Season 48: 2026–27
Come Curious.
A season of surprising discoveries, remarkable voices, and music that opens new worlds. From intimate contemporary works to the grandeur of Mahler, Volti invites you to hear something you didn’t know you were missing.
Volti at SF State
November 12, 2026 · 7:00 PM · Knuth Hall · SF State
Eric Tuan’s We Belong, with text by Emily Jiang, draws on San Franciscan Wong Kim Ark’s landmark 1898 Supreme Court case establishing birthright citizenship. Volti is joined by singers from Ruth Asawa School of the Arts to explore what it means to be American.
Presented by LCA Live: The Arts at SF State
Our Place in the Natural World
March 5, 2027 · 7:30 PM · First Church Berkeley
March 6, 2027 · 7:30 PM · Noe Valley Ministry, SF
From the wonder of birdsong to the consequences of human intervention, four contemporary composers explore our complicated relationship with the natural world. Featuring a major new Volti co-commission by Nicholas Cline.
The Cycle of Life, Death, and Rebirth
April 23, 2027 · 7:30 PM · Noe Valley Ministry, SF
April 24, 2027 · 7:30 PM · First Church Berkeley
April 25, 2027 · 7:00 PM · The 222, Healdsburg
What remains when everything changes? Music about love, memory, loss, and the cycles of life, featuring evocative works by four contemporary composers and a new Volti commission.
Volti Chorale with SF Ballet:
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Presented by San Francisco Ballet
March 19–27, 2027 · War Memorial Opera House, SF
Magic, mischief, and magnificent music. The women of Volti return to San Francisco Ballet for Balanchine's A Midsummer Night's Dream, where dance and Mendelssohn's radiant score bring Shakespeare's enchanted forest to life.
Volti Chorale with Monterey Symphony: Mahler’s Resurrection
Presented by Monterey Symphony
May 22, 2027 · 7:30 PM &
May 23, 2027 · 3:00 PM · Sunset Center, Carmel-by-the-Sea
From intimate chamber music to monumental symphonic sound: Volti returns to Monterey Symphony, expanding to a full symphonic chorus for an epic season finale featuring Verdi’s Te Deum and Mahler’s transcendent Resurrection Symphony.
COllaborate with volti
Looking for voices for an ambitious project? Volti brings exceptional musicianship, flexibility, and a spirit of exploration to collaborations ranging from intimate vocal ensembles to the full Volti Chorale. Performances, recordings, workshops, new works—we’re always interested in what might be possible. Let's bring your vision to life.
Volti, founded in 1979, is dedicated to new vocal music composed by a highly diverse group of mostly American composers. Each season includes multiple newly commissioned works.
Hailed by San Francisco Classical Voice as “undoubtedly the finest collection of new music singers we have,” Volti boasts a 46-year track record that has garnered it a local and national reputation as one of the leaders in the creation and performance of new vocal music.
Volti seeks composers and collaborators who explore timely issues of the human experience and who reach beyond the traditions of classical choral music. Recent collaborators include San Francisco Ballet, Del Sol Quartet, Kronos Quartet, ODC/Dance, Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, SF Contemporary Music Players, SF Chamber Orchestra, Festival Napa Valley, Bard Music West, and Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Philharmonia Orchestra, London.
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