KCET Broadcasts Live Taping of 53rd Annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration on Dec. 24 at 3 p.m.
More than 20 performing artists from across L.A.
County will take part in this three-hour cultural extravaganza held at the
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Downtown Los Angeles
Burbank, CA - December 10, 2012 - For more than four
decades, KCET, the nation's
largest independent public television station, has broadcast Los Angeles' largest and
oldest holiday show in the region. This year, The53rd Annual
L.A. County Holiday Celebration
will be no exception, airing live on Dec. 24 at 3 p.m.and repeating at 8 p.m. The free three-hour show takes place at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
and attracts no less than 5,000 Angelenos each year, featuring more than 20
choirs, music ensembles and dance companies from the diverse neighborhoods and
cultures of Los Angeles.
Adam Davis, managing director of productions for the L.A. County
Arts Commission and producer of TheL.A.
County Holiday Celebration
since 2006, feels the show is a Los Angelestradition because of the local music and dance groups who participate.
"The show was envisioned as a gift to the residents of Los Angeles
and with KCET's partnership, we're able to reach that goal," says Davis. "The
show is infectious," he adds, "and is really the perfect way to get in touch
with your community while simultaneously celebrating the holidays."
The L.A.
County Holiday Celebration
continues its ongoing partnership with KCET because thebroadcast expands the reach of the program and allows fans, who would not
experience it otherwise, the opportunity to witness an extraordinary cultural
holiday event.
Since 1964, the Arts
Commission has produced a holiday celebration in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
of the Music Center every year on December 24th. The program honors the spirit
of many cultures and holiday traditions through music, song and dance.
The program repeatsMonday, Dec. 24 at 8 p.m.; Tuesday, Dec. 25
at 12 p.m
., and then at 3 p.m.It will also be streamed live at www.kcet.org
and broadcast live via radio on 90.7 KPFK.
Artists performing in 53rd Annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration include:
Colburn Children's Choir, a 50-voice ensemble of the Colburn
School of Performing Arts, will perform holiday songs in Hebrew and English
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to download a high resolution photo of the Colburn Children's Choir.
Double G and Strings*, a six-musician ensemble formed by members
of daKAH Hip Hop Orchestra, will perform holiday favorites - click here
to download a high resolution photo of the Double G and Strings.
Elliot Deutsch Big Band, an 18-piece contemporary jazz ensemble, will
return to Holiday Celebration with upbeat, original arrangements of
classic Christmas songs - click here
to download a high resolution photo of the Elliot Deutsch Big Band.
Family Life Sanctuary Choir* is the Whittier-based finalist of the
2011 How Sweet the Sound Gospel Choir Competition - click here
to download a high resolution photo of the Family Life Sanctuary Choir.
Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles will return to this year's program
with holiday repertoire - click here to
download a high resolution photo of the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles.
Harmonic Bronze Handbell Ensemble, a 20-person music ensemble of
11- to 18-year olds from Antelope Valley, will perform a classical
handbell piece - click here
to download a high resolution photo of the Harmonic Bronze Handbell
Ensemble.
Immaculate Heart of Mary Children's Choir* will perform
traditional Filiipino songs celebrating the Christmas holiday - click here
to download a high resolution photo of Immaculate Heart of Mary Children's
Choir.
Invertigo Dance Theatre* will celebrate the sunny weather that
characterizes the winter season in Los Angeles with a new piece
choreographed for the Holiday Celebration - click here
to download a high resolution photo of Invertigo Dance Theatre.
Jouyssance Early Music Ensemble* weaves the ancient Aztec language
of Nahuatl with Spanish in its choral presentation of a traditional
Mexican Christmas song - click here
to download a high resolution photo of Jouyssance Early Music Ensemble.
Las Cafeteras* joins the Holiday Celebration program with music
that blends Mexican folk with Afro-Carribean rhythms - click here to
download a high resolution photo of Las Cafeteras.
Special guest performance by the Los Angeles Ballet* who will
perform "Waltz of the Flowers" - click here to
download a high resolution photo of Los Angeles Ballet.
Mariachi Sol de Mexico will perform classic Mariachi holiday
favorites - click here
to download a high resolution photo of Mariachi Sol de Mexico.
Pacifico Dance Company will present folklorico dance from the
region of La Costa Chica, an area of Mexico encompassing Oaxaca and
Guerrero - click here to
download a high resolution photo of Pacifico Dance Company.
Palmdale High School Choral Union, a 45-person chorus from the
Antelope Valley, will present traditional and jazz-style holiday
selections - click here
to download a high resolution photo of the Palmdale High School Choral
Union.
Salvation Army Tabernacle Children's Chorus, the largest and
youngest choir on the program is known for their "choralography" and
light-hearted holiday songs - click here
to download a high resolution photo of the Salvation Army Tabernacle
Children's Chorus.
Second Samoan Congregational Church Choir* will sing "E le aso
fiafia" (Oh, happy day), a traditional Samoan holiday song - click here
to download a high resolution photo of the Second Samoan Congregational
Church Choir.
Shakti Dance Company* will present a celebratory classical dance
of southern India, featuring percussive foot rhythms and colorful
traditional costume - click here
to download a high resolution photo of Shakti Dance Company.
Shin Dance Company will perform an ethnic Korean drum dance that
symbolizes the snowy mountains of Chang Bai, a region bordering China and
North Korea - click here to
download a high resolution photo of Shin Dance Company.
South Bay Children's Choir, an 80-voice ensemble, will sing
traditional seasonal favorites - click here
to download a high resolution photo of the South Bay Children's Choir.
Spirit Chorale of Los Angeles* will debut on Holiday Celebration
this year with a capella, spiritual arrangements of holiday classics -
click here
to download a high resolution photo of the Spirit Chorale of Los Angeles.
Vaud & The Villains,* a 19-piece New Orleans jazz orchestra,
will debut on Holiday Celebration with holiday music played in 1930s jazz
style - click here
to download a high resolution photo of Vaud & The Villains.
Vox Femina Los Angeles, a choir of 40 women, will perform songs
celebrating Christmas and Hanukah - click here to download
a high resolution photo of Vox Femina Los Angeles.
* indicates first time performing at The Holiday
Celebration
Produced by the Los Angeles
County Arts Commission as part of the Free Concerts in Public Sites program,
the L.A. County Holiday Celebration
is a gift to the community from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
The live telecast is produced by CDK Productions. For more information, visit www.HolidayCelebration.org
About the Los Angeles County Arts Commission
The Los Angeles County Arts
Commission, Laura Zucker, Executive Director, provides leadership in cultural
services of all disciplines for the largest county in the United States,
encompassing 88 municipalities. In addition to producing the L.A. County
Holiday Celebration, the Arts Commission provides leadership and staffing to
support the County-wide collaboration for arts education, Arts for All; administers
a grants program that funds more than 350 nonprofit arts organizations
annually; oversees the County's Civic Art Program for capital projects;
programs the John Anson Ford Theatres and co-produces Live @ the Ford on KCET;
funds the largest arts internship program in the country in conjunction with
the Getty Foundation; and supports the Los Angeles County Cultural Calendar on ExperienceLA.com and SpacefinderLA.org, Creative Spaces for
Creative People. The 2012-13 President of the Arts Commission is Mattie
McFadden-Lawson. For more information please consult the Arts Commission online
press kit: http://lacountyarts.org/page/pubnewspress
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