San Francisco Renaissance Voices
About Us
San Francisco Renaissance Voices made its debut in October 2004 with a "standing room only" performance of Victoria’s Requiem and has quickly become a favorite of early music audiences in the Bay Area. Described as having a sound "something akin to spiritual levitation" (San Francisco Classical Voice) and recognized for their imaginative programming, this mixed-voice ensemble is 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.
Currently Artists-in-Residence at Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church, individually the singers of San Francisco Renaissance Voices have performed with American Bach Soloists, California Bach Society, Carmel Bach Festival, Chanticleer, Counterpoint, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony Chorus, VOLTI, and the Berkeley, D'oyle Carte, West Bay, Welsh National, and San Francisco Operas. Each performance is semi-staged in an attempt to recreate and capture the vitality and meaning that this music brought to everyday life in the Renaissance,
We are a member of Early Music America.
We gratefully acknowledge the support of:
The Bernard Osher Foundation
Charles Schwab Charitable Fund
Artistic Advisory Board
CHAIR: Todd Jolly,
Music Director, San Francisco Renaissance Voices
Marsha Genensky,
Singer, Anonymous 4
Susan Gundunas,
Opera singer & Voice Faculty, University of 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,
Managing Artistic Director,
San Francisco Renaissance Voices
SECRETARY: Nancy Cooke Munn,
San Francisco Symphony
TREASURER: Phyllis Nelson,
Law Offices of Antonio Salazar-Hobson
GENERAL DIRECTOR: Sara Burke,
University of California San Francisco
