Founded in 1994 and now recognised as a benchmark for vocal music in Brazil, the São Paulo Symphony Choir’s repertoire spans a variety of musical periods, with a particular emphasis on the 20th and 21st centuries and works by Brazilian composers. It has recorded several albums for Selo Osesp Digital, and the Biscoito Fino and Naxos labels.
Between 1995 and 2015, the Osesp Choir was directed and conducted by Naomi Munakata. From 2017 until 2019, Valentina Peleggi was its chief conductor, with William Coelho serving as chorus master – a post he continues to hold. In January 2020, the choir performed at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, under the baton of Marin Alsop, honorary conductor of the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra.