Musical excellence
We prepare thoughtfully and perform with clarity, discipline, and expressive depth.
About SDG
Fifty years of sacred choral music.
Soli Deo Gloria is an auditioned Bay Area choir devoted to sacred choral repertoire, musical excellence, and a welcoming community of singers and listeners.
Mission
We rejoice in the gift of music.
We rejoice in the gift of music by dedicating ourselves to the quality performance of sacred music in a concert setting.
SDG brings singers and audiences together around sacred masterworks and meaningful repertoire, performed with care, beauty, and conviction.
Welcoming community
We welcome singers and listeners from across the Bay Area and from many backgrounds.
Living tradition
We honor sacred choral music as a living art form, rooted in history and renewed in each performance.
History
A continuing tradition.
1976
Founded as a Bay Area sacred choral ensemble.
1991
Allen H. Simon begins long artistic leadership.
2024
Leadership transition and renewed planning for the next era.
2025–2026
SDG celebrates its 50th anniversary, and Derek Tam joins as the new musical director.