Until the sea is dead Here is the place I'll stand With the moon & the waves In each open hand.    — David St. John

Ralph Vaughan Williams' moonlit serenade from The Merchant of Venice provides a radiant introduction to a selection of music invoking rivers, seas, and starry nights, featuring the world premiere of composer Frank Ticheli's first work for chorus and orchestra, The Shore, a song cycle on text by poet David St. John.

Join Frank Ticheli, David St. John, and Assistant Conductor Robert Istad as they discuss The Shore during the concert preview at 7:00 in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall! Previews are free and open to all ticket holders.

"When David St. John makes his annual pilgrimage to Moonstone Beach, he looks at the crashing tide and recalls his incarnations from years past..."
"Creators wade into water imagery for Pacific Chorale's 'The Shore'" — Los Angeles Times, May 29, 2013

Discovering "The Shore"
John Alexander, Frank Ticheli and David St. John discuss the collaborative process
of creating this major new work.

Made possible, in part, by funding from:

Season Sponsors Phillip N. and Mary A. Lyons

Hans and Valerie Imhof



The Shanbrom Family Foundation
in memory of Dr. Edward Shanbrom

Vina Williams and Tom Slattery

Martin and Margie Hubbard

Lenora Meister and Salt-Away Products, Inc.