WE ARE IOCSF.
Providing free concerts to the San Francisco Bay Area, the International Orange Chorale of San Francisco welcomes you!
Get your tickets for our fall performance “Voices Unbound: The Sound of Instinct”
Join IOCSF for our fall concert, “Voices Unbound: The Sound of Instinct.” Directed by Interim Artistic Director Chris Filice, the Voices Unbound program will feature four distinct sets; the first will feature aleatoric works immersing audiences in the exploration of different musical themes; the second will include a capella pieces inspired by improvisatory singing; the third will highlight IOCSF soloists; and concluding the program will be completely new improvisation developed by IOCSF members, featuring melodies sourced from choir members.
IOCSF Awarded Prestigious NEA Grant for New Work with Tarik O’Regan
IWe’re thrilled to share that this grant will support our commission of a new work by world-renowned composer Tarik O'Regan, “Requiem for the Estranged,” which will explore mourning complicated relationships and estrangement from the past.
The collaboration between O’Regan and IOCSF is a natural fit — both parties share a commitment to pushing the boundaries of choral music, and both are dedicated to bridging traditions of old and new music, with a keen interest in the melding of these Old and New World traditions. We’ll premiere “Requiem for the Estranged” as part of our 2024–2025 season.
Celebrating Composers and Singers.
Recipient of the 2011 Chorus America / ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming, the International Orange Chorale of San Francisco (IOCSF), led by Interim Artistic Director Chris Filice, was founded in 2003. Named after the color of the Golden Gate Bridge, the International Orange Chorale of San Francisco is an auditioned, all- volunteer chamber choir devoted to performing established repertoire of all periods, with particular attention to contemporary music, including newly commissioned works by promising composers.
New live album: “Messiahs: False and True”
IOCSF is excited to announce the release of its third live album, Rex Isenberg’s “Messiahs: False and True.” Written for choir, organ, bass drum, and narrator, IOCSF performed the West Coast premiere of this brilliant exploration of messianic figures — heroic and horrific — and society’s common response to them, in spring 2022.
Released on September 7, 2023, the album is now available through Apple Music as well as on the iTunes Store and streamed on Spotify.
RECORDING DETAILS
Recorded at St Luke’s Episcopal Church, May 21, 2022, San Francisco, CA
Recording and Mastering by Zach Miley Productions
Check out our latest published recordings, Find us on your favorite streaming service, or watch our latest full length performances.
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Since IOCSF’s inception, the group has been committed to performing free concerts featuring challenging and imaginative choral a cappella programming. As we celebrate our 20th year, the International Orange Chorale of San Francisco is laying the foundation to operate and thrive as a self-sustaining organization over the span of the years to come. The support of individuals just like you is a crucial pillar in the framework of this effort, not only allowing us to continue bringing you great choral music, but providing the raw material to make IOCSF one of the musical landmarks of the Bay Area, and beyond!
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