All We Need is Love

In collaboration with the San Francisco Symphony
June 18, 2024
Davies Symphony Hall

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Photos by Stefan Cohen

Our third collaboration with the San Francisco Symphony is our ultimate tribute to love songs, “All We Need is Love.” Imagine an evening drenched in the hues of romance, each note a caress and every lyric a love letter to the soul. From timeless ballads to contemporary anthems, this concert is a harmonious journey through love's many faces.

Whether it’s the thrill of a new romance or the comfort of a lasting commitment, we celebrate love in all its forms that makes life worth living. It’s more than a performance; it's a testament to love’s unending capacity to uplift, inspire, and unite. Come be a part of a musical tapestry that proves, in no uncertain terms, that all we really need is love.

PRESENTING SPONSOR - STEVE GALLAGHER/COLDWELL BANKER

Supporting Sponsor - the Bob Ross Foundation

INTERVIEWS WITH SFGMC ARTISTIC DIRECTOR JACOB STENSBERG

Jake created Season 46 as a “Season of Love.” His artistic vision has been about putting love out into a world that finds it far too easy to hate. As we conclude this season with this concert, we asked Jake to share his thoughts about how this concert and its elements helps complete Season 46. Here are 4 videos with his answers.

What does love mean to you in the country today?

What song in this concert exemplifies this season?

How does music serve as activism?

Jake…you’re obsessed with Carly Rae Jepsen. Why?!

WHAT DOES LOVE MEAN TO YOU?

We asked SFGMC singing members and creative staff, “What Does Love Mean to You?” Enjoy their answers in these 4 videos.

SPECIAL GUESTS

David Conte

David Conte is the composer of over one hundred and fifty works published by E. C. Schirmer Music Company, including seven operas, works for chorus, solo voice, orchestra, band, and chamber music. He has received commissions from Chanticleer, the San Francisco, Oakland, Stockton, and Dayton Symphonies, the Atlantic Classical Orchestra; and from the American Guild of Organists. In 2007 he received the Raymond Brock commission from the American Choral Directors Association, one of the nation’s highest honors in choral music. He has worked extensively with GALA Choruses, from whom he has received many commissions. Read More…

Vince Peterson

Vince Peterson is a respected, award-winning choral conductor, composer/arranger, and teacher of music in the United States. He has established himself most prominently in the world of choral music, notably having founded the "shape-shifting" vocal ensemble Choral Chameleon in 2008. Through his work with this ensemble and others, he has influenced widespread change in common practices of choral music concert programming and interdisciplinary work. An undisputed champion of new music and an empathetic composer, himself, Dr. Peterson is responsible for presenting nearly 300 premieres of new choral and theater music Read More…

Enrico Lagasca

Filipino-American bass-baritone Enrico Lagasca has traveled long musical distances in the short time since he began his career – comprising 16 oratorios, 17 new-music works, seven opera roles plus 13 song cycles and collections. Heard on four Grammy Award-nominated recordings, Enrico is both a solo and ensemble singer in settings as diverse as New York’s mission-specific TENET Vocal Artists and major orchestras under conductors such as Riccardo Muti, Zubin Mehta, Pablo Heras-Casado, Nicholas McGegan, Jane Glover, John Butt, John Nelson, Matthew Halls and Carl St. Clair. Read More…

Dominick DiOrio

Dominick DiOrio is an imaginative, enthusiastic, and energetic conductor and composer who has won widespread acclaim for his contributions to American music. Whether leading an ensemble or crafting a new score, he brings equal passion and skill to his work in vocal and instrumental music, and he has been recognized with The American Prizes in both Choral Composition (2014) and Choral Performance (2019, with NOTUS). DiOrio believes in the power of education to change lives and impact our communities. Read More…

SFBATCO

SFBATCO engages artists and audiences through live theatre productions, creative development, and community service initiatives that resonate with SF Bay Area perspectives. The organization provides a platform for People of the Global Majority, and inspires both new audiences and theatre innovators.

SFBATCO envisions a San Francisco Bay Area where the participation in live theatre is essential, accessible, and exhilarating; where artists are valued for their creativity as well as their role in sparking societal change; and where a multitude of cultural experiences are equitably represented. Read More…