2007-2008 Subscription Concerts

Glorious Sounds of Christmas

Come into our living room for an old-fashioned Christmas. Celebrate the Holiday Season with a fabulous and diverse repertoire from around the world. Bring your family to join our family as we share musical gifts, including all of Poulenc’s Christmas Motets, among the most beautiful music composed in the 20th century, and cherished by singers and audiences alike.

And, we give you new pieces by local composers Maia Aprahamian, Roger Nixon, and Robin Estrada, our 2008 Composer-in-Residence and Philippines native--along with works from Renaissance friends Byrd, Morales, and Sweelinck, and contemporary works given by Busto, Joubert, and others. Don't miss this joyful celebration of the holiday spirit!

Sunday, December 9, 2007; 4 PM, St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado Avenue, Palo Alto (Map)

Saturday, December 15, 2007; 8 PM, St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church, 500 De Haro Street, San Francisco (Map)

Sunday, December 16, 2007; 4 PM, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 114 Montecito Avenue, Oakland (Map)

Music Home-Grown

We celebrate spring with a variety of styles and sounds harvested from the fertile soil of our own Bay Area, the West Coast, and the United States. Our music feeds the ear, heart and soul, as we explore fresh new works, and share audience favorites from past years. Including works by Kirke Mechem, Herb Bielawa, Robin Estrada, Jerry Mueller, Russell Burnham, Henry Mollicone, Ted Allen and others.

Sunday, March 30, 2008; 4 PM, St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado Avenue, Palo Alto (Map)

Sunday, April 5, 2008; 8 PM, St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church, 500 De Haro Street, San Francisco (Map)

Saturday, April 6, 2008; 8 PM, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 114 Montecito Avenue, Oakland (Map)

Songs of Survival: Music of the Holocaust [see performance dates]

Come along with us to experience beauty, perseverance, and even humor as San Francisco Choral Artists demonstrates the transcendent power of creativity in SONGS OF SURVIVAL. We remember those who were lost and those who survived. We honor those who pursue creativity and retain hope in the midst of despair.

Hope in the midst of war and despair? When asked, this is how Artistic Director Magen Solomon described what is sure to be one of our most unusual and heartfelt concerts:

"Tell them that this will not be an evening of mindless entertainment or feel-good platitudes, but it will be inspiring, moving and fascinating. The music is not all grim, though much of it is serious. There are familiar composers (Bernstein, Verdi, Schoenberg), folksongs and prayers, and four spectacular new works by the next generation of important composers—young artists who were willing to grapple with big questions of life and death and hope.

Equal with the music, perhaps will be the journey with our special guide, Nick Strimple. Known for his work on Holocaust music, preserving music and stories that were almost lost, Dr. Strimple will help us understand the role that music played for the Nazis, for those in the ghettos, boxcars and camps, and for survivors."

The program includes rarely-heard music composed before deportation, songs performed in the Nazi concentration camps, music written by survivors, and new works which celebrate light in times of darkness. Read more.

SAN FRANCISCO Saturday, June 14, 2008; 8 PM, St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church, 500 De Haro Street, San Francisco (Map)

PALO ALTO Saturday, June 21, 2008; 8 PM, St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado Avenue, Palo Alto (Map)

OAKLAND Sunday, June 22, 2008; 4 PM, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 114 Montecito Avenue, Oakland (Map)