Grantee Database
VOLTI
Grant Year
2026-27
Grant Program
General Operating Support
Award Amount
$12,000.00
Project Description
With support from the California Arts Council, Volti will continue its mission to champion living composers and push the boundaries of contemporary vocal music through bold, adventurous programming. CAC funds will support general operations and activities, including two concert programs; a mentoring program with student composers at San Francisco State University; a premiere by California composer Donald Crockett reflecting on the Altadena fire; the West Coast premiere of a work on our endangered climate by Nicholas Cline, co-commissioned by Volti and four other vocal ensembles from across the country; and collaborations with San Francisco Ballet and Monterey Symphony. CAC funding will help ensure fair compensation for artists, sustain educational programs like Volti’s Choral Institute, and strengthen community engagement efforts, ensuring Volti remains a vital incubator for groundbreaking vocal music in the Bay Area and beyond.
Organization Summary
Volti’s core program is presenting concerts and creating recordings of leading-edge unaccompanied music for vocal ensemble. In addition, Volti enjoys frequent collaborations and partnerships with groups including Kronos Quartet, Del Sol Quartet, ODC/Dance, Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, Festival Napa Valley, and Cal Performances. Another core service is educating young singers through the Choral Institute, centered on an annual retreat gathering several high school choirs for an intensive weekend of music-making. Volti singers serve as faculty and offer coaching and voice lessons to the student singers. The Choral Institute often includes working with a composer in residence on a piece commissioned for the occasion. We offer discounted participation in the Choral Institute to the Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts, serving students from low-income and marginalized communities.
Organization
VOLTI
Address
PO BOX 15576
SAN FRANCISCO
94115-0576
County
San Francisco
Region
Bay Area – San Francisco
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