Welcome to the Bay Choral Guild

The Bay Choral Guild is a 40-voice, auditioned chorus based in Palo Alto with singers from around the Bay Area. BCG's outstanding musical ensemble and rich repertoire are the foundation for innovative programs that bring works together in new and unusual ways. Our concerts offer both audiences and singers the opportunity to enjoy fresh and exciting choral music experiences, and balance enjoyment of the music with new insight and understanding.

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Our audiences say

"Pro-level singing ensemble. Was like listening to KDFC-FM, but with the people actually in the same room. I kept waiting to hear Hoyt Smith intone, "That was the Bay Choral Guild... performing..."




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Psalms of David, March 9, 10, 11, 2012

Bay Choral Guild presents Psalm settings from a variety of eras and nationalities, by Baroque to Contemporary composers. From the Renaissance to the present day, composers have favored the psalms as ideal texts for choral works and psalm settings are widely familiar as anthems sung during church services. We’ll present a broad array of these gems from around the globe and throughout history, with Bach, Gabrieli, Gibbons, Purcell, Chesnokov, McFerrin, and Poulenc among the featured composers.

Performances in Campbell, San Francisco and Palo Alto.

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