Choral Group Submission Form

PME made its Carnegie Hall debut in November 2005, representing choral music for Meredith Monk's 40th Anniversary Celebration; selections of those performances were broadcast on WNYC radio. In 2006, members of PME appeared in local concerts by "indie" rocker Sufjan Stevens and avant garde composer and musician John Zorn.

PME was a featured performer at the 2007 Green Center Festival at Sonoma State University, presenting its multimedia concert program "A Story of Freedom: An Evening of Spirituals." In 2008, PME made guest appearances with Sweet Honey in the Rock, and with the Napa Valley Symphony. PME received a grant from the National Endowment of the Arts to record the choral music of Dave Brubeck. The ensemble has made three European tours and numerous recordings.

PME annually presents a season of three concert programs in various locations around the Bay Area; these concerts often include collaborations with other music institutions. The 2009-10 season includes the West Coast premiere of David Lang's The Little Match Girl Passion, winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize in Music. PME closes each season with its highly popular A Cappella Jazz & Pop concerts, which showcase members of the choir in small and large groups performing sophisticated, original arrangements of a wide variety of musical styles.

PME's Board members (2009-2010 fiscal year) are: Steve Bicknese, President; Dale Engle, Vice-President; Lark Coryell, Eric Freeman, Antonia Van Becker, Members at Large.