PDX Choral Calendar

Choral concerts, singalongs, and choral workshops in the Portland (OR) area

Concerts – black    Singalongs – green   Choral workshops – brown

2008

{May 9, 11, 13, 15, 17 [Fr Su Tu Th Sa] Verdi Aïda (Portland Opera – Keller Auditorium)}

May 10 [Sa 7:00] Pre-tour Concert (Portland Boychoir – St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church

May 11 [Su 5:00] Bach Cantata 34 (St. James Lutheran)

May 16 [Fr 8:00] Ars Subtilior: Music from Cyprus (Cappella Romana St. Mary's Cathedral)

May 17 [Sa 7:30] A Broadway Revue (Novum Chamber Singers – St. Bartholomew Episcopal)

May 17-19 [Sa Su 7:30 Mo 8:00] Orff Carmina Burana (Oregon Symphony Orchestra / Portland Symphonic Choir / Pacific Youth Choir Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall)

May 18 [Su 3:00] Music for an Abbey (Willamette Master Chorus – Mt. Angel Abbey)

May 18 [Su 3:00] Willson The Music Man (selections) (Bravo Vancouver Chorale – St. Joseph's Catholic)

May 18 [Su 4:00 7:00] Sing to the Universe: Who We Are (Aurora Chorus St. Mary's Academy)

May 18 [Su 7:00] Let Us Clap and Sing (Glory Singers The Old Church)

May 21 [We 7:30] Tour Concert (Pomona College Glee Club Reed Eliot Hall Chapel)

May 26 [Mo 7:00] Tour Concert (Occidental College Glee Club The Old Church)

May 30 [Fr 7:30] Fauré Requiem (Francis Street Singers / Center Singers Ensemble All Saints Parish)

May 31 [Sa 3:00] Showcase Concert (Portland Symphonic Girlchoir – First Presbyterian)

May 31 [Sa 7:30] An Evening at the Pops (Consonare Chorale – Parkrose United Methodist)

May 31 [Sa 8:00] Celebrating Life (Satori Men's Chorus – The Old Church)

May 31-Jun 1 [Sa Su] Haydn Mass in Time of War (Columbia Chorale of Oregon – St. Helens HS Olmscheid Auditorium)

Jun 1 [Su 2:00] Bach Coffee Cantata, Telemann The Schoolmaster (Bach Cantata Choir Rose City Park Presbyterian)

Jun 1 [Su 3:00] TBA (Pacific Youth Choir – Trinity Episcopal)

Jun 7 [Sa 7:00] America Sings (Portland Boychoir / Ovation! First Congregational)

Jun 7-8 [Sa 7:00 Su 7:30] Thistle and Shamrock (Oregon Chorale – Tigard United Methodist; Hillsboro St. Matthew Catholic)

Jun 8 [Su 3:00] Fins Amours: Medieval Songs of Courtly Love (In Mulieribus St. Philip Neri)

Jun 13 [Fr Sa 7:30] Transitions (Confluence Chorus – Portland venue TBA; Chemeketa CC)

Jun 21 [Sa 7:30] She Sings (Portland Lesbian Choir – Bridgeport UCC)

Jun 21 [Sa 8:00] A Midsummer Night's Concert (Harvard Glee Club – Kaul Auditorium)

Jun 27 [Fr 7:30] Bach B Minor Mass (Oregon Bach Festival Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall)

Jul 6 [Su 5:00] Bach Cantata 147 (St. James Lutheran)

Jul 9 [We 7:30] Festival (Portland Gay Men's Chorus Lake Oswego Christ Church Epsicopal)

Jul 16 [We] Summer Sings! Verdi Requiem (Portland Symphonic Choir PCC Cascade Moriarty Auditorium)

Jul 23 [We] Summer Sings! Fauré Requiem (Portland Symphonic Choir PCC Cascade Moriarty Auditorium)

Aug 9-24 [Sa-Su] 11th William Byrd Festival (Cantores in Ecclesia St. Stephen's Catholic)

Aug 24 [Su 7:30] Festival Concert (Cantores in Ecclesia St. Stephen's Catholic)

{Sep 26, 28, Oct 2, 4 [Fr Su Th Sa] Verdi La Traviata (Portland Opera – Keller Auditorium)}

Sep 27-29 [Sa Su 7:30 Mo 8:00] Beethoven Ninth Symphony (Oregon Symphony Orchestra / Portland Symphonic Choir Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall)

{Sep 29-30 [Mo Tu] Rosh Hashanah}

{Oct 8-9 [We Th] Yom Kippur}

Oct 17 [Fr 8:00] From the Fields of Ukraine (Cappella Romana St. Mary's Cathedral)

Oct 19-20 [Su 3:30 Mo 7:30] American Voices (Oregon Repertory Singers First United Methodist)

Oct 24 [Fr] Time Flies: music of the passing seasons (Portland Vocal Consort venue TBA)

Nov 8-9 [Sa 7:00 Su 3:00] Veteran's Day Concert (Willamette Master Chorus venue TBA)

Nov 7, 9, 13, 15 [Fr Su Th Sa] Beethoven Fidelio (Portland Opera – Keller Auditorium)}

Dec 3 [We 7:30] TBA (Anonymous 4 / Friends of Chamber Music Kaul Auditorium)

Dec 6 [Sa 7:30] Glory of Christmas (Oregon Repertory Singers St. Mary's Cathedral)

Dec 7 [Su 7:30] TBA (Reed Chorus & Collegium Musicum – Kaul Auditorium)

Dec 13-14 [Sa 7:30 Su 2:30] Wintersong (Portland Symphonic Choir St. Mary's Cathedral)

Dec 15-16 [Su 3:30 Mo 7:30] Glory of Christmas (Oregon Repertory Singers First United Methodist)

Dec 19-21 [Fr Sa 8:00 Su 2:00] Holiday Concert (Portland Gay Men's Chorus Kaul Auditorium)

Dec 20-21 [Sa 7:00 Su 3:00 7:00] Holiday Concert (Willamette Master Chorus venue TBA)


2009

Jan 2 [Fr 8:00] The Kontakion of the Nativity (Cappella Romana St. Mary's Cathedral)

Feb 6 [Fr] Music for Lovers (Portland Vocal Consort venue TBA)

{Feb 6, 8, 12, 14 [Fr Su Th Sa] Britten The Turn of the Screw (Portland Opera – Keller Auditorium)}

Feb 20-21 [Fr Sa 7:30] TBA (Chanticleer / Friends of Chamber MusicKaul Auditorium; St. Philip Neri)

Feb 21-22 [Sa 7:00 Su 3:00] Ellington Sacred Service (Willamette Master Chorus venue TBA)

{Mar 13, 15, 19, 21 [Fr Su Th Sa] Cavalli La Calisto (Portland Opera – Newmark Theatre)}

{Mar 14-22 [Sa-Su] Spring break at Reed College and University of Portland}

Mar 20 [Fr 7:30] Mozart Requiem (Portland Symphonic Choir – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall)

{Mar 21-29 [Sa-Su] Spring break at Oregon public universities}

Apr 4-5 [Sa 8:00 Su 2:00] Spring Concert (Portland Gay Men's Chorus – Kaul Auditorium)

{Apr 9 [Th] Passover begins}

{Apr 12 [Su] Latin Easter}

{Apr 19 [Su] Eastern Orthodox Easter}

Apr 19-20 [Su 3:30 Mo 3:30] Four Classics and a Premiere (Oregon Repertory Singers First United Methodist)

Apr 24 [Fr] Bach Mass in B minor (Portland Vocal Consort venue TBA)

Apr 26 [Su] TBA (Reed Chorus & Collegium Musicum – Kaul Auditorium)

May 1 [Fr 8:00] Byzantium in Rome: Medieval Byzantine Chant from Grottaferrata (Cappella Romana St. Mary's Cathedral)

May 2-3 [Sa 7:00 Su 3:00] Haydn The Creation (Willamette Master Chorus venue TBA)

{May 8, 10, 14, 16 [Fr Su Th Sa] Verdi Rigoletto (Portland Opera – Keller Auditorium)}

May 16-17 [Sa 7:30 Su 2:30] Rachmaninov Vespers (All-Night Vigil) (Portland Symphonic Choir – St. Mary's Cathedral)

Jun 13 [Sa 7:30] Summer Concert (Portland Gay Men's Chorus – Kaul Auditorium)


Since 2004, I've maintained the above calendar to help Portland choral groups in planning season concert schedules. Please notify me of updates, corrections, concert schedules of choirs not listed, and schedules of the next concert season. Links to this page from your choir’s website are appreciated. Thank you.


Artistic Development Chair
Portland Symphonic Choir

Updated 09 May 2008


Portland Area Choirs: Aurora Chorus; Bach Cantata Choir; Belle Voci Women's Ensemble; Bravo Vancouver Chorale; Cantores in Ecclesia; Cappella Romana; Choral Arts Ensemble of Portland; Community Cantata Choir; Confluence Chorus; Consonare Chorale; David York Ensemble; Encore Women's Vocal Ensemble; Everybody Welcome Community Choir; FPC Chamber Choir; Glory Singers; In Mulieribus; ISing Community Choir; Novum Chamber Singers; Oregon Adventist Men's Choir; Oregon Bach Festival; Oregon Chorale; Oregon Repertory Singers; Ovation!; Pacific Youth Choir; Portland Boychoir; Portland Gay Men's Chorus; Portland Lesbian Choir; Portland Mormon Choir and Orchestra; Portland Symphonic Choir; Portland Symphonic Girlchoir; Portland Vocal Consort; PSU Chamber Choir; Reed Chorus & Collegium Musicum; Satori Men's Chorus; Stumptown A Cappella; Trinity Choir; Trinity Consort; West Linn Community Chorus; Willamette Master Chorus; WSU Vancouver Community Choir

Other Portland musical organizations: Chamber Music Northwest; Friends of Chamber Music; Oregon Symphony Orchestra; Pacific Crest Wind Symphony; Portland Baroque Orchestra; Portland Chamber Orchestra; Portland Opera; Sinfonia Concertante; Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

Portland hosts and venues: Central Lutheran; Portland Center for the Performing Arts (Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Keller Auditorium, Newmark Theater, Winningstad Theater); Rose City Park United Methodist; St. James Lutheran; St. Mary's Cathedral; The Grotto; The Old Church

Other regional choral calendars: Boston area; Chicago area; New York City area; San Francisco area; St. Louis; Western Massachusetts