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 […]
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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 […]
2/23, BABA: The Life and Death of Stana
February 23-25, 2023 at 8pm / February 26 at 2pm Kitka Women’s Vocal Ensemble is proud to announce the world premiere of BABA: The Life and Death of Stana, authored, composed and directed by Karmina Silec. BABA is a new opera inspired by the lives of sworn virgins of the Balkan Highlands, women who live […]
Karmina Silec: BABA The life and Death of Stana
Music theatre by Karmina Silec for vocalists of extended vocal techniques, instruments, electronics Performers: Kitka ensemble and guests BABA is inspired by the sworn virgins – the women who, after taking vows of chastity, adopt a man’s name and identity, wear men’s clothes, do men’s work, smoke, drink rakia, play the gusle … and join […]
12/12, SFGC at Davies Hall
Experience the unforgettable sound of the San Francisco Girls Chorus in their triumphant return to Davies Symphony Hall. A staple in the Bay Area December calendar, SFGC returns to Davies for the first time in three years for its annual appearance showcasing all six levels of the Choral school, as well as the award-winning Premier […]
12/17, A Chanticleer Christmas
Experience one of Americas most beloved holiday traditions with A Chanticleer Christmas. GRAMMY Award-winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer presents a selection of longtime audience favorites, including choral music from the Renaissance to joyful spirituals and traditional carols, to fill you with wonder and merriment this festive season.A Chanticleer Christmas has provided transcendent moments of peace and […]