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MasterWorks Chorale
San Mateo Performing Arts Center, 600 N. Delaware St. (650) 574-6210; www.masterworks.org
Critically recognized as one of Northern California's finest musical ensembles, the Chorale consists of 140 auditioned singers specialized in the performance of major literature from the past three centuries to the present, written for large chorus with orchestra and vocal soloists. Season runs November-May. |
Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra
4000 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto. (650) 856-8348; www.pacomusic.org
Now in its 33rd season, the orchestra offers a varied line-up of concerts. Season runs September-May. Performances at various locations. |
Palo Alto Philharmonic
4000 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto. (650) 329-2418; www.paphil.org
Palo Alto-based orchestra made up of 50 professional and semiprofessional musicians. Performs four concerts a year at the Cubberley Community Center and two chamber concerts at the Palo Alto Cultural Center. |
Peninsula Symphony
146 Main St., Los Altos. (650) 941-5291; www.peninsulasymphony.org
In its 50th year, the Orchestra has grown from a grassroots ensemble to a polished 90-member orchestra. Performs four-concert series October-May, featuring world-class soloists and inspiring young performers. Performances at San Mateo Performing Arts Center; Flint Center, Cupertino; and Stanford Memorial Church. |
 Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
180 Redwood St., Suite 200, San Francisco.
(415) 252-1288; www.philharmonia.org
San Francisco-based ensemble performs regularly in Palo Alto, featuring Baroque Era music on period instruments. |
San Jose Chamber Music Society
72 N. Fifth St, San Jose. (408) 286-5111; www.sjchambermusic.org
This non-profit organization brings affordable high quality concerts to the Santa Clara Valley. The monthly eight-concert series is performed in San Jose’s historic and intimate downtown hall, "Le Petite Trianon." |
 San Jose Taiko
(408) 293-9344; www.taiko.org
A Japanese tradition combining movement and drumming to produce a spectacular visual and aural experience. |
Schola Cantorum
1605 W. El Camino Real, Suite 200; Mountain View. (650) 254-1700; www.scholacantorum.org
This acclaimed 120-voice community choir, founded in 1964, performs traditional and innovative choral music, including an annual Messiah Sing in December at the Mountain View Center for Performing Arts. |
Symphony Silicon Valley
467 S. First St., San Jose; (408) 286-2600
www.symphonysiliconvalley.org
Founded in 2002, Symphony Silicon Valley began as a phoenix orchestra, rising from the ashes of the old San Jose Symphony. Recognized as among the best in the greater Bay Area, the Symphony's artists are led by a roster of distinguished guest conductors on the European model. Performances at the California Theatre, 345 S. First St., San Jose.
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