About

The Angeles Chorale is a 65-voice, auditioned, professional-level, volunteer choir based in Los Angeles, CA. Now in its 49th season, the Chorale continues to bring inspiring choral music experiences to our Los Angeles community.

Our mission is to engage, enrich and inspire our audiences, singers, and our diverse community by performing great choral music with a passionate commitment to excellence and to increasing access to and appreciation of choral music in greater Los Angeles.

RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
Angeles Chorale performance highlights include A John Williams Celebration with the LA Phil at Disney Hall, Barbra Streisand’s Back to Brooklyn concert at the Hollywood Bowl, and sold-out performances with Julie Andrews at the L.A. Phil’s Holiday Singalong . In 2014, the Chorale was featured with the LA Phil at the Hollywood Bowl in An Evening of Chinese Splendor and in 2015, the Angeles Chorale performed in Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy at the Microsoft Theater. 2015 also marked the release of An American Christmas , recorded live in concert and featuring works by Morten Lauridsen, Alfred Burt, and Randol Alan Bass. In the summer of 2018, the Chorale was featured in live concert performances of Final Fantasy XIV at the Dolby Theatre and in a performance at the Microsoft Theater of the Joe Hisaishi Symphonic Concert: Music from the Studio Ghibli Films of Hayao Miyazaki. In 2021 and 2022, the Chorale was featured in Home Alone In Concert, conducted by David Newman at Walt Disney Concert Hall. In 2023, the Angeles Chorale performed with Shahkar Bineshpajooh in a celebration of culture and philanthropy at the Peacock Theater. In 2024 the Angeles Chorale made their Streaming debut on Peacock appearing in episodes of Paris & Nicole: The Encore!

HISTORY
The Angeles Chorale was founded by Bill and Ada Beth Lee in 1975 as the Valley Master Chorale under Bill Lee's artistic direction. The Chorale merged with the Masterworks Chorale from Cal State Northridge in 1987 and performed under the baton of John Alexander for nine years. The name was changed to the Angeles Chorale during Mr. Alexander's tenure. Upon his departure, Donald Neuen, Director of Choral Activities at UCLA, stepped to the podium and led the organization for the next thirteen years, focusing on classical masterworks for chorus and orchestra. Following Don Neuen’s tenure, John Sutton served as the Chorale’s Artistic Director, also for thirteen seasons. James Lent currently holds the baton as Interim Artistic Director.

PARTNERS
The Angeles Chorale has performed with many fine orchestras and choral ensembles including the Los Angeles Children's Chorus, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Long Beach Symphony, Pasadena Symphony, and the American Youth Symphony.

RECORDINGS
For several years, the Angeles Chorale has worked with Immediate Music, Megatrax, and Two Steps from Hell, leasing libraries for movie previews and television commercials. Chorale voices can be heard in many Hollywood movie trailers, including Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Tangled, Meet the Parents: Little Fockers, and Prince of Persia.