New West Symphony music director Marcelo Lehninger leads his orchestra in an engaging Requiem at Barnum Hall in Santa Monica on Sunday. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Conductor Marcelo Lehninger, shown with mezzo-soprano Rebecca Ringle, left, and soprano Lesley Leighton, will lead the Boston Symphony at Tanglewood this summer. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Lesley Leighton, left, takes on the soprano role with Rebecca Ringle as mezzo-soprano. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Music director Marcelo Lehninger leads his New West Symphony in an engagingly unedgy performance of Verdi’s Requiem. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Strong tenor Casey Candebat, center, contrasts with the more understated bass, Raymond Aceto. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Marcelo Lehninger and the New West Symphony’s performance of Verdi’s Requiem featured the New West Chorus and Los Robles Master Chorale. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
