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Praised for its beauty of sound, stellar musicianship, and dynamic programming, YWCP has won many accolades for its performances.

Founded

March, 2012

Founded

Young Women’s Choral Projects of San Francisco

First performance

October, 2012

First performance

Journey of a Lifetime

Performed with Keith Terry and Crosspulse — Berkeley and San Francisco

March, 2013

Performed with Keith Terry and Crosspulse — Berkeley and San Francisco

Sang on the San Francisco Opera stage

June, 2013

Sang on the San Francisco Opera stage

With Jake Heggie and Frederica von Stade

Toured to Italy

June, 2013

Toured to Italy

Started Allegro Chorus

September, 2013

Started Allegro Chorus

Performed with Wesla Whitfield and Mike Greensill at our Second Annual Gala in San Francisco

October, 2013

Performed with Wesla Whitfield and Mike Greensill at our Second Annual Gala in San Francisco

Premiered “Another Secret eQuation” by Terry Riley with the Kronos Quartet at CalPerformances (Berkeley)

December, 2013

Premiered “Another Secret eQuation” by Terry Riley with the Kronos Quartet at CalPerformances (Berkeley)

West Coast Premiere

Premiered “Ave Maris Stella” by Frank La Rocca

December, 2013

Premiered “Ave Maris Stella” by Frank La Rocca

World Premiere

Performed under the direction of Vance George

March, 2014

Performed under the direction of Vance George

SF Symphony Chorus Conductor Emeritus

Performed on Composers’ Inc. !BAMM! Festival Concert

April, 2014

Performed with Clerestory

May, 2014

Performed with Clerestory

A professional men’s chorus

Toured to the East Coast — Boston, Rhode Island and New York City

June, 2014

Toured to the East Coast — Boston, Rhode Island and New York City

Began the YWCP Choral Fellow Program

August, 2014

Started Prelude Chorus

September, 2014

Started Prelude Chorus

Performed with mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade

October, 2014

Performed with mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade

At the 3rd Annual YWCP Gala

Won The American Prize in Choral Performance

November, 2014

Won The American Prize in Choral Performance

High school and youth division

Performed with performance artist Moira Smiley in San Francisco

March, 2015

Performed with performance artist Moira Smiley in San Francisco

And her ensemble, VOCO

Performed in Benjamin Britten’s Noyes Fludde

March, 2015

Performed in Benjamin Britten’s Noyes Fludde

With Fremont Opera

Won the Dale Warland Singers Commission Award From Chorus America and the American Composers Forum

April, 2015

Won the Dale Warland Singers Commission Award From Chorus America and the American Composers Forum

Dale Warland, founder of Dale Warland Singers; conductor Susan McMane; composer Karen P. Thomas; and American Composer’s Forum CEO, John Nuechterlein

Toured to Germany

June, 2015

Toured to Germany

Started Arietta Singers

September, 2015

Started Arietta Singers

A non-auditioned class for Kindergarten and 1st-grade girls.

Performed with soprano Christine Brewer

October, 2015

Performed with soprano Christine Brewer

at the 4th Annual YWCP Gala

Premiered “Qui creavit coelum” by Frank La Rocca

December, 2015

Premiered “Qui creavit coelum” by Frank La Rocca

World Premiere (YWCP’s first commission)

Sang a solo performance at the California All-State Music Educator’s Conference

February, 2016

Sang a solo performance at the California All-State Music Educator’s Conference

At the California All-State Music Educator’s Conference.

YWCP’s First Annual Treble Choir Festival

April, 2016

YWCP’s First Annual Treble Choir Festival

Premiered Dale Warland Singers Commission, “A Singer’s Path,” by Karen P. Thomas

May, 2016

Premiered Dale Warland Singers Commission, “A Singer’s Path,” by Karen P. Thomas

World Premiere

Toured to the Pacific Northwest

June, 2016

Toured to the Pacific Northwest

Seattle and the Canadian cities of Vancouver and Victoria

Sang Igor Stravinsky’s “Symphony of Psalms”

October, 2016

Sang Igor Stravinsky’s “Symphony of Psalms”

At Cal Performances (Berkeley) with the Philharmonia Orchestra of London, Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting

Released our first album

November, 2016

Released our first album

Rejoice! at Skywalker Sound Studio

Joined San Francisco Symphony for the annual Deck the Hall concerts

December, 2016

Joined San Francisco Symphony for the annual Deck the Hall concerts

Performed Berlioz’s Requiem with the San Francisco Symphony and Chorus, Maestro Charles Dutoit, conducting

May, 2017

Performed Berlioz’s Requiem with the San Francisco Symphony and Chorus, Maestro Charles Dutoit, conducting

Toured to Slovenia, Austria, and Hungary

June, 2017

Toured to Slovenia, Austria, and Hungary

Won Adventurous Programming Award from ASCAP/Chorus America

July, 2017

Won Adventurous Programming Award from ASCAP/Chorus America

In recognition of YWCP’s commitment to programming works of living composers, in the youth/children’s chorus category

Workshopped new opera “Abraham in Flames” by Niloufar Talebi and Aleksandra Vrebalov

October, 2017

Workshopped new opera “Abraham in Flames” by Niloufar Talebi and Aleksandra Vrebalov

Performed at Western Division ACDA Conference

March, 2018

Performed at Western Division ACDA Conference

The Young Women’s Chorus was chosen as a featured performer in a Concert Session.

Performed at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco

March, 2018

Performed at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco

The Young Women’s Chorus was an invited artist to open this Manhattan Concerts Production performance in San Francisco’s stunning Grace Cathedral.

Performed at Carnegie Hall

June, 2018

Performed at Carnegie Hall

The Young Women’s Chorus sang a “Spotlight Performance” of their own solo repertoire onstage at Carnegie Hall, as well as performed with other youth choirs at a Manhattan Concert Productions Children’s Choir festival.

Performed Under the Direction of Ragnar Bohlin

October, 2018

Performed Under the Direction of Ragnar Bohlin

The Young Women’s Chorus perform Arvo Pärt’s “Te Deum” with the Golden Gate Men’s Chorus and 21 string players with Ragnar Bohlin conducting.

YWCP Performs “Home Alone” with the San Francisco Symphony

December, 2018

YWCP Performs “Home Alone” with the San Francisco Symphony

Singers from Allegro Chorus, Vivo Chorus, and the Young Women’s Chorus sing 3 performances of Home Alone with the SF Symphony, SF Symphony Chorus, and Ragazzi Boys Chorus at Davies Symphony Hall.

YWC Premieres the full length opera “Abraham in Flames”

May, 2019

YWC Premieres the full length opera “Abraham in Flames”

YWC premieres a full-length opera by composer Aleksandra Vrebalov and creator-librettist Niloufar Talebi in which the Young Women’s Chorus is the protagonist-performed at Z Space in San Francisco.

YWC singers perform “L’enfant et les sortilèges” with the San Francisco Symphony

June, 2019

YWC singers perform “L’enfant et les sortilèges” with the San Francisco Symphony

Fifteen of our singers from the Young Women’s Chorus perform Ravel’s “L’enfant et les sortilèges” with the San Francisco Symphony.

Tour to South Africa

July, 2019

Tour to South Africa

YWC spent 12 days touring South Africa, traveling to Johannesburg, Pilanesberg, George, Hermanus, and Cape Town.

Won Margaret Hillis Award from Chorus America for Choral Excellence

April, 2020

Won Margaret Hillis Award from Chorus America for Choral Excellence

YWCP was named the recipient of the 2020 Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence from Chorus America for their artistic excellence, strong organizational structure, financial stability for a significant period of time, and a commitment to outreach, education, and/or culturally diverse activities.

Performed with the San Francisco Ballet Trainees at Grace Cathedral

February, 2022

Performed with the San Francisco Ballet Trainees at Grace Cathedral

Tour to France

June, 2022

Tour to France

YWC spend 12 days touring France, traveling to Aix-en-Provence, Saint André-d’Apchon, Chartres, and Paris.

Martín Benvenuto appointed as interim Artistic Director

August, 2022

Martín Benvenuto appointed as interim Artistic Director

YWC performs “Souls of Resilience”

October, 2022

YWC performs “Souls of Resilience”

First performance under the new interim Artistic Director, Martín Benvenuto

Premiered new piece by Ukrainian composer Iryna Aleksiychuk

May, 2023

Premiered new piece by Ukrainian composer Iryna Aleksiychuk

Joined commission consortium to create a new piece by Ukrainian composer Iryna Aleksiychuk, to be premiered in SF on May 21

YWC premieres “The Bird her punctual music brings,” a commissioned piece in honor of Susan McMane by Chicago-based composer Stacy Garrop.

May, 2023

YWC premieres “The Bird her punctual music brings,” a commissioned piece in honor of Susan McMane by Chicago-based composer Stacy Garrop.