The Oregon singer-violinist-composer-poet-scholar-storyteller worked with the Camas choirs in cultural and musical workshops, a preview concert and Portland premiere. The entire local artistic team will debut the full work in New York City this May.

Choral offerings from Bach chorales to world peace to Sweet Honey in the Rock.

The famed jazz pianist partnered with the choral ensemble and Portland poet/activist A. Mimi Sei to create “From the Book of Sankofa”; the former Linfield Music Department Chair returns to Oregon for the live premiere of her “Cycles of Eternity,” recorded in 2019.

The Orthodox choral ensemble and Gospel choir joined their voices for February’s “Black Voices in Orthodox Music: How Sweet the Sound.” Recent albums released by Oregon choirs feature music by Melissa Dunphy, Renée Favand-See, Naomi LaViolette, Morten Lauridsen, Stacey Philipps, Undine Smith Moore, Joel Thompson, and more.

Choral music in February and March, from Ashland to Tacoma.

Philipps traveled with ORSYC to this year’s conference, where the choir performed music from her “Gathering Rounds” collection.

Differing senses of time, space, movement, image and meaning were coordinated by artistic leaders Alissa Deeter and Samuel Hobbs in their dazzling recent performances at The Reser.

A collaboration showcasing Black composers working in the Orthodox tradition, ECC’s concert of choral music from Canada and Ecuador, and Bach Cantata Choir’s annual Super Bowl Sunday concert.

Choreographer Samuel Hobbs partners with PSC artistic director Dr. Alissa Deeter to create a powerful meditation of voice and movement drawn from ‘All-Night Vigil,’ Sergei Rachmaninoff’s choral masterpiece.

Chanticleer goes with the flow and reschedules Friday’s Reed performance for Saturday at PSU's Lincoln Hall; performances of Rachmaninoff’s ‘Vespers’ with push/FOLD and Portland Symphonic Choir will proceed as planned at The Reser.

A new take on the liturgical work, from choral director Alissa Deeter and choreographer Samuel Hobbs; also, Chanticleer returns to Oregon.

Carols old and new, Gospels and Winterfests, Bach and Menotti, and more.

Four “Messiahs,” choirs and harps, Northwest composers, and more.

CR’s upcoming concerts trace the revitalization of Byzantine music traditions in Greece following the 1922 fire of Smyrna.

Falling towards the holidays with secret music, west coast premieres, impending CD releases, a short Bach chorale, wintersongs, early Messiahs, and more.

The choral group’s CD release concert featured music by Melissa Dunphy, Renée Favand-See, Stacey Philipps, Mari Esabel Valverde, Vin Shambry, Dominick DiOrio, and Jake Runestad.

Choirs throughout Oregon’s midsection, from Corvallis to Ashland.

A transcription of Dvořák’s mass, a setting of Anne Frank’s diary, a tribute to William Byrd, a history of Rachmaninoff, a Resonance CD release, and a bit of rediscovered Brumel.

Choirs all over Oregon and Southwest Washington celebrate the close of summer programs and the beginning of fall concerts.

Long-running festival celebrates four centuries of Byrd with concerts, recitals, lectures, and more.

The Oregon Bach Festival’s choral education program, now in its 25th year, celebrated last week with a performance of Penderecki’s “Credo.”

A recent OBF/CMNW concert presented Bach’s great choral work alongside its contemporary competitors.

Oregon choirs end their first full season in three years with Bach, Ešenvalds, Nancy Ives, Stacey Philipps, Judy Rose, and so much more.

The vocal ensemble and youth orchestra performed women-centered works by Kareem Roustom and Jessica Meyer.

Choral seasons draw to a close with spring premieres and commissioned works; Requiems in various moods; music in Greek, Ukrainian, and Spanish; and more.

Easter season concerts, youth choirs, and a celebration of life.

Oregon’s youth choirs raise their voices in this year’s Music In Our Schools Month theme, “Music is all of us.”

Oregon choirs present light shows, pops concerts, pianistic Byzantine chant, music by women and by Sir Arthur Sullivan, and an evening of “frostivities.”

The final weekend in February offers two grand choral works with orchestra, a contemporary Mass collaboration, and a dozen guys whose visits audiences cherish each year.

Cappella Romana hooks up with Gesualdo 6; Trinity Cathedral hosts St. Olaf College Choir; Paul Winter and Consort perform his “Missa Gaia” with Eugene Concert Choir; Bach Cantata Choir’s “SuperBach Sunday” returns.

Cappella Romana connects the music of Byzantium and England in their January concert “A Byzantine Emperor at King Henry’s Court,” and sings the “B minor Mass” in Salem with conductor Paul Klemme in February. A cappella music comes to a festival in Bend and a competition in Sherwood.

“Messiahs,” holiday traditions, Bach, Dickens, and more, performed by Oregon’s finest choral ensembles.

Maybelle Community Singers will partner with Aurora Chorus, Bravo Youth Choir, and PSU choirs for a free event at First Christian Church this weekend.

Soweto Gospel Choir brings their “Hope” to Portland; a collaborative barbershop concert in close harmony; a salon in Eugene; the Yuletide concert season begins, from Jenkins’s “Miserere” to Geter’s “Requiem” to Britten’s “Saint Nicolas Cantata” to Rutter’s “Gloria.”

Dreams, shadows, delayed premieres, masses, vigils, requiems, organ spooktaculars, and more.

Cappella Romana releases their new creation-themed album; Choral Arts Ensemble shares the music of local composer Sydney Guillaume; Oregon Repertory Singers takes on Joby Talbot’s miraculous ‘Path’; Choro in Schola and PSU support choral education at The Reser; Bach Cantata Choir and Portland Symphonic Choir go to the foundations.

Choral Arts Ensemble prepares a full program of music by Haitian-born Oregon composer Sydney Guillaume.

Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland will celebrate organist and Canon for Cathedral Music Neswick with a Retirement Evensong service this weekend.

Choirs around Oregon prepare their fall concerts, featuring single-composer premieres, newly-scored old movies, and more.

Put your knowledge to the test with a crossword puzzle that covers six centuries of choral masterworks.

Long-running celebration of English Renaissance polyphony brings three weekends of music and lectures to Oregon churches.

After the COVID shutdown, the choral group has scheduled three performances next week.

Get ready for the return of the William Byrd Festival with a Renaissance-themed crossword puzzle.

Do you have what it takes to complete this crossword?

Listening back to Oregon’s return to live choral concerts.

Aurora and Satori Choruses bring light and laughter to June concerts; Cappella Romana celebrates Hollywood’s Orthodox composers.

Oregon Chorale and PCC Rock Creek Choir combine jazz and Baroque; Bach Cantata Choir sings a history lesson.

Vancouver Master Chorale’s bluegrass-and-theatre jamboree; Nexus Vocal Ensemble sings the contemporary and unconventional; In Medio premieres Colin Cossi and Carlos Cordero.

Area choirs collaborate on Ukraine benefit concert; the Tallis Scholars sing Antoine Brumel, David Lang, and Tomás Luis de Victoria; ISing brings “Stuck in the Americas” to The Reser; Willamette Master Chorus gives thanks to educators.

In Mulieribus performs Sungji Hong, Joanne Metcalf, Steve Reich, James MacMillan and James McCarthy; Choral Arts Ensemble commissions Timothy Takach; Oregon Repertory Singers pair superstar Eric Whitacre with Ily Matthew Maniano, Ko Matsushita, and Darius Lim.

Esteemed Morehouse Glee Club director teaches local choral students at three-day event in Portland.

Bach and MacMillan in Portland; Brahms in Bend; Vivaldi and Mozart in Eugene; Schubert in Salem.

Guest conductor/bass-baritone Jonathan Woody leads PBO through a concert of Bach and relations.

Voices in Vancouver; PGMC at The Reser; Aurora Chorus sings Joan Szymko.

Oregon Chorale revives mental health themed concert originally planned for 2020.

Oregon choirs amass in Spokane for Northwestern American Choral Directors Association.

Choral Arts Ensemble learns Gaelic; Cappella Romana records Pärt; Resonance Ensemble spotlights Indigenous composers.

A busy February as choirs return to the stage, some in preparation for upcoming NWACDA conference.

Listening ahead to the region's upcoming concerts and live streams

The year’s final round of holiday concerts, with Bach Cantata Choir, Trinity Episcopal, Southern Oregon Repertory Singers, Emerald Chamber Orchestra, and In Mulieribus

Pride of Portland, Bravo Chorus, Portland Choir and Orchestra, Festival Chorale Oregon, Portland Gay Men’s Chorus, Eugene Gay Men’s Chorus, Northwest Community Gospel Chorus, and the eternal mystery of The Grotto

The collective radiance of Portland Symphonic Choir, Eugene Concert Choir, Central Oregon Mastersingers, and Choral Arts Ensemble

Oregon Chorale’s ambitious array; caroling with Oregon Repertory Singers and Jonas Nordwall; a variety of Messiahs with Rogue Valley Chorale, Vancouver Master Chorale, Portland Baroque Orchestra, PSU Chamber Choir with the Oregon Symphony

Bach Cantata Choir welcomes soloists to stage for their first live concert offering of 2021. At 2 p.m. on Nov. 21 at Rose City Park Presbyterian Church, four stellar soloists–all familiar Northwest vocal artists–will mix and match their talents to offer some of the most beloved solos and duets from Bach’s cantatas and the Christmas […]

Carrying on a tradition launched 17 years ago, the Salem choir opens its 37th season with a salute.

PCS enters 76th season backing Andrea Bocelli at Moda Center

About that little Covid break: It's time for the new choir to get down to business and sing for an audience.

Season opening concerts October 23rd and 24th feature music of Aaron Copland, Stacey Philipps, Morten Lauridsen, Naomi LaViolette, Carlos Guastavino, Matthew Lyon Hazzard, Santiago Veros, and Kim Andre Arnesen

In Mulieribus celebrates Pauline García Viardot in season-opening concert

Ethan Sperry prepares Oregon Repertory Singers and Portland State Chamber Choir for season-opener with Maestro Danzmayr

Local choral ensemble returns to Cerimon house, with continued commitment to performance with purpose

Cantores in Ecclesia and Cappella Romana share faith in the transcendent power of exquisite choral literature

Chor Anno initiates the return to live choral singing

"Once upon a time not everyone in the lively arts was versed in ZOOM." How singers zing through the pandemic.