Los Angeles Times Pop Music writer, Randy Lewis, center, sings out his obsession for an obscure Mozart choral composition, “Ave Verum Corpus,” at the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa. (Bethany Mollenkof / Los Angeles Times)
Conductor Carl St. Clair leads the Pacific Chorale in practice for their upcoming performance. (Bethany Mollenkof / Los Angeles Times)
Members of The Pacific Chorale will perform an obscure Mozart choral composition, “Ave Verum Corpus,” along with Mozart’s famous death-bed composition, “The Requiem.” (Bethany Mollenkof / Los Angeles Times)
Members of The Pacific Chorale. (Bethany Mollenkof / Los Angeles Times)
Sharon Verde, Kathy Cobb-Woll and Lorie Reed practice with other members of The Pacific Chorale days before their performance. (Bethany Mollenkof / Los Angeles Times)
Randy Lewis has a laugh during rehearsal with the Pacific Chorale. (Bethany Mollenkof / Los Angeles Times)
