BRIC Team reports: Brand Post Escape the Chaos: Los Angeles Master Chorale Presents Sound Waves, a Transcendent “Sound Bath for the Soul” By GlobeNewswire Last updated May 12, 2026 The one-night-only experience at Walt Disney Concert Hall invites the audience to unplug and surrender to a sanctuary of sound, light, and nature that includes two world premieres LOS ANGELES, May 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In a world overwhelmed by noise, stress, and endless scrolling, the Los Angeles Master Chorale is offering something different: a reset and healing. On Sunday, May 31, at 7 PM, the GRAMMY® Award-winning ensemble closes its 2025/26 season with Sound Waves — an immersive concert experience at Walt Disney Concert Hall designed to calm the senses, lower the pulse, and surround audiences in breathtaking music inspired by water, breath, and nature.
Blending meditation, visual art, spatial sound, and some of today’s most innovative composers, Sound Waves invites audiences to disconnect from chaos and reconnect with themselves. “People are craving experiences that help them slow down, breathe, and feel grounded again,” said Grant Gershon, Kiki and David Gindler Artistic Director. “This program creates a space where music becomes healing — physically, emotionally, and spiritually.” At the center of the evening is Indian American composer Reena Esmail’s Malhaar: A Requiem for Water, inspired by the climate crisis and ancient Hindustani raags intended to summon rain.
Background
Featuring internationally acclaimed vocalist Saili Oak, tabla virtuoso Abhiman Kaushal, renowned percussionist Ian David Rosenbaum, and a mesmerizing video installation by Camilla Tassi, the performance transforms Disney Hall into a cocoon of light, motion, and sound. The evening also features two major world premieres written specifically for the Master Chorale: Korean composer Hyowon Woo’s SUM (숨) becomes a “sound bath for the soul,” with 62 singers positioned throughout the hall, while Korean percussion and resonant singing bowls create waves of vibration and breath-like resonance. American composer Marques L.
Key facts
- Blending meditation, visual art, spatial sound, and some of today’s most innovative composers, Sound Waves invites audiences to disconnect from chaos and reconnect with themselves.
- “People are craving experiences that help them slow down, breathe, and feel grounded again,” said Grant Gershon, Kiki and David Gindler Artistic Director.
- Additional works include Eric Whitacre’s luminous Water Night and the beloved American folk song Shenandoah, arranged by James Erb.
What this means
Garrett’s On the Seashore unfolds like the ocean itself — voices rising and receding in sweeping currents inspired by a 1912 poem from Rabindranath Tagore that reflects innocence, fragility, and humanity’s relationship with a changing planet. Additional works include Eric Whitacre’s luminous Water Night and the beloved American folk song Shenandoah, arranged by James Erb. More than a concert, Sound Waves is designed as a fully immersive sensory experience — one that speaks directly to audiences seeking wellness, mindfulness, emotional connection, and transformative live events.
Leave the chaos behind. Let Sound Waves wash over you. EVENT DETAILS SOUND WAVES Sunday, May 31, 2026 — 7:00 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Tickets available now at lamasterchorale.org PROGRAM Hyowon Woo — SUM (숨) Marques L.
