Friday and Saturday, December 16 and 17, 2022, 8-10pm “A refreshing spin on traditional seasonal choral music… A thoroughly marvelous concert!” – National Public RadioFor more than two decades, Kitka’s annual Wintersongs concerts have explored songs from across Eastern Europe that summon the return of light and hope in times of difficulty and darkness. This […]
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12/18, KITKA Women’s Vocal Ensemble: Wintersongs
“A refreshing spin on traditional seasonal choral music… A thoroughly marvelous concert!” – National Public RadioFor more than two decades, Kitka’s annual Wintersongs concerts have explored songs from across Eastern Europe that summon the return of light and hope in times of difficulty and darkness. This December, Kitka’s nine powerful female vocalists sing in solidarity […]
10/21, Kamala’s Hope
The San Francisco Girls Chorus opens its season with a selection of works by women composers that includes the world premiere of I See You, I Hear You, I Believe You by Ursula-Kwong Brown, written in the wake of the #MeToo movement, and the choral world premiere of Kamala’s Hope by San Francisco-based composer Candace […]
11/5, Young Women in Harmony A Capella Workshop
Workshop open to young singers age 13 to 25.School choirs welcome!Join us for an all day, comprehensive workshop, centered on improving vocal production skills and learning the art of a cappella style with our Clinician, Master Director, Dede Nibler. This curriculum, designed for the high school level, includes:* Learning and performing a four-part harmony a […]
SF Bach Choir: “Tesoros Dorados: Treasures of the Spanish New World”
Discover little-known sacred works by Peruvian, Mexican, and Argentinian composers. From lovely a cappella motets to a magnificent Mass, we bring to light composers and works rarely heard in the Bay Area. Music of Hernando Franco, Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz, Sebastián Durón, and Domenico Zipoli, and several composers whose names are lost to […]
Memories & Dreams
Cantare’s 26-voice Chamber Ensemble returns with a presentation of 12 pieces that reflect on the memories and dreams that surface at different stages of life: childhood friendships and lifelong romances, places that leave marks on our souls, dreams for those who will come after us… Included are works by Debussy, Esenvalds, Paulus, Stroope, Harold Arlen, […]