We are pleased to announce that Wenyi Shih will be joining the SF Ballet Orchestra as Associate Concertmaster for the 2015-16 season. This one-year appointment follows the departure of our former Associate Concertmaster, Janice McIntosh, who retired at the end of…
Each year, the San Francisco Ballet Association holds its Chairman’s Council Dinner to acknowledge the major donors to the SF Ballet’s annual fund. This year’s event was held at the Four Season’s Hotel Ballroom in San Francisco, CA on Thursday, November 19, 2015. The evening kicked off with a warm…
September 7, 2015 marked the 5th anniversary for the American Federation of Musicians Union Local 6 to host its annual Labor Day picnic. Held on scenic Lake Elizabeth at Central Park in Fremont, CA, this picnic is always anticipated as a time to reconnect with…
Update 02/15/2016 — 58th GRAMMY Awards Best Classical Compendium — GRAMMY Nominee Best Engineered Album, Classical — GRAMMY WINNER Producer of the Year, Classical — GRAMMY WINNER We are thrilled and honored to have been a part of this latest recording that was just released…
Following a rigorous, two-year search process, the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra is pleased to announce that Cordula Merks, German violinist from the Seattle Symphony, has won the auditions for Concertmaster. More About Cordula Merks Cordula joined the first violin section of the Seattle Symphony in…
In this video, Martin West, discusses Sergei Prokofiev’s dramatic score for Romeo & Juliet, the orchestra, and his role as conductor.
This video was published by the San Francisco Ballet on May 28, 2015.
Martin West is Music Director & Principal Conductor for the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra.
The choreography is by Artistic Director and Principal Choreographer Helgi Tomasson and the dancers featured in the video are members of the SF Ballet.
The ballet season may have ended, but the music never stops! In fact, there are many exciting events coming up featuring our friends of the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra. We invite you to continue to check out our event calendar as it will…
Congratulations to Andrew Sandwick, the winner of the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra’s 2015 second clarinet/bass clarinet auditions. The three-day, multiple-round audition was held April 22 – April 24, 2015. Andrew Sandwick is currently a master’s student at Rice University in Houston, Texas where he has trained…
The end of a successful San Francisco Ballet Season always brings with it much cause to celebrate. This year, however, our enthusiasm is tinged by the realization that the 2014-2015 run will mark the last time we share the pit with one of our dear orchestra colleagues…
It is always a treat to be able to sit back and enjoy a concert performed by our friends and colleagues from the SF Ballet Orchestra. Such was the occasion on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 when an array of musicians from the orchestra played…
