Discovery!

LACC's 2011|2012 Season 

Message from Anne Tomlinson, Artistic Director

With an exciting 2011|2012 season, we welcome you to a year of rich and varied musical experiences - a year of Discovery!

LACC's new season encompasses diverse projects from the profound works of Mahler to the inspiring texts of Shakespeare to the contagious choral repertoire of South Africa.  Look out for LACC's brochure with our 2011|2012 season calendar...coming to your mailbox soon! 

From exploring new cultures and musical traditions to expanding our understanding of cherished works, we look forward to sharing this wonderful journey of musical Discovery with you!

Please join us in welcoming

LACC's new Apprentice Choir Conductor 

Larissa Donnelly

"We are very pleased to welcome Larissa to LACC's artistic staff," says Anne Tomlinson. "With her passion for teaching and exceptional conducting and leadership skills, she will provide LACC's young singers with a solid musical foundation, which is particularly crucial since they will be promoted into LACC's more advanced choirs as their skills develop."

"I look forward to working closely with Anne and the entire LACC staff," states Donnelly. "LACC has a tremendous reputation for not only helping its choristers develop into outstanding singers, but also for instilling in them a true love of singing. I am proud to be a part of that tradition."

Donnelly has been involved with children's choirs since childhood when she joined, at the age of eight, the renowned Glen Ellyn Children's Chorus, now known as Anima, with which she sang for seven years. Donnelly holds a Bachelor of Music Education from Michigan State University, where she studied voice and piano, graduating with honors, and a Master of Music Education and Choral Conducting from Florida State University. In addition, she earned Level I and II certification from Doreen Rao's prestigious Choral Music Experience Institute for Choral Teacher Education at the University of Toronto. Donnelly has taught in both public and private schools across the country, including in Garland and San Antonio, Texas, Atlanta, Georgia, and Paramount, California, with a focus on middle and high school choirs. She also worked with the famed Michigan State Children's Chorus and the Virginia Children's Chorus, as well as HOLA, Heart of Los Angeles.  A professional singer, most recently she was a core member of the Virginia Symphony Chorus and has also served as an accompanist for numerous choral ensembles. She resides in Lakewood, CA with her husband, Joe, and their two sons, Ian and Jack.

Introduce your child to the wonders and excitement of  

singing and music through LACC's 

First Experiences in Singing Classes 

Levels I & II - Fall 2011

Click here to REGISTER TODAY! 

Quality small group classes in vocal and musical development  

for ages 6 and 7.

The last few fundraising seasons have been extremely challenging for nonprofits nationwide, LACC included.

But the Chorus has endured (and grown!), thanks to the support of a generous, steadfast community of friends.

Today, as hundreds of new and returning choristers are about to start a new season of rehearsals, classes and performances, we hope you will support their musical educations and endeavors with an important, sustaining gift today. 

 Music is a moral law.  It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything. -Plato

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