San Francisco Renaissance Voices made their
debut in 2004 with a "standing room only" performance of Victoria's
Requiem and quickly became a favorite of Bay Area Early Music
audiences.
We have consistently earned praise for our "gossamer sound ... a
sound something akin to spiritual levitation" as well as
recognitionfor our imaginative programming and christened the
Bay Area's"hipper than thou" Early Music ensemble
by San Francisco Classical Voice.
We are dedicated to performing and exploring the a cappella choral
music of the Renaissance particularly lesser-known and rarely-performed
works, as well as exploring music from this period outside of the
traditional European canon.
Our Opera Early & Ancient San Francisco mini-series seeks to present to our audiences
operatic and related works from the Medieval through Baroque periods and has included such works as our "technicolor" production of Hildegard von Bingen's Ordo Virtutum ("Hildegard's little-performed musical mantra rang out anew" - Los Angeles Times) and the west coast premiere of William Boyce's Solomon ("The performance was often exciting and even eye-opening ... a performance other groups struggle to achieve on record" - San Francisco Classical Voice).
and Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church, our host as Artists-in-Residence
Artistic Advisory Board
CHAIR: Todd Jolly - Music Director, San Francisco Renaissance Voices
Marsha Genensky - Singer, Anonymous4
Susan Gundunas - Opera Singer & Voice Faculty, University California Berkeley
Alejandro Enrique Planchart - Musicologist, Composer & Conductor
Ian Robertson - Director, San Francisco Opera Chorus & Artistic Director, San Francisco Boys Chorus
Executive Board
CHAIR: J. Jeff Badger - Executive Director, San Francisco Renaissance Voices
SECRETARY: John Morales - Blue Shield
TREASURER: Shirley Moore - Wells Fargo (ret)
GENERAL DIRECTORS:
Sara Burke - University California San Francisco
Nancy Cooke Munn - Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Emil Martinsek - Hotwire.com
“ … a standout within the crowded field of Bay Area early music ensembles”
- San Francisco Classical Voice (July 28, 2009)
