2026-27 Concerts
Tickets available soon!
OLD CHESTNUTS RE-ROASTED
Join us around the fire as we “roast” again the texts and melodies so beloved of the holiday season. Over the centuries, composers have been inspired, again and again, by the texts of “Ave Maria” and “There is No Rose,” and by the melodies of “The Coventry Carol” and even “Jingle Bells!” We’ll share a few of these settings—from across the centuries and across cultures—pairing beloved old chestnuts with newly discovered voices, including those of our Composers-in- and Not-in-Residence.
San Francisco
Sun • 12/13/26 • 4pm
Noe Valley Ministry
1021 Sanchez Street
Palo Alto
Sat • 12/19/26 • 7:30pm
All Saints’ Episcopal Church
555 Waverley Street
Oakland
Sun • 12/20/26 • 4pm
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
114 Montecito Avenue
San Francisco
Sun • 3/14/27 • 4pm
Noe Valley Ministry
1021 Sanchez Street
Palo Alto
Sat • 3/20/27 • 7:30pm
All Saints’ Episcopal Church
555 Waverley Street
Oakland
Sun • 3/21/27 • 4pm
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
114 Montecito Avenue
OCEANS, RIVERS, AND TEARS
As music flows, so do rivers and tears. In March, we’ll experience water in its ever-changing moods and forms through a rich repertoire of vocal music—from the vast power of oceans to the gentle intimacy of tears. Including works by Brahms, Chen Yi, Delius, Elgar, Vivanco, Marshall, Webern, Barber, and world premieres by Composer-in-Residence Min Ju Kim and Composer-Not-in-Residence Mary Katherine J. Trangco.
MUSICIANS WRESTLE EVERYWHERE!
MUSIC ABOUT MUSIC
Composers have always loved exploring their art’s range of expression: from birdsong to lamentations, from hunters’ horn calls to the music of the spheres, and from crickets to the blast of Gabriel’s trumpet. We’ll offer a sampling of this diverse and beautiful cacophony—and hear what composers themselves have to say about music. Works by Carter, Hassler, Britten, Goudimel, Ligeti, Mendelssohn, Parker, Vaughan Williams, and our Composers-in and Not-in-Residence.
San Francisco
Sun • 6/6/27 • 4pm
Noe Valley Ministry
1021 Sanchez Street
Palo Alto
Sat • 6/12/27 • 7:30pm
All Saints’ Episcopal Church
555 Waverley Street
Oakland
Sun • 6/13/27 • 4pm
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
114 Montecito Avenue