It's A Very Dolly Holiday Giving Season!
GMCLA’s holiday concert is inspired by the extraordinary music and generous spirit of Dolly Parton. At GMCLA, we share that spirit through our concerts and community outreach, where we bring people together, lift spirits, celebrate our humanity, and share the transformative power of music.
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This holiday season, we’re embracing Dolly’s philosophy and inviting you to help us carry her message forward. With your donation, you can support GMCLA and keep our education programs like our Alive Music Project and community programming running year-round!​
Get your own Dolly Holiday Sweatshirt when you support GMCLA!
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With a gift of $150 or more, or a recurring monthly gift of $15 or more, you’ll receive our limited-edition GMCLA Holiday Sweatshirt, featuring Dolly’s inspiring words of wisdom:
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"Dream more, learn more, care more, and be more."
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You can pick up your sweatshirt at A VERY DOLLY HOLIDAY on December 12 or 13 or have it shipped for an additional fee (add $10 to donation).
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Quantities are limited, so make your gift and reserve your sweatshirt today!
Over 100,000 Los Angeles students have experienced our life-changing Alive Music Project.
GMCLA IN THE SCHOOLS
GMCLA provides support and inspiration through our ALIVE MUSIC PROJECT (AMP) program in Los Angeles high schools. Reaching over 100,000 students in Southern California since its inception, AMP includes in-school choral performances, music education, anti-bullying and the sharing of important and impactful stories from our diverse Chorus members. This season, GMCLA brough the ALIVE MUSIC PROJECT to several schools in Los Angeles County, including Crescenta Valley High School, Cleveland Charter High School, Palisades Charter High School, Crossroads High School, and the Pilgrim School. GMCLA has also expanded the AMP mission and produced our second iteration of our High School Choral Festival in October 2025, which invited students from schools across Los Angeles County to a daylong rehearsal intensive with our Artistic Director, Dr. Ernest H. Harrison, and to sing with GMCLA members in a concert.
GMCLA sings with students during our second annual High School Choral Festival in October 2025.
GMCLA IN THE COMMUNITY
GMCLA’s Season 47 was full of community performances where we’ve continued to spread our musical message of love, hope, and acceptance for all people. In the fall, our volunteer members sang for an event hosted by Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Network, performed the national anthem for the LA Lakers Pride Night, the City of West Hollywood’s Veterans Day Commemoration, and weSAPRK’s 5K/10K Run/Walk fundraiser for their cancer support center. GMCLA was a featured ensemble in Youth Culture Moves the World’s Fall Recital featuring music and folk dance groups across LA County. GMCLA commemorated the opening of STORIES: The AIDS Monument in West Hollywood. This spring, we returned with our annual Community Sing-in to a full house at First United Methodist Church of Pasadena, making music with 10 ensembles from across Los Angeles County! For Pride, GMCLA returned to march in the West Hollywood and LA Pride Parades. You can contribute to this important work by making a gift today and support GMCLA’s performances to inspire a more harmonious world.
Over 10,000 people enjoyed seeing GMCLA perform at our more than 30 free community events this past season.
GMCLA members performed for a sold-out house at our Community Sing-in in Spring 2026.
GMCLA performed the National Anthem at LA Lakers Pride Night in Fall 2025.
GMCLA MEMBERS SPEAK ABOUT OUR ALIVE MUSIC PROJECT
