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Choirs in
Washington State
(Outside
the Puget Sound region)
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professional choirs and choruses in Washington
State, outside the Puget Sound region (a.k.a. the
Seattle/Tacoma metropolitan area of western Washington). For
choirs in the Puget Sound area, please use the link to
the right to jump to that page.
This list
is not intended to encompass church choirs or
private, employee choirs. These choirs should be
open to anyone with sufficient talent to join!
They range from "show up and sing" community choirs to
professional groups with very demanding audition
processes. Most have some sort of instrumental
accompaniment.
The choir list is generally
ordered by where the group normally rehearses, then in
alphabetical order.
If you see any errors, or if
you know of a choir or chorus that isn't on this page,
please send me
whatever information you have. You
can see the most recent changes here.
Last updated May 12, 2011.
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NorthEast
(Leavenworth,
Spokane, etc.)
SouthEast
(Richland, Tri-Cities, Yakima,
etc.)
SouthWest
(Vancouver,
Longview, etc)
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Northwest
(Puget Sound Area)
links to
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SouthWest
(Vancouver)
Bravo!
Vancouver
Size: 60+ members
Style: Wide range, from Baroque to Jazz.
Rehearses: Vancouver, WA
More info: http://www.bravoconcerts.com/
Chor Anno (the annual choir)
Size: 25 (mostly choral conductors from various parts of
Washington and Oregon)
Style: Finest in choral literature of all types
Rehearses: Vancouver, WA
More Information: http://www.choranno.org
Male Ensemble Northwest
Size: about 14
Rehearses: Longview, WA
More info:
http://www.maleensemblenorthwest.com/
Metro Arts Chorale
Size: Unknown
Style: Eclectic mix, ranging from classics and madrigals, to
Fats Waller swing, to jazz and contemporary. Members are
expected to be able to read music and carry a part on their own.
Rehearses: Vancouver
More info: Director Tony Bump, 310-729-5290
Northwest Harmony Chorus
Size: About 30 women of all ages
Style: Barbershop (Sweet Adelines)
Rehearses: Vancouver, WA
More info: http://northwestharmony.org/
Touch of Class Chorale
Size: About 50+ members
Style: Everything from Beethoven to Broadway, the Beatles to
Josh Groban, variety shows, and favorites. "Giving back to
the community in song."
Rehearses: Vancouver, WA
More info:
http://www.touchofclasschorale.com
Vancouver Girls Choir
Size: Varies
Style: Music education for young women. Separated
into three levels by age group: K-1st grade, 2nd - 6th
grade, and 7th through 12th grade. Associated with
Vancouver-Clark Parks and Recreation.
More info:
http://www.vancouvergirlschoir.com/
Vancouver Madrigal Singers
Size: 12
Style: English renaissance madrigals
Rehearses: Vancouver, WA
More info:
http://www.madrigalsingers.net/
Vancouver
USA Singers
Size: 100+ members
Style: Community Choir, with varied repertoire from
Bach to Broadway, sacred, spirituals, major works.
Rehearses:
Vancouver, 4300 Main Street
More info:
http://vancouversingers.org/ or 360-693-1616
NorthEast (Leavenworth, Spokane)
BreakOut Choir
Size: About 10
Style: Contemporary Christian, mostly original music
Rehearses: Spokane Valley
More info: http://www.breakoutchoir.com/
Leavenworth Village Voices
Size: 30 members
Style: Folk, Broadway, etc.
Rehearses: Leavenworth
More info:
http://www.leavenworthvillagevoices.org/
Mountain
Melodies
Size: about 25 women of all ages
Style: Barbershop (Sweet Adelines)
Rehearses: Colville
More info:
http://homepage.plix.com/mpickett/melodies.html
Pages of Harmony
Size: About 30 men
Style: Barbershop
Rehearses: Spokane
More info:
http://www.pagesofharmony.org/
RiversEdge Chorus
Size: About 20 women
Style: Barbershop (Sweet Adelines)
Rehearses: Spokane
More info:
http://riversedgechorus.org/
Spirit of
Spokane Chorus (formerly Spokane Falls Chorus)
Size: about 50 women of all ages
Style: Barbershop (Sweet Adelines)
Rehearses: Spokane
More info:
http://www.spiritofspokanechorus.org/
Spokane Area Children's Chorus
Size: Over 100 in seven different choir levels, for ages 7 to
17.
Style: Wide range of music. "The goal of SACC is the
pursuit of musical excellence at all levels. This builds
self-esteem and nurtures the artistic and personal growth of our
members in a joyful and supportive way. Weekly rehearsals
emphasize the development of musicianship, vocal techniques and
performance skills."
Rehearses: Spokane
More info: http://www.saccsings.org/
Spokane Community Choir
Size: Unknown
Style:
"A cappella songs for the global community"
Rehearses: Spokane
More info: Melanie Luedders,
director (509) 455-8011
Tapestry Women's Choir
Size: 20 to 24 women
Style: An auditioned choir performing a wide variety of music
from new commissions to classics.
Rehearses: Colfax
More info:
http://www.tapestrywomenschoir.org
Wenatchee Apollo Club
Size: About 50 men
Style: Unknown
Rehearses: Wenatchee
More info:
http://www.wenatchee-apolloclub.org/
Wenatchee Appleaires
Size: 50 women
Style: Unknown
Rehearses:
Wenatchee
More info: As of 2010, President Kathy Monroe at 509-679-1959.
SouthEast (Richland, Tri-Cities, Yakima)
Blue Mountain
Chorus
Size: About 30 women
Style: Barbershop (Sweet Adelines)
Rehearses: Walla Walla
More info:
http://www.sairegion13.org/bluemountainchorus/
Cascade Winds
Chorus
Size: about 16 women
Style: Barbershop (Sweet Adelines)
Rehearses: Yakima
More info:
http://www.geocities.com/cascadewinds/
Columbia Chorale
Size: About 25
Style: Wide range
Rehearses: Kennewick
More info:
http://www.columbiachorale.net/
Columbia River Chordsmen
Size: about 25 men, ages 16 to over 70
Style: Barbershop (Barbershop Harmony Society)
Rehearses: Kennewick, Thursday evenings.
More info: http://www.evg.org/chordsmen
Mid-Columbia Mastersingers, or
Consort Columbia
Size: About 40
Style: Variety of styles and periods
Rehearses: Richland
More info:
http://midcolumbiamastersingers.org/ or http://www.consortcolumbia.org/
Rolling Hills
Chorus
Size: about 50 women,
ages 14 to
over 70
Style: Barbershop (Sweet Adelines)
Rehearses: Richland, Tuesday
evenings.
More info:
http://www.rollinghills.urx.com/rollinghills
Three Rivers Children's Chorus
Size: Two choirs of about 60 young singers each, grades 2 through 9.
Style: Wide range of styles, languages,
cultures and time periods.
Rehearses: Richland
More info: http://www.trcchorus.org/
Valley of the Sun
Size: about 20 men
Style: Barbershop (Barbershop Harmony Society)
Rehearses: Yakima, Monday Evenings
More info: http://www.evg.org/yakima
Yakima Symphony Chorus
Size: About 50
Rehearses: Yakima
More info:
http://www.yakimasymphonychorus.org/
NorthWest (Seattle,
Tacoma)
See the Choirs
in the Puget Sound Area page for the 130+ groups in the
northwest corner of the state.
This list is brought to you by the Contemporary A
Cappella Society.
Another good resource is the American
Choral Directors Association. The site for Washington
state is here:
http://www.wa-acda.org/
For more men's barbershop choruses,
see the SPEBSQSA Evergreen District page at http://www.evg.org/contact/WA.asp.
For
more women's barbershop choruses, see the Sweet Adelines' North
Pacific district page at http://www.sweetadelineintl.org/chaptersinfo.cfm?region=North%20Pacific
Another resource is the list at
Seattle Pacific University's choral page: http://www.spu.edu/depts/fpa/choral/misclnks.html
And for the global
choral community, go to ChoralNet at http://www.choralnet.org/
Check
out
the wide world of a cappella at the Contemporary
A Cappella Society!
Original content on this page ©
2003-2011 Tom Cooper
though most choir descriptions came from their websites or
their directors.
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