San Francisco Boys Chorus

SAN FRANCISCO BOYS CHORUS INTERNATIONAL CONCERT TOUR DEPARTS - "To Russia with Song"

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The San Francisco  Boys Chorus, led by Artistic Director Ian Robertson, departs this weekend for its international concert tour, "To Russia with Song". Repertoire will include excerpts from Mozart's  Requiem, Durante's Magnificat and Tchaikovsky's Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom alongside characteristic American songs, Spirituals and exuberant Broadway hits. The 48 Concert Chorus, boys and men, will perform in Denmark's National Cathedral in Copenhagen, in St Petersburg, Russia at both the 18th century Catherine the Great Theatre (Winter Palace) in the Hermitage Museum, and in the Glinka Capella. (considered to be one of the best concert halls in the world)

Robertson says of the tour, "I am delighted that our young men will have yet another opportunity to perform in world-class venues while experiencing different cultures and cities. With home stays in Copenhagen, the tour will broaden their cultural understanding and deepen their young lives most memorably."

At the same time, the younger boys of the Intermediate Chorus under their director, Margaret Nomura Clark, will be participating in the Coastal Sound Choral Festival in Vancouver, BC. The 34 Intermediate choristers will engage in choral workshops led by Morna Edmundson, Bob Baker, Joseph Danza, Kurai Mubaiwa, and Brian Tate. The San Francisco Boys Chorus will perform at the opening and closing galas, at St. Andrew’s Wesley Church in Vancouver and a lunchtime community concert for the Mayor of Burnaby.

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with Zheng Cao

with Zheng Cao

Glinka Capella, St Petersburg poster

Catherine Theater, The Hermitage, St Petersburg Poster