The San Francisco Girls Chorus provides an accessible, comprehensive music education and performance program that serves Bay Area girls from diverse cultural and economic backgrounds. Our program is founded on the highest standards of artistic excellence. The Chorus sets challenging goals and teaches the skills necessary to reach those goals. This fusion of art and skills –discipline, self-confidence, teamwork, perseverance, respect for others – shapes girls into confident, capable young women.
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Facts and Figures
- -More than 300 singers from 160 schools in 44 Bay Area cities participate in the Chorus program
- -60+ concerts each year reach 80,000 to 100,000 people locally and internationally
- -About 32% of choristers receive need-based scholarships
- -43% of choristers are non-Caucasian
- -Chorissima ensembles prepare 100 selections in 12 languages and 16 parts
- -The choral music repertoire spans 6 centuries and 22 languages
- -Annual budget of $2 million
- -Revenue sources: 56% donations and grants; 24% tuitions and fees; 12% performances and bookings; and 9% other income
- -Chorissima sings a diverse repertoire from classical, folk, world music and contemporary styles.
