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AN AFTERNOON WITH ERIC WHITACRE
First United Methodist Church 1838 SW Jefferson Street Portland, OR 97201
ORSingers.org | 503-230-0652
Saturday, April 23 | 4 PM Sunday, April 24 | 4 PM Video-on-Demand Concert Available June 1 (on sale May 2)
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Board of DirectorsDoug Rank, President +*
Nora McLaughlin, Vice President *Keith Simovic, TreasurerDavid Muller, Secretary *
Christopher Bailey * Emily Cohen
Tina Bull * Naja Di Pilla + Richard Frye * Jeri Haskins * Carla Kelley *
Kirk Masterson * Matt Navarre *
David Peterson * Vijendran Sathyaraj *
Administrative StaffLauren Bryan, Executive Director +
Genevieve Stevens-Johnson, Operations Coordinator + Pierre-Alain Chevalier, Marketing & Administrative Coordinator
Oregon Repertory Singers Artistic StaffDr. Ethan Sperry, Artistic Director & Conductor
Lisa Riffel, Assistant Conductor & Choir Manager * Naomi LaViolette, Accompanist
Oregon Repertory Singers Youth Choirs Artistic StaffAubrey Patterson, Artistic Director
Annie Kubitschek, Associate Director Stacey Philipps, Composer-in-Residence
Coty Raven Morris, Summer Camp Director
*Singer with Oregon Repertory Singers Adult Choir +Parent of Oregon Repertory Singers Youth Choir singer
Oregon Repertory Singers performs world-class music accessible to all. Our professional-caliber adult choir of over 90 members was recently lauded
as “the city’s finest large choir.” Our education and performance-based youth choir program serving children ages 5–18 is one-of-a-kind in the
Portland area. We are committed to world-class performances, exceptional education, and nurturing the singers, listeners, and supporters of this
generation and the next.
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Welcome Welcome to our final concert of Oregon Repertory Singers’ 48th season. I am especially excited about this concert, not only because the one and only Eric Whitacre is here in Portland, but because it showcases the talent and passion of the whole organization, bringing together our two programs for an exceptional collaborative experience. I am proud of the resiliency of ORS and ORS Youth Choir under the leadership of artistic directors Ethan Sperry and Aubrey Patterson. Together, they have imagined, programmed and executed a season that—despite all the changes in the world around us—gave us a taste of normalcy, but also aspired to new levels of innovation; allowing us to continue to fulfill our mission of enriching the community through choral music.
As we returned to live performances this season, ORS anticipated it would be a year of rebuilding, but instead we found ourselves elevated and repositioned with forward momentum. We would not be in this place without your support. Thank you to our loyal supporters and donors, GEMS (Give Every Month Supporters), Music Literature Supporters, Director Circle Members, volunteers, and patrons (in-person and digital)! You believed in us and encouraged us to explore all the ways we can continue to bring outstanding choral experiences to our great city.
I hope you enjoy today’s performance and all that it represents for our organization and our community.
With gratitude, Lauren Bryan Executive Director
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An Afternoon with Eric Whitacre
CONCERT PROGRAM
Eric Whitacre, Guest Conductor & ComposerDr. Ethan Sperry, Artistic Director & Conductor
Lisa Riffel, Assistant Conductor Naomi LaViolette, Accompanist
Aubrey Patterson, Youth Choir Artistic Director Annie Kubitschek, Youth Choir Associate Director
The concert today will be 75 minutes in length with no intermission.
With a Lily in Your Hand ...........................................................Eric Whitacre
b. 1970
Lux Aurumque ..................................................................................Whitacre
Lux Aeterna ................................................................... Ily Matthew Manianob. 1988
O Lux Beata Trinitas.................................................................Ko Matsushita b. 1962
Water Night ......................................................................................Whitacre
A Puppet’s Dream .......................................................................... Darius Lim b. 1986
Leonardo Dreams of his Flying Machine ..........................................Whitacre
Sainte Chapelle .................................................................................Whitacre
ORS Youth Choir
Hentakan Jiwa................................................................................Ken Steven b. 1993
Soloist: Michael Stilson
Sing Gently ........................................................................................Whitacre
Combined Choirs
Sleep ..................................................................................................Whitacre
This concert will be available video-on-demand beginning June 1st.
Patrons who purchase a Price-Level-A ticket for An Afternoon with Eric Whitacre will receive a complimentary reservation for An Afternoon
with Eric Whitacre Video-on-Demand digital concert.
An Afternoon with Eric Whitacre: Video-on-Demand | June 1, 2022
Tickets for the Video-on-Demand presentation of today’s concert will go on sale beginning May 2, 2022. We hope this wonderful digital concert will spread the joy of choral music across the globe and we encourage you to share these details with your friends and loved ones who were not able to attend the concert in person. It also makes for a great gift!
Details available at ORSingers.org.
Commitment to Health and Safety
ORS is dedicated to creating a safe environment as we return to in-person rehearsals, performances, and events.
Proof of full vaccination and masks are required of all singers, patrons, volunteers, vendors, and staff to attend today’s concert.
Singers in ORS have rehearsed safely at Portland State University; fully vaccinated and masked.
AS OF APRIL 4, 2022: Conductors and Guest Artists may remove their masks for rehearsal and concerts if, and only if, a negative COVID test is presented to the
Executive Director within 24 hours of the event (rehearsal or concert only).
An Afternoon with Eric Whitacre is generously supported by our 2021-2022
Music Literature Supporters
Music Literature Supporters are those who gave a one-time gift of $2,500 or more at the 2021 Over the Rainbow Gala. We look forward to acknowledging an
expanding list of Music Literature Supporters in our 2022-2023 season! Contact Executive Director Lauren Bryan at [email protected] to
learn more about this program.
Margo Bachhuber Paige Baker & Helle Merilo Chris Bailey & Robert Lusk
Mark Solon & Don Tankersley Jeri & Sandy Haskins
Barbara & Duane McDougall Bruce Gulliver & Deb Habel
Dean & Patricia Werth Howard Werth & Marion Levitan
Melissa & Matthew Canaday Jeff Ring
Shankar Viswanathan Brigid Flanigan
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In 1999, when I was studying for my doctoral degree, I attended the National Conference of the American Choral Directors Association in Chicago. My colleagues and I went to hear The St. Olaf Choir under the direction of Dr. Anton Armstrong. They sang J.S. Bach’s Lobet dem Herrn and the Penderecki Stabat Mater, both well-known and challenging works. And then they performed Water Night by an unknown 29-year-old composer named Eric Whitacre and the entire choral world was changed forever.
Eric Whitacre has talked from the TED stage about how he walked into his first choir rehearsal in college hearing in black and white, and after ninety minutes rehearsing Mozart’s Requiem he walked out hearing in color. For my generation and those since, Eric’s music has opened our ears in the same way to an entire palette of choral sounds that had not been used to its fullest.
Whitacre’s music has been a staple of Oregon Repertory Singers’ programming since the early 2000’s. Under Gil Seeley’s leadership, the ensemble was one of the first to perform his mini opera Leonardo Dreams of his Flying Machine, perhaps Eric’s most virtuosic composition. However, this weekend is the first time we have been able to share the stage with him and let him lead us in many of his greatest compositions. I am so glad we can feature our Youth Choir with their new amazing Artistic Director Aubrey Patterson alongside our adult choir in these concerts!
Eric’s music is best known for his use of expanded harmonies and lush tone clusters, especially in his slower pieces like Water Night, Sleep, and Lux Aurumque. But Eric’s longer works like Leonardo Dreams of his Flying Machine and faster works like With a Lily in Your Hand show a real flare for rhythmic drama, and the ability to change key so quickly that the music is almost pandiatonic—seemingly at home in any key. And now a younger generation of choral composers has grown up with Eric Whitacre as a constant presence in their ears. Nowhere is this more obvious to me than in the recent explosion of choral singing in Southeast Asia. I hope you come away understanding what a global impact great music can have in this day and age.
Thank you for almost 25 years of continuous inspiration Eric, and welcome to the Oregon Repertory Singers family!
Ethan Sperry Artistic Director & Conductor
Program Notes
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Program NotesOur youth choir is thrilled to join the adult choir on stage under the baton of Eric Whitacre for you this evening! Today we represent singers from eight school districts and 23 schools. Our invitational honor choir has included 4 evening rehearsals, culminating in this weekend’s performances.
We continue our musical journey through Asia with a visit to Indonesia and a nod to the traditional Malay dances of Singapore with Ken Steven’s Hentakan Jiwa. I first premiered this work in 2017 with Corvallis High School prior to it being published with earthsongs music, and its vibrant pulsing energy and unique solo have long been a favorite. We are excited to perform Hentakan Jiwa for you!
Eric Whitacre’s fabulous catalog of choral music presented a range of choices for our youth choir, but one jumped out as I was programming. Choir directors and singers felt adrift and separated from our communities as we moved to create a facsimile of our choir families over Zoom in 2020. Whitacre composed a work to heal the hearts of the singing community entitled Sing Gently. My good friends and colleagues shared the experience of learning and performing this work for his Virtual Choir 6, sharing tears of grief mixed with the joy of singing together again, virtually. Sing Gently is a beautifully appropriate text to perform as we return to the stage and our singing communities.
May we sing together, always.May our voice be softMay our singing be music for othersAnd may it keep others aloft.
Aubrey Patterson Youth Choir, Artistic Director
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Thank You 2021-2022 Season Partners
Professional Contributions
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David Peterson, Video-On-Demand Producer & Editor Josh Orchard (Media Campus), Videographer
Lindsey Hiefield, Graphic Designer Bonnie Maze, Print and Promotional Imaging Elizabeth Buskirk, Professional Bookkeeping
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Chris Adams-BrownSheri Barrows
Sarah BuckmasterJoan Cromwell
Beth CulpJohn Culp
Sherril GelmonAndrew Hancock
Andra HustonJami JohnsonMarla Kazell
Ann KirbySuellen Lacey
Peter LandonLouAnn Lindberg
Lavinia MarxMarilee NeedhamJudge NeedhamEmma Palioca
Greeshma PisharodyMichael PowersTheresa Raichel
Jenia RimovRobyn SmithBecky WarrenKendyl Watts
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Text & TranslationsWith a Lily in Your Hand Music by Eric WhitacrePoem by Federico Garcia LorcaTranslation by Jerome Rothenberg
With a lily in your handI leave you, o my night love!
Little widow of my single starI find you
Tamer of darkButterflies!I keep along my way
After a thousand years are goneYou’ll see meO my night love!
Lux AurumqueMusic by Eric WhitacrePoem by Edward EschLatin translation by Charles A. Silvestri
Lux,calida gravisque pura velut aurumet canunt angeli mollitermodo natum.
Light,warm and heavy as pure goldand the angels sing softlyto the new-born baby
Lux AeternaMusic by Ily Matthew ManianoText from the Catholic Requiem Mass
Lux aeterna luceat eis, Domine,
Cum sanctis tuis in aeternum,quia pius es,Requiem aeternum dona eis, Domine,et Lux perpetua luceat eis.
Let eternal light shine on them, O Lord,
as with Your saints in eternity,because You are merciful.Grant them eternal rest, O Lord,and let perpetual light shine
upon them.
By the blue footpathTamer of darkStars
I’ll make my wayUntil the universe
Until the universeCan fit insideMy heart
O Lux Beata TrinitasMusic by Ko MatsushitaText from the Catholic Liturgy for Trinity Sunday
O lux beata Trinitas,et principalis Unitas,iam sol recedit igneus,infunde lumen cordibus.
O light, blessed Trinityand the original unity,now the fiery sun retreats:pour illumination into hearts.
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Text & Translations (cont.)
Water Night Music by Eric WhitacrePoem by Octavio PazTranslation by Muriel Rukeyser
Night with the eyes of a horse that trembles in the night,
night with eyes of water in the field asleep
is in your eyes, a horse that trembles,is in your eyes of secret water.
Eyes of shadow-water,eyes of well-water, eyes of dream-water.
Silence and solitude,two little animals moon-led,drink in your eyes,drink in those waters.
A Puppet’s Dream Words and Music by Darius Lim
A bright and shining flowerThe little forest showerThe sun that shines and marvelsThe night that brings the owls
Dance in the woodsMake a merry laughterOh, dance in the woodsDance a little faster
The light of the dawn has a secretthat many would not knowthat it hears where the night goesand where the starry sky hides the
moon on high
If you open your eyes, night opens, doors of musk,the secret kingdom of the water opensflowing from the center of the night.
And if you close your eyes,a river fills you from within,flows forward, darkens you:night brings its wetness to beaches
in your soul.
Shining hills and streamsand the showers in the sunlightFading stars at sightand the moonlight still in silence
Dance and stomp a little fasterDance for joy,Dance for the laughter
Dance lightly,dance swiftlyDance in the woods sweetlyDance!
Te mane laudum carmine,
te deprecemur vespere:te nostra supplex gloriaper cuncta laudet saecula.
Thee in the morning with song of praises,
thee let us beseech in the evening;thee may our suppliant glorypraise through all ages.
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Leonardo Dreams of His Flying MachineMusic by Eric WhitacreLibretto bréve by Charles A. Silvestri
Leonardo Dreams of his Flying Machine…
Tormented by visions of flight and falling,More wondrous and terrible each than the last,Master Leonardo imagines an engineTo carry a man up into the sun…
And as he’s dreaming the heavens call him,Softly whispering their siren-song:
“Leonardo. Leonardo, vieni à volare.”
L’uomo colle sua congiegniate e grandi ale,
facciendo forza contro alla resistente aria.
IILeonardo Dreams of his Flying Machine…
As the candles burn low he paces and writes,Releasing purchased pigeons one by oneInto the golden Tuscan sunrise…
And as he dreams, again the calling,The very air itself gives voice:
“Leonardo. Leonardo, vieni à volare.”
Vicina all’ elemento del fuoco…
Scratching quill on crumpled paper(Rete, canna, filo, carta)Images of wing and frame and fabric
fastened tightly…sulla suprema sottile aria
IIIMaster Leonardo Da Vinci Dreams of his Flying Machine…
As the midnight watchtower tolls,Over rooftop, street and dome,The triumph of a human being ascendingIn the dreaming of a mortal man.
Leonardo steels himself,Takes one last breath, and leaps….
“Leonardo vieni à volare! Leonardo, Sognare!”
“Leonardo. Leonardo, come fly”
A man with wings large enough and duly connected
might learn to overcome the resistance of the air.
“Leonardo. Leonardo, come fly”
Close to the sphere of elemental fire…
(Net, cane, thread, paper.)
…in the highest and rarest atmosphere.
“Leonardo, come fly! Leonardo, dream!”
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Sainte ChapelleMusic by Eric WhitacreWords by Charles A. Silvestri
Virgo castissimaAdvenit in capellam;Er angeli in vitroMolliter cantaverunt,
“Hosanna in excelsis!”
Illa castissimaSusurravit,“Sanctus! Sanctus! Sanctus!”
Lux implevit spatiumMultivormis colore;Et audivit vocem suamResonare,
“Sanctus! Sanctus! Sanctus!”
Molliter angeli cantaverunt,
“Dominus Deus sabaoth,Pleni sunt coeli et terraGloria tua!Hosanna in excelsis!Hosanna in excelsis!”
Vox in lumen se transformat,Et lumen canit,“Sanctus! Sanctus! Sanctus!”
Lumen canit molliter,
“Dominus Deus sabaoth,Pleni sunt coeli et terraGloria tua!”
Virgo castissimaAdvenit in capellam;Et angeli in vitroMolliter cantaverunt.
Text & Translations (cont.)
An innocent girlEntered the chapel;And the angels in the glassSoftly sang,
“Hosanna in the highest!”
The innocent girlWhispered,“Holy! Holy! Holy!”
Light filled the chamber,Many-coloured light;She heard her voiceEcho,
“Holy! Holy! Holy!”
Softly the angels sang,
“Lord God of Hosts, Heaven and earth are fullOf your glory!Hosannah in the highest!Hosannah in the highest!”
Her voice becomes light, And the light sings,“Holy! Holy! Holy!”
The light sings softly,
“Lord God of Hosts,Heaven and earth are fullOf your glory!”
An innocent girl Entered the chapel;And the angels in the glassSoftly sang.
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Hentakan JiwaMusic by Ken Steven
Each word that is performed is the name of a traditional Malay dance move from the Singaporean dance tradition.
Gentam = StompingSing-sing / Menyingsing = Slightly move the cloth/handkerchiefTandak = Jumping/stepping of the footLenggang / Melenggang = Walking while moving the bodyGemulai = Moving the hand gracefullyMengepat = Dragging on the footCi-Cing = A small runSentak = Running like going to strike on the foe but make a sudden stop
when it’s nearLiuk-liuk / Meliuk-liuk = Bowing and Moving the bodyTiti Batang / Meniti Batang = Walking in a straight lineHentak / Hentakan = Striking rhythmJiwa = SoulI dai da ih Lei = Expression of the dancing soul
Sing GentlyWords and Music by Eric Whitacre
May we sing together, always.May our voice be soft.May our singing be music for othersand may it keep others aloft.
Sing gently, always.Sing gently as one.
SleepMusic by Eric WhitacrePoem by Charles A. Silvestri
The evening hangs beneath the moon,
A silver thread on darkened dune.With closing eyes and resting headI know that sleep is coming soon.
Upon my pillow, safe in bed,A thousand pictures fill my head.I cannot sleep, my mind’s a-flight;And yet my limbs seem made
of lead.
May we stand together, always.May our voice be strong.May we hear the singing andMay we always sing along.
Sing gently, always.Sing gently as one.
If there are noises in the night,A frightening shadow, flickering light,Then I surrender unto sleep,Where clouds of dream give
second sight,
What dreams may come, both dark and deep,
Of flying wings and soaring leapAs I surrender unto sleep,As I surrender unto sleep.
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Adult Choir Oregon Repertory Singers is a premier choral arts nonprofit organization founded in 1974. The Oregon Repertory Singers Adult Choir, established in 1974, involves over 90 singing members who are committed to presenting world-class music experiences accessible to all, through programming of music from the newest generation of great composers alongside celebrated choral masterworks. The adult choir performs three major concerts each season and recently was awarded The American Prize in Choral Performance, Community Chorus Division, for its album release of “Shadows on the Stars” (2018-2019). Dr. Morten Lauridsen, internationally acclaimed composer said, “This is the finest amateur large chorus I’ve heard anywhere in the world.” (2018)
Soprano Alto Tenor BassLaurel Alyn-Forest Sarah Allan Luigi Boccia Chris BaileyAndrea Bachhuber Sherry Alves David Frackelton DennisAnne Barragar Alejandra Blech Alex Garcia BaumgardnerSuzanne Barthelmess Mary Bradbury Peter Gunn Curtis BrooksDebbie Benke Alison Ellsworth Peter Haub John DabritzAliyih Bristol Linda Galante Gareth Hauser Stuart FarmerAmy Brittan Jen Gosnell Nathan Klammer Richard FryeMelissa Canaday Abigail Graves Tom LaBarge Joel GodbeyRachel Consenz Jeri Haskins Richard Murphy Andrew KentJeannine Dahl Fogel Lauren Haskins Paul Neese Jacob LundgrenCeline Goodbody Fredericka (Kris) David Peterson Dylan MoeTiffany Hoeveler Douglas Rank David Muller
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Guest Artist Eric Whitacre | Guest Conductor
Grammy Award-winning composer and conductor, Eric Whitacre, is among today’s most popular musicians. His works are programmed worldwide and his ground-breaking Virtual Choirs have united 100,000 singers from more than 145 countries over the last decade. Born in Nevada in 1970, Eric is a graduate of the prestigious Juilliard School of Music (New York). He is currently Visiting Composer at Pembroke College, Cambridge and recently completed his second term as Artist in Residence with the Los Angeles Master Chorale. In 2022, the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra and the National Symphony Orchestra will premiere a new work for orchestra, Prelude in C.
Eric’s compositions have been widely recorded and his debut album as a conductor on Universal, Light and Gold, went straight to the top of the charts, earning a Grammy. As a guest conductor he has drawn capacity audiences to concerts with many of the world’s leading orchestras and choirs in venues from Carnegie Hall (New York) to the Royal Albert Hall (London). Insatiably curious and a lover of all types of music, Eric has worked with legendary Hollywood composer Hans Zimmer, as well as British pop icons Laura Mvula, Imogen Heap and Annie Lennox.
His composition, Deep Field, was inspired by the achievements of the Hubble Space Telescope and became the foundation for a pioneering collaboration with NASA, the Space Telescope Science Institute, and film-makers 59 Productions. His long-form work The Sacred Veil, a profound meditation on love, life and loss, was premiered by the Los Angeles Master Chorale, conducted by the composer, and released on Signum Records. In 2021, Eric launched the Virtual School with its first course “The Beautiful Mess: Masterclass in Composition and Creativity”.
A charismatic speaker, Eric Whitacre has given keynote addresses for TED, Apple, Google, the United Nations Speaker’s Program, in education and for numerous global institutions. His collaboration with Spitfire Audio resulted in a trail-blazing vocal sample library which became an instant best-seller and is used by composers the world-over. Eric is proud to be a Yamaha Artist.
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Artistic Staff
Dr. Ethan Sperry | Artistic Director & Conductor
Hailed by The Oregonian for providing “the finest choral concerts in Portland in recent memory,” Dr. Ethan Sperry has been the Artistic Director and Conductor of Oregon Repertory Singers since 2011. Dr. Sperry began studying conducting at the age of eight, cello at the age of twelve, and singing at the age of eighteen. He has earned a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from Harvard College and Masters and Doctoral degrees in Choral Conducting from the University of Southern California. Ensembles under his direction have toured to Argentina, Bermuda, Canada, Chile, China, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guadeloupe, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, and Taiwan, and have performed at major venues in the United States including The Hollywood Bowl, The Kennedy Center, The Washington National Cathedral, St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City, The Nassau Coliseum, Cincinnati’s Music Hall, Boston’s Symphony Hall, and the United Nations. He recently led the Portland State Chamber Choir to victory as the first American choir ever to win the prestigious Seghizzi International Competition for Choral Singing in Italy and the Bali International Choral Festival in Indonesia, and led Oregon Repertory Singers to place second in the folk music category at the International Musical Eisteddfod in Wales, the oldest choral competition in the world. A prolific arranger of World Music for choirs, Dr. Sperry is the editor of the Global Rhythms series for Earthsongs Music, one of the best-selling choral series in the country. Dr. Sperry is also a frequent collaborator with film composer AR Rahman and has appeared as a guest conductor for him numerous times including at Bollywood Night at the Hollywood Bowl and the 2008 Filmfare Awards, the Indian equivalent of the Oscars. He is a co-host for Sounds Choral on WWFM, the only weekly radio show devoted to choral music in the United States. Dr. Sperry was the 2016 Distinguished Artist at the Civitella Ranieri in Italy. He is also Director of Choral Activities at Portland State University, where he conducts the world-renowned Chamber Choir and University Choir and leads undergraduate and graduate programs in conducting.
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Lisa Riffel | Assistant Conductor
Lisa Riffel has been singing in the Oregon Repertory Singers for eight years since moving to Portland from the Los Angeles area. In that time she graduated with a Masters of Music in Choral Conducting at Portland State University and is now in her sixth year of teaching choral music at Lincoln High School. Under her leadership the Lincoln choir program has toured both nationally and internationally and consistently received high scores at local festivals and adjudications. In addition to singing with ORS, Lisa also sings professionally with the Trinity Episcopal Chamber Singers and other choral ensembles in the area. As artistic director Ethan Sperry has said, “Sight singing is her superpower.” Lisa, her husband Andy, and her newborn daughter Hazel reside in NE Portland and together they enjoy singing and exploring the beautiful Pacific Northwest.
Naomi LaViolette | Accompanist
Oregon Repertory Singers’ accompanist since 2004, Portland-born Naomi LaViolette earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in classical piano performance from the University of Puget Sound and Portland State University, respectively. She has performed with numerous ensembles, including Portland Piano International, Choral Cross-ties, Tacoma Civic Chorus, Classical Revolution PDX, Portland Jazz Festival, Gorge Music Festival, The Vancouver Symphony and the Fleur-de-Lis piano trio.
A creative songwriter, arranger and recording artist, Naomi has released four records, most recently Live at The Old Church with Members of the Oregon Symphony, released February 2019. She has performed her jazz, folk and pop-infused numbers at venues such as Jimmy Mak’s, Alberta Rose Theater and Doug Fir Lounge. Her choral compositions are published by Santa Barbara Publishing and widely performed by choirs, including ORS. Her work as a pianist, vocalist, arranger and composer with Steven Goodwin and the Saving His Music project has received prominent coverage in national and local news, including CBS Sunday Morning, The Week, The Oregonian, and The Saturday Evening Post. Their record, The Nature Of Love, spent three weeks on the Billboard New Age chart in January 2018.
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ORS Youth Choir 7–12 Grade Singers
Edie Allen, Lakeridge HS Olivia Arntson, Fetttig, Jesuit HS Flora Bergland, McDaniel HS Makena Big John, West Linn HSLiz Brown, McDaniel HS Rhyann Butler, Rex Putnam HSSam Decker, Rex Putnam HS Isak Duechle, Scappoose HS Rachel Dumas, West Linn HSJocelyn Emery, West Sylvan MS Derek Goins, Tualatin HSConner Hutchcraft, Rex Putnam HSOlivia Jaderholm, Roseway Heights MSEmma Jeppesen, Scappoose HS Parker Johnson, Parkrose HS Sam Johnson, West Linn HS Oscar Jones, Franklin HS Ella Kuntz, West Linn HS Brighton Lavender, Rex Putnam HSLuci La Violette, Rosemont Ridge MS Sydney Liao, Scappoose HSLily Manek, Mt. Tabor MSSerena Mason, Rex Putnam HSJordan McGrath, Fransiscan MontessoriElle McGuire, West Linn HSIzabella McLaughlin, Scappoose HSSophie Megowan, Lake Oswego HSMaddie Meyer, West Linn HS
Avery Mickey, West Linn HSAdelaide Nelson, West Sylvan MSTiffany Nguyen, Parkrose HSBhavika Pasuparthi, Valley Catholic MS Lily Pruzek, West Linn HS Lillian Rank, The Ivy SchoolJessica Ross, Parkrose HSJack Ryan, Winterhaven Elliot Ryder, Athey MS Miyabi Saito, Parkrose HSRiley Schreiber, West Linn HSBen Scott, West Linn HS Susana Sevilla, Jesuit HS Analia Solberg, Jackson MSMichael Stilson, Rex Putnam HSZach Stock, Rex Putnam HS Jay Taggard, Parkrose HSPatrick Tervo, West Linn HSSofia Tufts, The Ivy SchoolCharlotte U’Ren, Roseway Heights MSSophia U’Ren, Roseway Heights MSFiona Vanderwal, Ida B. Wells HSQuinn Vanderwal, Jackson MSEmma Wadley, Lake Oswego HSElliot Watts, Mt. Tabor MSShannon Wiancko, Rosemont Ridge MSAnna Williamson, Rosemont Ridge MSEmily Winkler, Gardiner MS
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Youth Choir Artistic Staff
Aubrey Patterson | Artistic Director
Aubrey Patterson (she/her) has taught for twelve years as a director of choirs in Oregon high schools. She holds a Bachelor of Arts with honors in music education and vocal performance, as well as a Master of Arts in Teaching with an emphasis in secondary choral music education from Oregon State University. Patterson is currently the Oregon American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Resource and Repertoire Area Chair and has served the Oregon Music Education Association as Honor Choir Chair and District Chair. She spent seven years at Corvallis High School, restructuring and cultivating a choral program that won the choir state championship in 2015, 2016, and 2017, and was invited to perform at the American Choral Directors Association Northwest Conference.
Patterson is in her fifth year as director of choirs at West Linn High School, growing the program to create a full-time, comprehensive choral curriculum at a 6A high school. Her program earned its last state title in 2019 (pre-Covid). Internationally, Ms. Patterson has served as director of choirs at the Sichuan, China Conservatory of Music summer camp, and the assistant director of the Oregon Ambassadors of Music Europe tour.
Patterson is the youngest ever Oregon-certified choral adjudicator and enjoys adjudicating, clinician work, and premiering new and commissioned works with her ensembles. She was the associate director of Corvallis Repertory Singers with Dr. Steven Zielke during her time in Corvallis and is the inaugural recipient of the Young Conductor Award from Oregon ACDA. Her passions include developing strong music literacy skills, working with singers of all ages, selecting innovative repertoire that builds empathy and understanding, establishing a choir culture that fosters leadership and collaboration, and using music to build strong communities.
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Stacey Philipps | Composer-in-Residence
Stacey Philipps writes music to share the thrill of creation, collaboration, and performance. An early and new-music devotee, Philipps is a multi-instrumentalist and lifelong singer currently in the alto section of the Oregon Repertory Singers. From the sounds of the mountain dulcimer, drum set, ukulele, piano, and banjo in her studio to the wish list of harpsichord, viola da gamba, and crotales, Philipps also draws inspiration from mythology, documentaries, fairy tales, current events, personal narratives, and poetry, along with modal harmonies, folk songs, hymns, shape note music, and the melodic and rhythmic elements of the world around her.
Her music for choirs, chamber ensembles, soloists, and orchestras has been performed across the country, and she holds degrees in composition from Portland State University and in philosophy from St. John’s College, Santa Fe. A finalist for the American Choral Directors Association Genesis Prize, ASCAP Plus award recipient, and third place winner of the American Prize Short Choral Division, Philipps is also a member of the American Composers Forum, the American Choral Directors Association, and ASCAP, as well as the proprietor of Sirensong Publishing, the primary distributor of her work.
Annie Kubitschek | Instructor
Annie (she/her) has been teaching in Oregon schools for the past seven years. She received her Bachelors of Music in Music Education from Chapman University and her Master of Arts in teaching from Oregon State University. She is entering her sixth year as Wilsonville High School’s Director of Choirs where she has built a thriving choral community. In her time at Wilsonville High School, her choirs have competed nationally at the Lincoln Center in New York and have placed in the top 5 in the OSAA State Championships.
Her festival choir has repeatedly earned first place in sight reading. Annie is passionate about music literacy and empowering students of all ages to be independent musicians and active members of their choral community. Currently, she serves as the Treasurer for the Oregon American Choral Directors Association (ACDA). Annie sings as a section leader and cantor at Saint Mary’s Cathedral, with the professional vocal ensemble Resonance and Oregon Repertory Singers, and can be heard on professional recordings with the Oregon Catholic Press.
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Summer Sing: EAST
August 15 - 199am - 3pm
St Philip Neri2408 SE 16th Ave
Portland, OR 97214
Summer Sing: WEST
August 1 - 59am - 3pm
Cedar Hills United Church of Christ
11695 SW Park WayPortland, OR 97225
UMMERING
INTRODUCING SUMMER CAMP DIRECTOR
COTY RAVEN MORRIS
Join Our Caring Community of K-12 SingersSummer Sing is a day camp for students grades K–5. Each student will learn to read and sing music through fun games, rehearsals, and other activities. The week of singing concludes with a concert and party for all participants and their families. There are two sessions, one on the west side in Cedar Hills and the other in Southeast Portland, in order to better serve the broader community.
Summer Sing 2022 will be led by Coty Raven Morris, an experienced and sought-after choral director, summer camp director, leader of “Being Human Together” conversations, and all around amazing human being.
Enroll Today!Financial Aid Available Details and tuition available at ORSingers.org/youth-choir/summer-sing.All singers must be fully vaccinated.
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Coty Raven Morris | Summer Camp Director
Coty Raven Morris is Visiting Professor of Music Education and Social Justice at Portland State University. Prior to this, she was the Director of Choirs at Crosby High School in the Houston area and has served as the Outreach Choir Director at the MSU Community Music School and Music Director at Grand Ledge United Methodist Church. Her choirs received consistent Sweepstakes & Division I ratings at UIL and choral festivals. Morris is the Founder of Being Human Together (BHT), a budding music education community striving to normalize difficult topics in our field like mental health, systemic oppression, diversity, and inclusivity.
She has presented at educational conferences and professional developments across the country including the Texas Music Educators Association, Michigan Music Conference, and the National Association for Music Education. She is a sought after clinician working across the country, most recently as the clinician for Florida ACDA and Minnesota ACDA. Her future engagements include Washington Music Educators Association, University of North Florida Conducting Symposium, and the Iowa Choir Directors Association.
Morris has been a choir member of the South Texas Vocal Artists and Mirabai, and has devoted over a decade of summers to working as a camp director at the Texas State University, Northwestern University, and Lamar University Music Camps. She is a proud alumnus of Texas State University–San Marcos where she studied with Drs. Lynn Brinckmeyer, Jonathan Bacock, and Joey Martin. She received her Masters of Music in Choral Conducting from Michigan State University in the Spring of 2020 under Drs. David Rayl, Jonathan Reed, and Sandra Snow.
Summer Camp Staff
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Thank YouTO OUR GENEROUS DONORS
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$5,000 - $9,999Chris Bailey & Robert Lusk*^ Melissa & Matthew
Canaday*^ In memory of Karen Rose
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Rex Sustello*^ Jan & John Brittan^ Tina Bull &
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of Phil KreitnerAndreas Gute In memory of
Klaus GuteSusan Hall In honor of Jeri
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James Hoeveler* Al & Nancy Jubitz Carla Kelley & Andy Asher*^ Nora McLaughlin*^
In honor of Jeri Haskins, Gil Seeley, Kathleen Fisher and Vickie Hanawalt
David Muller*^ Doug Rank & Jen Gosnell*^+ Gary Ritter* Jan Schaeffer &
Tuck Wilson*^ Ted Smart &
Lee Anne Doolittle^ Mark Solon &
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$1,000 - $2,499Anne Barragar*^ Melody & Tracy Boyce
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of Vera & Kirby HigdonJeannine Dahl Fogel^ Abby & Marvin Dawson Janice Edberg Daniel Froelich Eugene & Martha Fuchs
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Kai Ellen Galyen Lisa Genereux In honor of
Jeri HaskinsMichelle Giguere Charles & Andrea Hanson Craig & Rusma Haskins Bryan Huitt*^ Thomas D. Kelly &
Barbara Woodford Nathan & Hannah Klammer* Tom LaBarge*^ Elise Schaff Laubach*^ Marina Lawson Doss+ James McGrath, Jr &
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Asha Sathyaraj*+ David & Patricia Schaeffer Steven Smith &
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& Matt Johnson^+ Tom Swafford &
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Vickie Hanawalt In honor of Nora McLaughlin
Tammy & David Hansen^ Tiffany & Cole
Haole-Valenzuela*^ Lauren Haskins* Peter & Donna Haub*^ Rachel Hermansen &
Dennis Axmacher*^ Christopher Jones Dale Justice^ Andrea Fuchs &
Malcolm Kelly*^+ Mark Koenigsberg^
In honor of Ethan Sperry & Naomi LaViolette
Glenna & Roy Kruger Amelia Lamb*^ Esther Lindbloom^ Gilda Lorensen In honor of
David FrackeltonJacob Lundgren* Celia McDougal &
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Roger Robinson Judy Rosenberg Brenda Ray &
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Kinnari Shah* Tim Siess &
Kimberly Hadfield*
Steven Sletten* Lewis Sprunger &
Elaine Durst
$100 - $249Scott Alyn Laurel Alyn-Forest*^ Anonymous In honor of the
Youth Choir ProgramPat Averill In honor of
Darcy SchrayRobin Bacon-Shone Leslie Bailey Wright Dennis Baumgardner* Susan Bexton The Bristol Family Gerald & Nancy Brown Elizabeth Buskirk David Brook &
Susan Campbell Patricia & Thomas
Campbell-Schmitt In honor of Peter Haub
Rachel L. Consenz* Richard Cook & Heidi Scott Charlotte & Dave Corkran Cynthia Crandall Jeanne Creamer Anthony Dal Molin Allen Dobbins Norma Dody Dr. Greg Hartman &
Susanne Domhan C Lynn Terry &
Charles Duffy Barbara Edison Kay & Dan Elliott+ Amy & Lee Ellsworth Karen Emerson Jason Eshuis Steve & Annie Eversmeyer Gina Fehr Adele Felts Ben Fisher John & Nancy Fite In honor
of Lawson FiteTerri & Howard Fuhrman^
In honor of Stuart FarmerAllison & David Fuller Alexander Garcia* Maia Gay
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Lelde Gilman Don & Judy Goeckner Katherine & John Goff^ Celine Goodbody &
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of The Storz FamilyJames R. Graettinger In
honor of Vernon ReitzDaniel & Mary Graves Kathleen & Aaron Greene Margaret Gunn In memory
of Guy TarnstromPeter Gunn &
Lee-Anne Flandreau* Georgene Gwilliam Joan & Tim Hamilton Ulrich Hardt &
Karen Johnson Steve Switzer & Lee Harker Martha & Bob Hickey John Newton Hickox
In honor of Gil SeeleyRobert & Jill Hrdlicka George Hurley In honor of
Jan SchaefferMarita Ingalsbe Amer Isse Pamela Jacklin &
Leonard Girard Leslie Johnson In honor of
Greg WygleRay & Nansie Jubitz Sharon Kirkpatrick^ In
memory of Kris Van AukenEmily Kirstein*^ Jeffrey Klein Jeanne A. Kros In memory of
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Melissa CanadayKathryn Logan &
Dale Hormann Kathryn Logue Ever Loved In memory of
Karen Rose
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of Marguerite & Ed SolonVictoria Sparks Christoph & Ellen Stauder
In honor of Nora McLaughlin
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Gale Townsley Carol &
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Garrett Yoshiwara
We thank our many donors of amounts from $1 - $99 for your support. April 1, 2021 - March 30, 2022
*= Current adult singer+= Youth Choir parent^= Current GEM donor
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Uniting five of Portland’s finest choirs in a benefit concert to raise money for Ukriane.
All net proceeds support Mercy Corps’ emergency response in Ukraine.
Sunday, May 1st, 4:00 p.m.First United Methodist Church, Goose Hollow
1838 SW Jefferson Street, Portland OR
www.voicesforukraine.org
Voices for UkraineVoices for Ukraine
2022-2023 Youth Choir Season Sneak PeekSecure a tuition discount on our 2022-2023 season enrollment by completing our pre-enrollment form before May 31! The upcoming season will include new rehearsal locations, community-building retreats, composer-in-residence partnerships, guest artists, and exciting participation in festivals and tours for K-12 singers. Season details announced soon!
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2022-2023 Season Sneak PeekOur 49th Season will include concerts at both First United Methodist Church and the new Reser Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets will go on sale this summer for a season of new music, Portland premieres, ORS favorites and so much more!
Fall Concert: October 22-23, 2022
Glory of Christmas: December 4, 10, 11, 2022
Spring Concert: April 29-30, 2023*Dates Subject to Change*
Oregon Repertory Singers joins forces with the Oregon Symphony again to conclude the season with Beethoven’s triumphal “Ode to Joy!” Its profound musical statements about freedom, equality, and humanity resonate even more powerfully today than when the symphony premiered almost 200 years ago.
Beethoven’s Ninth SymphonyLearn more and purchase tickets at orsymphony.org/concerts-tickets
Saturday, June 11 | 7:30 PMSunday, June 12 | 2:00 PM
Monday, June, 13 | 7:30 PM
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