About
Eric Choate is a composer, conductor, and organist whose music has been praised for its "highly inventive approach to the interleaving of polyphonic voices" (The Rehearsal Studio) and described as "rapturous" and "quietly majestic" (Textura.org). His works are published by E.C. Schirmer and VOCES8 Publishing, with recordings on the Priory Records, Arsis Audio and Ulysses Arts labels. His music has been performed by artists including VOCES8, musicians of the San Francisco Symphony, Berkeley Symphony, American Bach Soloists, Las Cruces Symphony, Friction Quartet, Brian Thorsett, and choirs worldwide.
As a conductor, Eric serves as Chorus Master of the Marin Symphony and is the founding artistic director of Nebula Consort. He has led performances with ensembles including the San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Berkeley Symphony Chorus, Festival Napa Valley, San Francisco Boys Chorus, Göteborgs Symfoniska Kör & Vokalensemble, and Merced Symphony, and recently made his Carnegie Hall debut conducting Vaughan Williams' Dona Nobis Pacem.
Eric is organ professor at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and maintains an active recital career throughout the United States and Europe. He holds the Fellowship Certificate (FAGO) from the American Guild of Organists and is Director of Music at The Episcopal Church of St. Mary the Virgin in San Francisco.
He studied composition at St. Olaf College and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Eric lives in San Francisco with his wife, soprano Ellen Leslie.
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