Special Event

Oakland Symphony Chorus presents the premiere of Sanford Dole’s
“The Fabric of Peace”
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Holy Names University, Oakland

OSC celebrates its 50th anniversary in a gala concert featuring a major new commissioned work for chorus and piano. Responding to director Lynne Morrow’s request, I’ve chosen to create a five-movement work about peace in community. Weaving together four disparate texts (the other movement is a piano interlude) the overall theme is that singing in a choir, offering praises to God is a wonderful way to find peace in community. Texts include a brief section from the Rig Veda, a poem by Alameda resident, Elisabeth Eliassen, a quote from William Byrd, and an excerpt from the Akathist of Thanksgiving by the Russian Orthodox Metropolitan Tryphon.

At 32 minutes in length, this is my most major work to date. Three of the movements feature a large chorus, often dividing six ways, SSATBB, and a bravura piano part. One movement is a cappella, and the last a piano “Reverie.”

Sanford Dole Ensemble

“Messyah”
A modern re-write of Handel’s Messiah by the English composer Paul Ayres

Sunday, December 21, 2008       4:00pm
Old St. Mary’s Church
Grant and California (Chinatown)
San Francisco

“Earth Abides”
Featuring Missa Gaia by Libby Larsen. Other work include the music of John Harbison and John Corigliano .

Saturday, February 14, 2009
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
1111 O’Farrell St.
San Francisco

Bay Choral Guild 2008-2009 Season

“An Orthodox Christmas”
December 12, 13, 14
Music of Russia, Ukraine, Romania and Bulgaria

“Gallic Flavor”
March 21, 22
French Choral Music with Organ and Piano
featuring Durufle’s Requiem

“A World of Song”
June 5, 6, 7
Folksongs and indigenous music from around the globe

Saint Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church
Christmas Eve services