"The inspiration of new challenges motivates Cyril Deaconoff, the conductor and artistic director behind Voices of Silicon Valley... The engineers from Stanford’s Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) provided world-class amplification...This ensemble boasts not only a great mission but also great vocal talent.”
San Francisco Classical Voice
“The programme begins with an avalanche, the opening of Cyril Deaconoff’s Our Time exploding with what sounds like a crash of broken glass and some cinematic electronic moods.”
MUSIC WEB INTERNATIONAL (UK), from the review of “Voices of Our Time”, Orpheus album
“What the four pieces by his hand brought together on this album make it clear that they find their source of inspiration in the work of Stockhausen from his different style periods. But also that Deaconoff has looked for new ways.” Opusklassiek.nl, The Netherlands, from the review of “Voices of Our Time”, Orpheus album
EVENTS CALENDAR
On December 17, 2022 in Carmel, California Monterey Chamber Singers presented a world premiere of “Hagia Sophia”, Cyril’s new work for 2 choirs, instrumental ensemble and Moog synthesizer
November 13, 14, 20, 21 2021 Voices of Silicon Valley present Together At Last, a virtual concert previously recorded live. Featured work is ‘Cries of London” by Luciano Berio, semi-staged, soundtrack for motion picture Gladiator and more. Watch trailer at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7-khppqhYo
Sunday November 15, 2020 5pm PST Voices of Silicon Valley Gala/Virtual Album Release party. Orpheus Classical label is releasing an album with Stockhausen Stimmung and Cyril Deaconoff’s choral works and string quartet. VOSV Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu6cNkIfKetqFXf0hE35Mtw
From May 10 through June 7, Voices of Silicon Valley presented a Virtual Choir Project 2020, broadcasting most recent videos recorded virtually, as well as archived recordings focused on social justice. All videos are avalable on VOSV new Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu6cNkIfKetqFXf0hE35Mtw
Sunday December 1, 2019 4pm Voices of Silicon Valley presented a Memorial concert for the victims of the Ghost Ship fire. Abandoned Footwear, Marmot. Lake Merritt United Methodist Church, Oakland, CA. This performance is covered on several Bay Area TV stations including NBC Bay Area, KRON and ABC7 News. More on www.voices-sv.org
Thursday May 30, 2019 8pm Voices of Silicon Valley and Pamela Z. Correspondence by Pamela Z, Kontakion by Cyril Deaconoff, Gladiator by Hans Zimmer. Room series, Royce Gallery, 2901 Mariposa Street, San Francisco, CA 94110 www.pamelaz.com/room
Saturday December 15, 2018. 7:30 pm. Voices of Silicon Valley directed by Cyril Deaconoff. Pentatonix, Our Time by Cyril Deaconoff, Moms of Silicon Valley by Monica Houghton. St. Joseph Cathedral/Basilica, San Jose, California.
Saturday/Sunday December 8/9, 2018 8pm Canticles of Love, Despair and Hope by Cyril Deaconoff (West Coast premiere) I Cantori di Carmel and orchestra, Carmel Mission Basilica
Sunday November 11, 2018 5pm Voices of Silicon Valley directed by Cyril Deaconoff Karlheinz Stockhausen Stimmung, Our Time by Cyril Deaconoff (world premiere), Sympathy for choir, audience and cell phones. SF Conservatory of Music, San Francisco, California
Thursday April 19, 2018. Recording at Lucas Films, Marin County, California at the Skywalker Sound studios of the soundtrack Cyril composed for a film "To Rest in Peace". Joint project between SFCM and SFFilm
Sunday February 24 & 25 2018. The Last Tycoon, an opera (excerpt) presented by West Edge Opera. The Taube Atrium Theater in the Wilsey Center for Opera, San Francisco, 401 Van Ness Ave.; Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Berkeley Lodge, 2288 Fulton Street, Berkeley, California
May 13 & 21, 2017 Voices of Silicon Valley directed by Cyril Deaconoff Karlheinz Stockhausen Stimmung, Missa Luba, Kontakion by Cyril Deaconoff St. Elizabeth Church, San Francisco; Tateuchi Hall, Mountain View, California
LATEST NEWS
December 2021: NBC Bay Area news interviews Cyril Deaconoff regarding the upcoming Ghost Ship 5 year Memorial concert
November 2021: San Francisco Classical Voice interviews Cyril Deaconoff regarding the upcoming Voices of Silicon Valley concerts featuring Berio ‘Cries of London’ https://www.sfcv.org/articles/music-news/voices-silicon-valley-offers-rare-opportunity-hear-cries-london
Voices of Our Time, a recording album released by the Orpheus label, receives reviews from Music Web International (UK), San Francisco Classical Voice, and Opusklassiek.nl (The Netherlands), which declared this album a Special Production for January 2021. Cyril Deaconoff’s Our Time and String Quartet are given high marks by the reviewers. The links to the album on Spotify and iTunes may be found on the Orpheus label page: https://www.orpheusclassical.com/voices-of-silicon-valley
In July 2020, Cyril Deaconoff completes the soundtrack for a full feature film House of Temptation produced by the San Francisco based Doc Zee Films:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11764680/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cr4
Performing Arts Monterey Bay publishes a review of the West Coast premiere of Canticles of Love, Despair and Hope, cantata for soloists, chorus and orchestra. The review calls the performance “a triumph”, and Cyril Deaconoff “a master conductor and composer”.
San Francisco Classical Voice calls Cyril Deaconoff's opera The Last Tycoon "The standout" among the works presented by the West Edge Opera as part of the Snapshot program. See Conductor/Press page.
West Edge Opera has recorded and published an interview with Cyril Deaconoff regarding the upcoming performances of The Last Tycoon, as part of Snapshot program. See The Last Tycoon page.
Renowned San Francisco Chronicle writer and critic Joshua Kosman writes a preview of Voices of Silicon Valley Stimmung performances. See Conductor/Press.
For more news related to Voices of Silicon Valley, please visit VOSV web site www.voices-sv.org and our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/voices.sv/
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