Choirs to gather in Eugene to learn, sing.Byline: The Register-Guard Paul Salamunovich, director emeritus of the Los Angeles Master Chorale The Los Angeles Master Chorale is a famous professional chorus in Los Angeles, California. Grant Gershon has been its music director since 2001, succeeding Paul Salamunovich. , will be the guest conductor at the first Oregon Choral Summit on Saturday in Eugene. Four choirs from around the state will join the host Eugene Concert Choir Eugene Concert Choir is a non-profit choral organization based in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It consists of two mixed-voice choruses: the 100-member Eugene Concert Choir (ECC), and the semi-professional chamber group Eugene Vocal Arts Ensemble (EVAE). , directed by Diane Retallack, who is also the community choir chair on the board of directors of the sponsoring American Choral Directors Association The American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is a non-profit organization with the stated purpose of promoting excellence in the field of choral music. , Oregon Chapter. Retallack says the event will showcase some of the state's best community choirs. "Too often the word `community' connotes a choir of amateur quality, when the opposite is true," she says. Salamunovich will lead the singers in a workshop from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and then bring them together as a 250-voice festival choir for a 7:30 p.m. concert. They will sing G.F. Handel's "Music, Spread Thy Voice Around," G. Palestrina's "Alma Redemptoris Mater Alma Redemptoris Mater or, in English, "Loving Mother of our Savior," is one of four liturgical Marian antiphons (the other three being: Ave Maria; Salve Regina; and Queen of Heaven, Rejoice) sung at the end of the office of Compline. ," N. Tchesnokoff's "Let Thy Holy Spirit" and the spiritual "Shall We Gather at the River." Each choir will also present its own 15-minute program. Salamunovich is a choir veteran who served for 24 years as assistant conductor of the Roger Wagner and Los Angeles Master Chorales. The participating choirs will be: The Cascade Chorale, a 100-voice community choir directed by Clyde Thompson, associate professor of music at Central Oregon Community College Central Oregon Community College is a community college located in Bend, Oregon, United States. It primarily serves residents of Deschutes County and Jefferson County. External links
The 50-voice Oregon Chorale, a Hillsboro choir founded in 1985 by director Bernie Kuehn, who taught for 10 years at Hillsboro High School Hillsboro High School may refer to one of several high schools in the United States:
Sing! Oregon, a Hillsboro-based 30-voice group of Intel employees, directed by Stephen Galvan, who has directed choirs in the Portland area since 1984 and is currently music director for St. Ignatius Church. The Cascade Singers, a 35-voice choir from The Dalles dalles pl.n. The rapids of a river that runs between the steep precipices of a gorge or narrow valley. [French, pl. of dalle, gutter, from Old French, from Old Norse dæla.] , directed by Lloyd Walworth, choral director at The Dalles High School since 1972. The choir has toured Europe three times. The Eugene Concert Choir, a 110-voice symphonic choir, which has released two CDs and toured Germany and Austria. It is preparing for a tour to China in June. The Oregon Choral Summit concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Central Presbyterian Church Located on the northeast corner of Brazos and Bois d'Arc (now Eighth Street), Central Presbyterian Church in Austin Texas traces its roots to the organization of the first Presbyterian church in Austin on Sunday, October 13, 1839. That event, conducted by Rev. , 555 E. 15th Ave. Admission is $10. Tickets are available at the Eugene Concert Choir office (687-6865) and from Eugene Concert Choir members. They will also be sold at the door. A $30 master class fee (which includes concert admission) will be charged to attend the day's events as an observer. |
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