More than 450 years later, Shakespeare’s words still inspire composers. Together with San Francisco actor Kina Kantor, we’ll offer a musical tribute to the genius of Shakespeare and Friends, including Dickinson, Rilke, Hirshfield, Rossetti, cummings, Basho, Anonymous, and others. Also – world premieres by Composer-in-Residence José Daniel Vargas, Composer-Not-in-Residence Caroline Mallonee, and our 2023 New […]
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5/21, U.S. Premiere of Shvedov’s Liturgy
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 […]
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, […]
5/14, Sounds and Shadows
Volti concludes its 2022-2023 season with a diverse program of groundbreaking new choral works including the world premiere of Words Cast Shadows by Resident Composer Mark Winges and the U.S. premiere of Aletheia by Lithuanian composer Zibuokle Martinaityte. Underscoring the organization’s commitment to the music of today and its rich history of expanding the choral […]
4/30, Choral Masterworks by Morten Lauridsen and Stacy Garrop
The San Francisco Choral Society presents an evening of masterful choral works including the premiere of a new chamber orchestra version of Terra Nostra by Stacy Garrop. Co-commissioned in 2013 with the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir, the fully orchestrated version was originally premiered in San Francisco over the course of two years in 2014 […]
4/29, Choral Masterworks by Morten Lauridsen and Stacy Garrop
The San Francisco Choral Society presents an evening of masterful choral works including the premiere of a new chamber orchestra version of Terra Nostra by Stacy Garrop. Co-commissioned in 2013 with the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir, the fully orchestrated version was originally premiered in San Francisco over the course of two years in 2014 […]