Young Women's Chorus of San Francisco BIOGRAPHY (short)

October 2018 The Young Women’s Chorus of San Francisco is the premier ensemble of the Young Women’s Choral Projects. The Chorus, comprised of singers ages 11-18, has been praised for its beauty of sound, stellar musicianship, and dynamic programming. Acclaimed in the American Record Guide for its “refined and beautifully controlled singing,” the Young Women’s Chorus has also won many competitive awards including the American Prize in Choral Performance; the Dale Warland Singers Commission Award from Chorus America and American Composers Forum; and the ASCAP Adventurous Programming Award. The ensemble has shared the stage with renowned artists such as Jake Heggie, Frederica von Stade, Christine Brewer, Kronos Quartet, Kitka, Charles Dutoit, Esa-Pekka Salonen and others, and is regularly invited to sing with the San Francisco Symphony and Berkeley’s Cal Performances. Performing repertoire from early music to contemporary selections, the Chorus regularly commissions new works for young women’s voices from leading composers. The Chorus annually performs a professional series of concerts in the Bay Area, and tours either nationally or internationally, most recently making its Carnegie Hall debut in June 2018.