旧金山女孩合唱团宣布2019-2020赛季
旧金山女孩合唱团宣布2019-2020赛季
订阅季亮点包括与伯克利芭蕾舞剧院合作制作，由安格利卡·内格伦和阿维亚·科佩尔曼共同制作世界首演SFGC委员会;马修·韦尔奇的SFGC委托歌剧特别预览;戴维斯交响会堂的年度假日音乐会，以本杰明·布里顿的《与克莱故事的颂歌仪式》为特色;和众多的客座艺术家合作。
湾区的特别演出包括旧金山交响乐团、旧金山歌剧院、旧金山法兰西芭蕾舞团、严格蓝草节、TEDxSanFrancisco、普雷西迪奥剧院开幕庆典、伯克利交响乐团、新世纪室内乐团和克罗诺斯四重奏。
季节还包括9月27日发行SFGC的最新专辑，我的伸出的手，具有骑士和三一青年合唱团的超级列车记录
San Francisco, CA – September 3, 2019 – The San Francisco Girls Chorus (SFGC) today announced its 2019-2020 season featuring four subscription performances and numerous appearances with leading arts organizations throughout the Bay Area. Led by Artistic Director and Conductor Valérie Sainte-Agathe, the season will celebrate the empowerment of women during a year of national celebrations around the centennial anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Works from two rising star women composers, Angélica Negrón (SFGC commission) and Aviya Kopelman (SFGC co-commission with the Israel Institute), will be premiered in a choreographed program co-presented with Berkeley Ballet Theater that shines a light on the legacy of women who took part in the United States suffrage movement. An evening of 17th century Latin American Baroque masterworks will showcase music written by Sister Juana Inés de la Cruz, one of the first published feminists of the Americas and champion of women’s rights to education. Based on the diary of author Angeles Monrayo, an SFGC commissioned opera by Matthew Welch, Tomorrow’s Memories, will be presented in a special preview performance ahead of the full world premiere during the 2020-2021 season. And continuing its popular annual holiday tradition at Davies Symphony Hall, SFGC will showcase the talents of more than 300 young women from across its seven Chorus levels in a program that features a rare performance of Benjamin Britten’s masterwork A Ceremony of Carols for mixed chorus featuring Clerestory. Guest artists joining SFGC for these programs include The Living Earth Show, Amaranth Quartet, El Mundo, Sopranos Nell Snaidas and Jennifer Ellis Kampani, Harpist Bridget Kibbey, Guitarist Florante Aguilar, Violinist Patti Kilroy, and Percussionist Levy Lorenzo.
In addition to its own subscription series, SFGC and ensembles from its Chorus School will appear on stages around the Bay Area in collaborations with the San Francisco Symphony (Mahler Symphony No. 8 in MTT’s final performances and ‘Twas the Night); San Francisco Opera (Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel); San Francisco Ballet School at Lycée Français de San Francisco; Berkeley Symphony (Symphonic II: You Have A Voice); New Century Chamber Orchestra (Set V: Music of Spheres); and Kronos Quartet (Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival and in collaboration at SFJAZZ). Additional appearances include the Presidio Theatre’s Opening Celebration, 2019 TEDxSanFrancisco, and the Full Series at UC Berkeley Arts Museum and Pacific Film Archive.
SFGC will also mark the start of the season with the September 27 release of its latest album, My Outstretched Hand, which features conductor Eric Jacobsen, Brooklyn-based chamber orchestra The Knights and Trinity Youth Chorus on Supertrain Records. Representing the culmination of a multi-year collaboration between current Artistic Director, Valérie Sainte-Agathe, former Artistic Director, Lisa Bielawa, and featured guest artists, the album includes world premiere recordings of choral-orchestral works by three American composers: My Outstretched Hand by Lisa Bielawa (The Knights commission), Remembering the Sea-Souvenir de la Mer by Aaron Jay Kernis (SFGC commission), and If I Were Not Me by Colin Jacobsen. All three works were commissioned for the 2016 NY PHIL Biennial Festival at Lincoln Center and premiered on June 9, 2016, in a concert featuring SFGC, The Knights, and the Brooklyn Youth Chorus. The album continues to exemplify SFGC’s commitment to championing music of our time and builds on its existing discography of over a dozen recordings. My Outstretched Hand was made possible, in part, by support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and Isabelle and Charles Hamker.
“I am constantly amazed at the unbounded energy that the powerful young women of the San Francisco Girls Chorus display not only through their exceptional artistry as performers but also toward one another, the community and the world at large,” said Valérie Sainte-Agathe. “Through music, we possess the unique opportunity to impact change in the world and this season explores the ways in which we can use this energy to move forward and build upon the many accomplishments in this ongoing story of empowerment. We are excited to celebrate powerful women through diverse storytelling, collaborate in numerous cross-disciplinary projects and showcase music across a broad spectrum of eras and styles. And continuing our commitment to presenting the music of today, we are thrilled to release our latest album, My Outstretched Hand, and premiere two SFGC commissions by talented women composers Angélica Negrón and Aviya Kopelman as well as provide audiences with a special preview of a significant new commissioned opera by Matthew Welch.”
本季于2019年10月19日（星期六）在旧金山圣马可路德教会开幕，由达林姐妹/阿德雷维塔斯·赫马纳斯（Atrevidas Hermanas）共同参加，旨在向17世纪拉丁美洲巴洛克时代的著名女权主义人物之一胡安娜·因内斯·德拉克鲁兹修女致敬。德拉克鲁兹被称为知识分子、学者、哲学家、诗人和作曲家，因其坚定不移地倡导妇女追求知识生活、学习和被承认与男子平等的权利而成为墨西哥的国家偶像。SFGC将加入各种拉丁美洲和西班牙巴洛克音乐专家，包括女高音内尔·斯奈达斯，她也担任策展人;女高音和SFGC校友詹妮弗·埃利斯·坎帕尼和理查德·萨维诺的格莱美提名的室内合唱团，埃尔蒙多。德拉克鲁兹的精选作品将与墨西哥、玻利维亚和秘鲁作曲家创作的音乐一起展出，其中许多人受到启发，由于德拉克鲁兹的宣传和影响，他们追求更多的学术道路。节目将以西班牙语、纳瓦特尔和奎丘亚演唱，包括安德烈斯·弗洛雷斯、胡安·加西亚·德·塞斯佩德斯、胡安·德·利纳斯和索胡安娜·伊内斯·德拉克鲁斯的作品。
为庆祝节日，SFGC于2019年12月16日星期一返回戴维斯交响厅，参加其广受欢迎的年度假日音乐会《 卡罗尔仪式》。受英国和法国夏季巡演高潮的启发，SFGC带来了两位20世纪和21世纪英国重要作曲家的杰作：本杰明·布里顿纪念性杰作《卡罗尔的仪式》和托马斯·阿迪斯的《费法克斯颂歌》的混合版。湾区声乐合奏克莱故事特色在布里顿的卡罗尔仪式，将加入数百名合唱团，包括七个级别的合唱学校，总理合唱团和SFGC校友。美国竖琴家布里奇特·基贝在2019年6月首次与合唱团以及湾区实验二重奏《活地球秀》中复出，节目中还展出了埃萨-佩卡·萨洛宁的《多娜·诺比斯·帕西姆》、埃肯瓦尔德斯的《星星》、伊萨埃·玛丽亚·巴恩韦尔的《渴望的记忆》和其他节日剧目，包括传统的圣诞颂歌。
该季将于2020年2月29日星期六在耶尔巴布埃纳艺术中心继续，我们与伯克利芭蕾舞剧院合作制作了全舞台合唱音乐和舞蹈。节目受到选举权运动100周年的启发，以及为通过《美国宪法》第19修正案而奋斗的妇女的遗产，将展出六位活着的作曲家的合唱作品，包括分别受以色列研究所委托和共同委托的女作曲家安格利卡·内格伦和阿维亚·科佩尔曼的两部新作品的世界首演。由SFGC艺术总监瓦莱里·圣阿加特和伯克利芭蕾舞剧院艺术总监罗伯特·德克斯领导， 超过40名舞蹈演员和40名合唱团演员将分享节目，其中还包括萨赫巴·阿米尼基亚的球体音乐（SFGC 2017首演）和卡拉·基尔斯泰特的《赫林跑》（SFGC 2016 佣金） 作为该乐团的 2018 录音最终答案， 以及史蒂夫·赖克的鼓掌音乐， 利比·拉森的《上帝的神奇之歌》（SFGC 2003 佣金））和梅雷迪斯·蒙克的熊猫圣歌。
2020年6月16日（星期二）结束本季的《群岛之歌》，该计划将探索西方古典音乐和菲律宾古典音乐的音乐交汇点。节目的核心将是《明日回忆》的半舞台预演，这是美国作曲家马修·韦尔奇（MatthewWelch）委托的全新SFGC委托的合唱剧。《明日回忆》定于2020-2021年赛季全球首映，以菲律宾移民洛杉矶蒙拉约1924-1928年的日记为基础，强调了菲律宾侨民在美国各地，特别是在海湾地区的文化影响的重要性。除了《明日的记忆》外，合唱团还将演奏一系列以西方古典风格创作的作品，但大量借鉴菲律宾作曲家的民歌，并运用菲律宾的乐器，包括2019年美国作曲奖获得者尼洛·阿尔卡拉的达亚·达亚·库皮塔，以及菲律宾萨林希米格歌手的创始人、菲律宾最著名的女作曲家乔治·埃尔南德斯的音乐。这个节目的特邀艺术家包括吉他手弗洛兰特·阿吉拉尔、小提琴家帕蒂·基尔罗伊和打击乐演奏家利维·洛伦佐。
旧金山女孩合唱团自产音乐会季的四场音乐会订阅于9月6日发售，折扣价为170美元。致电 （415） 392-4400 或访问http://www.cityboxoffice.com购买订阅。
单张门票的价格从28美元到62美元不等，将于9月6日发售。折扣学生票的售价为10美元，带有效身份证件。
2019-2020赛季的部分原因，来自旧金山艺术基金会、威廉和弗洛拉休利特基金会、加州艺术理事会以及其他机构、企业和个人资助者的支持。
日历编辑，请注意
旧金山女孩合唱团 2019-2020 季节
旧金山女孩合唱团礼物
达林姐妹 / 阿雷维塔斯·赫马纳斯
2019年10月19日，星期六，晚上7：30，旧金山圣马克路德教会
瓦莱里·圣阿加特，指挥家
内尔·斯奈达斯，策展人和女高音
詹妮弗·埃利斯·坎帕尼，女高音
埃尔蒙多，理查德·萨维诺，导演
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旧金山女孩合唱团礼物
卡罗尔的仪式
2019年12月16日，星期一，晚上7：00，戴维斯交响乐厅，旧金山
瓦莱里·圣阿加特，指挥家
布里奇特·基贝，竖琴
克莱里的故事
活地地球展
本杰明·布里顿： 卡罗尔的仪式
托马斯·阿迪斯： 法尔法克斯卡罗尔
伊莎·玛丽亚·巴恩韦尔： 想要回忆
埃里克斯·埃森瓦尔德： 星星
埃萨-佩卡·萨洛宁： 多娜·诺比斯·帕切姆
传统：O 来吧，所有叶忠实
传统：第一个诺威尔
弗朗茨·格鲁伯：寂静的夜晚
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旧金山女孩合唱团和伯克利芭蕾舞剧院出席
理所当然地是我们的
2020年2月29日，星期六，晚上7：30，旧金山耶尔巴布埃纳艺术中心
旧金山女孩合唱团
瓦莱里·圣阿加特，艺术总监和指挥
伯克利芭蕾舞剧院
罗伯特·德克斯，艺术总监和编曲家
活地地球展
阿马兰四重奏
萨赫巴·阿米尼基亚： 球体音乐
卡拉·基尔斯泰特： 赫林跑步
阿维亚·科佩尔曼：《 不属于世界》（世界首演;SFGC与以色列研究所联合委员会）
利比·拉森： 上帝的真人之歌
梅雷迪斯·蒙克： 熊猫圣歌
安格利卡·内格伦：标题 TBD（世界首演;SFGC 委员会）
史蒂夫·赖克： 拍拍音乐
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旧金山女孩合唱团礼物
来自群岛的歌曲
2020年6月16日，星期二，晚上7：30，在旧金山赫布斯特剧院
弗洛兰特·阿吉拉尔，吉他
帕蒂·基尔罗伊，小提琴
利维·洛伦佐，打击乐
马修·韦尔奇：明日记忆预览（SFGC委员会）
尼洛·阿尔卡拉： 达亚·达亚·库皮塔
乔治·埃尔南德斯和卢克雷西亚·罗塞斯·卡西拉格的其他剧目
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湾区周边的其他演出
Presidio Theatre Opening Celebration
September 21, 2019
Presidio Theatre, San Francisco
TEDxSanFrancisco
October 3, 2019
Herbst Theater, San Francisco
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival with Kronos Quartet
October 4, 2019
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
San Francisco Ballet School
November 1, 2019
Lycée Français de San Francisco
Engelbert Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel with San Francisco Opera
November 15 - Dec 7, 2019
War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco
‘Twas the Night with the San Francisco Symphony
December 19-20, 2019
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
Symphonic II: You Have A Voice with Berkeley Symphony
February 6, 2020
Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley
UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Full
February 8, 2020
BAMPFA, Berkeley
41st Season Gala
March 27, 2020
Julia Morgan Ballroom, San Francisco
SFGC with Kronos Quartet
May 9 & 10, 2020
SFJAZZ, San Francisco
Set V: Music of Spheres with New Century Chamber Orchestra
May 13-14 & 16-17, 2020
Bing Concert Hall, Palo Alto
First Congregational Church of Berkeley
Herbst Theatre, San Francisco
Osher Marin JCC, San Rafael
Soloist Intensive Performance
May 2, 2020
Bayview Opera House, San Francisco
Mahler’s Symphony of a Thousand with MTT and San Francisco Symphony
June 25 - 28, 2020
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO GIRLS CHORUS
Stunning range, flexibility, drama, and power are among the hallmarks of the 41-year-old San Francisco Girls Chorus’s Premier Ensemble, recognized as one of the world’s leading youth vocal ensembles. Led by Artistic Director Valérie Sainte-Agathe, the Premier Ensemble has achieved an incomparable sound that underscores the unique clarity and force of impeccably trained treble voices.
Recent concert highlights include a July 2019 tour to England and France that featured six performances in London, Windsor, Cambridge, and Paris; appearances on all three days of the 2019 KRONOS FESTIVAL; multiple performances of Stravinsky’s Persephone with Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony in September 2018; debut performances in February 2018 at Carnegie Hall alongside Philip Glass; June 2018 performances of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas with Voices of Music for the Berkeley Festival & Exhibition; an April 2017 debut performance at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts with The Knights for SHIFT: A Festival of American Orchestras. SFGC has also traveled the world as a musical ambassador for San Francisco, with tours to the Nordic countries, Germany, Japan, China, South Korea, and Cuba, and performed for the 2009 inauguration of President Barack Obama.
Praised by Gramophone Magazine as a “remarkable tapestry of teenage voices,” SFGC has been a champion of the music of our time since its founding, having commissioned more than three dozen works by leading composers including Philip Glass, Richard Danielpour, Aaron Jay Kernis, Gabriel Kahane, Augusta Read Thomas, and Chen Yi. In February 2018, SFGC released its most recent album, Final Answer, on Philip Glass’ Orange Mountain Music label. The album features Kronos Quartet and includes works by nine living composers, among them Philip Glass, Aleksandra Vrebalov, Lisa Bielawa, John Zorn, and Gabriel Kahane. The Premier Ensemble has been recipient of numerous music industry awards, including five GRAMMY Awards, four ASCAP/Chorus America Awards for Adventurous Programming, and the Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence from Chorus America.
In addition to its Premier Ensemble, SFGC is renowned as a regional center for choral music education and performance for girls and young women ages 4-18. Hundreds of singers from 46 Bay Area cities participate in this internationally-recognized seven-level Chorus School, hailed as “a model in the country for training girls’ voices” by the California Arts Council.
For more information, visit http://www.sfgirlschorus.org.
PHOTO CREDITS
SF Girls Chorus / Ben Tomlin
Nell Snaidas / Gary Payne
Jennifer Ellis Kampani / Jennifer Ellis Kampani
SFGC Holiday Concert / SFGC
Berkeley Ballet Theater / Natalia Perez
Matthew Welch / Matthew Welch
PRESS CONTACT
Brenden Guy, Marketing & PR Consultant
(415) 640-3165
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