Upcoming Concerts

 

January 13 & 15, 2023

ABOUT THE CONCERT

The Animal Kingdom: Choral music about, and inspired, by animals

 
In 1936, Randall Thompson wrote The Peaceable Kingdom, a monumental unaccompanied work of eight choruses on texts from the book of Isaiah. Thompson was inspired by Edward Hicks’ paintings of the same name (https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.59908.html) which represent a messianic prophecy in the book of Isaiah (11:6): “The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.” The work is often considered to be Thompson’s masterpiece and requires an expert choir to sing the demanding vocal passages and to handle the frequent writing for double-chorus. 
 
The first half of the concert features music that is inspired by animals. Eric Whitacre’s whimsical Animal Crackers are 6 miniature works for choir and piano composed to the words of Ogden Nash. Rounding out the program will be several madrigals, both light-hearted and serious, sung by small groups within the San Francisco Bay Area Chamber Choir. 
 
 
The Peaceable Kingdom – Randall Thompson
Animal Crackers – Eric Whitacre
 
A selection of delightful animal-themed madrigals sung by SFBACC small ensembles 

Concert COVID protocols: It is strongly recommended that audience members be fully vaccinated and boosted and that masks be worn at all times.. All SFBACC singers and the director have been vaccinated and boosted and will self-test on performance day. However, the choir cannot guarantee that all patrons will be vaccinated; unvaccinated individuals may be present as a result of, for example, exemptions or exceptions. None of these precautions eliminate the risk of exposure to COVID-19.

 

WHERE AND WHEN

Friday, January 13  6:00 PM

Fremont

Mission San Jose
43300 Mission Blvd
Fremont, CA 94539

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Tickets

Tickets are $20 general admission, or $10 for young audience (30 and under), and $35 for SFBACC supporters (if you wish to support the choir).

Tickets for the Friday performance are available online here, at the door and from choir members.

(Online ticket sales end at 4:00pm on the day of the event, but are still available at the door)

Sunday, January 15  6:00 PM

Berkeley

St Mark’s Episcopal Church
2300 Bancroft Way
Berkeley, CA 94707

Map

Tickets

Tickets are $20 general admission, or $10 for young audience (30 and under), and $35 for SFBACC supporters (if you wish to support the choir).

Tickets for the Sunday performance are available online here, at the door and from choir members.

(Online ticket sales end at 4:00pm on the day of the event, but are still available at the door)