View repertoire list at https://sfcmp.org/sfcmp-repertory-list/ In 1983, Frank Zappa led the ensemble in performing music by Edgard Varèse.
The concert, which was emceed by Jefferson Airplane vocalist Grace Slick and held in the San Francisco Opera House, attracted an audience of more than 2,000 people.
[2] In 1997, electric guitarist Bill Frisell and drummer Joey Baron appeared as soloists with the ensemble, performing Steven Mackey’s concerto, Deal.
[3] Later the same year, vocalist Dawn Upshaw appeared with the ensemble in a performance of George Crumb’s Ancient Voices of Children.
[4] Musicians Current ensemble members Past ensemble members Executive Directors Artistic Directors and Principal Conductors Board Presidents Founders SFCMP evolved from concerts begun in 1971 by Charles Boone and was incorporated as a nonprofit in 1974 by Marcella DeCray and Jean-Louis LeRoux.