San Francisco Girls Chorus
Kanbar Performing Arts Center, 44 Page Street, Suite 200, San Francisco, CA 94102
About
San Francisco Girls Chorus focuses on music education programs and vocal performance. Chorus members take part in performances and creative activities led by artists, educators, and children’s book authors. The program also participates in family-friendly events that include hands-on workshops and playful performances.
• Schedule: The San Francisco Girls Chorus administrative offices are open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10am–6pm.
Since its founding in 1978, San Francisco Girls Chorus has been guided by Artistic Director Valérie Sainte-Agathe. Its mission states that it prepares girls and young women from diverse backgrounds for success on stage and in life through rigorous, empowering music education, and enriches Bay Area cultural life through innovative vocal performance. The organization reports that it has become an international leader in treble choral music and a vital cultural force in the Bay Area and beyond, and that it has redefined what a youth chorus can be as a powerhouse of artistry, education, and innovation that amplifies the unique and compelling sound of young voices. It describes cultivating an incomparable sound that is crystal-clear, dramatic, and deeply expressive, bringing to life more than a millennium of music from ancient plainchant to contemporary works written specifically for the ensemble, with each performance meticulously crafted to offer audiences intellectual engagement and emotional connection. The chorus states that it is committed to fostering an environment where every individual feels respected, valued, and empowered, and that it acknowledges histories of inequity and exclusion and aims to build a culture that honors difference as a source of strength.
In community events such as French American Cultural Days, the San Francisco Girls Chorus Premier Ensemble joins Afternoon of Ideas, a family-friendly experience that welcomes youth into the event through hands-on workshops, playful performances, and creative activities led by artists, educators, and children’s book authors, inviting curiosity, play, and intergenerational exchange. A testimonial from the San Francisco Chronicle notes that “you can throw just about anything at these young singers, and they’ll respond with panache...there is a lovely spirit of adventure, a sense that these performers are game for anything.”
Last updated March 7, 2026.
• Schedule: The San Francisco Girls Chorus administrative offices are open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10am–6pm.
Since its founding in 1978, San Francisco Girls Chorus has been guided by Artistic Director Valérie Sainte-Agathe. Its mission states that it prepares girls and young women from diverse backgrounds for success on stage and in life through rigorous, empowering music education, and enriches Bay Area cultural life through innovative vocal performance. The organization reports that it has become an international leader in treble choral music and a vital cultural force in the Bay Area and beyond, and that it has redefined what a youth chorus can be as a powerhouse of artistry, education, and innovation that amplifies the unique and compelling sound of young voices. It describes cultivating an incomparable sound that is crystal-clear, dramatic, and deeply expressive, bringing to life more than a millennium of music from ancient plainchant to contemporary works written specifically for the ensemble, with each performance meticulously crafted to offer audiences intellectual engagement and emotional connection. The chorus states that it is committed to fostering an environment where every individual feels respected, valued, and empowered, and that it acknowledges histories of inequity and exclusion and aims to build a culture that honors difference as a source of strength.
In community events such as French American Cultural Days, the San Francisco Girls Chorus Premier Ensemble joins Afternoon of Ideas, a family-friendly experience that welcomes youth into the event through hands-on workshops, playful performances, and creative activities led by artists, educators, and children’s book authors, inviting curiosity, play, and intergenerational exchange. A testimonial from the San Francisco Chronicle notes that “you can throw just about anything at these young singers, and they’ll respond with panache...there is a lovely spirit of adventure, a sense that these performers are game for anything.”
Last updated March 7, 2026.
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