LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SOCIETY INC
350 S FIGUEROA STREET NO 183, LOS ANGELES, CA 90071 www.laco.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION OF THE LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA (LACO) IS TO ENRICH AND CONNECT OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH INTIMATE AND TRANSFORMATIVE MUSICAL EXPERIENCES WHICH EXEMPLIFY AND FOSTER ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE, EDUCATION AND INNOVATION. (SEE CONTINUATION ON SCHEDULE O)LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, RANKED AMONG THE WORLD'S TOP MUSICAL ENSEMBLES, MARKS ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON WITH MORE ARTISTIC ENERGY AND CREATIVE IMPULSE COURSING THROUGH ITS MUSICAL VEINS THAN AT ANY TIME IN ITS HISTORY. BELOVED BY AUDIENCES AND PRAISED BY CRITICS, THE ORCHESTRA IS KNOWN AS A PREEMINENT INTERPRETER OF HISTORICAL MASTERWORKS AS WELL AS A CHAMPION OF CONTEMPORARY COMPOSERS. LACO, HEADQUARTERED IN THE HEART OF THE COUNTRY'S CULTURAL CAPITAL, HAS BEEN PROCLAIMED "AMERICA'S FINEST CHAMBER ORCHESTRA" (PUBLIC RADIO INTERNATIONAL), "LA'S MOST UNINTIMIDATING CHAMBER MUSIC EXPERIENCE" (LOS ANGELES MAGAZINE), "RESPLENDENT" (LOS ANGELES TIMES), AND "ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREAT CHAMBER ORCHESTRAS"(KUSC CLASSICAL FM).

ENRICH AND CONNECT OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH INTIMATE AND TRANSFORMATIVE MUSICAL EXPERIENCES

THE LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA (LACO), PROCLAIMED "AMERICA'S FINEST CHAMBER ORCHESTRA" BY PUBLIC RADIO INTERNATIONAL, HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF AMONG THE WORLD'S TOP MUSICAL ENSEMBLES. THE ORCHESTRA MAINTAINS ITS STATUS AS BOTH A PRE-EMINENT INTERPRETER OF HISTORICAL MASTERWORKS AND A CHAMPION OF CONTEMPORARY COMPOSERS. DURING ITS OVER 50-YEAR HISTORY, THE ORCHESTRA HAS MADE 31 RECORDINGS, TOURED EUROPE, SOUTH AMERICA, AND JAPAN, PERFORMED ACROSS NORTH AMERICA, EARNING ADULATION FROM AUDIENCES AND CRITICS ALIKE, AND GARNERED EIGHT ASCAP AWARDS FOR ADVENTUROUS PROGRAMMING. HEADQUARTERED IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, LACO PRESENTS EIGHT ORCHESTRAL SERIES AT BOTH GLENDALE'S ALEX THEATRE AND UCLA'S ROYCE HALL, FOUR BAROQUE CONVERSATIONS CONCERTS AT DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES' ZIPPER CONCERT HALL AS WELL AS THREE THIS YEAR TO SANTA MONICA, AND THREE IN FOCUS CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERTS AT FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN SANTA MONICA AND THE HUNTINGTON IN SAN MARINO. ADDITIONALLY, LACO'S OUTREACH PROGRAMS: MEET THE MUSIC, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, CAMPUS TO CONCERT HALL, AND THE LACO/USC THORNTON STRINGS MENTORSHIP PROGRAM REACH THOUSANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE ANNUALLY, NURTURING FUTURE MUSICIANS AND COMPOSERS AS WELL AS INSPIRING A LOVE OF CLASSICAL MUSIC. LACO PROGRAMS REACH APPROXIMATELY 25,000 IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, PLUS AN ADDITIONAL 1.4 MILLION RADIO LISTENERS NATIONWIDE. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 2018 - 19 SEASON INCLUDED: TWO ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS IN ONE SEASON MAKING LACO'S ALL TIME TOP TEN SINGLE TICKET SELLERS: HILARY HAHN PLAYING BACH ON VIOLIN AND MOZART'S REQUIEM WITH MUSIC DIRECTOR DESIGNATE JAIME MARTIN. WORLD PREMIERES FROM SARAH GIBSON AND JAMES NEWTON HOWARD. A WEEK-LONG ARTIST RESIDENCY WITH CLARINETIST ANTHONY MCGILL. PARTNERING WITH THE INNER CITY YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF LOS ANGELES AND USC THORNTON SCHOOL OF MUSIC TO CONTINUE THE LOS ANGELES ORCHESTRA FELLOWSHIP. THE INAUGURAL CLASS OF THE FELLOWSHIP HAILS FROM DYNAMIC AND DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND IS RECEIVING ARTISTIC MENTORING, COACHING AND EXTENSIVE PERFORMANCE AND REHEARSAL OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE THREE PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS OVER TWO YEARS. SESSION - A UNIQUE COLLABORATION BETWEEN LACO MUSICIANS, LIVING COMPOSERS AND CREATIVE DIRECTORS FOUR LARKS HELD AT HAUSER & WIRTH AND MACK SENNETT STUDIOS. A SOLD-OUT BAROQUE CONVERSATIONS CONCERT WITH AVI AVITAL PLAYING VIVALDI'S THE FOUR SEASONS ON MANDOLIN WITH LACO AT THE HISTORIC ST. MONICA CATHOLIC CHURCH IN SANTA MONICA. A SERIES OF INTERNATIONALLY-THEMED CHAMBER MUSIC DINNERS HOSTED BY LOS ANGELES-BASED FOREIGN CONSULS.

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