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Thursday, October 19th | 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Gospel and the King: Elvis Presley and the Music of Salvation

The King of Rock and Roll owes his crown to a life-saving musical tradition that dates back hundreds of years. Gospel music empowered people long before Elvis Presley introduced millions to its sound. We trace the deepest roots of rock and roll and discover the history of American music that you never knew you never knew.

Saturday, October 21st | 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Gospel and the King: Elvis Presley and the Music of Salvation

The King of Rock and Roll owes his crown to a life-saving musical tradition that dates back hundreds of years. Gospel music empowered people long before Elvis Presley introduced millions to its sound. We trace the deepest roots of rock and roll and discover the history of American music that you never knew you never knew.

Saturday, November 4th | 7pm - 9pm

The Conference of the Birds (in concert) is an a cappella oratorio about the journey of the soul as it seeks union with the Divine.

Sunday, November 5th | 11am

The Cathedral Choir and Laude perform Eleanor Daley’s deeply moving “Requiem.” Set to texts by poets Clare Harner (“Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep”) and Carolyn Smart (“The Sound Of The Birds”), and passages from the Hebrew and Christian Bibles, her “Requiem” serves as a celebrative exploration of life.

Sunday, November 5th | 4pm - 6pm

Join VOX as we break the classical ceiling! Featuring classical works of female composers throughout the ages, this concert celebrates women who defied the conventions of their times and transformed music. Vivaldi’s masterpiece, Gloria in D, completes the concert, performed as originally written – for women’s voices!

Saturday, November 11th | 6pm

Redefining Filipino symphony music globally, FASO is a musical institution that has been serving Southern California for 15 years. FASO presents a synthesis of cultures encompassing the multiplicity of musical traditions indigenous to the Philippines to the Euro-Western music variegation from centuries of colonial past.

Sunday, November 12th | 4pm

Celebrate the Gay Freedom Band’s Sapphire anniversary with a collection of concert band music that has inspired our members for the last 45 years. Past Artistic Directors return to the podium, current member artists step into the spotlight, and the West Coast Singers sing along to take a musical journey through our rich history. We hope you will join us in commemorating 45 years of musical Pride this November!

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