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Purchase season tickets for the San Francisco Choral Artists 2013-14 concert season and enjoy beautiful award-winning a cappella singing from December through June.
In December we present: SWEET VOICES and NOYSES
Visit Italy this holiday season, no passport needed! From sheep-covered hillsides to majestic cathedrals, we'll wander through the centuries with guest Renaissance wind band The Whole Noyse, singing motets, carols, folk songs, and glorious multi-choir masterpieces. Featuring Italian composers Gabrieli, Marenzio, Verdi, Gesualdo and Vlad, and stunning new works by Kala Pierson and Benjamin Taylor.
Dates and Locations:
Palo Alto: Saturday, December 7, 2013 at 8 PM
@ St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado Ave (at Middlefield)
Oakland: Sunday, December 8, 2013 at 4 PM
@ St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 114 Montecito Ave (at Grand)
San Francisco: Saturday, December 14, 2013 at 8 PM
@ St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 1111 O'Farrell (at Franklin)
In March we present: LOVE, LOSS and LATKES
Love and loss are interwoven throughout Jewish texts and traditions: The Song of Songs, David and Absalom, Naomi and Ruth. To these themes and stories we've added songs ancient and modern, folk music of the shtetl and Diaspora, all leavened with riddles, humor, and a dash of the unexpected. Once again we are collaborating with audience favorite, the internationally known klezmer trio Veretski Pass.
Dates and Locations:
San Francisco: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 8 PM
@ St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church, 500 De Haro Street (at Mariposa)
Oakland: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 4 PM
@ Temple Sinai, 2808 Summit Street (at 28th St.)
Palo Alto: Sunday, March 30, 2014 at 4 PM
@ All Saints Parish Hall, 555 Waverley Street (at Hamilton)
In June we present: MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S SINGING
We're throwing a 450th birthday party for William Shakespeare and his friends! Join us and a few actors for a choral and dramatic tribute to his genius. We will present the very best from this rich trove of inspiring, moving, and witty plays and poetry. Works from the 16th century to the present by Morley, Vaughan Williams, Harris, Shearing, Chihara, Zaimont, and others.
Dates and Locations:
Palo Alto: Sunday, June 8, 2014 at 4 PM
@ St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado Ave (at Middlefield)
San Francisco: Saturday, June 14, 2014 at 8 PM
@ St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 1111 O'Farrell (at Franklin)
Oakland: Sunday, June 15, 2014 at 4 PM
@ St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 114 Montecito Ave (at Grand)
THE CHORAL ARTISTS
SFCA has premiered over 190 works and is the winner of the 2012 ASCAP/Chorus America Award for Adventurous Programming, confirming its reputation for eclectic programming and stunning performances of music spanning 600 years. Under its Roger Nixon Living Music Initiative, SFCA supports the performance of works by living composers through programs such as the New Voices Project for composers under 30, and Composer-in-Residence and Composer-Not-in-Residence programs. The ensemble cultivates innovative collaborations and has performed with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, The Alexander String Quartet, Veretski Pass, Composers Inc., and The Whole Noyse.
"A performance by S.F. Choral Artists exemplifies contemporary choral music at its best." -- Maggee VanSpeybroeck, SFCV, 2 March 2013
"an inventive and elegantly crafted concert" -- Benjamin Frandzel, SFCV, 23 June 2013
Magen Solomon, Artistic Director
Under Magen Solomon's leadership since 1995, the Choral Artists have released several recordings, and performed at ACDA and Chorus America conferences. Active nationally as a guest conductor, adjudicator, and clinician, Dr. Solomon is also Artistic Director of the Stockton Chorale & Master Chorale, and directed the Oakland Symphony Chorus for twelve years.
2014 Composer-Not-in-Residence Kala Pierson
Kala Pierson's music, inspired by a rich range of cultures and current events, has been performed on every continent, published by Universal Edition, and widely awarded. She was SFCA's 2008 New Voices winner. More at kalapierson.com.
2014 Composer-in-Residence Benjamin Taylor
A young composer writing music for concert halls, churches, rock clubs, radio and television across North America, Benjamin Taylor is being increasingly recognized for works of artistry and energy, depth, and delight.
GUEST ARTISTS
The Whole Noyse, among the country's leading early brass ensembles, is modeled after wind bands of the 16th and 17th centuries. Members play multiple instruments, from cornetts, sackbuts, and curtal to recorders, slide trumpet, and gittern.
Veretski Pass is an award winning klezmer trio dedicated to the performance and revitalization of East European Jewish instrumental music. Their recordings and concerts have repeatedly been on the 10-best lists of journalists since 2002.
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