2009 
 

JANUARY 2009

    Sunday, January 25, 2009, 7pm
    Walt Disney Concert Hall
    111 S. Grand Avenue
    Los Angeles, CA 90012
    LA Master Chorale and Orchestra perform "Elijah" by Felix Mendelssohn. "World-renowned bass-baritone Eric Owens takes center stage with the full Chorale and orchestra in the title role for this highly anticipated performance of one of the greatest choral works of all time." For more details and ticket information, please visit lamc.org.
    Saturday, Jaunary 31, 2009, 7:30, $20 suggested donation
    Songs of the Divine Mother: East and West - Benefit Concert for Poto Mitan
    Home Concert at Shruti House
    Cappella Maria, featuring Sharmila Guha and fellow LA Master Chorale Members, will present traditional and original songs to the Virgin Mary. Lalita Lily Diamond and the Mahadevi Ensemble will offer traditional and original songs to Saraswati, Durga, and Lakshmi. A portion of this concert's proceeds will benefit Poto Mitan, a documentary film about Haitian women. "Through powerful, compelling stories/lives of five courageous Haitian women, Poto Mitan will inspire and educate solidarity, global justice, and women's activists around the world and challenge them to think critically about their own work." For more details about the film, please visit the website at potomitan.net. Please RSVP to confirm your reservation. For concert address and to RSVP, please contact info@sharmilaguha.com.
    Performers include: Tamara Bevard - soprano; Sharmila Guha - alto; Michael Lichtenauer- tenor; Norge Yip - bass; John Rusnak - piano; Lalita Lily Diamond - vocals, tanpura, guitar; Lee Ann Edwards -flute; Peter Jacobson - cello; Suresh Makhjani - tabla.

FEBRUARY 2009

    Sunday, February 22, 2009, 7pm
    Walt Disney Concert Hall
    111 S. Grand Avenue
    Los Angeles, CA 90012
    "The Walt Disney Concert Hall pipe organ has 6,134 pipes ranging in size from a pencil to a telephone pole! With a dynamic range for whispering pianississimos to breathtaking fortississimos, this extravagant concert ebbs and flows in waves of sound--cresting with the magnitude of full chorus and organ..." For more details and ticket information, please visit lamc.org.

MARCH 2009

    Sunday, March 29, 2009, 3pm
    The St. John Fisher Music Guild presents: "A Prayer for Peace"
    St. John Fisher Church
    5448 Crest Road
    Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
    (310) 541-3815
    The St. John Fisher Parish Choir, Soloists and Orchestra, directed by Alison Graff, will present a musical prayer for peace, featuring two choral masterpieces – selected movements from Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem and Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms. The soloists will be Marie Hodgson (soprano), Sharmila Guha (alto), Dan Roihl (countertenor), Kevin St. Claire (tenor), and Scott Graff (bass). Another highlight of the program will be Gerald Finzi’s Eclogue op. 10 for solo piano and string orchestra, featuring John Rusnak, pianist. A freewill offering will be taken in support of the St. John Fisher Music Guild and the concert series. For more information, contact Alison Graff at the St. John Fisher Music Ministry Office: (310) 377-5571 x144.

MAY 2009

    Saturday, May 9, 2009, 8pm, online $35/$15, at the door $39/$19
    Signals on High
    Barnum Hall Santa Monica High School Campus
    601 Pico Blvd. (between Lincoln Blvd. and Fourth St.)
    Santa Monica, CA 90405
    I will be singing with the Jacaranda Chamber Singers in the Jacaranda music festival's season finale, featuring music by Olivier Messiaen and Arvo Pärt. For more details and ticket information, please visit jacarandamusic.org ("Music at the Edge of Santa Monica").
    Sunday, May 31, 2009, 7pm
    Walt Disney Concert Hall
    111 S. Grand Avenue
    Los Angeles, CA 90012
    "The Chorale closes its 45th season with the West Coast premiere of Puerto Rican composer Roberto Sierra's acclaimed Missa Latina, an exuberant, celebratory piece that "dances off the stage."" For more details and ticket information, please visit lamc.org.

JUNE 2009

    Friday, June 12, 2009, 8 - 10pm, $10
    923 E. 3rd St.
    Downtown Artist District
    Los Angeles, CA 90013
    (213) 613-1537
    Sharmila will be singing tunes from her jazz book once again, with Gary Fukushima (piano), Eric Sittner (bass), and Jens Kuross (drums).
    Sunday, June 28, 2009, 3pm
    The St. John Fisher Music Guild presents: "An American Celebration"
    Barrett Hall, St. John Fisher Church
    5448 Crest Road
    Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
    The St. John Fisher Parish Choir, Soloists and pianist John Rusnak, directed by Alison Graff, will be giving the last concert of our choir season (with very little sacred music in it!). A celebration of American music, from Billings to Bernstein, from Stephen Foster to Stephen Sondheim, from Ives to Irving Berlin, and everything in between! No admission charge (freewill offering, if you choose) and ice cream sundaes afterwards!

AUGUST 2009

    Saturday, August 1, 2009, noon
    Annual JazzPhil-USA Talent Search at the Historic Filipinotown Street Fair
    South Temple St. between Union and Burlington, Los Angeles
    Winner of the Inaugural Filipino-American Jazz Festival, Sharmila will be performing at the Historic Filipino Town street fair with JazzPhil-USA, during their talent search for this year's winner to perform at the 5th Annual Fil-Am Jazz Festival. For more details, visit the JazzPhil-USA website at jazzphil-usa.com.

SEPTEMBER 2009

    Thursday, September 10, 2009
    Hollywood Bowl
    2301 North Highland Avenue
    Hollywood, CA 90068
    (323) 850-2000
    The Los Angeles Master Chorale performs Requiem by Berlioz with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, directed by Bramwell Tovey. More details and ticket information can be found online at hollywoodbowl.com.
    Sunday, September 20, 200, 8pm - 12am, no cover
    502 W. First Street
    Claremont, CA 91711
    (909) 447-6700
    Sharmila returns to Hip Kitty with her trio - Gary Fukushima (piano), Eric Sittner (bass), and Jens Kuross (drums). Come by and enjoy the music while you have some fondue with your friends. Yum!

OCTOBER 2009

    Saturday, October 3, 2009, 4 - 8:30pm
    Hollywood Bowl
    2301 North Highland Avenue
    Hollywood, CA 90068
    (323) 850-2000
    "Gustavo Dudamel’s inaugural season as Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic kicks off on Saturday, October 3 at the Hollywood Bowl with ¡Bienvenido Gustavo!, a Target Free Community Concert. This unprecedented event celebrates the arrival of Gustavo Dudamel, the talented, young Venezuelan conductor, to his new home, the city of Los Angeles.
    "The first half of this free community event features young local ensembles, rising stars and established names who have served as role models for the next generation of musicians in their communities. The evening culminates with Gustavo leading the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Master Chorale in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, plus fireworks!"
    If you don't have tickets, go to LAPhil.com at 4pm for a live stream in high definition!
    Schedule details may be found online at hollywoodbowl.com
    Sunday, October 18, 2009, 7pm
    Walt Disney Concert Hall
    111 S. Grand Ave.
    Los Angeles, CA 90012
    The Chorale kicks off their season with John Adams' "Choruses from The Death of Klinghoffer" (Los Angeles Premiere) and Wolfgang Mozart's "Requiem." More details and ticket information can be found online at lamc.org.

NOVEMBER 2009

    Thursday, November 5, 2009, 8 pm
    Friday, November 6, 2009, 8 pm
    Saturday, November 7, 2009, 8 pm
    Sunday, November 8, 2009, 2 pm
    Walt Disney Concert Hall
    111 South Grand Avenue
    Los Angeles, CA 90012
    (323) 850-2000
    The Los Angeles Master Chorale sings Verdi's Requiem with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, led by Gustav Dudamel. Featuring Leah Crocetto (soprano), Ekaterina Gubanova (mezzo-soprano), David Lomeli (tenor), John Relyea (bass). More details and ticket information can be found at laphil.com.

DECEMBER 2009

    Sunday, December 13, 2009, 3pm
    The St. John Fisher Music Guild presents: "A Festival of Carols"
    St. John Fisher Church
    5448 Crest Road
    Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
    (310) 541-3815
    The choirs of St. John Fisher Church present a concert of carols. Featuring Children's Choir, Teen Choir, Archangel Choir, Contemporary Choir, Parish Choir, and orchestra, directed by Alison Graff, Grant Hungerford, and Donna Scoular. Free admission, free will offering.
    Saturday, December 19, 2009, 7:30pm
    "Peace on Earth" Cathedral Christmas Concert
    Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
    555 West Temple Street
    Los Angeles, CA 90012-2707
    (213) 680-5200
    The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels and the Los Angeles Symphony combine to present 'Messiah Messe Solennelle' Christmas Concert at 7:30pm on Saturday, December 19th, with music for the season, including selections from Mozart's Coronation Mass, Gounod's Messe Solennelle, and Handel's Messiah. The concert, conducted by Los Angeles Symphony conductor, Hyun Sang Joo, will feature the Cathedral Choir under the direction of Frank Brownstead. Featuring Mari Moriya (soprano), Jonathan Mack (tenor), and Michael Gallup (bass). For tickets and information, please call (213) 680-5200, or visit olacathedral.org.
    Sunday, December 27, 2009, 4:30 - 6:30pm
    Bengal and Beyond
    653 Chenery St. (in Glen Park)
    San Francisco, CA 94131
    (415) 586-3733
    Sharmila will be singing jazz arrangements of Bengali songs and others, with Motoshi Kosako (harp), Bishu Chatterjee (bass), and Ralph Granich (drums).
 
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