Welcome to Los Angeles

Hooray for Hollywood! Explore the many elements that make up the sprawling and fascinating 467 square miles of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. In addition to being a mecca for popular culture, leading the world in the production of television programs, video games, recorded music, and movies, Los Angeles is a hub for high culture. It is home to noted museums and galleries, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Master Chorale, and premier musical institutions including the Colburn School and USC’s Thornton School of Music.During your stay under sunny California skies, revel in the opportunity to visit an impressive cross-section of all that the City of Angels has to offer. Visit and perform at many of the landmarks that make up the iconic cityscape. Experience the city’s spirit, rhythm and diversity as you share your music with local audiences!

HOLLYWOOD

When D.W. Griffith decided to make his silent film “In Old California” in the village of Hollywood in 1910, nobody knew that the location would swiftly grow into the home of the country’s entertainment industry. That same year, Hollywood merged with the city of Los Angeles. In 1911, the Nestor Company was established as the first movie studio in the district. By the 1920s, the motion picture business in Hollywood was the fifth-largest industry in the entire nation. Hollywood is home to a collection of historic theaters and monuments such as Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Hollywood Bowl & the Dolby Theatre—home of the Academy Awards since 2002. Today, approximately 80,000 people live in Hollywood, making it a densely populated and ethnically diverse neighborhood of individuals whom all live within a stone’s throw of the ever-famed sign that continues to pull in millions of visitors each year.

FRIENDSHIP CONCERTS

Friendship concerts are a featured experience on our tours and are at the heart of our mission to foster cultural connections through music. We benefit from a vast international network in the choral world built over our thirty years of helping choirs share their music both in the United States and abroad. Your choir will share a venue and a concert program with a host choir from the region. Your singers will have the opportunity to hear their host choir's repertoire (often showcasing local musical styles) and to share your own repertoire in turn. Fellowship time is planned around the friendship concert, giving both choirs the chance to mingle and enjoy the camaraderie of creating cross-cultural connections through a shared love of music.

DISNEY PERFORMING ARTS

Groups interested in adding a day to their Los Angeles concert tour can visit Disneyland Park where their ensemble's musical prowess will be displayed before an international audience or on the Royal Theatre stage at Disneyland® Park. Disney Performing Arts OnStage offers your ensemble the opportunity to perform, learn, and have fun while doing it: - Expose your group to the highest level of performance and get a taste of showbiz, Disney style. - Learn teamwork and discipline while fostering artistic growth at one of the most high-profile venues in the world. - Feel what it is like to be a Cast Member performing for Disney park Guests. As an alternative to performance, your ensemble can enjoy a Premier Workshop tailored to one of the following themes: Musical Theater, Show Choir, Vocal Lab, Performance Lab.

SANTA MONICA

For years, Santa Monica has offered visitors the opportunity to step into the past and observe a famous vacation destination that has managed to maintain its popularity over the years. By the late 19th century, tens of thousands of people were flocking to the resort town of Santa Monica for its beaches, ocean views, and agreeable climate. Without a doubt, its most enticing feature is the Santa Monica Pier—a boardwalk complete with games, shops, entertainment, and rides. In the 1980s, citizens of Santa Monica pushed for a revitalization of the town and the pier, resulting in an influx of tourism that has allowed the town to keep its stellar reputation alive.