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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 specializing 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
With more than 30 seasons under its belt, 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
This Palo Alto-based orchestra comprises 50 professional and semi-professional musicians, and 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
This long-running group 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; the Flint Center in Cupertino; and Stanford Memorial Church. |
 Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
180 Redwood St., Suite 200, San Francisco;
(415) 252-1288
www.philharmonia.org
This 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 nonprofit organization brings affordable high-quality concerts to the Santa Clara Valley. The monthly eight-concert series is performed in San Jose’s historic and Le Petit Trianon, an intimate downtown hall. |
 San Jose Taiko
(408) 293-9344
www.taiko.org
See this powerful 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 the 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 based on the European model. Performances at the California Theatre, 345 S. First St., San Jose.
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