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SFBC's 2007-2008 Season - A New Era!

Picture of Corey  Jamason We are thrilled to announce conductor, harpsichordist, and early music scholar Corey Jamason as our new Musical and Artistic Director.

Mr. Jamason brings to the San Francisco Bach Choir his many years of experience performing and recording as a soloist and chamber music collaborator, his teaching background as a member of the faculty at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and his knowledge of baroque performance practice as both an instrumentalist and a conductor.

Mr. Jamason' s broad background, generous approach, and enthusiasm for the Choir and its community make him the perfect match to help us serve our mission - to engage both audiences and performers in the spirit of musical discovery. We look forward to a dynamic and productive partnership with him and invite you to join us for an entire season in celebration of our New Era!



OCTOBER 13/14 2007: J. S. Bach - Sacred Cantatas and Motet, Komm Jesu, komm

DECEMBER 8/9 2007: Psallite! A Candlelight Christmas - Works from the late Renaissance and early baroque by Gallus, Praetorius, Schütz, Sweelinck, Victoria and carols from across the ages

MARCH 8/9 2008: J. S. Bach - Passion According to St. John - Introducing Craig Lemming, Evangelist with the SFBC Period Orchestra

MAY 10/11 2008: Venetian Brilliance - Concert in the Round - Polychoral works of Willaert, the Gabrielis, Monteverdi, and Schütz


Auditions

The San Francisco Bach Choir is holding choral auditions throughout the season. Call 415-922-6562. Season audition flier Download PDF.



Discography

Ceremonies and Celebrations CD

Exquisite antiphonal cathedral music of
Northern Germany's Colossal Baroque.

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Ceremonies and Celebrations - CD Cover

Christmas music of Michael Praetorius CD

Glorius music for multiple choirs of voices and instruments.

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Christmas Music of Michael Praetorius - CD Cover



The San Francisco Bach Choir

The San Francisco Bach Choir has been an important part of the Bay Area's cultural life for over seven decades. One of the oldest choirs in the western United States, the SFBC has played a major role in establishing choral music as a serious art form in Northern California. Under the leadership of late director David P. Babbitt, the choir expanded its programming focus, specializing not only in the music of J. S. Bach, but in all the music from the rich German choral tradition spanning from the late 16th through the 18th centuries. Concerts include the great masterworks as well as rare literature and feature period performance practices, baroque-specialist soloists, and a fine baroque orchestra and instrumental consort whose membership is drawn from a roster of internationally known artists. Under the leadership of new director Corey Jamason, the choir continues its tradition and launches a new era of musical discovery.





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