THROCKMORTON Chorus, was inspired byJoe Bloom, a Bay Area master accompanist, teacher and composer. Wee formed and added the Chorus to our artistic programs in January of 2014. We believed that fostering and sharing the art of choral music along with offering an educational process in the pursuit of choral excellence, would result in a richer and more conncected community.

Today it is composed of about 30 singers who share a love of music and a desire to learn and grow in collaboration with others. Each season the repertoire includes a wide variety of styles allowing members to expand and deepen their skills and understanding of this rich music. The quality and artistry of the chorus, under the direction of Tim Silva continues to grow each season.

Rehearsals are held on Monday nights and each season culminates in a public concert at the theatre. The group is offered other seasonal opportunities to perform and contribute to the thriving artistic environment around us. Membership is by audition and subject to availability in your voice section. Auditions for new members are held in September each year. Returning members re-audition each September before the Fall season.If you are interested in an audition mid season please inquire about the potential special audition time by writing to Tim Silva at TimS@ThrockmortonTheatre.org

Chorus Director: TIM SILVA

Tim Silva is a proud native of the East Bay. After earning a BA in music education and a teaching credential from UCLA, Tim furthered his studies at Holy Names University. For seven years, he served as Pre-K through Eighth-Grade music teacher at St. Leander School. Now he focuses almost entirely on choral music, both performing and conducting. He sings regularly with some of the area’s most notable chamber ensembles, including Volti and Gaude, and recently appeared as a soloist with the California Bach Society. He is Director of our Throckmorton Chorus as well as serves as an assistant conductor, voice teacher, and theory instructor for the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choirs. A versatile performer and collaborator, he has performed and/or recorded with Artists’ Vocal Ensemble, Briget Boyle, Cut Circle, Foreignfire, Katy Stephan, Kronos Quartet, Marin Symphony, ODC/Dance, San Francisco Symphony and many others.

Pianist: Ray Capiral

Born 30 Jan., 1983, pianist, composer & arranger, teacher, and avid knitter, took up the piano formally at age 15. He could learn complex pieces just by ear, and began a self-directed course of study that would have him performing pinnacle works of Chopin and Beethoven after just one year of study. He became a student of Jason Phillips at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music (Pasadena, CA). After graduating from Herbert Hoover High School in 2001, Mr. Capiral began teaching piano lessons, and he attended Pasadena City College where he received his Associate in Arts degree in music performance (2006); he then attended UCLA and graduated with his Bachelor in Arts degree in music composition (2009). Throughout much of his formative years as a pianist, Capiralstudied with Mario Feninger who was himself a master pianist and composer and received much of his training from Nadia Boulanger and Mario’s own mother, Teresa de Rogatis. Mr. Capiral also accompanied and performed extensively around Los Angeles. He worked as a first grade Teacher Aide at Saint Paul the Apostle School in Westwood, CA (2008-2010), before relocating to San Francisco, CA, in 2011. As a struggling musician during his early years in the San Francisco Bay Area, Mr. Capiral discovered Methodism and knitting, and he served as Music Director at Open Door United Methodist Church (Richmond, CA) and Pianist/Organist at Mira Vista United Church of Christ (El Cerrito, CA) from 2013-2016 before accepting the position of Music Director at Bethany United Methodist Church (San Francisco, CA,  He held that post from 2016-2020. Mr. Capiral moved to New York City on Feb. 1, 2020, and worked under Bill Capone at Arts Management Group in the service of some of the world’s greatest performing artists, until the 2020 pandemic halted the industry and he decided to move back to SF in June of that year. He later rejoined AMG and now works remotely from his home in Oakland, CA. He concurrently works as the Collaborative Liturgical Accompanist (pianist & organist) and Assistant Music Director at Saint Ignatius Church (University of San Francisco [USF]) in San Francisco, CA, and has most recently collaborated with the National Children’s Chorus (San Francisco chapter), Cantarecon vivo, and Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choirs as aTeaching Artist, youth choir director, and piano accompanist to elementary and middle school choirs. Mr. Capiral has an active private piano studio working with piano students of many ages, levels, and backgrounds.