Portland State Chamber Choir
2018-2019 Concert Season
All of our events have up to date event pages on our Portland State Chamber Choir Facebook page.
Gender Bender
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Portland State Chamber Choir, Rose Choir & Thorn Choir
Ethan Sperry, conductor |
Friday, November 9, 2018 | 7:30 pm
Sunday, November 11, 2018 | 4:00 pm First United Methodist Church, Portland $15 general $7 students & seniors Tickets go on sale September 2018 |
Join the Portland State Chamber Choir, Rose Choir and Thorn Choir (the artists formerly known as Man Choir and Vox Femina) as they present a sometimes serious, sometimes humorous concert of music contemplating gender and sexual identity as it relates to choir, music and life in general.
The concert features the world premiere of a new work by award-winning composer Gerald Gurss, conductor of the Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus; "The Legend of the Walled-In Woman" by Eriks Esenvalds; and works that are traditionally sung by men’s and women’s choruses.
The concert features the world premiere of a new work by award-winning composer Gerald Gurss, conductor of the Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus; "The Legend of the Walled-In Woman" by Eriks Esenvalds; and works that are traditionally sung by men’s and women’s choruses.
Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban
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Portland State Chamber Choir
Oregon Symphony Justin Freer, conductor |
Saturday, February 16, 2019 | 7:30 pm
Sunday, February 17, 2019 | 2:00 & 7:30 pm Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall |
Relive the magic of your favorite wizard in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban™ in Concert. Based on the third installment of J.K. Rowling’s classic saga, fans of all ages can now experience the thrilling tale accompanied by live music from the Oregon Symphony orchestra as Harry soars across the big screen.
Mozart Requiem
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Portland State Chamber Choir, Rose Choir & Thorn Choir
Ethan Sperry, conductor |
Friday, March 8, 2019 | 7:30 pm
Sunday, March 10, 2019 | 4:00 pm First United Methodist Church, Portland $15 general $7 students & seniors Tickets go on sale September 2018 |
Mozart’s final work--left unfinished on his deathbed--is a work of transcendent beauty with darkly rich orchestration and otherworldly radiance. Hear one of the greatest masterworks of all time brought to life by the combined forces of five Portland State ensembles under the baton of Ethan Sperry.
Amadeus in Concert
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Portland State Chamber Choir
Oregon Symphony Norman Huynh, conductor |
Saturday, May 4, 2019 | 7:30 pm
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall |
Winner of eight Academy Awards®, including Best Picture, Actor, Director, and Adapted Screenplay, Amadeus is a riveting story celebrating the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart through the envious eyes of his frustrated rival, Antonio Salieri. Experience this epic motion picture classic like never before – projected on a giant HD screen while the Oregon Symphony performs its glorious soundtrack live, from the Gran Partita to the haunting Requiem.
Volcano
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Portland State Chamber Choir
Ethan Sperry, conductor |
Friday, May 17, 2019 | 7:30 pm
St. Philip Neri Catholic Church All tickets: $25 |
The Portland State Chamber Choir’s 2017 recording of the music of Latvian superstar Eriks Esenvalds became the first album by a University Chorus to ever hit #1 on the Billboard Traditional Classical Chart. Now Esenvalds has written a new large work for the Chamber Choir and percussion which they will record this June. Hear the world premiere performance of this colossal work, settings of ancient legends about volcanos including our own Mt. St. Helens.
Global Rhythms VIII
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Portland State Chamber Choir, Rose Choir & Thorn Choir
Ethan Sperry, conductor |
Saturday, June 1, 2019 | 7:30 pm
Sunday, June 2, 2019 | 4:00 pm Lincoln Performance Hall, PSU Campus Tickets go on sale September 2018 |
People love to sing, and they love to sing together: this has been true of people in every culture since the dawn of humankind. At Global Rhythms, we use the choir as a vehicle to explore the widest possible range of sounds and styles available for the human voice. Join us for our eighth iteration of world travel through the spirit of music.