ARTISTIC DIRECTOR MAGEN SOLOMON

Recognized as a champion of contemporary choral works, Artistic Director Magen Solomon avidly cultivates engagements with living composers to bridge the gulf between audience, composers, and performers. Under her leadership since 1995, SFCA has won several national prizes and has established six different programs to support and promote new composition. Known for their innovative and eclectic programs, the ensemble has performed at conferences of Chorus America and the American Choral Directors Association, and has issued 4 CDs.

An innovative teacher and conductor, Dr. Solomon is active across the US and abroad as a clinician, teacher, and guest conductor. She has collaborated on performances of major works with Michael Tilson Thomas, Kent Nagano, Nicolas McGegan, Christoph von Dohnányi, and Helmuth Rilling, among others.

Dr. Solomon taught at the University of Southern California (2004-2010), and was Director of Choral Activities at Santa Clara University for 4 years. She served as Music Director of the Oakland Symphony Chorus for 12 years, and of the Stockton Chorale for 4 years, and has been Artistic Director of the San Francisco Bach Choir since 2014. She is Chair of ACDA’s Julius Herford Dissertation Prize Committee, and has published a scholarly performing edition of 16th-century German partsongs with A-R Editions.