International Orange Chorale of San Francisco

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 20th-century music—including newly commissioned works of promising composers. Since its inception, the group has been committed to performing free concerts featuring challenging and imaginative choral a cappella programming.
The ensemble is based in San Francisco.

WWW iocsf.org

Origins and management

The group was founded in 2003 by Jeremy Faust, Elaine Robertson and Cole Thomason-Redus
and continued under the direction of Jeremy Faust. Several IOCSF members have conducted selected pieces. In 2007, after having conducted several pieces each season as a member of the group in 2006 and 2005, Paul Kim joined Jeremy Faust as co-director.
During the 2007-2008 season, choir member Zane Fiala also conducted several pieces;
Fiala became co-director as of the 2008/2009 season,
joining Faust upon Kim's departure from the San Francisco Bay Area.
Fiala now directs and conducts the group, while Faust maintains a role as Director of Artistic Outreach.
The ensemble is named after International orange, the official color of the Golden Gate Bridge

Publishing, premieres and other programming

In 2011, IOCSF launched a new choral music publishing series partnership with Santa Barbara Music Publishing, with the release of "Peace," by Aaron Pike. Additionally, several of the compositions listed below have been published by Santa Barbara Music Publishing, G. Schirmer, and Hal Leonard after IOCSF premiered the works.

Other repertory highlights

Frank Martin: Mass for Two Choirs
Herbert Howells: Requiem
Claude Debussy: Trois Chansons D'Orleans
Paul Hindemith: Six Chansons de Rilke
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Three Shakespeare Songs
Matthew Harris: Shakespeare Songs
Gustav Holst: Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
Gustav Holst: O Spiritual Pilgrim
Benjamin Britten: Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam
Otto Olsson: Ave Maris Stella
Alberto Grau: Kasar mie la gaji
Johannes Brahms: Op. 74, Nos. 1, 2 "Warum ist das Licht gegeben?"; "O Heiland reiß"
Johannes Brahms: Op. 109, No. 2. "Wenn ein starker Gewappneter"
Johannes Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzes
Johann Sebastian Bach: "Ich lasse dicht nicht, du segnest mich denn"
Hugo Distler: Singet dem Herrn ein neues lied
William Henry Harris: Faire is the Heaven
Samuel Barber: The Reincarnations
Samuel Barber: Heaven Haven
Samuel Barber: To be sung on the Water
Olivier Messiaen: O Sacrum Convivium
Francis Poulenc: Four Motes for Noel
Maurice Durufle: Four Gregorian Motets
Sven-David Sandström: A New Heaven
Jānis Peters: Kalējs kala debesīs
David Conte: Ave Maria
Steven Paulus: The Road Home
Emma Lou Diemer: Verses from the Rubaiyat
Robin Estrada: Awit sa Panginoon
Halsey Stevens: Go Lovely Rose
Joseph Gregorio: Dona Nobis Pacem

Other collaborations/assistance

On June 2, 2023, IOCSF and Chanticleer performed at the conference.
On June 11, 2011, IOCSF and Volti performed the closing concert at the Chorus America conference.
On June 10, 2011, IOCSF collaborated with Ragnar Bohlin on two sessions at the Chorus America conference. IOCSF served as the choir for the Conducting Masterclass taught by Bohlin. IOCSF also served as the choir for the session demonstrating new Scandinavian repertoire.
On January 24, 2010, IOCSF joined the San Francisco Boys Chorus, mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano Zheng Cao, the San Francisco Opera Chorus and other performers in a relief concert for victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti.
In January 2009, IOCSF joined the Yale Glee Club in performing at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco.
July 28, 2008, marked IOCSF's first instrumental collaboration. The ensemble performed as part of the Noontime Concert Series at Old St. Mary's with San Francisco piano duo Patricia and Vera Purcell. Program selections included Brahms Liebeslider Waltzes, as well as New York: Night.
IOC has received guest coaching from the following experts:
* Vance George: former choral director of the Grammy-winning San Francisco Symphony Chorus
* Magen Solomon: Artistic Director of
* Joe Jennings: then Artistic Director of Chanticleer
* Ian Robertson: Director of the San Francisco Opera Chorus and also of the San Francisco Boys Chorus
* Patricia Kristof Moy: French coach for the San Francisco Opera
* Jimmy Kansau: San Francisco Opera
* Ragnar Bohlin: Chorus Director, San Francisco Symphony Chorus
* Joshua Habermann: Director, Dallas Symphony Chorus; Music Director, Santa Fe Desert Chorale

Awards, reviews

ASCAP "Adventurous Programming" Award 2011, received at Chorus America conference
San Francisco Classical Voice review of June 17, 2011 concert
San Francisco Classical Voice review of May 1, 2009 concert