For nearly 50 years, the San Francisco Bay Area Chamber Choir has set the standard for ambitious, emotionally compelling choral performance in the Bay Area and beyond. Founded in 1978 by Dr. Harry Carter, then Director of Choral Activities at California State University Hayward (East Bay), SFBACC has built a reputation for tackling the most demanding and varied choral literature with sensitivity, power, and artistry.

Today, under the dynamic leadership of Music Director Buddy James, the choir continues to thrill audiences with performances that span the full sweep of the choral canon,  from the intricate polyphony of the Renaissance and Baroque to the lush Romanticism of Brahms and Bruckner, and from landmark 20th-century works by Schoenberg, Stravinsky, and Penderecki, to vital new music by Bay Area composers Kirk Mechem, Donald Aird, David Conte, and Frank La Rocca. 

While best known for refined unaccompanied singing, the ensemble regularly collaborates with instrumentalists, including performances with both the Oakland and Redwood Symphony Orchestras.

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