The Masterworks Chorale is critically recognized as one of Northern California's finest choral ensembles. Founded in 1964 by Artistic Director Emeritus Galen Marshall, the Chorale performs masterworks of sacred and secular choral literature from the Baroque period to today. Richard Garrin was Music Director from 1997-2002. Dr. Bryan Baker has been Artistic Director of the Chorale since the Fall of 2002.

Each season, the Chorale performs 3 to 4 pairs of concerts featuring instrumental ensembles comprised of the Bay Area's leading professional musicians. In addition, Masterworks is joined by professional vocal soloists whose credits include appearances with leading symphony orchestras and opera companies throughout North America and Europe.

Among the Chorale's guest appearances are performances with the San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Opera, San Jose Symphony, the Festival of Masses, and the Cabrillo Festival. Internationally, Masterworks has received critical acclaim during seven European tours, a tour of the People's Republic of China, a performance at Avery Fisher Hall and their 1989 debut at Carnegie Hall, featuring the Verdi Requiem.

The 25th Anniversary of the Chorale featured the World Premier of Alexander C. Post's Sea of Light, commissioned by the choir for the anniversary celebration. Capping their 30th Anniversary season celebration was Masterworks' Central European tour, including performances in Brno, Krakow, Budapest, and Prague, accompanied by the Brno Concert Orchestra and the Budapest Concert Orchestra. A recording of the Prague concert, recorded live on July 8, 1994, at the Rudolfinum's Dvorak Hall was aired on the radio series, The First Art, heard on over 200 stations throughout North America. Featured on the recording is the Beethoven Choral Fantasy with guest accompanist Jon Nakamatsu, who in 1997 won the acclaimed Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. For the 40th Anniversary season finale, Jon Nakamatsu and founder Galen Marshall returned to perform the Beethoven Choral Fantasy again with the Chorale

The video below is a sample of what we performed at the standing-room-only final concert of our 48th season. Click here for information on Masterworks upcoming season. more >>

Artistic Staff
Dr. Bryan Baker, Artistic Director & Conductor
Norm DeVol, Assistant Conductor
Inara Morgenstern, Principal Accompanist

Administrative Staff
Robin Rodricks, Manager
Susan Kalman, Bookkeeper
Samantha DeVol, Office Assistant

Board of Directors, 2012 - 2013

Teri Boucher, President
Lory Kitamura-Tintor, Vice-President
H. Alton Schick, Treasurer
Bonnie Hiller Fullerton, Secretary
Dave Barman
Elsa Schafer

Chorale Members (Years in Chorale) Section Leader

	Soprano I	Soprano II
	Connie Croker (14) Bonnie Hiller Fullerton (42) Robin Hansen (13) Krista Hanson (11) Lory Kitamura-Tintor (8) Mary M. Metropulos (44) Christine M. Niccoli (7) Ann Rounds (13) Laura Schultz (2) F. Anne Shissler (32) Margaret Staphorsius (42) Jamie Weinstock (4) Lou Ann Wieand (11) Louise Yarnall (8)	Teri Boucher (7) Judi Cushing (5) Barbara Du Mond (6) Charlene Kranz (3) Becky Howland Johannah Newman (8) Lynne Reuber (14) Katie Riggs (7) Jan Robertson (7) Phyllis Wright (5) Kiyomi Yamazaki (14) Karin Zalec (32)
	Alto I	Alto II
	Laura Brownlee (33) Cathy Doyle (2) Jan Hardy (41) Lynn Harman (23) Patricia Hobe (41) Rachael Hopper (34) Susan Kalman (5) Ronnie Sue Leith (31) Elaine Quan (21) Debra Reiss-Bubenheim (7) Chris Stuart (2) Minako Terahira (33) Karen Vitale (14)	Laura Argento Solveig Ayres (30) Barbara Caldwell (8) Jacquelyn Chang (10) Pat Forsyth (23) Nancy Gardner Phyllis Hechim (11) Jan Jensen (23) Andrea G. Julian (44) Judith Marsh (21) Diane Musgrave (4) Laura Peterhans (3) Pina Royer (34)
	Tenor I	Tenor II
	Malcolm C. Catchatoorian (42) Norm DeVol (21) Denny Goetz (9) Arthur Mahoney (3) Elsa Schafer (4) Don Spencer (4) Jim Sudduth (7) J. Stephen Taylor (25)	George Gardiner (15) John Harrison John Martin (9) Don Pettengill (4) Paul Robles (8) Bruce Tozier (6)
	Bass I	Bass II
	Dave Barman (9) Ron Brown (7) David Bubenheim (7) David Carlisle (27) Ted Fancher Jim Hawley (4) Peter Kim (5) David Hooper (3) Sean Troxel	Nicholas Carlozzi (7) Bruce Huston (9) Mark Fish (2) Laurence Keuffer (1) H. Alton Schick (25) D. Bryant Spahn (22) Bill Welch (8)

Masterworks Chorale Emeritus

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