The more you sing, the better you get. Portland is a great place to live as there are many, many opportunities to grow as singers and musicians.
Choirs you can join outside of school during the year:
1. Pacific Youth Choir
Executive and Artistic Director: Mia Hall Miller
Rehearsals: Sunday afternoon/evening at Trinity Episcopal Church
Website: http://www.pacificyouthchoir.org
2. Trinity Episcopal Chorister Program (free of charge)
Director: Bruce Neswick
Rehearsals: Wednesdays, some Sunday mornings
Website: https://www.trinity-episcopal.org/music/choirschool
3. Portland Symphonic Girlchoir
Directors: Roberta Jackson and Debra Burgess
Rehearsals: Monday afternoons at Zion Lutheran Church
Website: https://www.girlchoir.com/
4. ORS Youth Choirs
Director: Kimberly Skondin
Rehearsals: Tuesdays afternoons in NE Portland
Website: http://www.orsingers.org/youth-choirs/
5. Portland Boychoir
Directors: John Baker and Angela Hjerdstat
Rehearsals: Thursdays and Sunday afternoons
Website: http://portlandboychoir.org/
Summer Opportunities
1. OSU Choir Camp
Directors: Steven Zielke and Sandra Babb
Dates: August 12-16, 2019 (and every summer at around that time)
Website: https://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/sac/sac-academy/precollege-summer-programs/choir-camp
2. Oregon Bach Festival (SFYCA Youth Choral Academy)
Director: Anton Armstrong
Dates: June 30-July 10, 2019 (and every summer at around that time)
Website: https://oregonbachfestival.org/sfyca/
Choirs you can join outside of school during the year:
1. Pacific Youth Choir
Executive and Artistic Director: Mia Hall Miller
Rehearsals: Sunday afternoon/evening at Trinity Episcopal Church
Website: http://www.pacificyouthchoir.org
2. Trinity Episcopal Chorister Program (free of charge)
Director: Bruce Neswick
Rehearsals: Wednesdays, some Sunday mornings
Website: https://www.trinity-episcopal.org/music/choirschool
3. Portland Symphonic Girlchoir
Directors: Roberta Jackson and Debra Burgess
Rehearsals: Monday afternoons at Zion Lutheran Church
Website: https://www.girlchoir.com/
4. ORS Youth Choirs
Director: Kimberly Skondin
Rehearsals: Tuesdays afternoons in NE Portland
Website: http://www.orsingers.org/youth-choirs/
5. Portland Boychoir
Directors: John Baker and Angela Hjerdstat
Rehearsals: Thursdays and Sunday afternoons
Website: http://portlandboychoir.org/
Summer Opportunities
1. OSU Choir Camp
Directors: Steven Zielke and Sandra Babb
Dates: August 12-16, 2019 (and every summer at around that time)
Website: https://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/sac/sac-academy/precollege-summer-programs/choir-camp
2. Oregon Bach Festival (SFYCA Youth Choral Academy)
Director: Anton Armstrong
Dates: June 30-July 10, 2019 (and every summer at around that time)
Website: https://oregonbachfestival.org/sfyca/