Join us for Refract—an evening where contrast creates clarity, and where music reveals its hidden colors.

💎 Light bends. 🌈 Color shifts. 👥 Meaning changes depending on what stands beside it.

In Refract, we invite you to hear choral music the way light passes through a prism—each piece transformed by its pairing. Nothing on this program stands alone. Every work is placed in conversation: echoing, contradicting, deepening, or illuminating the other.

Featuring music by Fanny Hensel, Gustav Holst, György Ligeti, Frank Martin, Felix Mendelssohn, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Brian Sidders, Charles Villiers Stanford, Eric Whitacre & Healey Willan.

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Sterling Ensemble Los Angeles is an award-winning, Billboard #1-charting choir dedicated to performing historic works from diverse voices and championing new music through collaborations with local artists.

Comprised of both professional and accomplished amateur singers, Sterling Ensemble LA unites individuals who share a passion for surrounding themselves with great people and making great music.

When its founders sought opportunities to make high-caliber music beyond collegiate or full-time professional circles, they found nothing that matched their vision. So they decided to build that space for themselves—establishing Sterling Ensemble LA as a home for meaningful community and ambitious artistry.

REFRACT: Choral Juxtapositions

By Sterling Ensemble

REFRACT: Choral Juxtapositions

Spring Concert 05/17/26