The California Bach Society has established a reputation for its historically informed interpretations of Renaissance and Baroque choral music. Throughout its 36-year history, CBS has performed with such early music luminaries as Magnificat and members of the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra. CBS was a featured concert presenter at the 2000 Berkeley Early Music Festival. In 2003, CBS joined the world-renowned Kronos Quartet in the Bay Area premiere of Terry Riley's Sun Rings at the San Francisco Jazz Festival. San Francisco Classical Voice has praised the choir for its "elegant affecting performance" and noted that the choir sang with "serene confidence...delicate nobility...[and] effervescent grace."