New Music For Treble Voices

The idea for the New Music for Treble Voices Festival (NMFTV) came about in 2008 with the realization that the Bay Area is home to several acclaimed treble choirs, all national and international leaders in commissioning and performing new music. Founding groups were Volti, a professional choir dedicated to American contemporary music, Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir, both conducted by Robert Geary, and the Peninsula Women’s Chorus (PWC), conducted by Dr. Martín Benvenuto.

Hosted and produced by the PWC since 2013, this invitational festival under the direction of Dr. Anne K. Hege brings together experienced treble choirs with an affinity for innovative new music. In line with PWC’s mission of creating and performing diverse, dynamic, and adventurous music, we believe maintaining a forum for new music is essential as it inspires and enriches our singers and audiences.

Join us in celebration with some of the Bay Area’s finest treble choirs in an afternoon of exciting music making.

Sat, March 29, 2025 at 2:30pm
First United Methodist Church, Palo Alto (directions)

Here are a few examples from past festivals:

Past Festivals and Participants

• 2023 – 10th Anniversary
  • 2023 Program
  • Peninsula Women’s Chorus
  • Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir Ancora
  • Vox Musica
  • Michele Kennedy, soprano & Anne Rainwater, piano
• 2020 – Cancelled due to COVID-19
  • 2020 Program
• 2018
  • 2018 Program
  • Peninsula Women’s Chorus
  • Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir Ancora
  • iSing Silicon Valley
  • Musae Women’s Vocal Ensemble (San Francisco)
• 2015
  • 2015 Program
  • Peninsula Women’s Chorus
  • Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir Ancora
  • Musae Women’s Vocal Ensemble (San Francisco)
  • Vox Femina Los Angeles
• 2014
  • 2014 Program
  • Peninsula Women’s Chorus
  • Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir Ensemble
  • Piedmont Easy Bay Children’s Choir Ancora
  • Vox Musica (Sacramento)
  • Musae Women’s Vocal Ensemble (San Francisco)
• 2013
  • 2013 Program
  • Peninsula Women’s Chorus
  • Musae Women’s Vocal Ensemble (San Francisco)
  • Cantabile Youth Singers of Silicon Valley
  • Elektra Women’s Choir (Vancouver, Canada)
• 2012
  • 2012 Program
  • Peninsula Women’s Chorus
  • Bella Voce Acalanes High School
  • Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir Ensemble
  • Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir Ancora
  • Musae Women’s Vocal Ensemble (San Francisco)
  • Volti San Francisco
• 2011
  • 2011 Program
  • Peninsula Women’s Chorus
  • Cantabile Youth Singers Silicon Valley
  • Crystal Children’s Choir (Cupertino)
  • Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir Ensemble
  • Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir Ancora
  • Volti San Francisco
• 2010
  • 2010 Program
  • Peninsula Women’s Chorus
  • Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir Ensemble
  • Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir Ancora
  • Volti San Francisco
• 2009
  • Peninsula Women’s Chorus
  • Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir Ensemble
  • Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir Ancora
  • Volti San Francisco
• 2008
  • Peninsula Women’s Chorus
  • Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir Ensemble
  • Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir Ancora
  • Volti San Francisco