The internationally acclaimed Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir (PEBCC) offers children throughout San Francisco’s East Bay an outstanding program of music training and choral performance. Started in 1982 by founding Executive Director Susan Rahl with Artistic Director Robert Geary, the Choir has performed with the Barenaked Ladies, Berkeley Symphony, John Denver, The Mark Morris Dance Group, Oakland Symphony, San Francisco Choral Society, San Francisco Opera, San Francisco Symphony, Volti, San Francisco Choral Society, at national and regional conventions of the American Choral Directors Association, Chorus America and Organization of American Kodaly Educators. In recent years, they sang with Joyce di Donato in EDEN and premiered Michael Gilbertson’s Denial with Volti and the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra. In addition to vigorous programming of innovative new music commissions and premieres, the Choir is a leading force in international choral activities, with far-reaching collaborations, high marks in competitions world-wide, and the establishment of the Golden Gate International Children’s and Youth Choral Festival in 1991.

Ensemble is PEBCC’s international performing group, representing the Choir in international competitions and festivals. Conducted by Eric Tuan, the group consists of treble voices who demonstrate superior musical proficiency and are at or under the age of 16. Ensemble has premiered dozens of new works, has worked with many composers, and takes pride and delight in the generative process of new music. The group earned grand prizes, first prizes and gold medals at prestigious competitions across Europe, Asia and the Americas.

Recognized for his adventurous programming and passion for musical excellence, Artistic Director Eric Tuan brings a wealth of experience in the choral arts to the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir. Tuan received his B.A. in Music with Honors from Stanford University and completed a Master of Music in Choral Studies with Distinction at the University of Cambridge with the support of a Gates Cambridge Scholarship. Tuan began his musical journey at PEBCC as a young chorister and served as Ecco conductor and composer-in-residence before beginning his tenure as Artistic Director in July 2019.

Tuan serves as Artistic Director of Convivium, the Peninsula-based chamber chorus he founded in 2012, and as Director of Music at Christ Episcopal Church, Los Altos. His dedication to the creation and exploration of new music has led him to conduct and perform the world premieres of over thirty works, including a program of new choral works celebrating the 500th anniversary