Bradley's got a brand new gig: Beethoven's Missa Solemnis!

Greetings, fans!

I'm excited to announce that the Los Angeles Master Chorale has offered me a fourth one-off contract in less than six months.  In about eight weeks, I will be on stage at the Walt Disney Concert Hall performing Beethoven's Missa Solemnis with 92 singers and the LA Philharmonic Orchestra.  Swedish conductor Herbert Blomstedt will be at the helm: he is an extremely accomplished conductor with 130 recordings, and is a renowned expert on composers of the Romantic era.

CONCERT: BEETHOVEN'S MISSA SOLEMNIS
LA Master Chorale & LA Philharmonic Orchestra
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Friday 4/13 @ 8:00PM
Saturday 4/14 @ 8:00PM
Sunday 4/15 @ 2:00PM

Tickets for LA Phil concerts start at ~$55 for seating *behind* the choir and orchestra, but you'll get the best sound in the balcony ($65+).  I recommend arriving an hour early for the "UPbeat!" pre-concert lecture so that you can be more familiar with the Missa Solemnis and get the most out of this experience.

If you can't make it, I would still enjoy receiving your well-wishes over the weekend.

I thank you sincerely for your continued support.

Regards,
Bradley Chapman

P.S.: If you want your tickets held at will-call, rather than sent through the mail, just dial the WDCH box office at (323) 850-2000.

Bruckner & Stravinsky tomorrow at 7pm Walt Disney Concert Hall

Come hear the Los Angeles Master Chorale (of which I'm a member of) tomorrow night at 7PM perform Bruckner & Stravinsky in Disney Concert Hall!

Tickets are still available by phone: 323-850-2000 or online at: http://lamc.org/ 1112-120212-concert.php

First reflections on Mahler's 8th, and a sense of awe...

Saturday night's concert at the Shrine was both hair-raising and sublime.

Trying to keep up with Dudamel on some of those quick passages was tough, especially when from the back rows he seemed to be a mile away, but the payoff at the end was HUGE and totally worth all the effort and insanity.

I wish to thank those of you who have supported me all along: friends, family, coworkers past and present, and especially my wife and my sister. Without you, I would not have had the notion or the courage to try out for the Los Angeles Master Chorale. And to think of it! ...that in my first season, I have been privileged to sing three grand works--Beethoven's Ninth, and Mahler's 2nd & 8th symphonies--for the first time in my life! Last night was one of those "right place, right time" kind of moments. Truly amazing.

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