"The best of the Bay Area's community musicians." --Michael Tilson Thomas  

Stephen Paulson, Music Director


Symphony Parnassus encompasses the talents of musicians from the Bay Area community. Originally called the UCSF Orchestra, it was founded in 1989 by Jonathan Davis, then a graduate student in Biophysics. Symphony Parnassus announced the appointment of Stephen Paulson as its Music Director in 1998.

The community's enthusiastic response to Symphony Parnassus has been more than encouraging--from a small rehearsal hall in a church and concerts in Millberry Gymnasium to major concert halls in San Francisco (including Herbst Theatre, Masonic Auditorium, Hellman Hall and the Palace of Fine Arts) with guest artists including the late Rudolf Nureyev, jazz saxophonist John Handy, Lisa Vroman, Robin Sutherland, Hannah Tarley, Teddy Abrams, Geraldine Walther, William Bennett and other SF musicians. Symphony Parnassus is a unique and vital part of the Bay Area's artistic and cultural environment.



BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President – Alayne Gyetvai
Vice President – Merle Rabine
Secretary – Peter Hwang
Treasurer – Moriah Shilton

Additional Board Members
Susan Barnes, Michael Boorstein, Nick Carlin,
Amy Duxbury, Larry Lasky, Darcy Mironov, Julie Seymour,
Shelton Shugar, Sarah Smith, Robin Varga



ADVISORY BOARD
Brent Assink * Noah Griffin * Dr. Haile Debas
John Handy * Patty Gessner * Michael Tilson Thomas
Judith Heim * Dr. Pearl Toy



DONATIONS:
We appreciate donations of any amount.
Symphony Parnassus is a 501c3 non-profit organization and your donation is tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.

 
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