Bay Area Music Groups
The Bay Area is home to literally hundreds of classical music organizations, from community choruses to world-renowned orchestras, opera companies and chamber ensembles. This listing provides all the vital statistics for Bay Area music groups, as well as a summary of what they do best. Search by type of organization or alphabetically. Note to classical music groups: If your organization is not listed here or there is an error in your listing, please email Eric@sfcv.org.
Early Music at Las Positas College
Founded: 2006
Artistic Director: Marilyn Marquis
Where to hear them: Las Positas College
Earplay
Earplay presents live concerts of challenging music by contemporary composers, including works commissioned specially for Earplay
Founded: 1985
Artistic Director: Mary Chun
Where to hear them: Herbst Theatre
East Bay Recorder Society
The society hosts monthly playing sessions, occasionally hosting a performance and presenting member recitals.
Artistic Director: Susan Jaffe
Where to hear them: Zion Lutheran Church in Oakland
Eden Performing Arts Concert Series: Art for Goodness' Sake
Founded: 2009
Artistic Director: Lee Steward
Empyrean Ensemble
Empyrean is Ensemble-in-residence at UC Davis, devoted to performance of new works by contemporary composers.
Founded: 1987
Artistic Director: Kurt Rohde & Laurie San Martin
Where to hear them: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre, The Mondavi Center at UC Davis and other venues in the Sacramento area
Ensemble Parallèle
Ensemble Parallèle is a professional music organization devoted to multidisciplinary projects and chamber opera. It is a resident ensemble at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Over the years, the Ensemble has collaborated with dancers, choreographers, multimedia artists, reaching out to other art forms to work with them, as the Ensemble's name suggests - in parallel.
Founded: 1993
Artistic Director: Nicole Paiement
Where to hear them: San Francisco Conservatory of Music and in collaborations around the Bay Area.
Eos Ensemble
Founded: 2003
Artistic Director: Craig Reiss
Where to hear them: 142 Throckmorton Theatre Mill Valley
