Los Angeles Children's Chorus

Type:
Choral Groups
Music/Artistic Director:
Fernando Malvar-Ruiz
What they do best:

LOS ANGELES CHILDREN’S CHORUS (LACC), widely recognized for its agile bel canto sound and artistic excellence, has been
lauded as “hauntingly beautiful” (Los Angeles Times), “astonishingly polished” (Performances Magazine) and “one of the world's
foremost children's choirs” (Pasadena Star News). Founded in 1986 and led by Artistic Director Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, who began his
tenure in August 2018, LACC presents its own concerts and regularly performs with such organizations as LA Opera, Los Angeles
Philharmonic, Los Angeles Master Chorale and Jacaranda, among others. The Chorus serves 400 children ages 6 to 18 in seven
choirs – Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, Mixed Voices Choir, Young Men’s Ensemble, Intermediate Choir, Apprentice Choir and
Preparatory Choir – and a First Experiences in Singing program and First Experiences in Choral Singing Ensemble for 6-8-year-olds. 
LACC, recipient of Chorus America’s 2014 Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence, tours internationally, is the subject of three
documentaries and has appeared on NBC's “The Tonight Show,” PBS’s “Great Performances,” BBC Radio, Public Radio International's
“From the Top” and is featured on John Williams' latest recording, John Williams & Steven Spielberg: The Ultimate Collection.
www.lachildrenschorus.org.

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