2017-11-27T22:27:36-08:00 2017-07-31 Byeman & Cleary CPAs 412 W Broadway Suite 206 Glendale CA 912041297 990 2016-08-01 954431730 LOS ANGELES CHILDRENS CHORUS LOSA 6267934231 585 E COLORADO BLVD PASADENA CA 91101 KAI RYSSDAL Treasurer 2017-11-27 true DANIEL R MOORE P00293381 8182473223 X 2016 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z DEBRA DANNER 585 E COLORADO BLVD PASADENA CA 91101 1840196 false false X WWW.LACHILDRENSCHORUS.ORG X 1986 CA Los Angeles Children's Chorus provides choral music education of the highest quality to young people who represent richly diverse racial, economic, and cultural backgrounds. 16 16 37 290 0 522074 431430 1120211 1095722 1173 2318 110306 218538 1753764 1748008 0 0 924983 953523 0 257865 815958 736010 1740941 1689533 12823 58475 704477 914094 138727 289869 565750 624225 Los Angeles Children's Chorus provides choral music education of the highest quality to young people who represent richly diverse racial, economic, and cultural backgrounds. The program ignites a love of singing and nurtures the full expression of each individual's potential for artistic and personal excellence through the collaborative experience of choral music performance. false false 1178624 1095722 In 2016-2017, Los Angeles Childrens Chorus (LACC) served 402 young people from 47 greater Los Angeles communities through the core education program for its upper-level ensembles, First Experiences in Singing program and ensemble, and educational outreach to Webster Elementary School in the Pasadena Unified School District. Chorus members participated in approximately 335 regular rehearsals and special* rehearsals (*for seven artistic collaborations and recording projects), 400 individual vocal coaching sessions, 550 musicianship classes, six all-choir retreats, four tours, one master class, and 76 First Experiences in Singing sessions Levels I-III. 103 treble auditions were held in June 2017 for the 2017-2018 season.LACC presented an artistically rich season of programming, including 52 concerts, special events, and other activities, reaching nearly 41,000 local and international audience members. Highlights include:Bach to Broadway with St. Andrew ChurchChoral Exchanges with Childrens Choir of the Berlin State Opera and Spains famed Montserrat Boys ChoirLACCs annual Winter and Spring ConcertsEl Nio with LA Philharmonic; Grant Gershon, conductor; Walt Disney Concert HallHoliday Candlelight and Beethovens Symphony No. 9 with Pasadena SymphonyA Master Class with Scott Melvin, guest clinicianGala Bel Canto, honoring Plcido Domingo and LACC benefactors Jo and Shawn LibawTosca with LA Opera; Dorothy Chandler PavilionA Performance at Chorus Americas National ConventionPerformances for Pasadena ArtNight, Arthur Murray Mistletoe Ball, Holiday Sing-along at the Pasadena Playhouse, Sound of Music event at the Jonathan Club, The Wonderful Company Gala at St. Vibianas, and an Oktoberfest event in La CanadaTours to San Diego (Intermediate Choir), the Bay Area (Chamber Singers), British Columbia (Concert Choir), and Australia and New Zealand (Young Mens Ensemble)WORLD PREMIERE OF LACC-COMMISSIONED WORKLACC presented the world premiere of Breathe in Hope by Los Angeles-based composer Dale Trumbore at our Spring Concert on May 7 and 14, 2017. The work is set to text found on social media imploring people to not quickly forget recent clashes between African Americans and police.RECORDING PROJECTSChoristers had the opportunity to record with John Williams on his new four-CD compilation of works created for the films of Steven Spielberg, John Williams & Steven Spielberg: The Ultimate Collection (released March 2017). LACC is featured on the track "Dry Your Tears, Afrika, from the motion picture Amistad. Choristers also sang on the premier segment of Kobe Bryants shortform video series, Canvas City: Musecage.ABOUT LOS ANGELES CHILDREN'S CHORUSLACC is recognized throughout the country for its exceptional artistic quality and technical ability. Founded in 1986 and led by Tomlinson since 1995, LACC serves more than 400 children ages 6 to 18 through six choirs (Preparatory, Apprentice, Intermediate, Concert, Chamber Singers and Young Mens Ensemble for boys with changing voices) and offers First Experiences in Singing classes and a First Experiences in Choral Singing Ensemble for 6-8-year-olds. LACC has been described as hauntingly beautiful (Los Angeles Times), astonishingly polished (Performances Magazine), extraordinary in its abilities (Culture Spot LA), and one heck of a talented group of kids (LA Weekly). Recipient of Chorus Americas 2014 Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence, the nations highest choral honor, LACC has toured North and South America, Africa, China, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Western and Eastern Europe. LACC choristers can be heard on John Williams' latest recording, John Williams & Steven Spielberg: The Ultimate Collection. LACC also appears on the Los Angeles Master Chorales critically acclaimed Decca recording A Good Understanding, and Plcido Domingos Deutsche Grammophon recording Amore Infinito ("Infinite Love"). The subject of a trilogy of documentaries by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Freida Mock, LACC is featured in the Academy Award-nominated Sing!, about a year in the life of the Chorus; Sing Opera!, documenting the production of the LACC-commissioned family opera Keepers of the Night; and Sing China!, chronicling its groundbreaking tour to China just prior to the Beijing Olympics. 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Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PROVIDES AND COLLECTS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT FROM EACH BOARD MEMBER ANNUALLY. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management COMPENSATION COMMITTEE USES COMPARATIVE SALARIES TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees GATHER COMPARATIVE COMPENSATION BY CONTACTING OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available MAKE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Part VI, Section A, question 1a The Bylaws of Los Angeles Childrens Chorus (LACC) contain provisions authorizing the Executive Committee of the LACC Board of Directors to act on behalf of the Board of Directors in certain situations.