Berkeley
- Chinese Orchestra of Berkeley (founded ?)
Oakland
- Great Wall Orchestra & Chorus (founded 1995)
- Purple Bamboo Orchestra & Chorus (founded ?)
Novato
- Chinese Orchestra of North America (founded ?)
Santa Clara
- California Youth Chinese Symphony (founded ?)
San Franciso
- California Chinese Orchestra (founded 1993)
- China’s Spirit Music Ensemble
- Golden Gate Ensemble (founded ?)
- Gold Mountain Music Ensemble
- Flowing Stream Ensemble (founded 1972)
- Jumping Buddha Ensemble (founded 1996)
- Melody of China (founded 1993; 8 members)
- Music Gathering (founded 1998)
- Purple Orchids (founded 2006; 4 members)
- San Francisco Guzheng Music Society Orchestra (founded 1982)
- San Francisco Guzheng Music Society Youth Ensemble 1 (founded 1990)
- San Francisco Guzheng Music Society Youth Ensemble 2 (founded 1998)
- San Francisco Guzheng Music Society Youth Ensemble 3 “Six Golden Flowers” (founded 2003; 6 members)
San Jose
- Gordon Lee Studio (1995-2000)
- Firebird Youth Chinese Orchestra (founded 2000; 3 groups; 130 members)
- Pi-pa Ensemble (founded ?)
- Sinitic Ensemble (c. 1962-c. 1974)
- South Bay Chinese Orchestra (founded ?; 20 members)
