San Francisco Choral Artists

Josh Horowitz of Veretski Pass on “Lilith”

roesing — Wed, 08 May 2013 22:42:18 +0000

Lilith, the Night Demon – After we had finished our last project, The Klezmer Shul, there were many bits and pieces of compositions that we had left behind, ones that didn’t make the final cut, not because of any lack of quality, but simply because they didn’t fit the format we had developed. There was so much there that we ...

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Composer Eleanor Aversa Interview

Rebecca — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 20:03:32 +0000

The following is an interview of 2013 Composer-Not-in-Residence Eleanor Aversa by SFCA on February 1st, 2013. SFCA: How come you know so much about science? When did that start in your life? I think that people who read your bio and get to know you as an arts & letters person (language, music, teaching, translating, Russian culture) don’t necessarily associate ...

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Thoughts on “Sound Patterns”

Rebecca — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:48:25 +0000

By Deborah Underwood, SFCA singer. When SFCA singers open a new piece of music to rehearse, we expect to see, um, musical notes. So I was a bit bemused to find Pauline Oliveros’ Sound Patterns devoid of specific pitches. Instead, it’s a series of carefully-notated ssshs, clicks, pops, brrrrrrings, and other noises. Some are voiced and some whispered; some are ...

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Freed From Words

Rebecca — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 23:32:32 +0000

by 2013 CiR Mark Winges. Composers write choral music for a lot of reasons. Leaving aside the immediate practical benefits (instant fame and fortune, the promise of excellent cookies at post-concert receptions), at the top of my list is that I love the sound of a chorus. “Love” in my case refers to both listening to those sounds and exploring ...

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“Where do you FIND all this stuff?”

Rebecca — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 22:54:43 +0000

By Magen Solomon, Artistic Director. “Where do you FIND all this stuff??” is the most common post-concert question I get asked. And there’s a good reason for it: SFCA programs are unabashedly eclectic and quirky, and they always include a few pieces that even the most well-rounded choral musician has never heard. It starts with my main objective with these ...

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A new singer’s perspective

Rebecca — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 20:00:34 +0000

by Claude Willan, SFCA singer. We don’t do a lot of klezmer music in the Church of England. But that wasn’t the only reason I was blown away the first time I heard the Choral Artists singing Jewish wedding music. Sitting in Mount Sinai Temple in Oakland in March 2012 I was transfixed by what I heard, and what I ...

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Musical Mind-Reading

Rebecca — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 19:56:32 +0000

by Eleanor Aversa, 2013 Composer-Not-in-Residence. For me, the biggest challenge in writing for a group on the opposite coast is how to convey my vision for a piece: sure, I can sing to Magen over the phone, but mostly my means of communication is purely written notation. This brings up one of the biggest issues in modern music: just how ...

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SFCA CD Reviewed by Fanfare

sfcaadmin — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 23:48:28 +0000

Our CD With Strings Attached has been reviewed by Fanfare Magazine.

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