THE CHORALE
Creating Community through Song since 1979
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Festival Chorale Oregon is a community choir of non-auditioned singers performing choral masterworks. Under the direction of our founding artistic director, Dr. Solveig Holmquist, the chorale regularly performs with a full orchestra and features both emerging and well-known vocal soloists from across the Northwest.
Established in 1979 with just eight singers, more than 1,200 community members have sung with us since our inception. Today, the chorale is an ensemble of approximately 70 voices.
Since our first performance at the Stayton Fine Arts Festival, the chorale has performed at New York City’s Lincoln Center and at Carnegie Hall five times, has toured Europe seven times, and has hosted nine international choirs from across Europe.
The chorale regularly collaborates with other local arts organizations such as music, dance, and theater groups. Past collaborations include performances with the Eugene Symphony, the Heart of the Valley Children’s Choir, the Salem Keizer School District, Salem Symphonic Winds, the Tirolean Dancers of Portland, Western Oregon University, and Willamette Master Chorus.
The chorale is an inclusive ensemble welcoming all capable singers—no audition required. Learn more about joining us.
OUR SINGERS
Soprano
Cynthia Allen
Brooke Anderson
Anita Blanchard
Deborah Butler
Nancy Calavan
Ann Cole
Jessica Coons
Phyllis Daniel
Suzanne Dawson
Alexis Fendell
Lynda Floor
Caitlin Fortune
Lisa Gartland
Sarah Gloeckner
Terri Griffin
Reva Hopkins-Evans
Teri Howard
Deanna Iltis
Sug King
Karen Kumley
Mignon Mazique
Kirstin Mueller
Mary Murray
Solveig Osborne
Tracy Ragland
Cheryl Randall
Desiree Rinza
Fernanda Rinza
Heather Simpson-Howell
Barbara Stebbins-Boaz
Carolyn Stock
Laura Trammell
Karen Viste-Sparkman
Katherine Wallig
Dana Wolf
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Alto
Linda Aso
Sally Beck
Sharlee Blackwell
Susan Carter
Carol Chancellor
Doris Clark
Heather Dixon
Jennifer Eaton
Peggy Erland
Kristin Everett
Emily Flanagan
Bonnie Fullerton
Tami Gillette
Meg Hummon
Judi Janzen
Sharon Kulick
Robin LaMonte
Aubrie Loden
Lee Machado
Lisa Marcus
​Erin McGrath
Ann McQueen
Trudy McKinnell
Ann Moore
Rebecca Ostergaard
Pat Parvin
Rebecca Payne
Jacqui Pitt
Karen Pukalo
Janet Rafalovich
Donna Rue
Amy Rumney
Malia Salu
Gwenyn Sasaki
Lisa Schachter
Marilyn Scott
Marlinda Stearns
Linda Trammell
Jennifer Ungarwulff
Shelley Uselman
Sharon Young
Sue Werth
Janet White
Connie Williams
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Tenor
Cas Barruga
Daniel Dalthorp
Bryan González
Alan Hemenway
Paul Hutter
Nadene LeCheminant
Georg Mueller
Paul Richardson
Tom Sicilia
Chris Simpson
Karl Wozniak
Rebekah Wozniak-Gelzer
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Bass
Phil Davis
Thomas Ellis
Andrew Erland
Andrew Forquer
Brian Friesen
Douglas Hambley
Dan Hill
Sam Kinney
Jimmy Mondal
Joel Nickel
Stuart Sparkman
Dale Stapleton
RW Taylor
Greg Terhune
Hale Thornburgh
Dave Votaw
Jeffrey Williams