The Young Women’s Choral Projects of San Francisco Founding Director Susan McMane has announced the performances for its 10th anniversary season.

The season is set to open with “Carols by Candlelight,” as part of the Old First Concert Series. The candle-lit concert will include Benjamin Britten’s “A Ceremony of Carols” performed in full with harpist Meredith Clark, as well as music by Hildegard von Bingen, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Javier Busto, Randall Thompson, and many contemporary settings of traditional carols.

Performance Date: Dec. 5, 2021

YWCP will Angelic Voices at Calvary Presbyterian Church, San Francisco featuring all four of YWCP choruses, with music by Benjamin Britten, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Abbie Betinis, Randall Thompson, Michael Kaulkin, and more.

Performance Date: Dec. 11, 2021

The 10th anniversary season continues with Boundless Grace in partnership with Grace Cathedral. The Young Women’s Chorus will join forces with the San Francisco Ballet School Training Ensemble and guest instrumentalists. Music from the Middle Ages to contemporary works will be performed.

Performance Date: Feb. 19, 2022

YWCP will host the 10th Anniversary Gala, April in Paris at Calvary Presbyterian Church. The French-themed annual gala concert and fundraiser will feature a wine and cheese reception, a concert by the Young Women’s Chorus, followed by a sit-down dinner and live auction. The evening will feature music by Gabriel Fauré, Francis Poulenc, and Claude Debussy.

Performance Date: April 30, 2022

All of YWCP’s choruses, Arietta Singers, Prelude Chorus, Allegro Chorus, Vivo Chorus, and the Young Women’s Chorus, will come together at the end of the season for Our Wonderful World. Music includes a world premiere “We’re More Alike than Unalike” by Rollo Dilworth on words by Maya Angelou, and “The Peace of Wild Things” by Sean Ivory on a text by Wendell Berry.

Performance Date: June 11, 2022

The final concert of the season will feature Susan McMane at Au Revoir. The concert will take place at the Calvary Presbyterian Church and will showcase music by French composers with organ, African-American spirituals, and American contemporary works.

Performance Date: June 23, 2022