San Francisco Choral Artists (SFCA)

07/15/2026

Looking for a Bay Area choir that challenges and inspires you?

NOT YOUR AVERAGE CHOIR

SFCA is an auditioned a ca****la chamber ensemble known for:

• professional standards and a volunteer spirit
• distinctive, adventuresome repertoire
• a fun, collaborative musical environment
• nationally recognized excellence

SINGERS SHOULD HAVE:

• extensive choral experience
• solo potential
• excellent reading and musicianship skills
• dedication to the art of chamber singing

Current openings: 1 soprano, 1 alto, 1 tenor, and 2 basses.

If you studied music, sang at a high level in college or conservatory, or simply haven’t found another ensemble that truly fits — this might be your kind of choir.

Auditions are by appointment this summer. Rehearsals are Monday evenings in San Francisco, beginning October 5, 2026.

Watch sample videos and find audition details and our full 2026–27 season:
https://www.sfca.org/sing-with-sfca

Our next singer may not be looking for a choir — they may simply miss making music. If someone comes to mind, PLEASE SHARE this post with them!

06/04/2026

Two more chances to hear this program! Here are some highlights from Sunday's concert in San Francisco. Join us as we fall in and out of love, sigh and laugh, and experience rapture and despair.

Sar 6/6 (Palo Alto, 7:30pm)
Sun 6/7 (Oakland, 4pm)
Details/Tickets:
www.sfca.org/concerts

05/29/2026

A first glimpse from our dress rehearsal: longing, laughter, and love in motion.

This little montage from Monday’s dress rehearsal offers a quick taste of Love, Lost and Found: F***y Hensel’s shimmering "Lockung," the comic hide-and-seek of John Farmer’s "Fair Phyllis," and the irresistible energy of Daniel Afonso’s "Na Bahia Tem."

Advance Tickets: Pay what you will*
Door prices: General $35・Senior $30・Under 30 $15
* We are committed to making our concerts accessible to everyone! $30 suggested.

SAN FRANCISCO
Sunday, May 31 • 4:00pm
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
1111 O’Farrell Street
🎟️ SF tickets: https://ticketstripe.com/sfca-may-31-26

📍 PALO ALTO — NEW VENUE
Saturday, June 6 • 7:30pm
First Lutheran Church of Palo Alto
600 Homer Avenue
🎟️ Palo Alto tickets: https://ticketstripe.com/sfca-jun-6-26

OAKLAND
Sunday, June 7 • 4:00pm
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
114 Montecito Avenue
🎟️ Oakland tickets: https://ticketstripe.com/sfca-jun-7-26

05/15/2026

Join us as we fall in and out of love, sigh and laugh, and experience rapture and despair. We will trace journeys of the heart through many cultures and centuries, from late Medieval England to the present day.

Alongside music by Gesualdo, Clara Schumann, Hensel, di Lasso, and Monteverdi, we’ll hear Bay Area voices Roger Nixon, Kirke Mechem, Daniel Afonso, Russell Burnham, and Allen Shearer, and share new works by this year’s Composer-in-Residence, Max Marcus, and Composer-Not-in-Residence, Peter Hilliard, along with the winning New Voices Project work by Yuri Lee.

Advance Tickets: Pay what you will*
Door prices: General $35・Senior $30・Under 30 $15
* We are committed to making our concerts accessible to everyone! $30 suggested.

SAN FRANCISCO
Sunday, May 31 • 4:00pm
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
1111 O’Farrell Street
🎟️ SF tickets: https://ticketstripe.com/sfca-may-31-26

📍 PALO ALTO — NEW VENUE
Saturday, June 6 • 7:30pm
First Lutheran Church of Palo Alto
600 Homer Avenue
🎟️ Palo Alto tickets: https://ticketstripe.com/sfca-jun-6-26

OAKLAND
Sunday, June 7 • 4:00pm
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
114 Montecito Avenue
🎟️ Oakland tickets: https://ticketstripe.com/sfca-jun-7-26

04/16/2026

We’re delighted to announce Yuri Lee as the winner of SFCA’s 2026 New Voices Project.

Founded in 2005, the New Voices Project is our annual competition for composers under 30, created to encourage the next generation of composers to write for chamber choir. The winner receives a cash prize, three Bay Area performances of the winning work, and a professional-quality recording.

Yuri Lee (b. 2004) is a Korean-Japanese composer and violinist based in New York whose music is shaped by vivid extra-musical ideas, memorable melodies, and a desire to spark the listener’s imagination. Her work has been recognized and performed by organizations and artists including the Orlando Philharmonic, International Contemporary Ensemble, Mivos String Quartet, Nu Deco Ensemble, and NYO-USA, and she is currently studying composition with Steve Mackey at Princeton University.

Yuri’s winning work, “I Loved You First,” is a tender three-minute setting of Christina Rossetti that reflects on love as something shared and indivisible. We’re excited to present its world premiere on our June program, LOVE, LOST AND FOUND.

Congratulations, Yuri!

For more information about the New Voices Project, visit www.sfca.org/nvp

03/18/2026

Two more chances to hear this program! Join us as we explore a wide emotional landscape through music shaped by Jewish text and tradition.

Sar 3/21 (Palo Alto, 7:30pm)
Sun 3/22 (Berkeley, 4pm)

Details/Tickets:
www.sfca.org/concerts

03/14/2026

Here’s a quick peek at "L'Chaim! A Celebration of Life" from our dress rehearsal. First performance tomorrow in San Francisco!

Join us as we explore a wide emotional landscape through music shaped by Jewish text and tradition. Join us for songs of praise and devotion, intimacy, and hard-won hope—featuring world premieres by Composer-in-Residence Max Marcus and Composer-Not-in-Residence Peter Hilliard.

Advance Tickets: Pay what you will*
Door prices: General $35・Senior $30・Under 30 $15

* We are committed to making our concerts accessible to everyone! $30 suggested.

SAN FRANCISCO
Sunday, March 15 • 4:00pm
Noe Valley Ministry
1021 Sanchez Street
🎟️ SF Tickets: https://ticketstripe.com/sfca-mar-15-26

PALO ALTO
Saturday, March 21 • 7:30pm
All Saints’ Episcopal Church
555 Waverley Street
🎟️ Palo Alto Tickets: https://ticketstripe.com/sfca-mar-21-26

BERKELEY
Sunday, March 22 • 4:00pm
Netivot Shalom
1316 University Avenue
🎟️ Berkeley Tickets: https://ticketstripe.com/sfca-mar-22-26

02/12/2026

L’Chaim! To Life! With music from the Jewish tradition and around the world, SFCA celebrates life and love, gratitude and consolation, in a program of psalms and lamentation, wisdom and joy.

Spanning from Salomone Rossi and Felix Mendelssohn to contemporary voices including Tzvi Avni, Matt Van Brink, Sylke Zimpel, L Peter Deutsch, and Alice Parker, we explore a wide emotional landscape through music shaped by Jewish text and tradition. Join us for songs of praise and devotion, intimacy, and hard-won hope—featuring world premieres by Composer-in-Residence Max Marcus and Composer-Not-in-Residence Peter Hilliard.

Celebrate life with SFCA! Tickets are available now.

Advance Tickets: Pay what you will*
Door prices: General $35・Senior $30・Under 30 $15
* We are committed to making our concerts accessible to everyone! $30 suggested.

SAN FRANCISCO
Sunday, March 15 • 4:00pm
Noe Valley Ministry
1021 Sanchez Street
🎟️ SF Tickets: https://ticketstripe.com/sfca-mar-15-26

PALO ALTO
Saturday, March 21 • 7:30pm
All Saints’ Episcopal Church
555 Waverley Street
🎟️ Palo Alto Tickets: https://ticketstripe.com/sfca-mar-21-26

BERKELEY
Sunday, March 22 • 4:00pm
Netivot Shalom
1316 University Avenue
🎟️ Berkeley Tickets: https://ticketstripe.com/sfca-mar-22-26

12/24/2025

Thanks to Lisa Hirsch and SF Classical Voice for the lovely review of MYSTERY, MAGI, AND MITTENS!

The ensemble commissioned two world premieres for its 2025–2026 season opener.