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Saturday, June 8, 2019 @ 7:30 p.m.  
Mission Dolores Basilica
Sunday, June 9, 2018 @ 4:00 p.m.  
First Congregational Church, Berkeley

San Francisco Girls Chorus
Valérie Sainte-Agathe, Artistic Director
Mahsa Vahdat, vocalist
Bridget Kibbey, harp

The San Francisco Girls Chorus concludes its 40th anniversary season with an exploration of texts from poets and visionaries from the East and West. Persian vocalist Mahsa Vahdat appears as guest artist in a program that includes world premieres of new works by Richard Danielpour and Reena Esmail.

Richard Danielpour: Three Parables (SFGC Commission and World Premiere)
Reena Esmail: New Work (Commissioned by Classical Movements for SFGC; World Premiere)
Eric Banks: Excerpts from The Syrian Seasons
Tord Gustavsen: Songs on text by Rumi and Hafez
Mahsa Vahdat: Selected Songs
            Mahsa Vahdat, vocals
Hildegard von Bingen: Selected Works
Frank Ferko: O nobilissima viriditas
Sarah Kirkland Snider: Stanzas in Meditation

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