APRIL 10, 2009

Choristers from the PBA's choir school performed Pergolesi's Stabat Mater, in its entirety, with boy soprano and alto soloists and string accompaniment, as part of St. Augustine Catholic Church's Stations of the Cross service at 1pm on Good Friday, 2009.

When: Friday, April 10, 2009, 1:00pm
Where: St. Augustine's Catholic Church, 400 Alcatraz Ave, Oakland

DECEMBER 20-22, 2008

Amahl and the Night Visitors

Pacific Boychoir soprano David Kerns starred as "Amahl" in Trinity Lyric Opera's production of Amahl and the Night Visitors, Alan Thayer, Executive Producer, and John Kendall Bailey, Music Director. In "Amahl and the Night Visitors," we become acquainted with the young boy, Amahl, disabled, and given to telling "tall tales," and his poor mother struggling to make ends meet. Suddenly, three splendidly-dressed kings, while on their journey to bring gifts to a wondrous Child, knock at the door of their humble residence and ask to spend the night. The wonder of the Christmas story unfolds as young Amahl is suddenly able to walk, and sets off to accompany the three kings on their journey to give homage to the Child.
The program also featured the West Coast premiere of "The Gift of the Magi" by David Conte.


When: Saturday, December 20, 2008, Sunday, December 21, 2008
Where: Castro Valley Center for the Arts

When: Monday, December 22, 2008, Sunday, December 22, 2008
Where: San Francisco Conseravtory of Music

DECEMBER 20, 2008

A Family Holiday Sing-Along

People came to sing their favorite carols of the holiday season with the Boychoir's Cantori and Trouveres at Grace Cathedral. Check the concerts page for the 2009 dates.

When: Saturday, December 20, 2008, 11am

DECEMBER 14, 2008

A Family Holiday Celebration

The seven choirs (Minstrels, Intermezzi, Cantori, Trouveres, Troubadors, Changed Voices, and Continuum) of the Pacific Boychoir perfomed holiday favorites for their families and yours.

When: Sunday, December 14, 2008, 4:00pm
Where: St. Augustine's Catholic Church, Oakland

DECEMBER 6 & 13, 2008

Harmonies of the Seaon

The Harmonies of the Season concerts have become a highlight of the holiday season in the Bay Area. The Pacific Boychoir singers are internationally renowned for rich and pure tone, bringing life and magic with them every time they sing. The Boychoir brought back Benjamin Britten's hauntingly beautiful Ceremony of Carols, written for boys' voices and harp, as well as pieces featuring the boy soloists you've come to expect from the Pacific Boychoir, and Continuum, the Boychoir's polished, entertaining group of elite young tenors and basses.
Featuring harpist Anna Maria Mendieta


When: Saturday, December 6, 2008, 7:00pm
Where: St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Oakland

When: Saturday, December 13, 2008, 7:00pm
Where: Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church, Lafayette

DECEMBER 4, 2008

The PBA continued the tradition of singing at the Montclair Stroll in Oakland's Montclair District, where the PBA was founded. The boys sang holiday favorites and stroll through the village where the stores stay open later than usual.
For more information, check out the stroll flyer or visit the Montclair Village website

DECEMBER 10, 2008

The Boychoir's Cantori and Trouvere ensembles sang for Oakland's Children's Hospital's Sickle Cell program on Wednesday, December 10 at the Oakland Marriot.

NOVEMBER 19-23, 2008

The Pacific Boychoir joined the San Francisco Girls Chorus and the San Francisco Symphony and Symphony Chorus for Mahler's massive Eighth Symphony. This was the second time the Pacific Boychoir has performed Mahler VIII for SFS. As the SF Symphony describes it, "It is a quintessentially Romantic work by Mahler--a tale of damnation and salvation--but it owes a great debt to the music of the Baroque, especially the towering choral works of J.S. Bach." These concerts represented the last Mahler symphony to be recorded as part of SFS's Mahler recording project.

OCTOBER 11-22, 2008

The choir school boys represented the PBA in Hungary for the first time. The 2008 fall tour has the boys performing in four stops in Hungary, the world's birthplace of modern music education. The boys performed in Györ, Kesckemet, MIskolc, and Budapest, including the residence of US Ambassador April Foley. For more information on the tour, including photos, visit the tour page.

MAY 9 & 11, 2008

PBA treble Jack Lundquist (David Kerns, alternate) headed north to sing the boy's solo in Berstein's Chichester Psalms with the Sonoma State University Chorus, directed by Jenny Bent. For more information, visit the SCCS website.

MAY 4, 2008

PBA boys sang the National Anthem for the first-place Oakland A's before a game against the Texas Rangers

OCTOBER 2007

Hot off the press, the new recording from the Pacific Boychoir! In addition to the B-Minor Mass, Bach wrote four other masses, from his time at the Thomasschule in Leipzig. The Pacific Boychoir has recorded two of these masses with boy sopranos and altos and an orchestra of Early Music specialists led by violinist sKati Kyme.
For more information, visit the recordings page.

DECEMBER 2007

This year, the Pacific Boychoir recorded two sets of pieces by New Mexico composer Michael Mauldin. The pieces appear on the newest recording of Mr. Mauldin's Music, Enchantment.
For more information, visit the recordings page.

DECEMBER, 2007

The Pacific Boychoir's spirituals recording, That Promised Land, was awarded a Trebby Award for Full Choir Album—European Style (men and boys with boy altos, as opposed to the English style of using countertenors). The Trebby awards are online awards for recordings by boys choirs, and come from voters around the world. The Pacific Boychoir tied for the award with the Tolzer Knabenchor's recording of music by Franz Schubert. For the complete list of winners, visit the Trebby website.

APRIL 26, 2008

Boy soprano Jack Lunduist sang the solo for Cal's University Chorus performance of Chichester Psalms. Alternate David Kerns was prepared to sing at the drop of a hat!

APRIL 19, 2008

The Pacific Boychoir choir school choristers joined the boys and girls from the choir at St. Paul's Church Burlingame for evensong and a workshop for the San Francisco Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. Repertoire sung by the Pacific Boychoir and the St. Paul's Choristers included Geoffrey Burgon Evening Canticles, Joseph Corfe I will magnify thee, O Lord, and the Malcolm Archer Responses. This evening prayer service also included hymns crowned with soaring descants and festive organ voluntaries.

When: Saturday, April 19, 2008
Where: St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 415 El Camino Real, Burlingame, 5:00p.m.

APRIL 11, 2008

Following up on the 2006 That Promised Land recording, the Pacific Boychoir presented a concert of American Spirituals in preparation for a second recording. The choir sang spirituals such as Elijah Rock, Steal Away, and De Gospel Train, with arrangements by Moses Hogan, Rollo Dilworth, Damon Dandridge, and others. The concert featured guest tenor Jonathon Hampton.

When: Friday, April 11, 2008
Where: First Congregational Church, Dana aand Durant, Berkeley, 7:30p.m.

MARCH 21, 2008

Choristers from the PBA's choir school peformed Pergolesi's Stabat Mater, in its entirety, with boy soprano and alto soloists and string accompaniment, as part of St. Augustine's Stations of the Cross service on Good Friday, 2008.

MARCH 14-16. 21-23, 2008

Members of the PBA's Cantori and Trouvere groups joined the Livermore Valley Opera for their production of Bizet's Carmen at the new Bankhead Theatre.

MARCH 2 , 2008

The Boychoir's Troubadors, Continuum, and Changed Voices made an encore appearance to perform at First Church of Christ, Scientist in Berkeley. This church is a National Historic Landmark, designed by Bernard Maybeck and built in 1911. The Boychoir performed here in 2005 as part of the fundraising work to restore the landmark. You can find out more about the church and the restoration efforts by visiting the Friends of First Church website.

When: Sunday, March 2, 2008
Where: First Church of Christ, 2619 Dwight Way, Berkeley

FEBRUARY 28, 2008

Celebrate Leap Year Eve as the Boychoir sings the National Anthem for Cal Men's Basketball for the first time. The Bears take on Washington State at 8pm. The game will be televised on FSN (Fox Sports, Bay Area Comcast 40). For more info, visit the Cal Bears website.

JANUARY 17, 2008

What's all the fuss about???

Come see what learning and singing at the East Bay's first school for boys is all about. The students of the Pacific Boychoir Academy invite you to join them for an Open House. Potential school students, friends and family are all welcome. Enjoy a tour of the school, meet current students, families, and staff, hear the boys perform, see tour pictures, and more...

When: Thursday, January 17, 2008
Where: PBA HQ, Oakland
Time: 6:30pm-8pm

DECEMBER 8 & 15, 2007

The Harmonies of the Season concerts have become a highlight of the holiday season in the Bay Area. The Pacific Boychoir singers areinternationally renowned for rich and pure tone, bringing life and magic with them every time they sing. The Boychoir will perform Gustav Holst's Christmas Day for the first time, pieces featuring the boy soloists you've come to expect from the Pacific Boychoir, and Continuum, the Boychoir's polished, entertaining group of elite young tenors and basses.

When: Saturday, December 8, 2007, 7:00pm
Where: St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Belvedere
Tickets: $35 general/$30 student/senior, available at 510-652-4722
includes wine and cheese interlude

When: Saturday, December 15, 2007, 7:00pm
Where: St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Oakland
Tickets: $20 general/$15 student/senior, available at 510-652-4722

DECEMBER 16, 2007

A Family Holiday Celebration:
The seven choirs (Minstrels, Intermezzi, Cantori, Trouveres, Troubadors, Changed Voices, and Continuum) of the Pacific Boychoir performed holiday favorites for their families and yours.

When: Sunday, December 16, 2007, 4:00pm
Where: St. Augustine's Catholic Church, Oakland
Tickets: $10 general/$8 student/senior, available at 510-652-4722

DECEMBER 8 & 9, 2007

PBA boys join the San Francisco Bach Choir for the first time, this year celebrating the first year with new director Corey Jamason. The concerts feature works from the late Renaissance and early baroque by Gallus, Praetorius, Schütz,
Sweelinck, Victoria and carols from across the ages, and includes the SFBC Period Ensemble
For more information, visit the SF Bach Choir website

DECEMBER 7 & 9, 2007

PBA boys sing Amahl and the Night Visitors for the first time. This production is produced by St. Augustine's Catholic Church as part of their ongoing centennial celebrations this year. The part of Amahl will be played by PBA soprano David Kerns. Understudy and also playing the part of the Page is PBA soprano Gavin Beretvas.
For more information, download the concert flyer or visit the St. Augustine's website

DECEMBER 6, 2007

The PBA continues the tradition of singing at the Montclair Stroll in Oakland's Montclair District, where the PBA was founded. Come join the fun to hear holidat favorites and stroll through the village where the stores are staying open later than usual.
For more information, check out the stroll flyer or visit the Montclair Village website

SEPTEMBER 26-OCTOBER 2, 2007

The Boychoir was be on tour for four concerts to Illinois, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Ohio for the first time. The concerts featured works by Michael Haydn, Robert Schumann, Felix Mendelssohn, as well as American folk songs and spirituals.

When: September 26, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Rammelkamp Chapel, Illinois College, Jacksonville, IL
McGaw Fine Arts Series
1101 W. College
Jacksonville, IL 06265

When: September 28, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Thompson Hall, Wilson College Performing Arts Series, PA
1015 Philadelphia Ave.
Chambersburg, PA 17201

When: September 30, 2007, 3:00 p.m.
Where: Middletown Concert Association, CT
Middletown High School

When: October 2, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Marietta College Concert Series, OH
Esbenshade Series
215 Fifth St.
Marietta, OH 45750

JANUARY 16, 2007

The Pacific Boychoir made its commercial DVD debut with a cameo appearance in Live at the Purple Onion, a DVD released by comedian Zach Galifianakis. Zach has appeared in movies and television, including his own Comedy Central special. The DVD, released on Netflix in January 2007, features material from the Purple Onion, a comedy club in San Francisco's North Beach. Zach is known for playing piano in his sets, and you'll just have to see how he works a boys choir into things.

(Disclaimer: while the part with the boys' singing is harmless, the DVD is otherwise full of adult language and subject matter. Parental discretion is advised.)

When: January, 2007
Where: netflix.com. Add it to your queue!

JUNE 3 , 2007

The Spring Serenade was a rare opportunity to hear all the boys of the Pacific Boychoir in one concert From Minstrels to Continuum, boys and young men age 5-19 showed four octaves of expertise and repertoire. This was the last time to hear some of the choirs before the headed on tour to Hawaii and Italy. Download the postcard announcement here.

When: Sunday, June 3, 2007, 3:00pm
Where: St Augustine's Catholic Church, 400 Alcatraz, Oakland, CA

MAY 11, 2007

The Santa Clara Chorale and the Pacific Boychoir joined forces for the first time for a performance of Orff's Carmina Burana, conducted by Thomas Colohan.

When: Friday, May 11, 2007, 8:00pm
Where: MIssion Santa Clara, Santa Clara, CA

MAY 6, 2007

The Boychoir's Cantori performed a semi-staged version of Bizet's Carmen with the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra, conducted by D Kern Holoman.

When: Sunday, May 6, 2007, 8:00pm
Where: Mondavi Center, Davis, CA

APRIL 26-29, 2007

The PBA boys joined Charles Dutoit as he conducts the SF Symphony in Hector Berlioz's The Damnation of Faust. This was the tenth set the Pacific Boychoir has sung with the SF Symphony, and the first time the PBA has performed this piece. The PBA was joined by the San Francisco Girls Chorus and the San Francisco Symphony Chorus at Davies Symphony Hall.

MARCH 23-25, 2007

Pacific Boychoir soprano Jack Lundquist sang the part of the Youth in Mendelssohn's Elijah with the San Francisco Symphony. (Visit the PBA media room for the press release.) Herbert Blomstedt conducted three performances at the end of March 2007 at Davies Symphony Hall.

MARCH 2-3, 2007

In 1915, the 80-voice Moscow Synodal Choir premiered Rachmaninoff's famous All-Night Vigil, or Vespers. Few know that this choir was men and boys. The Pacific Boychoir recreated these performing forces of Rachmaninoff's premiere in two concerts. This was possibly the first time an American boys choir performed the Vespers. Also on the program was Barber's Agnus Dei, the choral setting of the Adagio for Strings.

Download the postcard pdf

Download the poster pdf

Hear the radio ad for KDFC

When: Friday, March 2, 2007, 7:30pm
Where: Grace Cathedral, San Francisco

When: Saturday, March 3, 2007, 7:30pm
Where: St Augustine's Catholic Church, Oakland

JANUARY, 2007

Four soloists from the Pacific Boychoir joined the American Bach Soloists (hailed as "the best American specialists in early music" by the Washington Post) for four performances of Bach's New Year's Cantatas. In this unique set, Bach's most festive cantatas featured boy soprano and alto soloists from the Pacific Boychoir: Jack Lundquist, Henry Nelson, Adam Kutny, and Malcolm Lane.

When: January 19-22, 2007

DECEMBER 17, 2006

A Family Holiday Celebration:
The six choirs (Minstrels, Intermezzi, Cantori, Trouveres, Troubadors, and Continuum) of the Pacific Boychoir performed holiday favorites for their families and yours.

When: Sunday, December 17, 2006, 2:00pm
Where: St. Augustine's Catholic Church, Oakland

DECEMBER 9 & 16, 2006

The Harmonies of the Season concerts have become a highlight of the holiday season in the Bay Area. The Troubadors and Continuum of the Pacific Boychoir are internationally renowned for their rich and pure tone, bringing life and magic with them every time they sing. Featured works were the jubilant Rutter’s Gloria with the Menlo Brass and Francis Poulenc’s reverent Quatre Motets pour le Temps de Noel (Four Motets for Christmas).

When: Saturday, December 9, 2006, 7:00pm
Where: St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Belvedere

When: Saturday, December 16, 2006, 7:00pm
Where: St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Oakland

When: Friday, November 17, 2006, 8:00pm
Where: Hertz Hall, UC Berkeley

When: Sunday, November 19, 2006, 4:00pm
Where: Temple Emanu-El, San Francisco

NOVEMBER 1-7, 2006

For the first time, the PBA headed to Denmark. The choir school choristers joined the the Herning Boys Choir of Denmark to perform Durufle's Requiem on November 5 and 6, 2006. You can follow the tour here.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2006

Members of the Pacific Boychoir joined choristers from across the country for a special evensong at Grace Cathedral. Last year, the Boychoir has honored to be part of the first Michaelmas Choral Festival. This year's festival was also the occasion of the seating of Bishop Marc Andrus, recently elected Eighth Bishop of California.

AUGUST 22-31, 2006

An ensemble of boys traveled to Brasil for the Boychoir's second trip to South America this summer. The Pacific Boychoir joined maestro Kent Nagano, the Youth Orchestra of the Americas, and the UC Berkeley Chamber Chorus and Festival Camerata for three performances of Bach's St Mattthew Passion in Sao Paulo and Rio. Visit the tour page to see photos and videos of the trip.

The Pacific Boychoir is represented overseas by Classical Movements, Inc.

JULY 5-22, 2006

The Boychoir's Troubadors and Continuum headed to South America for the first time. The Boychoir performed 12 concerts in Brazil, including an appearance at the Campo Jordao Winter Music Festival. On tour, the Boychoir sang two concerts with The National Symphony Orchestra performing Mozart's Coronation Mass to commemorate the 250th Anniversary of Mozart's birth.

The Pacific Boychoir is represented overseas by Classical Movements, Inc.

JULY 4, 2006

"That Promised Land," the Pacific Boychoir anticipated recording of spirituals, rolled off the press at the end of June 2006. Director Kevin Fox was honored by the Friends of Negro Spirituals for the Boychoir's work in preserving this vital and unique American tradition. Online ordering now available. Order your copies now! For a track listing and ordering information, visit our recordings page.

When: Saturday, June 10, 2006, 7:30pm
Where: St. Augustine's Catholic Church, Oakland

When: Sunday, June 4, 2006, 8:00pm
Where: Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center, Davis

APRIL 29 & 30, 2006

Oakland's Pacific Collegium performed Bach's Der Gesit Hilft and Vivaldi's Beatus Vir with PBA boys on soprano and alto. For more information on these and other Collegium concerts, visit the Pacific Collegium website.

MARCH 31 and APRIL 1, 2006
Download the concert poster (352K pdf)

Following up on the success of the Boychoir's Cantate CD recording of Bach's Cantata 150, the choir school Troubadors, period instruments led by Kati Kyme, and Early Music specialist tenors and basses performed two of Bach's Lutheran Masses (G Major and g minor), a first for any American boys choir. Also on the program was Bach's motet Jesu, Meine Freude.

MARCH 3, 2006
Download the concert poster (836K pdf)

Especially when traveling overseas, the Boychoir has become known for heartfelt and energetic interpretations of American spirituals. This concert was a preview of the long-anticipated upcoming recording of a collection from one of America's treasured genres. The Boychoir performed arrangements by Andre Thomas, Jack Halloran, William Dawson, Moses Hogan, and others.

JANUARY 15 & 22, 2006

The Moscow Chamber Orchestra came to California, directed by San Francisco native Constantine Orbelian, the first American to direct a major Russian musical ensemble. The Boychoir sang Russian songs with the orchestra and with celebrated Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky for songs from Russia's war years. Dorothy Chandler Pavillion in los Angeles and Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco were sold out with people to hear this unqiue program in with the Boychoir's Troubadors and changed voices and an expanded men's choir.

"Contributing mightily was the Oakland-based Pacific Boychoir, whose musical sophistication and quality of sound were astonishing." —LA Times

"Standing in straight lines behind the orchestra is the Pacific Boychoir, prepared by its founding director, visionary Kevin Fox. Similar to the Vienna Boys Choir in music education and performance skill, this Oakland-based Academy can swell with pride to have been selected for this leg of the Hvorostovsky tour." —San Francisco Sentinel

DECEMBER 10, 11, 17, 2005

The Boychoir presented three of its popular Harmonies of the Season concerts in 2005. An ensemble sang Britten's A Ceremony of Carols with harpist Karen Gottlieb, just released on CD. Audiences heard Elgar's The Snow, Rutter's What Sweeter Music and other seasonal favorites sung by the Troubadors and Changed Voice ensembles. The Boychoir was joined by the Exeter String Quartet for the second year.

Hear the radio ad for these concerts (mp3)

DECEMBER 4, 2005

The UC Davis Symphony Orchestra and University Chorus performed Britten's St. Nicholas with PBA trebles as the Pickled Boys and the gallery choir. This concert was performed at the noted Mondavi Center in Davis. Also on the program was Bernstein's Chichester Psalms, featuring PBA soloist Jacob Wilson. For more information on the UC Davis Chorus, visit their website.

NOVEMBER 9-12, 2005

The PBA boys joined David Robertson, Music Director of the St. Louis Symphony, as he conducted the SF Symphony in Carl Orff's ever-popular Carmina Burana. These four concerts sold out!

NOVEMBER 5 & 6, 2005

The Boychoir's changed voice ensemble combined forces with the Women's ensemble Sorelle for Handel's Dixit Dominus for five-part choir. The groups also sang pieces from their own repertoire.

NOVEMBER 4, 2005

Lux Aeterna: Requiem and Remembrance; Soloists Jacob Wilson and Matte Cornell headed to Stanford for the premiere of Herve Kieffel's Requiem, featuring the Chapel Choir, orchestra, and soloists. This concert was produced by the Catholic Community at Stanford.

OCTOBER 29, 2005

The Boychoir's Troubadors and Changed Voice ensemble joiedn the Marin Children's Chorus for a benefit for hurricane relief. The choirs sing sepaprately and together for the second time in as many years. For more information of the Marin Children's Chorus, visit their website.

SEPTEMBER 23 and 25, 2005

Members of the Troubador ensemble joined the Pacific Collegium to perform music from the Eton Choirbook. These 15th-century pieces are masterpieces of the English choral literature. For more details, visit the Pacific Collegium site.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2005

Members of the Troubador and Changed Voice ensembles joined choristers from across the country in a choral celebration to honor the 20th Anniversary of Alan Jones as Dean of Grace Cathedral. The 11am eucharist and 3pm evensong featured the 60-voice men and boys choir singing Anglican staples such as Parry's I Was Glad and Walton's Coronation Te Deum, just part of an impressive music list to commemorate the occasion.

The Youth Choir of Greater Paris came to the Bay Area in July 2005 with concerts at First Presbyterian Church in Oakland and Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. Directed by the legendary French choral conductor Francis Bardot, the choir's repertoire features masterpieces by French composers such as Faure, Duruflé, Franck, and Langlais.

In June and July, the Troubadors and changed voice ensemble headed to Minnesota to be part of the World Festival of Singing, then headed to France. Find out about the tour on the tour page.

On May 28, 2005, Troubadors, Changed Voices and Cantori sang their last public concert before heading on the 2005 tours. The Tour Send-Off Concert featured music the three groups are taking on tour in three US states and abroad.

Reel Kids Films is a nonprofit educational film organization whose dual purpose is to mentor and inspire young adults while creating and producing professional stage and film productions that help make the wold a better place. On April 30, 2005, Troubadors performed for the Reel Kids Films gala in Oakland in advance of providing music for the soundtrack fro RKF film Times Like These, Again. Find out more at the Reel Kids Films, including gala ticket info at the RKF website.

Project Sunshine is a non-denominational, not-for-profit organization, which provides numerous free programs and services to children with cancer, AIDS, and other life-threatening illnesses. They also have programs that help families cope with the illness of a child. Troubadors sang for their Project Zen: East Meets West fundraiser, held in San Francisco on May 11, 2005. For more information on the Sunshine Project, visit the Project Sunshine website.

The Boychoir's Troubadors and Changed Voices presented the first PBA performance of Pergolesi's landmark Stabat Mater. Also on the program: Mozart's Te Deum, Stanford's Beati Quorum Via, Tavener's Song for Athene, Poulenc's Quatre Petites Prieres, and others. First Presbyterian Church Oakland, recently renovated and PBA home base, hosted the concert. Hear the radio promo here!

Julian Abelskamp, Jacob Wilson, and "Polish" Adam Kutny traveled to Louisville, Kentucky to record Brahms' Psalm 13 for the From the Top radio program. The program, including the trio singing Mozart for the encore, aired starting March 21.
The show is also available in its entirety on the From the Top website.

The Boychoir's Troubadors and Changed Voices performed in a benefit concert to restore the First Church of Christ, Scientist in Berkeley. This church is a National Historic Landmark, designed by Bernard Maybeck and built in 1911. You can find out more about the church and the restoration efforts by visiting the Friends of First Church website.

The Troubadors headed to Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley to perform for the Fourth Annual Berkeley Choral Festival. The boys sang Michael Haydn's Anima Nostra with the orchestra, featuring soloists and the full choir. This rare SSA piece may have gotten its first performance by an American boys choir (or any American choir?) on March 2.

The Boychoir's Troubadors performed the National Anthem as the Golden State Warriors take on the NBA Champion Detroit Pistons in Baron Davis' first game as a Warrior.

A group of Troubadors sang for the Oakland City Council inauguration on January 3, 2005. The city council members, as well as Mayor Jerry Brown, were in attendance. The ensemble sang the National Anthem and an inspirational gospel song to kick off the new city council session.

Oakland's Pacific Collegium performed the rarely-heard A Boy Was Born by Benjamin Britten. The Boychoir's school choristers provided the boys parts for the Britten. Also on the program was selections of the Geistliche Chormusik of Heinrich Schutz, also using PBA soloists. You can find a clip of Britten's Hymn to the Virgin from these concerts on our audio page.

Celebrated PBA soprano Julian Abelskamp performed on the Hour of Power from the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, CA, taped on November 28, 2004. Check the Hour of Power website to find broadcast dates in your area or to watch the video online.

In December 2004, the Cantori, Troubadors, and Changed Voices presented two Harmonies of the Season concerts, one in Marin and one in Oakland, bringing the spirit of harmony and goodwill. The concerts featured Benjamin Britten's masterpiece for boys' voices, Ceremony of Carols, accompanied by harpist Karen Gottlieb, and a special appearance by the Exeter String Quartet.

Troubadors sang the 11am service on the Fourth Sunday of Advent at Grace Cathedral. The boys sang Britten's Ceremony of Carols and joined the men of the Cathedral Choir for Johann Ritter von Herbeck's Pueri Concinite. You can find a clip of the Ceremony of Carols from this morning on our audio page.

The Boychoir's Troubador ensemble sang for the Christmas Tree lighting at Oakland's Children's Hospital on Wednesday, December 1

On Thursday, December 2 the PBA's Troubador ensemble performed for the third year at the Montclair Village Holiday Stroll. The boys sang singing outdoors, in front of the PS Home store, where they sang last year.

The Pacific Boychoir joined the Marin Children's Chorus for the first time in a concert with the Children's Choir Ceska Lipa from the Czech Republic. All three choirs performed separately and joined together in John Rutter's For the Beauty of the Earth.

Forty boys from the PBA joined forty girls from the San Francisco Girls Chorus in four performances of Benjamin Britten's Spring Symphony in October with the San Francisco Symphony under the direction of Robert Spano. The last time the PBA performed this was with the UC Davis orchestra in 2000. Do you know what phlebotomy is? Find out what it has to do with the Spring Symphony!

In the difficult days following September 11, 2001,the clergy and music staff of Grace Cathedral sought an expression of unity and hope for the future of young people. A concert bringing together local youth choirs, “Voices of America’s Future,” was a direct result.

The Troubadors and changed voices kicked off the entertainment for Labor Day on the Plaza Stage in front of City Hall as part of Oakland's Fourth Art & Soul Festival. You can find out more about the festival at the official website.

The Troubadors and Changed Voices sang the American and Canadian National Anthems as the Giants took on the Montreal Expos on Monday, August 16, 2004.
Anthem arrangements by Christopher Kula.

The PBA's Troubadors joined choirs from across North America and the world in the World Festival of Singing for Men and Boys in Prague in July, 2004. Jim Litton, David Hill, and Bob Chilcott were the guest clinicians for this summit of internationally-known boys choirs. The host choir was the Boni Pueri of the Czech Republic. Visit the tour page for information on this and other PBA tours.

The Boychoir's Cantori and Troubadors sang the National Anthem as the Oakland A's took on the Detroit Tigers in a Tuesday evening game. SSA arrangement by Christopher Kula.

Bach wrote his choral music for his Thomanerchor, which remains one of the finest boys choirs in the world. On June 5, the Pacific Boychoir will break ground in early music by presenting Bach Cantata 150 as Bach did: with boys singing soprano and alto, and men singing tenor and bass. A period-instrument orchestra headed by Concertmaster Katherine Kyme joined the Boychoir for the performance. This first half of the June 5 program will also feature two motets by Mendelssohn, Isaac Posch's Cantate Domino, and Mozart's Quaere Superna performed by the Boychoir's acclaimed soloists.
The Pacific Boychoir is at its best on tour, but the hometown audience doesn't typically have a chance to hear the Boychoir on tour. The PBA is known in Europe for its powerful spirituals singing. In the second half of the June 5 concert, the audience got a sneak preview of the tour program with the Cantori, Troubadors, and Changed Voices, featuring folk songs and spirituals ready to be taken to Arizona and the Czech Republic.

The Boychoir hosted the Harvard Glee Club for a Berkeley concert on April 3, 2004. The choirs sang separately and also together, forming a 100-voice men and boys choir. For more information on the oldest college chorus in America, visit the Harvard Glee Club website.

The Troubadors sang at the National Convention of the Organization of Kodaly Educators on Saturday, March 27.

In Italy in 2003, the PBA met the Boni Pueri boys choir from the Czech Republic. The PBA hosted the Boni Pueri in March 2004, with a joint concert at Grace Cathedral.
The Boni Pueri will host the PBA's Troubadors when they travel to Prague for the World Festival of SInging for Men and Boys in July 2004.

The Boychoir could be seen on Christmas Morning on Fox KTVU Channel 2 The Boychoir's Troubadors sang Sleigh Ride on the Mornings on Two show.

For the second year, the Boychoir's Cantori and Troubadors performed holiday music at the 2003 Montclair Holiday Stroll in Oakland in front of PS Home.

The PBA's held its enchanting Harmonies of the Season Concert First Presbyterian Church in Oakland on December 6, 2003. This holiday tradition featured the PBA's first ever performance of Benjamin Britten's famous Ceremony of Carols, written for boys' voices and harp. Karen Gottlieb, harpist.

On October 15, 2003, the PBA hosted the American Boychoir in a concert at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. The two choirs performed together for the first time in three years.

Some having returned from Italy just two days previous, members of the PBA joined Maestro Vance George (at left) and the San Francisco Symphony and SF Symphony Chorus in Orff's Carmina Burana. The performances received standing ovations and cheers from the crowd!

One June 14, 2003, members of the PBA's Troubador ensemble joined Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony in their festival Innocence Undone: Wagner, Weill, and the Weimar years. The Troubadors sang the Kinder-Katechismus zu Kosel's Geburtstag, a piece by Wagner written for his children to sing to his wife on her birthday.

On June 8, 2003, the PBA's Troubadors joined the men of the Grace Cathedral choir to sing evensong every year. The Troubadors sing evensong once a year, providing the boys' voices for what is usually a men's voices-only evensong. The Troubadors get to see what it is like to be a chorister in an English Cathedral once a year!

The PBA celebrated its fifth Spring Concert on May 17, 2003. Joining the PBA for this concert was the Town Choir of the Phoenix Boys Choir.

The Warriors had a great season! The PBA sang an exclusive SSAA version of the US National Anthem as the Warriors took on the Portland Trailblazers the evening of April 4.

On April 29, 2003, the PBA and University of Michigan alumni sponsored a concert with the University of Michigan Men's Glee Club, the second oldest collegiate chorus in the USA. Long acclaimed as one of the finest male choruses in the world, the Glee Club is renowned for its wide repertoire.

The Boychoir Troubadors joined the Berkeley Symphony in March 2003 for the second year in a row for the Berkeley Choral Festival, Vance George conducting. The Troubadors werespecial guests for Faure's "Pie Jesu" from the Requiem. The Boychoir's Troubadors was honored to be part of the first Berkeley Choral Festival in 2002, hosted by the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra. The event was conducted by Vance George, director of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus, and hosted by Kent Nagano and Robert Commanday.

Members of the PBA sang for the memorial service for the shuttle Columbia and her crew at Chabot Space and Science Center on February 9, 2003

The PBA was pleased to provide the boys' voices for the San Francisco Symphony in the fall of 2002. WIth the San Francisco Girls Chorus, the boys performed Mahler's Third Symphony on September 25-28 under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas, and Britten's War Requiem on October 24-27, under the direction of Kurt Masur (seen at the right).

The boys hang out with the girls of the San Francisco Girls Chorus backstage at the San Francisco Symphony.

The Boychoir sang the National Anthem for the San Francisco Giants at Pacific Bell Park on June 23, 2003, when Barry Bonds stole his 500th base in the Giants' victory over the Dodgers. The PBA also sang on September 4, 2002 (Colorado Rockies) The PBA sings the National Anthem for the Giants every year.

The Boychoir sang the National Anthem for the Oakland A's at Network Association Coliseum on Saturday, April 27, 2002 The Boychoir sings for the A's annually, and sometimes twice a year.On Friday May 18, 2001, the Boychoir's Cantori sang the National Anthem at Network Associates Coliseum as the American Leauge West Champion Oakland A's took on the Chicago White Sox. The Boychoir was honored to have been asked to sing the National Anthem for the second time in 2001 for the Oakland A's on Tuesday, September 25. Thousands cheered for the Stars and Stripes at Network Associates Coliseum as the American League West Champion Oakland A's took on the Anaheim Angels. On August 2, 2000, the PBA, the only Oakland-based boychoir, sang two national anthems as the Oakland A's took on the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Boychoir sang the National Anthem for their first NFL game on Friday, August 31, 2001 at Network Associates Coliseum. The Raiders defeated the Packers in their last preseason game.

In July 2000 in Belvedere, soloists from the Pacific Boychoir sang with the American Bach Soloists as part of their Summerfest Series.Two boys sang the sailors' parts in staged version of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, conducted by Jeffrey Thomas (photo at left). Visit the American Bach Soloists online for more information on their concerts. In December and January 2001, the same soloists sang with San Francisco Opera's production of Mozart's Magic Flute.

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On March 12, 2000, The Boychoir joined the University Chorus and Orchestra of UC Davis for Benjamin Britten's Spring Symphony, under the direction of Jeffrey Thomas.

On January 29, 2000, after shooting around with the players (left), the Pacific Boychoir sang the National Anthem live for the Stanford Cardinal, the number three-ranked college basketball team in the country, the 1998-1999 Pac-10 basketball champs.

In September 1999, the Boychoir hosted the Victorian Boys Choir from Melbourne, Australia, our brother choir from across the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Boychoir returned the visit in July, 2001. You can visit the VBC website via our links page.