Biography
Valérie Sainte-Agathe, Artistic Director
San Francisco Girls Chorus
Established in 1978, the mission of the San Francisco Girls Chorus is to create outstanding performances featuring the unique and compelling sound of young women’s voices through an exemplary program committed to education and visionary leadership in the development of this art form. Under the direction of Artistic Director Valérie Sainte-Agathe, the San Francisco Girls Chorus has achieved an incomparable sound that underscores the unique clarity and force of impeccably trained treble voices fused with expressiveness and drama.
SFGC offers a sequential six-ensemble choral training program for girls, young women, and non-binary and gender-expansive youth, ages 4–18, from throughout the Bay Area. Ensembles include the semi-professional Concert Group and the professional-level performance, recording, and touring Premier Ensemble. A leading voice in the Bay Area and national music scenes, the chorus has produced award-winning concerts, recordings, and tours; empowered young women in music and other fields; enhanced and expanded the field of music for treble voices; and set the international standard for the highest level of performance and education.
SFGC offers a sequential six-ensemble choral training program for girls, young women, and non-binary and gender-expansive youth, ages 4–18, from throughout the Bay Area. Ensembles include the semi-professional Concert Group and the professional-level performance, recording, and touring Premier Ensemble. A leading voice in the Bay Area and national music scenes, the chorus has produced award-winning concerts, recordings, and tours; empowered young women in music and other fields; enhanced and expanded the field of music for treble voices; and set the international standard for the highest level of performance and education.
