A cornerstone of the Bay Area early music scene for more than 50 years, California Bach Society is a 30-voice chamber choir known for finely wrought interpretations of Renaissance and Baroque music, often accompanied by leading period instrumentalists. Each season, the choir performs four concert sets in San Francisco, Palo Alto, and Berkeley.

Leon Chisholm of San Francisco Classical Voice stated, “In recent years, the California Bach Society has become a prospector of Baroque gold. Its concerts have brought forth exquisite, rarely heard works by forgotten masters from the lost frontier, to the delight of its audiences.”

 Feel free to browse our history, listen to some audio clips from our concerts, or read about our director.

CBS in concert, May 2024.

Board of Directors

Marisa Pugliano, Member-at-Large

Vai Rangarajan. Member-at-Large

Steve Siegelman, Member-at-Large

Michael Weston, Member-at-Large

Patricia Jennerjohn, President

David Taylor Siegel, Vice President

Ann McCown, Treasurer

Jennifer Kessler, Secretary

Christy Dana, Member-at-Large

Melinda de Jesús, Chorus Representative

Carol Loden, Historian