San Francisco Girls Chorus

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Founded in 1978, the San Francisco Girls Chorus has become a regional center for choral music education and performance for girls and young women ages 7-18. More than 300 singers from 160 schools in 44 Bay Area cities participate in this internationally recognized program, deemed “a model in the country for training girls’ voices” by the California Arts Council. The organization is comprised of seven choruses: Chorissima, the concert, recording, and touring ensemble and an Alumnae Chorus, both conducted by Artistic Director Susan McMane; the four-level Chorus School training program, supervised by Director Elizabeth Avakian; and a Preparatory Chorus for 5-7 year olds. The Girls Chorus has won many honors, including the prestigious “Margaret Hillis Award” in 2001, given annually by Chorus America to a chorus that demonstrates artistic excellence, a strong organizational structure, and a commitment to education. The Chorus has also won two ASCAP awards for Adventurous Programming, in 1999 and 2004. Each year, the dedicated young artists of Chorissima present season concerts, tour nationally or internationally, and appear with respected sponsoring organizations, including San Francisco Symphony and San Francisco Opera. The Chorus has been honored to sing at many prestigious national and international venues, including the World Choral Symposium in Kyoto, Japan, in 2005. In March 2006, Chorissima was featured at the American Choral Directors Association Western Division Conventi

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Heaven and Earth

Christmas

Crossroads

Voices of Hope and Peace

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Music from the Venetian Ospedali

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final answer

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A San Francisco Christmas

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San Francisco Girls Chorus, Voices Of Hope And Peace

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My Outstretched Hand

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Christmas Around The Country

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A San Francisco Christmas (Conductor Sharon J. Paul)

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Milken Archive Digital, Vol. 19 Album 7: Out of the Whirlwind – I Never Saw Another Butterfly To the Spirit Unconquered

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