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Slavyanka Russian Chorus presents the U.S. premiere of Konstantin Shvedov’s Liturgy, a rarely-performed Russian sacred masterwork for mixed choir that was written more than one hundred years ago. Before the outbreak of World War I and the Russian Revolution, a revival of sacred music centered at the Moscow Synodal School. Konstanin Shvedov wrote his Liturgy […]
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San Francisco Bach Choir: BACH – MASS IN B MINOR
Perhaps the greatest choral work ever written, J.S. Bach‘s masterwork offers a journey of heart and soul: dazzling, tender, and powerful. Although universally recognized as a pinnacle of human creativity, at its core the Mass in B-Minor is a personal expression of spiritual devotion that transcends religious boundaries. The San Francisco Bach Choir, Magen Solomon, […]
In the Time of Brahms: Music for Women’s Voices from the Master and his Friends
Voci Women’s Vocal Ensemble presents “In the Time of Brahms: Music for Women’s Voices from the Master and his Friends ” on Sunday, March 26, at 4PM at St. Mary Magdalen Church, 2005 Berryman St, Berkeley, and Saturday, April 1 at 7:30PM at St. Perpetua Catholic Church, 3454 Hamlin Ave. , Lafayette. On the heels […]
Vox Alta: Kaleidoscope [NEW DATE]
Vox Alta — a collaborative group of eight sopranos and altos in the San Francisco Bay area — will sing works celebrating the colors of the world. The program includes music by Joan Szymko, Maurice Ravel, Veljo Tormis, C.V. Stanford, Ēriks Ešenvalds, Hildegard von Bingen, Michael Bussewitz-Quarm, Jocelyn Hagen, Edna Yeh, and more. This concert […]
3/18, Neighbor Tones
The San Francisco Girls Chorus partners with Chanticleer to co-present an adventurous performance of new choral works and new sounds. Experience both groups as you’ve never heard them before on repertoire neither ensemble would be able to perform alone, including the eagerly-anticipated preview of a new co-commissioned work by Ayanna Woods, one of today’s most […]
Considering This Moment: Music With Strings
This thought-provoking program will feature music for choir and string orchestra, in collaboration with the Circadian String Quartet and additional local string players. We will bring you Zanaida Robles’ No Fairytale Here, a setting of writings by the African American suffragist Ida B. Wells that includes spoken voice; San Francisco Conservatory composer David Conte’s reverent […]