Local Vocal: Celebrating Our Musical Bay Area

Join us in celebrating our own artistically vibrant Bay Area with a program featuring music by both well-known and emerging local composers. We are excited to present Winging Wildly, a three-movement setting of poems about birds by the Bay Area’s best-known composer of choral music, Kirke Mechem. This program will also include selections from Mark Winges’ mystical Missa Diapente and Gabriela Lena Frank’s striking Ccollanan Maria—a work based on a traditional religious tune from Cuzco, Perú, the original capital of the Inca empire in the 15th century. We will highlight California history and culture by presenting David Conte’s “Facing West,” third in his Whitman Triptych cycle, commissioned in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge, and Byron Au Yong’s Surrender: A Tai Qi Cantata incorporating music with traditional Chinese ideograms and movement. Other Bay Area-centric works include Oakland-based Sanford Dole’s humorous Dance Steps that imagines a future of world peace and cooperation, and work by Edna Yeh and Wei Cheng.

Stick around after the performances for a Q&A portion with several of our Bay Area composers! Get a special insight into the inspiration and creative processes of the artistic voices behind the repertoire, and what makes our local artists so special.

Saturday, May 21st at 8 PM 

St John’s Presbyterian Church

2727 College Ave, Berkeley

Sunday, May 22nd at 4 PM

St Mark’s Lutheran Church,

1111 O’Farrell Ave, San Francisco

Health & Safety Precautions

We are formulating our season with an abundance of caution to prioritize the health and safety of our singers, audiences, and communities. Events for the 2021–22 season are subject to change to comply with all public health guidelines.

To ensure the health and safety of our artists and patrons, all guests must wear masks at concerts and present proof of vaccination upon entry.

Sacred and Profane Chamber Chorus prioritizes the health and safety of our artists, audiences, staff, and community. Sacred and Profane adheres to all CDC guidelines and local policies, and continues to closely monitor information from public health officials. Please be aware that these safety protocols may change, and that S&P will communicate additional details. Please contact us with any questions. Learn more about our safety protocol here.