Honestly, I'm having too much fun...

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[/caption]It pays to have a kid who loves classical music, and love classical music myself. Los Angeles Children's Chorus asked me to help out with adding surround sound to the Ambassador Auditorium for a new piece, composed for the Children's Chorus by Caroline Park, entitled Motion. So I took a bunch of powered speakers and climbed up into the catwalks above the audience. And it sounds fantastic. Ms. Park has written a challenging piece for the kids, but the payoff is huge — being enveloped in sound in a way that only someone with an understanding of children's voices could create.[caption id="attachment_805" align="alignnone" width="491" caption="Rehearsing the new piece "Motion." Composer Caroline Park's laptop with MaxDSP running can be seen in the lower left of the photo."]

[/caption]The concert is Saturday, May 14, at 7:00 p.m. You should come if at all possible — these kids are pros. They have sung with the L.A. Phil, Hollywood Bowl, L.A. Master Chorale, tons of recordings, and all sorts of other stuff. More importantly, they love music, and are learning to love the work that goes into doing something well — doing something right. I'm proud of all of the hard work that they have put into this.And I love getting to play with sound, too.[caption id="attachment_806" align="alignnone" width="491" caption="LACC's Concert Choir rehearsing for this week's concert"]

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