Laura Lyles performs Lonely Days and Lonely Nights in Room 3400 at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on March 3, 2022. Photo by Nancy Corona.
Annie Yolo performs in Room 3400 at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on March 3, 2022. Photo By Nancy Corona.
Lorenzo Patino plays the drums in Room 3400 at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on March 3, 2022. Photo by Nancy Corona.
Jasmine Guilmette plays classical sax in Room 3400 at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on March 3, 2022. Photo by Nancy Corona.
Rhenar Boncato plays bass to a Latin Jazz melody in Room 3400 at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on March 3, 2022. Photo By Nancy Corona.
A Steinway & Sons piano is played in Room 3400 at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on March 3, 2022. Photo by Nancy Corona.
Stephanie Keledjian laughs at a joke during rehearsal in the Music Building at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on March 9, 2022. The Pierce Choir will perform at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. for the National Memorial Day Festival on May 26-30. Photo by Jasmine Casanova.
Kim Lewitt sings during rehearsal in the Music Building at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on March 9, 2022. The Pierce Choir will perform at the National Memorial Day Festival at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Photo by Jasmine Casanova.
Garineh Avakain leads rehearsal in the Music Building at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on March 9, 2022. The Pierce Choir will perform at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. for the National Memorial Day Festival on May 26-30. Photo by Jasmine Casanova.
A student’s music sheet during rehearsal in the Music Building at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on March 9, 2022. The Pierce Choir will perform at the Kennedy Center for the National Memorial Day Festival on May 26-30. Photo by Jasmine Casanova.
Tucked away in the Los Angeles Pierce College Music Department are the college choir and music classes.
The school is no stranger to harmonies and choruses, with concerts on campus every few weeks. Sounds of drums, flutes, guitars and other instruments fill the air to the delight of students and faculty alike.
The Pierce Choir is preparing to perform at the Kennedy Center for the National Memorial Day Festival on May 26-30.