Dear SFGC Friends and Family,

Update on New York City, Lincoln Center

On Monday, April 13, the San Francisco Girls Chorus made its triumphant debut on stage in Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, New York City. The 42 members of the Girls Chorus performed a stunning program reflecting their range and extraordinary sound before an audience of over 800. Acclaimed artists such as jazz violinist Regina Carter, choreographer Stephen Petronio, and composers Meredith Monk, Toshiko Akiyoshi, and Gabriela Lena Frank attended.

Together with the renowned Young People’s Chorus of New York City, the Girls Chorus performed the world premiere of Berkeley composer Gabriela Lena Frank’s Two Mountain Songs, a work for treble chorus inspired by Peruvian Indian folk traditions and commissioned by the American Composers Forum specifically for the two choruses. This concert marked the second meeting of these two talented ensembles, the first being in 2005 at the Seventh World Symposium on Choral Music in Kyoto, Japan, where they were the only two groups selected to represent the United States.

Many thanks to all the SFGC Alumnae, parents, and supporters who joined us at this ground-breaking performance.

Listen Online!

As a direct result of SFGC’s inspiring debut at Lincoln Center, WNYC’s Evening Musicprogram —broadcasting cutting-edge and timeless music across five centuries— will feature the music of the San Francisco Girls Chorus before a national audience. Tune in to WNYC at 93.9 FM and AM 820 or listen online at http://www.wnyc.org/wnyc2/ to hear the extraordinary music of SFGC:

• Monday, April 20, 2009 in the 7:00pm hour — “Vivos Voco” by Joan Szymko.
• Monday, April 20, 2009 in the 10:00pm hour — “Anne Frank: A Living Voice” by Linda Tutas Haugen.
• Wednesday, April 29, 2009 in the 9:00pm hour — Francesco Brunsa’s “Requiem”.

To support the achievement of young women in the arts and to help make future performance tours possible for the San Francisco Girls Chorus, please click here and specify your interest in the Tour Fund.

The San Francisco Girls Chorus is deeply grateful to Lynne Carmichael, Chorissima Family, Spencer and Rena Fulweiler, Claiborne and Robert Trent Jones Jr., Douglas and Mary Ireland, Maurice Kanbar, Paul and Louise Renne, Richard Rubin and Marcia Smolens, Steven and Mary Swig, and Tom Steyer and Kathryn Taylor for their lead contributions to this Lincoln Center debut.