAPhil.com, in person at the Walt Disney Concert Hall Box Office, or by phone at 323.850.2000. 

The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, under the vibrant leadership of Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel, presents an inspiring array of music from all genres - orchestral, chamber and Baroque music, organ and celebrity recitals, new music, jazz, world music and pop - at two of L.A.'s iconic venues, Walt Disney Concert Hall (www.laphil.com) and the Hollywood Bowl (www.hollywoodbowl.com). The LA Phil's season at Walt Disney Concert Hall extends from September through May, and throughout the summer at the Hollywood Bowl. With the preeminent Los Angeles Philharmonic at the foundation of its offerings, the LA Phil aims to enrich and transform lives through music, with a robust mix of artistic, education and community programs.

Sophie Jefferies, sjefferies@laphil.org, 213.972.3422
Lydia Fong, lfong@laphil.org, 213.972.3689
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