The San Francisco Bay Area Chamber Choir

“The incomparable sound of many voices unified in tone and spirit”

The Choir

SFBACC was founded in 1978 and sings under the direction of Buddy James, who was named the choir’s Music Director in August 2022. Since its origin, the choir has been highly acclaimed for its sensitive and exciting performances of extremely varied and demanding literature.

2024 Season Performance Information

We hope you will join for our Fall concert!

Concert Dates: Nov 22 & 23

Join us for “Appear and Inspire: A Hymn to St. Cecilia,” an evening of choral music honoring the patron saint of musicians, St. Cecilia. The program features works by influential composers, from the energetic rhythms of Elliott Carter’s Musicians Wrestle, Everywhere to the reflective beauty of Dale Trumbore’s Light of Late November. You’ll also hear the sacred tones of Olivier Messiaen’s O sacrum convivium and Benjamin Britten’s masterful wartime composition, Hymn to St. Cecilia. The concert concludes with Aaron Copland’s majestic and expansive In the Beginning for chorus and soloists which brings the creation story of Genesis to life. Celebrate with us the richness of choral music and its ability to inspire.

 

Auditions

Are you an experienced choral singer in the Bay Area who’s looking for a friendly choral home where you have the opportunity to perform challenging music for appreciative audiences?

Are you a tenor or bass? Have you ever contemplated singing with SFBACC? If so, please consider auditioning for the upcoming fall season.

The choir “delivered up harmonies that were so lush they buzzed and burred in the high arched hall, a testament to their careful tuning and balance.”

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