Golden Gate Bridge 75th Anniversary Composer Competition
The International Orange Chorale of San Francisco (IOCSF) announces a composer competition to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge. IOCSF wishes to commission and give the world premiere performance of a new composition for unaccompanied choir that sets text related to the Golden Gate Bridge and its surroundings. The purpose of the Golden Gate Bridge 75th Anniversary composer competition is to encourage choral composers to broaden the scope of texts to which music is set, and to express the beauty of the Golden Gate Bridge through choral music. IOCSF is dedicated to performing newly commissioned works by promising and established composers.
IOCSF will perform the newly commissioned work on May 27, 2012 as part of a large public Waterfront Celebration in San Francisco to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge, hosted by The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy. Additionally, IOCSF will feature the work as part of its regularly programmed concerts in June, 2012.
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Friday, June 22nd, 2012 @5:00 pm
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About the IOCSF
Hailed by the San Francisco Classical Voice as "spot-on-spectacular," The International Orange Chorale of San Francisco (IOCSF), led by Artistic Director Zane Fiala, was founded in 2003 by Jeremy Faust, Elaine Robertson, and Cole Thomason-Redus. Named after the color of the Golden Gate Bridge, IOCSF is an auditioned, all-volunteer chamber choir devoted to performing established repertoire of all periods, with particular attention to 20th and 21st century music, including newly commissioned works by promising and established composers. To date, IOCSF has premiered 20 works, seven from composers found within the ensemble, and several of which that have subsequently been published by Santa Barbara Music, G. Shirmer, and Hal Leonard. (Read more...)
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"International Orange Chorale is a great example of a chorus redefining the concert-going experience by programming music of living composers in unusual and engaging ways." --Ann Meier Baker, President & CEO of Chorus America
"I am astonished at the quality of sound and richly nuanced musical execution." --Ian Robertson, Chorus Director, San Francisco Opera
"Amazing and lovely!" --Jennifer Cooper, Music Education Director, San Francisco Boys Chorus
"This auditioned, volunteer-based chamber choir is full of dedicated and extraordinary talent... The group's intonation was spot-on spectacular... the beautifully blended sound of the chorus reached a bell-like purity." --Jaime Robles, San Francisco Classical Voice
"With their fine musicianship, excellent singing and bold programming IOCSF has become one of the Bay Area's leading choral groups. It is always a pleasure to hear what they have cooked up." --Dr. Joshua Habermann, Frost School of Music; Director, Santa Fe Desert Chorale
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For general information about joining IOCSF, please email us at auditions@iocsf.org. (Read more...)
Contacting IOCSF
We actively seek new works by young and emerging composers.
For more information about the choir, please email us at info@iocsf.org.