Artistic Director |
Dr. Irene Messoloras, Artistic Director
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Dedicated to inspiring musicians and audiences through a determined passion for musical excellence, Dr. Irene Messoloras maintains an active career as a highly sought-after music educator, conductor, clinician and adjudicator. Her ensembles have delivered meaningful and inspirational performances across the United States and on the international stage in both Europe and in Asia, appearing in multiple festivals and competitions and receiving superior ratings and awards.
As a member of the University of La Verne Music faculty, Dr. Messoloras is the Director of Choral Activities and head of Vocal Studies. She conducts the University Chamber Singers, University Chorale and teaches choral conducting. Before coming to the University of La Verne, Dr. Messoloras served as Director of Choirs and Chair of the Fine Arts Department at Northwestern Oklahoma State University. Additionally, Messoloras served as Conductor-in-Residence for MidAmerica Productions in New York City where she gave performances at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. Most recently, ensembles under Messoloras have performed for the National Association of Music Educators national conference as well as the Oklahoma State Music Educators conference. Last summer, the University of La Verne Chamber Singers toured to Austria and Germany performing to standing-room only audiences in concert halls throughout Europe. Dr. Messoloras received her doctor of musical arts degree in choral conducting from the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. She currently serves as choral conductor for the Hour of Power Crystal Cathedral Ministries and is the Artistic Director for the Mountainside Master Chorale. Dr. Messoloras is an active member with the American Choral Directors Association. |
Message from Our Artistic Director
Dear Mountainside Master Chorale Friends,
As we celebrate our 25th anniversary, I pause to reflect on our journey. We have been blessed to perform new music by living composers and numerous masterworks; we have toured the world, and most importantly we continue to sing for you after a quarter century. What an incredible joy and privilege it has been.
We are now in celebration mode as we begin our 25th season! This year the Chorale will perform a broad and dynamic repertoire, from signature favorites and German masters, to English rock, Americana, and much more. Our season opens with “A Taste of Jazz” featuring jazz pianist Porfirio Mojica and soloists from the Chorale in a very special all-jazz concert. In December, we kick off the Christmas season with “Noel! A Holiday Celebration.” Our program will focus on music of many centuries and styles, artfully melded for a unique and popular concert. In March, enjoy favorites from past years: spirituals, popular, and classical choral works in our “Bach to Beatles” concert. We conclude our special anniversary season with one of the most famous choral masterworks of all time, Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana.”
Many of you attended our first concert in 1994, many have joined us along the way, and we look forward to welcoming more of you into our circle in the years ahead. On behalf of the Chorale, thank you for continuing this journey with us. We cant’t wait to see what the next twenty-five years bring.
Sincerely,
As we celebrate our 25th anniversary, I pause to reflect on our journey. We have been blessed to perform new music by living composers and numerous masterworks; we have toured the world, and most importantly we continue to sing for you after a quarter century. What an incredible joy and privilege it has been.
We are now in celebration mode as we begin our 25th season! This year the Chorale will perform a broad and dynamic repertoire, from signature favorites and German masters, to English rock, Americana, and much more. Our season opens with “A Taste of Jazz” featuring jazz pianist Porfirio Mojica and soloists from the Chorale in a very special all-jazz concert. In December, we kick off the Christmas season with “Noel! A Holiday Celebration.” Our program will focus on music of many centuries and styles, artfully melded for a unique and popular concert. In March, enjoy favorites from past years: spirituals, popular, and classical choral works in our “Bach to Beatles” concert. We conclude our special anniversary season with one of the most famous choral masterworks of all time, Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana.”
Many of you attended our first concert in 1994, many have joined us along the way, and we look forward to welcoming more of you into our circle in the years ahead. On behalf of the Chorale, thank you for continuing this journey with us. We cant’t wait to see what the next twenty-five years bring.
Sincerely,
