San Francisco Symphony Chorus

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San Francisco Symphony Chorus

Background information
Also known as	the SFS Chorus
Origin	San Francisco, California, USA
Genre(s)	Choral, classical, opera
Occupation(s)	Choir
Instrument(s)	226 voices
Years active	1972-present
Label(s)	SFS Media
Associated acts	San Francisco Symphony
Website	www.sfsymphony.org
Members
Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas Chorus Director Ragnar Bohlin
Former members
Founder Seiji Ozawa

The San Francisco Symphony Chorus is the resident chorus of the San Francisco Symphony (SFS).

1 Background
2 Leadership
3 Awards
4 References
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Background

Established in 1972 at the request of Seiji Ozawa, then the San Francisco Symphony's music director, the SFS Chorus today gives a minimum of twenty-six performances each season at Davies Symphony Hall. They have performed with some of the world's greatest conductors such as Michael Tilson Thomas, Kurt Masur, Neville Marriner, Roger Norrington and many others.

[edit] Leadership

During its first decade, Louis Magor served as the SFS Chorus director. Magor was succeeded In 1982, by the director of the Chicago Symphony Chorus, Margaret Hillis. In 1983, Hillis was succeeded by Vance George who served as chorus director for twenty-three years until his retirement in 2006.^[1] The current director is Ragnar Bohlin, who comes to the SFS Chorus from Stockholm, Sweden where he served as choirmaster of the Maria Magdalena Motettkoer.^[2]