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"Rapturous," and "quietly majestic."
(Textura.org)
"Choate commands a highly inventive approach to the interleaving of polyphonic voices."
(Smoliar, The Rehearsal Studio)
Forthcoming Events
Organ Concert at Legion of Honor
Eric performs on the E.M. Skinner at the Legion of HonorLegion of Honor · 4:00 p.m.
🎟️ Get TicketsChanticleer & SFCM Chorus
SFCM Conservatory Chorus concert with very special guests. Works by Scarlatti, Saint-Saëns, Brahms, Vaughan Williams, and Mendelssohn.San Francisco Conservatory of Music · 7:30 p.m.
🎟️ Get TicketsNebula Consort
Nebula's debut public performancec will feature Bach’s Der Geist hilft, BWV 226, & Psalm settings from the 16th-20th centuries.Mision Dolores Basilica · 4:00 p.m.
🎟️ Get TicketsMarin Symphony Chamber Chorus
Holiday Choral by Candlelight with musicians from the Marin SymphonySt. Raphael's Church, San Rafael · 7:30/4:00 p.m.
🎟️ Get TicketsOrgan Recital at Cathedral of Christ the Light
Eric performs a program called "Tribute and Remembrance" on the Létourneau.Cathedral of Christ the Light, Oakland · 3:00 p.m.
🎟️ Get TicketsOrgan Recital at Trinity-St. Peter's Church
Eric performs a program called "Tribute and Remembrance" on the 1924 E.M. SkinnerTrinity-St. Peter's Church · 5:00 p.m.
🎟️ Get TicketsEric celebrates 10 years at St. Mary's
St. Mary's Parish Choir performs Brahms' Fest- und Gedenksprüche, op. 109 and Bach's Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227.St. Mary the Virgin · 5:00 p.m.
🎟️ Get TicketsNebula Consort
Brahms' Warum ist das Licht gegeben, op. 74 and Vaughan Williams' Three Shakespeare Songs.Mision Dolores Basilica · 4:00 p.m.
🎟️ Get TicketsMarin Symphony Chorus
Marin Symphony Chorus 2026: Famous Opera Choruses with the Marin SymphonyMarin School of the Arts, Novato · 7:30/3:00 p.m.
🎟️ Get TicketsSFCM Chorus Spring Concert
SFCM Conservatory Chorus performs Britten's Rejoice in the Lamb and Vaughan Williams' Serenade to Music.San Francisco Conservatory of Music · 4:00 p.m.
🎟️ Get TicketsRecent Events
Carnegie Hall Debut
Eric conducts Vaughan Williams' Dona Nobis Pacem with New England Symphonic Ensemble & MidAmerica Productions Festival ChorusCarnegie Hall, NYC · 2:00 p.m.
SFCM Conservatory Chorus Spring Concert
Fauré's Requiem with works by Saint-Saëns and Boulanger with SFCM Conservatory Chorus and Chamber OrchestraSan Francisco Conservatory of Music · 5:00 p.m.
Donizetti's La Fille du Régiment at Festival Napa Valley
Eric is chorus master for this production by Versailles Royal Opera at Festival Napa ValleyCharles Krug Winery · 6:30 p.m.
Weill's Seven Deadly Sins
Vocal coach for SFCM Orchestra's performance of Weill's Seven Deadly Sins with Meow MeowSan Francisco Conservatory of Music · 7:30 p.m.
Pankonin American Art Song Showcase
Tenor Brian Thorsett performs two art songs by Eric.San Francisco Conservatory of Music · 4:00 p.m.
Chanticleer & SFCM Conservatory Chorus
The SFCM Conservatory Chorus shares a fall concert with Chanticleer.San Francisco Conservatory of Music · 4:00 p.m.
Bruckner Requiem at St. Mary the Virgin
St. Mary's Parish Choir with St. Dominic's Schola perform Bruckner's Requiem for All Souls.The Episcopal Church of St. Mary the Virgin · 5:00 p.m.
Art Songs of David Conte, Byron Adams, Ian Venables, and Eric Choate
Ellen Leslie (soprano), Brian Thorsett (tenor), Kevin Korth (piano), and Matthew Linaman (cello).San Francisco Conservatory of Music · 7:30 p.m.
Organ Recital at Calvary Episcopal Church
Eric performs an organ recital on the Schoenstein organ.Calvary Episcopal Church, Santa Cruz · 4:30 p.m.
Beethoven's 9th Symphony with California Symphony
Eric is chorus master for this performance with the SFCM Conservatory Chorus, Arete Singers, and the California Symphony.Lescher Center for the for the Arts · 7:30 p.m./4:00 p.m.
"Hands Across the Sea"
Soprano Ellen Leslie and Pianist Eric Choate perform a concert of English and American art songs, featuring composer Ian Venables.Elmslie House, Malvern, UK · 7:30 p.m.
Organ Concert at St-Sulpice, Paris
Eric performs an organ concert of French music on the famous Clicquot-Cavaillé-Coll.L'Église St-Sulpice, Paris · 10:00 a.m.
Organ Concert at S:ta Maria Kyrka, Helsingborg
Eric performs an organ concert at the historic St. Mary's Church in Helsingborg, SwedenS:ta Maria Kyrka, Helsingborg · 12:00 p.m.
Maria Forsström, mezzo-soprano with Eric Choate, organ
Maria performs a recital of German Romantic and American music with Eric Choate, organistSt. Mark's, Berkeley · 4:00 p.m.
St. John Passion
Eric conducts Bach's Passion According to St. John with the choirs of St. Mary's & St. Dominic's.The Episcopal Church of St. Mary the Virgin, San Francisco, CA · 5:00 p.m.
Stabat Mater
Eric conducts the world premiere of Byron Adam's Stabat Mater, featuring soprano Ellen LeslieThe Episcopal Church of St. Mary the Virgin, San Francisco · 7:00 p.m.
