Benjamin Bachmann is Director of Music at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Oakland. Ben comes to St. Paul’s after serving as Canon Director of Music at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco for 17 years. Ben is a native of Akron, Ohio. Born into a musical family, he started piano lessons at age five, served as a […]
St. Mary's Parish Choir & Chamber Orchestra, along with the Schola Cantorum of St. Dominic's Catholic Church, come together to perform Bach's monumental Passion According to St. John. This work invites the listener into the narrative of Christ's arrest, trial, and crucifixion. While this work has found a comfortable home in the concert hall as one of the […]
Angela Kraft Cross, San Francisco organist, pianist, and composer, graduated Oberlin College/Conservatory of Music in 1980 with bachelor’s degrees in Physics and Organ Performance. She then earned her Doctor of Medicine degree at Loma Linda University. Her organ teachers have included Louis Robilliard, Marie-Louise Langlais, and William Porter. In 2001, she was awarded the Associateship […]
Played by Arthur Omura, Music Director at Grace in Martinez
Please join us for an evening to remember benefiting St Francis' Church! We are welcoming the acclaimed saxophonist Charlie McCarthy and his jazz quartet. Charlie has played and recorded with many jazz greats including Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne and many more! We will have an endless array of imaginative surprises from the talented […]
Presented by: St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Music Program in cooperation with The Estuary & Ocean Science Center presents Join us for a special choral and instrumental music concert that relates to the environment, featuring works by Handel, Telemann, Eric Whitacre, and Alex Berko, and the writings of Elisabeth Poston, Ogden Nash, Wendell Berry, John Muir, […]
St. Paul's Concert Series is excited to host MUSAE Treble Vocal Ensemble as our featured performing group in our upcoming concert on May 4. Based in San Francisco, Musae has performed diverse and accessible music throughout the Bay Area, and continues to stretch the boundaries of traditional repertoire for treble voices. The group's singers are trained in the choral tradition, […]
BRAZZISSIMO is a ten-piece brass chamber music ensemble. You may well ask, “What exactly is a brass chamber ensemble?” Well, it’s a fascinating combination of four trumpets (including piccolo trumpet, various pitched trumpets and flugelhorn), four trombones (including euphonium), French horn and a tuba which comprise this captivating and exciting music ensemble. We perform a variety of music especially […]
Ragazzi Continuo is proud to present Fields of Gold, a journey of folksongs. We are excited to showcase music and texts that celebrate the simple joy of lifting one’s voice with friends and colleagues. Usher in the spring with us as we sing Schubert's rousing “Trinklied” and Ralph Vaughn Williams’ “Down Among the Dead Men”, […]
Christopher Keady, Associate Director of Music at Grace Cathedral, performs music by Jean Langlais and Rolande Falcinelli, followed by Choral Evensong with the St. Luke's Choir directed by Joy-Leilani Garbutt, offering music by June Nixon and the premiere of an anthem by San Francisco composer Victoria Fraser. 3:15 p.m. Organ Recital 4:00 p.m. Evensong Join […]
Join us for an organ concert presented by Christopher Keady, Assistant Director of Music at Grace Cathedral. This musical afternoon will continue with an Evensong service featuring St. Luke's beloved organ and chancel choir. Reception to follow. Organ Concert starts at 3:15; Evensong follows at 4pm; Reception to follow
Born and raised in San Francisco, violinist Kenneth Renshaw came to international attention in 2012 after winning First Prize at the Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition in Beijing. He has since performed extensively throughout many countries, both as soloist with orchestras including the National Orchestra of Belgium, the Lithuanian National Orchestra, the Jenaer Philharmonie and […]