Let
The Arts
inspire
OUR MISSION
Silicon Valley Arts Coalition (SVAC) brings together local performing arts organizations to shape and cultivate artistic collaboration, idea-exchange and the celebration of the arts. Through a commitment to education, audience involvement, and strategic promotion, SVAC enhances our members' connections with government officials, arts advocates, and grant opportunities. Our collective efforts identify and address the distinctive challenges and issues encountered by small-budget arts organizations in Silicon Valley. Let the Arts Inspire!
Featured Group-San Jose Symphonic Choir
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SJSC’s repertoire is drawn from the canon of choral masterworks, including music written hundreds of years ago as well as contemporary pieces. It includes works that are rarely performed, such as Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem, or Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis, and works that are little known, such as Johann Hummel’s Mass in D. SJSC is proud to present, and sometimes premieres the works of local composers, helping to support the vibrant community of musicians in our area. Debut concerts have included works by South Bay composers Craig Bohmler, Dale Victorine, Sondra Clark, and Henry Mollicone. We regularly present free community concerts, and collaborate with other local musical groups.
SJSC happily represents the City of San José and the South Bay area in national and international tours that take place every two to four years during the summer.
OUR GOALS
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Increase visibility and expand audiences for our members.
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Leverage individual members’ efforts to promote the arts and arts education​
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Foster communication -both artistic and operational– among member groups
Featured Artist: Catherine Cosbey (violin) and Elizabeth Dorman (fortepiano)
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Violinist Catherine Cosbey leads a varied career as a chamber musician and educator. She has been a member of the Cavani String Quartet since 2019, and has performed with the Cecilia String Quartet and the Linden String Quartet, in which she was a founding member.
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Praised by Joshua Kosman of the San Francisco Chronicle for her “elegance and verve,” pianist Elizabeth Dorman enjoys performing music both new and old as a soloist and chamber musician. A finalist of the 2018 Leipzig International Bach Competition, Elizabeth has been widely recognized as a leading performer for her inquisitive interpretations of Bach’s music on the modern piano.
SVAC has released its Virtual Music Panorama, a curated collection of micro concerts performed in a concert hall setting, at the Hammer Theatre, while complying with all safety standards during production including distancing, group size and adhering to all guidelines and restrictions.
SVAC Arts Panorama