On Thursday, May 2nd @ 12:30pm, Velvet Einstein hosts percussionist, Haruka Fujii, and San Francisco Girls Chorus Artistic Director, Valérie Sainte-Agathe, to discuss their upcoming performance at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music on May 19th.
The San Francisco Girls Chorus Premier Ensemble joins forces with renowned percussionist Haruka Fujii to present a concert of new music, including a new commissioned work by Fujii.
Fujii is one of the most prominent solo percussionists and marimbists of her generation, and has previously collaborated with SFGC on the world premiere choral opera Tomorrow’s Memories: A Little Manila Diary by Matthew Welch. Don’t miss the chance to witness Fujii and SFGC reunite.
Established in 1978, the mission of the San Francisco Girls Chorus is to create outstanding performances featuring the unique and compelling sound of young women’s voices through an exemplary program committed to education and visionary leadership in the development of this art form.
Under the direction of Artistic Director Valérie Sainte-Agathe, the San Francisco Girls Chorus has achieved an incomparable sound that underscores the unique clarity and force of impeccably trained treble voices fused with expressiveness and drama. As a result, the Chorus vibrantly performs 1,000 years of choral masterworks from plainchant to the most challenging and nuanced contemporary works created expressly for them in programs that are as intelligently designed as they are enjoyable and revelatory to experience.
