A Momentous Debut
I’m pleased to announce the debut of an end product, or artifact, of all that musical development and education. This Sunday, Nov. 15 we will host a party to celebrate the release of SFGC’s latest recording.
A debut is a very special thing. Since our tour to New York last April, we’ve been talking a lot about SFGC’s thrilling debut concert in Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center. The quaint (or perhaps not) anachronism of a young woman’s debut into “society” is still practiced in some quarters in this country as well. Supposedly, a white satin gown and a fancy ball mark the girl’s entry into her social milieu.
On the Road Again
It is our mission to give concerts around the world, including places like Latvia, Nebraska, or even the other end of our own state
On Sunday the girls sang at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts in Southern California. As expected, they gave a beautiful performance, and a wonderful review of this concert was published yesterday here. The Cerritos Center is a big performing arts center in SoCal. The auditorium seats about 1500, and I think Susan would agree, it’s an acoustically challenging space to perform in! But, as always, the girls excelled.
GRAMMY Award-Winning Sf Girls Chorus To Release New Double CD, Heaven And Earth, November 15, 2009
Music Celestial And Terrestrial By Britten, Tavener, Poulenc; Premieres By Gabriela Lena Frank And Augusta Read Thomas
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The Show Must Go On
Being consummate professional quality artists, the girls will hit the road next weekend for another performance
We’ve just finished a full weekend of concerts opening our 2009-2010 season. They were beautiful, challenging (in a good way) and well attended. Check out the review on SFCV here
The Silken Tent
We hear again and again about lifelong friendships and instant connections former choristers make with each other as grown women, because of their shared experiences with the Girls Chorus...
International Affairs
our concerts later this month are living examples of cultural exchange through the ages, and especially along the Silk Road
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Living History
This Wednesday, members of the San Francisco Girls Chorus will perform at the opening ceremonies of the President’s Cup golf tournament. President Bush, Sr., and President Clinton are expected to attend, and everyone hopes that President Obama will also be able to join them...
The Everyday Work of Art
In watching the new Ken Burns series on PBS about the National Parks the other night, I was struck by a quote from John Muir, who said we “need beauty as much as we need bread.”
