The San Francisco Girls Chorus (SFGC), led by Artistic Director Valerie Sainte-Agathe, returns to Davies Symphony Hall for its annual holiday concert extravaganza, A Ceremony of Carols. This year's concert will showcase a rare performance of the mixed version of Benjamin Britten's choral masterwork A Ceremony of Carols featuring Bay Area vocal ensemble Clerestory alongside hundreds of choristers from all seven levels of the Chorus School and Premiere Ensemble. American harpist Bridget Kibbey, Bay Area guitar-percussion duo The Living Earth Show, and organist Robert Huw Morgan also feature in a program that includes significant works by contemporary composers, including Thomas Ades's The Fayrfax Carol, Esa-Pekka Salonen's Dona Nobis Pacem, Eriks Esenvalds's Stars, Ysaye Maria Barnwell's Wanting Memories, as well as traditional Christmas carol sing-alongs.
These popular December musical events have become a celebrated and beloved tradition in the San Francisco holiday calendar. Inspired by its summer tour of England and France, SFGC brings together festive masterpieces by two of the most influential British composers of the 20th and 21st century: Britten's A Ceremony of Carols and Thomas Ades's The Fayrfax Carol.
Further demonstrating the organization's commitment to contemporary music and the celebration of diverse cultures, SFGC will present a selection of contemporary works including Dona Nobis Pacem by Finnish composer and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen; Stars by Latvian composer Eriks Esenvalds; and Wanting Memories by African-American composer Ysaye Maria Barnwell. Completing the program is Gaude Maria Virgo by 16th century Scottish composer Robert Johnson as well as a variety of traditional Christmas carols and sing-alongs such as Silent Night, The First Nowell and O Come, All Ye Faithful.
$30 to $62.
Presented by San Francisco Girls Chorus
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These popular December musical events have become a celebrated and beloved tradition in the San Francisco holiday calendar. Inspired by its summer tour of England and France, SFGC brings together festive masterpieces by two of the most influential British composers of the 20th and 21st century: Britten's A Ceremony of Carols and Thomas Ades's The Fayrfax Carol.
Further demonstrating the organization's commitment to contemporary music and the celebration of diverse cultures, SFGC will present a selection of contemporary works including Dona Nobis Pacem by Finnish composer and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen; Stars by Latvian composer Eriks Esenvalds; and Wanting Memories by African-American composer Ysaye Maria Barnwell. Completing the program is Gaude Maria Virgo by 16th century Scottish composer Robert Johnson as well as a variety of traditional Christmas carols and sing-alongs such as Silent Night, The First Nowell and O Come, All Ye Faithful.
$30 to $62.
Presented by San Francisco Girls Chorus
The San Francisco Girls Chorus (SFGC), led by Artistic Director Valerie Sainte-Agathe, returns to Davies Symphony Hall for its annual holiday concert extravaganza, A Ceremony of Carols. This year's concert will showcase a rare performance of the mixed version of Benjamin Britten's choral masterwork A Ceremony of Carols featuring Bay Area vocal ensemble Clerestory alongside hundreds of choristers from all seven levels of the Chorus School and Premiere Ensemble. American harpist Bridget Kibbey, Bay Area guitar-percussion duo The Living Earth Show, and organist Robert Huw Morgan also feature in a program that includes significant works by contemporary composers, including Thomas Ades's The Fayrfax Carol, Esa-Pekka Salonen's Dona Nobis Pacem, Eriks Esenvalds's Stars, Ysaye Maria Barnwell's Wanting Memories, as well as traditional Christmas carol sing-alongs.
These popular December musical events have become a celebrated and beloved tradition in the San Francisco holiday calendar. Inspired by its summer tour of England and France, SFGC brings together festive masterpieces by two of the most influential British composers of the 20th and 21st century: Britten's A Ceremony of Carols and Thomas Ades's The Fayrfax Carol.
Further demonstrating the organization's commitment to contemporary music and the celebration of diverse cultures, SFGC will present a selection of contemporary works including Dona Nobis Pacem by Finnish composer and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen; Stars by Latvian composer Eriks Esenvalds; and Wanting Memories by African-American composer Ysaye Maria Barnwell. Completing the program is Gaude Maria Virgo by 16th century Scottish composer Robert Johnson as well as a variety of traditional Christmas carols and sing-alongs such as Silent Night, The First Nowell and O Come, All Ye Faithful.
$30 to $62.
Presented by San Francisco Girls Chorus
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These popular December musical events have become a celebrated and beloved tradition in the San Francisco holiday calendar. Inspired by its summer tour of England and France, SFGC brings together festive masterpieces by two of the most influential British composers of the 20th and 21st century: Britten's A Ceremony of Carols and Thomas Ades's The Fayrfax Carol.
Further demonstrating the organization's commitment to contemporary music and the celebration of diverse cultures, SFGC will present a selection of contemporary works including Dona Nobis Pacem by Finnish composer and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen; Stars by Latvian composer Eriks Esenvalds; and Wanting Memories by African-American composer Ysaye Maria Barnwell. Completing the program is Gaude Maria Virgo by 16th century Scottish composer Robert Johnson as well as a variety of traditional Christmas carols and sing-alongs such as Silent Night, The First Nowell and O Come, All Ye Faithful.
$30 to $62.
Presented by San Francisco Girls Chorus
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