San Francisco Symphony Chorus

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San Francisco Symphony Chorus

Background information
Also known as the SFS Chorus
Origin Flag of United States San Francisco, California, USA
Genre(s) Choral, classical, opera
Occupation(s) Choir
Instrument(s) 226 voices
Years active 1972-present
Label(s) SFS Media
Associated
acts		 San Francisco Symphony
Website www.sfsymphony.org
Members
Music Director
Michael Tilson Thomas
Chorus Director
Ragnar Bohlin
Former members
Founder
Seiji Ozawa

The San Francisco Symphony Chorus is the resident chorus of the San Francisco Symphony (SFS).

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Established in 1972 at the request of Seiji Ozawa, then the San Francisco Symphony's music director, the SFS Chorus today gives a minimum of twenty-six performances each season at Davies Symphony Hall. They have performed with some of the world's greatest conductors such as Michael Tilson Thomas, Kurt Masur, Neville Marriner, Roger Norrington and many others.

During its first decade, Louis Magor served as the SFS Chorus director. Magor was succeeded In 1982, by the director of the Chicago Symphony Chorus, Margaret Hillis. In 1983, Hillis was succeeded by Vance George who served as chorus director for twenty-three years until his retirement in 2006.[1] The current director is Ragnar Bohlin, who comes to the SFS Chorus from Stockholm, Sweden where he served as choirmaster of the Maria Magdalena Motettkoer.[2]

Emmy Award, Outstanding Classical Music-Dance Program

Grammy Award for Best Classical Album

Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance

  1. ^ Joshua Kosman. "S.F. Symphony Chorus director to leave at end of '05-06 season", San Francisco Chronicle, 2004-08-19. Retrieved on December 26, 2006.
  2. ^ Joshua Kosman. "Symphony names chorus director", San Francisco Chronicle, 2006-11-15. Retrieved on December 26, 2006.

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