Magen Solomon, Artistic Director

2007-2008 Subscription Concerts

Glorious Sounds of Christmas

Come into our living room for an old-fashioned Christmas. Celebrate the Holiday Season with a fabulous and diverse repertoire from around the world. Bring your family to join our family as we share musical gifts, including all of Poulenc’s Christmas Motets, among the most beautiful music composed in the 20th century, and cherished by singers and audiences alike.

And, we give you new pieces by local composers Maia Aprahamian, Roger Nixon, and Robin Estrada, our 2008 Composer-in-Residence and Philippines native--along with works from Renaissance friends Byrd, Morales, and Sweelinck, and contemporary works given by Busto, Joubert, and others. Don't miss this joyful celebration of the holiday spirit!

Sunday, December 9, 2007; 4 PM, St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado Avenue, Palo Alto (Map)

Saturday, December 15, 2007; 8 PM, St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church, 500 De Haro Street, San Francisco (Map)

Sunday, December 16, 2007; 4 PM, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 114 Montecito Avenue, Oakland (Map)

Purchase online: December 9 | December 15 | December 16

Music Home-Grown

We celebrate spring with a variety of styles and sounds harvested from the fertile soil of our own Bay Area, the West Coast, and the United States. Our music feeds the ear, heart and soul, as we explore fresh new works, and share audience favorites from past years. Including works by Kirke Mechem, Herb Bielawa, Robin Estrada, Jerry Mueller, Russell Burnham, Henry Mollicone, Ted Allen and others.

Sunday, March 30, 2008; 4 PM, St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado Avenue, Palo Alto (Map)

Sunday, April 5, 2008; 8 PM, St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church, 500 De Haro Street, San Francisco (Map)

Saturday, April 6, 2008; 8 PM, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 114 Montecito Avenue, Oakland (Map)

Songs of Survival: Music of the Holocaust

We honor those who pursue creativity and hope in the midst of despair, while remembering those who were lost and those who survived. We present a program of rarely-heard music composed before deportation, songs performed in the Nazi concentration camps, music written by survivors, and new works which celebrate light in times of darkness. Including the music of William Hilsley, Gideon Klein, Maia Aprahamian, Felix Mendelssohn, and the winners of our 4th annual New Voices Competition. We are also honored to have the collaboration of Dr. Nick Strimple, internationally recognized as one of the foremost American scholars of music of the Holocaust. Dr. Strimple has lectured on the subject at Yale University, Oxford University, Wellesley College, and other distinguished institutions, and presented Holocaust music programs throughout the USA and Europe.

Sunday, June 14, 2008; 4 PM, St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church, 500 De Haro Street, San Francisco (Map)

Saturday, June 21, 2008; 8 PM, St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado Avenue, Palo Alto (Map)

Sunday, June 22, 2008; 4 PM, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 114 Montecito Avenue, Oakland (Map)

Past Seasons