International Orange Chorale of San Francisco

The International Orange Chorale of San Francisco (IOCSF) is an auditioned all-volunteer chamber choir devoted to performing established repertoire of all periods, with particular attention to 20th-century music—including newly commissioned works of promising composers. Since its inception, the group has been committed to performing free concerts featuring challenging and imaginative choral a cappella programming. ^[1] The ensemble is based in San Francisco.

Origins and management

The group was founded in 2003 by Jeremy Faust, Elaine Robertson and Cole Thomason-Redus ^[2] and continued under the direction of Jeremy Faust. Several IOCSF members have conducted selected pieces. In 2007, after having conducted several pieces each season as a member of the group in 2006 and 2005, Paul Kim joined Jeremy Faust as co-director. ^[3] During the 2007-2008 season, choir member Zane Fiala also conducted several pieces; ^[4] Fiala became co-director as of the 2008/2009 season, ^{[1] [5]} joining Faust upon Kim's departure from the San Francisco Bay Area. ^[6] Fiala now directs and conducts the group, while Faust maintains a role as Director of Artistic Outreach.

The ensemble is named after International orange, the official color of the Golden Gate Bridge

Publishing, premieres and other programming

In 2011, IOCSF launched a new choral music publishing series partnership with Santa Barbara Music Publishing, with the release of "Peace," by Aaron Pike.^[7] Additionally, several of the compositions listed below have been published by Santa Barbara Music Publishing, G. Schirmer, and Hal Leonard after IOCSF premiered the works.

World premieres/commissions

1. Cole Thomason-Redus: Nigra Sum (2004)
2. Jeremy Faust: Concord Hymn (2004)
3. Georgia Stitt: De Profundis (2004)
4. Sarah George: Cors de Chasses (2005)
5. Elizabeth Baker: One, Two, Three (2006)
6. Jason Bush: Alma Redemptoris Mater (2007)
7. Jeremy Faust: Croyez-vous (2007)
8. Jason Bush: A Beautiful Day (2008)
9. Jason Bush: Leaves are Falling (2008)
10. Jeremy Faust: Atah Echad (2008)
11. Georgia Stitt: Joyful Noise (2009)
12. Eric Tamm: Kyrie (2009)
13. Zane Fiala: Es la Mañana Llena (2009)
14. Schaffer McGee, The Bird of Night; Death of a Ball Turret Gunner (2009); The Breath of Night (2010)
15. Robert Chastain: Ave Verum Corpus (2010)
16. Nicholas Boland: Gentle Lady, Do Not Sing (2010)
17. Jed Bogan: The Moment (2010)
18. Harry Whitney: In Memoriam [aka, "Sweet Poplar"] (2010)
19. Aaron Pike: Peace (2010)
20. Joshua Saulle: i am a little church (2010)
21. David Harris: Presence (2010)
22. Mari Esabel Valverde: Månskenskväll ["Moonlit Evening"] (2011)
23. Aaron Pike: Alleluia (2011)
24. Nicholas Weininger: Deeper Than All Roses (2011)
25. Jeremy Faust: Issa (selected movements) (2011)
26. Zane Fiala: Cosmos (2012)
27. Dominick DiOrio: Chrysopylae (2012)
28. David Conte: Facing West (2012)
29. Vasken Ohanian: Ave (2012)
30. David Gottlieb: Come, Heavy Sleep (2012)
31. Mari Esabel Valverde: Oracle of Spring (2012)
32. Elliott James Encarnacion: We Sat Down and Wept (2012)
33. Caroline Shaw: Fly Away I (2012)
34. Daniel Kohane: Sonnet (2012)

American/regional premieres

1. Thomas Ades (UK): Fayrfax Carol (USA West Coast premiere)
2. Algirdas Martinaitis (Estonia): Alleluia (Western Hemisphere Premiere)
3. Jake Heggie (America): Faith Disquiet (California Premiere of revision)
4. Milton Babbitt (America): Music for the Mass (Western USA Premiere—Second performance ever, first ever a cappella as composer intended) (2010)
5. Fredrik Sixten: There is no Rose of such Vertu (2012)
6. Uģis Prauliņš: Credo from Missa Rigensis (2012)
7. Sarah Kirkland Snider: Unremembered (first five movements, USA West Coast premiere) (2013): The Guest, The River, The Girl, The Song, The Orchard

Other repertory highlights

1. Frank Martin: Mass for Two Choirs
2. Herbert Howells: Requiem
3. Claude Debussy: Trois Chansons D'Orleans
4. Paul Hindemith: Six Chansons de Rilke
5. Ralph Vaughan Williams: Three Shakespeare Songs
6. Matthew Harris: Shakespeare Songs
7. Gustav Holst: Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
8. Gustav Holst: O Spiritual Pilgrim
9. Benjamin Britten: Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam
10. Otto Olsson: Ave Maris Stella
11. Alberto Grau: Kasar mie la gaji
12. Johannes Brahms: Op. 74, Nos. 1, 2 "Warum ist das Licht gegeben?"; "O Heiland reiss"
13. Johannes Brahms: Op. 109, No. 2. "Wenn ein starker gewappneter"
14. Johannes Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzes
15. Johann Sebastian Bach: "Ich lasse dicht nicht du segnest mich denn"
16. Hugo Distler: Singet dem Herrn ein neues lied
17. William Henry Harris: Faire is the Heaven
18. Samuel Barber: The Reincarnations
19. Samuel Barber: Heaven Haven
20. Samuel Barber: To be sung on the Water
21. Olivier Messiaen: O Sacrum Convivium
22. Francis Poulenc: Four Motes for Noel
23. Maurice Durufle: Four Gregorian Motets
24. Sven-David Sandström: A New Heaven ("En Ny Himmel")
25. Jānis Peters: Kalējs kala debesīs
26. David Conte: Ave Maria
27. Steven Paulus: The Road Home
28. Emma Lou Diemer: Verses from the Rubaiyat
29. Robin Estrada: Awit sa Panginoon
30. Halsey Stevens: Go Lovely Rose
31. Joseph Gregorio: Dona Nobis Pacem

Other collaborations/assistance

• On June 11, 2011, IOCSF and Volti performed the closing concert at the Chorus America conference.
• On June 10, 2011, IOCSF collaborated with Ragnar Bohlin on two sessions at the Chorus America conference. IOCSF served as the choir for the Conducting Masterclass taught by Bohlin. IOCSF also served as the choir for the session demonstrating new Scandinavian repertoire.
• On January 24, 2010, IOCSF joined the San Francisco Boys Chorus, mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano Zheng Cao,^[8] the San Francisco Opera Chorus and other performers in a relief concert for victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti.^[9][10]

• In January 2009, IOCSF joined the Yale Glee Club in performing at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco.^[11]

• July 28, 2008, marked IOCSF's first instrumental collaboration (if you exclude the egg shaker during the South American program). The ensemble performed as part of the Noontime Concert Series at Old St. Mary's with San Francisco piano duo Patricia and Vera Purcell. Program selections included Brahms Liebeslider Waltzes, as well as New York: Night (by Jeremy Faust and opera librettist Philip Littell).
• IOC has received guest coaching from the following experts:
  • Vance George: former choral director of the Grammy-winning San Francisco Symphony Chorus
  • Magen Solomon: Artistic Director of San Francisco Choral Artists
  • Joe Jennings: then Artistic Director of Chanticleer^[12]
  • Ian Robertson: Director of the San Francisco Opera Chorus and also of the San Francisco Boys Chorus^[5]
  • Patricia Kristof Moy: French coach for the San Francisco Opera^[5]
  • Jimmy Kansau: San Francisco Opera
  • Ragnar Bohlin: Chorus Director, San Francisco Symphony Chorus
  • Joshua Habermann: Director, Dallas Symphony Chorus; Music Director, Santa Fe Desert Chorale

Awards, reviews

• ASCAP "Adventurous Programming" Award 2011, received at Chorus America conference^[13]
• San Francisco Classical Voice review of June 17, 2011 concert ^[14]
• San Francisco Classical Voice review of May 1, 2009 concert ^[1]

References

1. 1 2 3 "San Francisco Classical Voice". Retrieved 2009-05-06. 
2. ↑ "International Orange Chorale, San Francisco : About the IOCSF". Retrieved 2009-05-06. 
3. ↑ "Sonoma County Choral Society". Retrieved 2009-05-06. 
4. ↑ "International Orange Chorale, San Francisco : Zane Fiala". Retrieved 2009-05-06. 
5. 1 2 3 "International Orange Chorale, San Francisco : News". Retrieved 2009-05-06. 
6. ↑ "International Orange Chorale, San Francisco : News". Retrieved 2009-05-06. 
7. ↑ "Santa Barbara Music Publishing". Retrieved 2011-03-18. 
8. ↑ Guthrie, Julian (2009-07-31). "Friends, music help singer Zheng Cao recover - SFGate". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2010-01-27. 
9. ↑ "San Francisco Boys Chorus and Oakland Diocese Respond to Haiti Earthquake Disaster with Benefit... – Forbes.com". Retrieved 2010-01-24. 
10. ↑ "The Catholic Voice - an online publication of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland<". Retrieved 2010-02-14. 
11. ↑ "Yale Club of San Francisco". Retrieved 2009-05-06. 
12. ↑ "International Orange Chorale, San Francisco : News". Retrieved 2009-05-06. 
13. ↑ "ASCAP "Adventurous Programming" Awards Presented at Chorus America Conference in San Francisco". Retrieved 2011-06-20. 
14. ↑ "Splendid Songs From Northern Lights : San Francisco Classical Voice<". Retrieved 2011-06-20. 

External links

• Official website