“Halleluiah! A Spring Revival!” April 16th, at 4:00 p.m., the Chorale performed a benefit concert at and for the Charlene Larsen Center for the Performing Arts. Joyful sacred music along with gospel and other jubilant traditional selections were interspersed with interesting and whimsical facts about each piece by Director, Dr. Vincent Jones-Centeno. The concert ended …
Our spring season has started! We will be singing choral medleys from West Side Story and Les Misérables!! If you’re interested in singing with the chorale this term, please contact our director Dr. Vincent Jones-Centeno (see https://www.centenomusic.com for contact info), and/or join us at our next rehearsal – Tuesday, January 24 at the Charlene Larsen …
North Coast Chorale presented Lux Aeterna, composed by Morten Lauridsen. Although written in Latin, this is a requiem Mass speaking of the “Eternal Light”. Lauridsen wrote this piece in response to his mother’s final illness, with words that speak of light, a universal symbol of illumination at all levels—spiritual, artistic, and intellectual. The Chorale will also …
As your favorite community-based choral group, North Coast Chorale has planned a variety of concerts to entertain an audience as diverse as the Pacific Northwest. To begin the season, the Chorale will perform the Lux Aeterna, which is Latin for Eternal Light. This is a Requiem Mass composed by Morten Lauridsen in response to his Mother’s …
For years, the North Coast Chorale presented a Sing Your Own Messiah to benefit the CCA Regional Food Bank. In 2020, it looked like we might have to make some changes if we were going to continue the tradition. Covid-19 had made it so the Chorale could not meet as a complete choir to rehearse, …
In these challenging times… Let us talk about some good challenges: like learning new music, like learning new singing skills, like learning to be quiet when the Director is talking. These are not challenges that create fear or anxiety; they are ones that create growth, inner peace, and an appreciation of what music does for …
by Denise ReedGuest column in The Astorian8/18/20 This year marks the 30th anniversary of the North Coast Chorale. While I’m sure singers are singing to themselves at home from time to time, the coronavirus pandemic has brought this community’s sharing of artistic expression to a sudden hault. Beginning in January, the chorale was planning a …
Upcoming Rummage SaleNorth Coast Chorale will be having a Rummage Sale at the Performing Arts Center (corner of 16th & Franklin Streets) on August 16th & 17th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. One will be able to find a variety of treasurers ranging from antique dolls to “stuff” for those with a real imagination. …
Within our modern, busy lives how often do we stop and literally smell the roses? We are bombarded with input from varied sources technological, buy this, try that, go there and often don’t even talk to one another. We selfishly rush headlong with minimal regard of the impact we are having on our surroundings. Stop …
Spring is in the air and thoughts turn to bunnies, chocolate eggs and flowers, a rebirth after winter. No matter what your secular beliefs are, come and join the North Coast Chorale for a presentation of the “Seven Last Words Of Christ”, a moving work of music composed by Theodore Dubois and directed by Dr. …
