Category Archives: Chorus

Looking Back at Macbeth

Posted on March 12, 2021 by Michael

It has been a year since pretty much everything shut down in the USA due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For those of us who are performers, whether professional or amateur, our memories go back to that last performance or last … Continue reading →

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Leonard Bernstein at 100 – Mass

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Michael

Today is Leonard Bernstein‘s 100th birthday. Bernstein is one of my favorite composers so I have really enjoyed the attention to his music during his centennial. In the past year I’ve heard two performances of Candide in San Francisco and … Continue reading →

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The Magic Flute at West Bay Opera

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Michael

As my summer break from music rehearsals comes to an end, I wanted to be sure to look back at our production of Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) at West Bay Opera. Continue reading →

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L’elisir d’amore at West Bay Opera

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Michael

West By Opera’s production of Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore opened on Valentine’s Day and closed last Sunday. Four sold-out houses and many local critics enjoyed themselves immensely, but perhaps not quite as much as the cast and crew of this production. Continue reading →

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Coming Up: Missa solemnis, Take 2

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Michael

My final subscription concerts of the season with the San Francisco Symphony Chorus are happening this weekend. Michael Tilson Thomas will conduct us in Beethoven’s Missa solemnis. It has been such a joy to come back to this piece and be able to take it to the next level. Continue reading →

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A Musical April – Beethoven, Handel, Musikmesse

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Michael

April is turning into a very musical month. First, a marvelous San Francisco Symphony program of Handel and Mozart. On Tuesday, the release of the first recording I’ve made with the Chorus: Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. The next day, Musikmesse begins in Frankfurt. Continue reading →

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Coming Up: Dutoit Conducts Poulenc and Berlioz

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Michael

We have a great program coming up with the San Francisco Symphony Chorus! Maestro Charles Dutoit will be conducting two wonderful French choral works: Poulenc’s Stabat Mater and Berlioz’s Te Deum. Continue reading →

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A Chorister’s Preview of SFS Season 101

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Michael

I’m looking forward to our first San Francisco Symphony Chorus rehearsal on Tuesday with our director Ragnar Bohlin. The Symphony’s 101st season offers a different set of delights for the singers from last year’s landmark centennial season. Continue reading →

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