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.

Sierra Summer Festival of the Performing Arts

Founded: 1978
Artistic Director: Bogidar Avramov
Where to hear them: In August, in Mammoth Lakes, CA

Sigma Alpha Iota East Bay Alumnae Chapter

Founded: 1961
Artistic Director: Marilyn Minor, Chapter President
Where to hear them: Various locations in the East Bay

Silent Film Festival

Founded: 1992
Artistic Director: Anita Monga
Where to hear them: Silent Film Festival, Castro Theatre, Paramount Theatre

Silicon Valley Boychoir

Founded: 2010
Artistic Director: Julia Simon
Where to hear them: First Lutheran Church, Palo Alto

Silicon Valley Chapter of the American Harp Society

Artistic Director: Linda Wood Rollo
Where to hear them: Immanuel Lutheran Church, San Jose

Silicon Valley Gay Men's Chorus

Founded: 1983
Artistic Director: Jonathon Ulrich
Where to hear them: 3 Major Concerts a year performed in the SouthBay

Silicon Valley Music Festival

Founded: 2012
Artistic Director: Ray Furuta and Jasmin Arakawa
Where to hear them: San Jose, CA

Silicon Valley Symphony

Founded: March 28, 2001
Artistic Director: Michael Paul Gibson
Where to hear them: San Jose, Palo Alto, and Menlo Park

Sine Nomine

Sine Nomine presents just one concert a year.  Members also sing with other choruses such as the San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Schola Cantorum and others.

Founded: 2003
Artistic Director: Galen Marshall
Where to hear them: San Mateo

Sing For America

Founded: 2012
Artistic Director: Erich Stratmann & Brett Strader

Sing Napa Valley!

Founded: 1963
Artistic Director: Jan Lanterman

Singers of the Street (S.O.S.)

Founded: September 2010
Artistic Director: Dr. Kathleen McGuire
Where to hear them: San Francisco - various locations

SingersMarin

Founded: 1987
Artistic Director: Jan Pedersen Schiff
Where to hear them: Various locations in the Marin/San Rafael area

sjDANCEco

Founded: 2003
Artistic Director: Gary Masters & Maria Basile
Where to hear them: California Theatre, San Jose