San Francisco Boys Chorus | |
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Background information | |
Origin | San Francisco, California, USA |
Genres | Choral, classical, opera |
Occupations | Choir |
Instruments | 230 voices |
Years active | 1948-present |
Members |
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Past members | Founders Madi Bacon Gaetano Merola |
Website | www.sfbc.org |
The San Francisco Boys Chorus (SFBC) is a choir for boys consisting of 230 members based in San Francisco with additional campuses in Oakland, San Mateo, and San Rafael.[1] It is known officially as "San Francisco's Singing Ambassadors to the World".[2]
The group was founded in 1948 by Madi Bacon and Gaetano Merola to provide singers for the San Francisco Opera. It has been directed by Ian Robertson since 1996,[1] prior to which it was directed by Laura Kakis Serper from 1993. Past directors also include Edwin Flath, William Ballard and Louis Magor with support from training group directors Juell Gainey (Juelle Hinman) Judy Breneman (Dodge), Sarah Keene, Donald Osborne...
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