Zach Salsburg-Frank Named Music Director for 2024-25 Season
Conductor Zach Salsburg-Frank Takes PBA’s Helm as Music Director for Upcoming Season We are thrilled to welcome Zach Salsburg-Frank as…
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Oakland Music Education | Private School Community
We’re passionate about how PBA transforms our boys.
At 11:00PM, parents of PBA’s older boys wait outside the SF Symphony to carpool our boys back to Oakland — and we couldn’t be happier to do it.
We are a committed community that unites to celebrate ALL of our boys!
PBA families come together to support a culture of high expectations and unparalleled life experiences. Our families grow close and watch together as our boys grow into exceptional young men.
- Personal Responsibility & Work Ethic
- Integrity & Perseverance
- Poise, Character, Accomplishment
- Thoughtful & Confident Young Men
Oakland Independent School | Middle School
PBA creates positive and enduring male friendships.
We understand the impact that peer groups have on boys! Shared musicianship and a strong community supports PBA boys to mature in a culture of healthy camaraderie and to form bonds that last a lifetime.
Older boys and alumni consistently tell us their most cherished friendships were forged at PBA — with the boys they sang with since grade school.
- Musical Goals & Collaboration
- Social-Emotional Intelligence
- Self-Worth & Community
- Unity, Trust & Mutual Support
Strong Bonds & Thriving Boys
PBA Parents and Choristers Speak.
The Day School
Gifted, insightful and quirky — sometimes musical, sometimes not.
Grades 2-8 are crucial periods in boys’ development — to their sense of safety, belonging and identity. PBA’s Day School provides an inclusive and welcoming environment that ensures all boys feel valued and connected.
Boys are uniquely seen at PBA’s Day School. The power of our small day school lies in individualized attention to each student’s unique challenges and strengths — academically, socially and musically.
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Hard work and accomplishment.
Children’s choir at PBA is the start of an incredible transformation. We nuture the joy of singing into expert musicianship — unlocking each child’s musical potential in a GRAMMY Award-winning children’s choir.
Hard work and accomplishment.
Children’s choir at PBA is the start of an incredible transformation. We nuture the joy of singing into expert musicianship — unlocking each child’s musical potential in a GRAMMY Award-winning children’s choir.
Oakland Independent School | Middle School
High standards lead to rapid growth and responsibility.
We embrace PBA’s values for music and beyond. Our community supports our boys to become thoughtful, conscientous and confident young men.
For 25 years, PBA’s culture has created boys who are artists, scholars and gentlemen.
- Work Ethic & Personal Responsibility
- Self-Reliance and Problem-Solving
- Integrity & Perseverance
- Artists, Scholars, Gentlemen
Oakland Independent School | Middle School
We’re passionate about how our boys transform at PBA.
At 11:00pm, parents of PBA’s older boys wait outside the SF Symphony to carpool our boys back to Oakland — and we couldn’t be happier to do it. We’re a close community that’s inspired by the gifts that PBA brings our boys.
We sew buttons. We carpool. We potluck. Our families come together to PBA’s high expectations and unparalleled life experiences — and the way they grow our boys into exceptional young men.
- Personal Responsibility & Work Ethic
- Integrity & Perseverance
- Poise, Character, Accomplishment
- Thoughtful & Confident Young Men
Know where you’ve come from and where you’re going.
PBA offers a uniquely rich continuum of identity and maturity. Choristers see themselves in younger choristers, and they observe their future development older choristers.
We expect older choristers to serve as examples to younger choristers — to model progressed musicianship and demonstrate the next steps of maturity and responsibility.
What truly touches us is our son’s genuine love for his school. The small classroom cohort has fostered a supportive environment where every boy, despite their differences, respects and uplifts one another. Witnessing their camaraderie has been heartwarming.
Catharine D.
PBA Parent
PBA High School Troubadors (0:26)
Boys Sing with PBA through High School
Our boys continue to sing with PBA through their high school years!
After they graduate from PBA, our Day-School boys often attend different high schools — and their closest friendships are still the boys they’ve been singing with since elementary school!
All members of our High School Troubadors ensemble are former Day School boys. These boys return to PBA two evenings each week to continue developing their exceptional voices.
My family and friends are all impressed by my son’s school friends — who stand out among their peers as polite, confident and very articulate young men.
Michelle M.
Day School Parent
Our latest news and performances.
Day School Troubadors in Mozart’s Magic Flute at Livermore Valley Opera (March 2024)
PBA Boys Shine as “Three Spirits” in Mozart’s Magic Flute March 2,3 & 9-10, 2024 Sold-out performances and enthusiastic curtain…
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Watch Continuum on the National Stage in Competition that Inspired “Pitch Perfect!”
PBA’s Older Choristers Advance to ICHSA Semifinals in March 2024 PBA’s Continuum ensemble has advanced to the Semifinals in the…
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Scholarships up to $20,000 available and now enrolling for 2024-2025. Learn more at pacificboychoir.org/apply/.
Scholarships up to $20,000 available and now enrolling for 2024-2025. Learn more at pacificboychoir.org/apply/.