The San Francisco Choral Artists will give the world premiere of Monica Houghton’s Te lucis ante terminum as part of SFCA’s December 2016 concert set, Light In Winter. In this interview, Jason Carl Rosenberg speaks with Ms. Houghton about selecting and setting text when composing for choir. Jason Carl Rosenberg: SFCA will perform your setting
Dr. Paul Chihara has composed scores for over 90 motion pictures and television series, while also receiving numerous accolades for his dramatic music for the concert stage. San Francisco Choral Artists will premiere his newest work for choir, Momo in the Mistletoe, in their December 2016 concert set Light In Winter. Dr. Chihara speaks on
Composers Ted Allen and Jason Carl Rosenberg discuss the creative process for Allen’s Del Gran Sole. The work will be premiered by the San Francisco Choral Artists in their concert series, 21st-Century Baroque, which pairs the chamber choir with the Galax Quartet, a string quartet using Baroque instruments. Jason Carl Rosenberg: Your piece, Del Gran
Veronika Krausas is an Associate Professor in the Composition Department at USC’s Thornton School of Music and has previously collaborated with San Francisco Choral Artists. They join forces again, for a new work titled Defenestration. The piece will be premiered by the San Francisco Choral Artists in their June 2016 concert series, 21st-Century Baroque. Composer
In the upcoming concert series, 21st-Century Baroque, the San Francisco Choral Artists will give a world premiere performance by New York-based composer Robinson McClellan. The piece is titled Prodigal Song and is an adaptation of an earlier work, Prodigal Songs, from 2007. Composer Jason Carl Rosenberg chats with Robinson McClellan about Prodigal Song and the
Composer and viola de gamba performer, Roy Whelden, founded the Galax Quartet in 2005. The Galax Quartet are the featured SFCA+1 guest artist in the San Francisco Choral Artists upcoming concert series, 21st-Century Baroque. Composer Jason Carl Rosenberg interviewed Roy Whelden about Whelden’s new work, Credo, After Reading Gödel, written specifically for the SF Choral