Portland State Chamber Choir
2022-2023 Concert Season
All of our events have up to date event pages on the School of Music and Theater Events Calendar.
holst’s The Planets
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Oregon Symphony, with Sopranos/Altos from Portland State University Choirs
David Danzmayr, conductor This concert takes place at 2 pm due to the starlight Parade (for June 3)
A triumph of orchestration, Holst's The Planets conjures vivid portrayals of the mythological deities associated with our solar system, from Mars' drums of war to Neptune's ethereal mysticism. Plus, bassist and Creative Alliance member Xavier Foley brings consummate versatility to the stage, performing his For Justice and Peace, a powerful meditation on the legacy of slavery in the U.S. |
Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 | 2:00 pm
Sunday, June 4th, 2023 | 2:00 pm Monday, June 5th, 2023 | 7:30 pm The Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 1037 SE Broadway Ave, Portland OR Tickets start at $25 |
Arrivederci, portland!The Portland State Chamber Choir presents their farewell concert as they prepare to return to Italy for the first time since 2013. Hear the music they will take on tour at the finest acoustics in Portland!
While abroad, the Chamber Choir will sing Mass at The Basilica of San Marco in Venice and compete in the Seghizzi International Choral Singing Competition, one of the oldest and most prestigious choral competitions in the world. The Seghizzi Competition is in its 60th year, and the Portland State Chamber Choir is the only American choir ever to have won the Grand Prix, which they did in 2013. |
Sunday, July 25th, 2023 | 4:00 pm
St. Philip Neri Catholic Church 2408 SE 16th Ave. Portland, OR 97214 Tickets start at $25 Limited $100 VIP seating available |
Past Virtual Concerts
Still We Rise - Part I
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Portland State Chamber Choir Small Ensembles
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Wednesday, December 9, 2020 | 7:00 pm Streaming online for free |
Due to Covid-19 gathering restrictions, the 40 members of the PSU Chamber Choir could not meet as a full ensemble. Nonetheless, we persevered making music wearing masks and rehearsing mostly outdoors. Still We Rise: Part I features a variety of smaller groups made up of members of the Portland State Chamber Choir performing music by Black, Brown and Indigenous composers including Shireen Abu-Khader, Marques Garrett, Matthew Lyon-Hazard, Frank Duarte, Samuel Taylor-Coleridge, Daphine Chibinga, Jason Harris and Remel Derick. You will also hear from many of the composers themselves. The performances were recorded in the exquisite acoustics of St. Philip Neri Catholic Church.
"Christmas" with the Portland State Choirs
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Portland State Chamber Choir, Rose Choir and Thorn Choir
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Tuesday, December 22, 2020 | 7:00 pm
Streaming online for free |
This is NOT your usual holiday concert: our conductor Ethan Sperry claims to know more Christmas carols than any other living Jew. The Portland State Chamber Choir has had a tradition of caroling in various neighborhoods in Portland as well as at family and corporate parties. As none of this is possible this year, we decided to bring you our eclectic blend of some of the most difficult christmas carol arrangements ever written, mixed with some exquisitely beautiful choral music on the theme of Peace. The concert features small groups of the PSU Chamber Choir and guest appearances by the PSU Rose Choir and Thorn Choir.
Towards You - Part I
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Portland State Chamber Choir
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Wednesday, April 7, 2021 | 7:00 pm
Streaming online for free |
As Covid cases are on the decline, the PSU Choirs have been able to rehearse indoors, masked and distant, in a variety of configurations, combining to create different configurations of voices. The "Towards You" concerts consist of pre-recorded live performances captured in the exquisite acoustics of St. Philip Neri Catholic Church in SouthEast Portland at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Mt. Angel, Oregon, as well as outdoors at the Lan Su Chinese Garden in Portland's historic Chinatown.
The Portland State Chamber Choir spent the majority of Winter 2021 term learning music for double chorus by Bach and Gabrieli as well as a newly commissioned work by Matthew Lyon Hazzard. Each Choir rehearsed in separate rooms, combining only for the performance. This concert also includes a memorial to Professor Emeritus Bruce Browne who led the PSU Choirs from 1978 to 2006 and passed away in late 2020. Audiences will also hear PSU Chamber Choirs from the 1990s and 2000s performing music by Morten Lauridsen, Veljo Tormis, Gyogy Ligeti and Eric Whitacre and a virtual choir tribute from many of his former students.
The Portland State Chamber Choir spent the majority of Winter 2021 term learning music for double chorus by Bach and Gabrieli as well as a newly commissioned work by Matthew Lyon Hazzard. Each Choir rehearsed in separate rooms, combining only for the performance. This concert also includes a memorial to Professor Emeritus Bruce Browne who led the PSU Choirs from 1978 to 2006 and passed away in late 2020. Audiences will also hear PSU Chamber Choirs from the 1990s and 2000s performing music by Morten Lauridsen, Veljo Tormis, Gyogy Ligeti and Eric Whitacre and a virtual choir tribute from many of his former students.
