The SFCCO recieves a Certificate of Honor from the city of San Francisco in recognition of five years of performing new music by composer-performers from the San Francisco Bay Area. This was presented to the SFCCO at their season opening concert on September 15th, 2007.

Jeff Dunn of the S A N | F R A N C I S C O | C L A S S I C A L | V O I C E interviews Dr. Mark Alburger, music director of the SFCCO. Jeff describes Dr. Alburger as "the 'bad boy' of Bay Area music" and he reveals the origins of the SFCCO. You can read the complete interview in a PDF file, download.

September 15th, 2007 Season Opener

Friday, December 7th, 2007

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Saturday, June 7th, 2008 Season Finale

SFCCO was founded by Dr. Mark Alburger with a mission to build new audiences of new music in San Francisco while cultivating local composers writing for traditional orchestra.

Call for Participation

      The San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra is now in its sixth season of playing new works by Bay Area composers. At its fifth anniversary concert September 15, it was recognized by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors as "exemplifying and embodying the diversity of new music in the Bay Area, creating a sound that is uniquely San Francisco, and expanding the public's interest in new music." It is comprised of a group of composers who perform in the orchestra, or endow a chair in the orchestra, for having a piece played (one piece performed for supporting two concerts).
      The SFCCO is interested in expanding its repertoire of music and players. It is especially interested in those individuals who write for the entire chamber orchestra (1111 1000 perc pf 2111)) and play string instruments professionally. However, all serious requests for involvement will be considered from those composers willing to join in the collaborative SFCCO environment and agree to the terms of its Composer Guidelines.

We seek professional composer-performers for the following instrumental parts:

In exchange for performing in a two (possibly four) concert cycle a SFCCO composer (as performer or endower) is invited to present one work (up to 15 minutes in duration) at either the March or June concert. Composers who do not play orchestral instruments are welcome to join the organization if they would like to endow a chair (i.e. be responsible for the payment of instrumentalist in their stead). If you are interested in having one of your pieces considered, you must contact David Graves to discuss your participation