The Berkeley Community Chamber Singers (BCCS) is an a cappella group that serves as BCCO’s outreach arm. Currently at 21 voices strong, BCCS sings a varied repertoire that ranges from madrigal and international music to traditional and pop Americana. BCCS performs at such venues as senior residences, hospitals, shelters, street fairs, and other community events. – Check us out HERE.
BCCS is led by Music Director Costas Dafnis, a multiple award-winning composer and sound artist. Costas writes music for orchestral concerts, theatrical productions, dance, and interactive games. He teaches technology and composition at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and has lectured in film at the San Francisco Art Institute. His work Carmen Vocis won the 2013 BCCO Young Composition Award and was performed by the chorus at the spring concert.
Past performances are listed below. Click here for the current season.
- First Church of Christ Scientist,
- Lake Park, Oakland
- North and South Berkeley Senior Centers
- Emeryville Senior Center
- Chaparral House, Berkeley
- Strawberry Creek Lodge, Berkeley
- BCCS would love to perform at your event or venue – please ask!
New singers welcome – no auditions. Join Us! The Chamber Singers meet on Tuesdays, 6:30 to 8:30 PM, at First Church of Christ Scientist, 2619 Dwight Way, Berkeley.
Current membership, by section (Photo: Bill Hocker):
| Soprano | Alto | Tenor | Bass |
| Lin Clymer | Catherine Atcheson | Joan King-Angell | Stan Dewey |
| Madeleine Gordon | Anna Cederstav | Ignacio Dayrit | Kevin Mann |
| Christine Izaret | Deborah Lloyd | Eloise Fox | George Martin |
| Alice McCain | Janet Lord | Janet Hack | Jarred Miyamoto-Mills |
| Janelle Noble | Janice Murota | Harper Martin | Howard Rosenberg |
| Melody Noll | Lisa Nelbach | Brian Shillinglaw | |
| Susan Wakerlin | Ellen Rosenfield |
For more information please contact:
Berkeley Community Chorus & Orchestra, 510-433-9599,
or [email us] (Please enter “Chamber Singers” in first line of the message)