Now in her twelfth season with the SF Bach Choir, Artistic Director Magen Solomon has been active in early music as a conductor, singer, scholar, and editor for over three decades. She has been the Artistic Director of the San Francisco Choral Artists since 1995; together, they have premiered over 300 choral works, performed at major choral conferences, released three CDs, and have twice won the Chorus America/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming. She has served as Artistic Director of the Oakland Symphony Chorus and the Stockton Chorale and has taught and conducted at the University of Southern California, UC Berkeley, Santa Clara University, and Smith and Mount Holyoke colleges. Active across the US and abroad as a clinician, teacher, and guest conductor, Dr.
Solomon is currently serving as Interim Artistic Director of the California Bach Society, Pro Coro Canada, UC Santa Cruz Chamber Singers, and other ensembles. She has collaborated on performances of major choral works with Michael Tilson Thomas, Nicolas McGegan, Helmuth Rilling, Kent Nagano, and Christoph von Dohnányi, among others. For 14 years she edited the “New Voices in Research” column in the ACDA Choral Journal and has published an edition of Johannes Eccard’s Newe deutzsche Lieder (1578) with A-R Editions.