by Gale Hazel | Feb 12, 2022
Article by Mike McInally: It was just past 10 a.m. on a Saturday morning in the LaSells Stewart Center on the Oregon State University campus, and more than 100 OSU choral students were warming up their vocal cords. “We’re doing what not so many students are doing...
by Gale Hazel | Dec 16, 2021
After nearly two years away from live performances, the Corvallis Repertory Singers return to the stage this weekend for “Candlelight & Carols,” the ensemble’s traditional holiday concert. And, to mark the occasion, the Repertory Singers are offering...
by Gale Hazel | Feb 14, 2021
San Diego singer-songwriter Steph Johnson was in the midst of a successful two-decade career, racking up awards and making albums that showcased her blend of jazz, soul, rock and blues. But it wasn’t until 2016 that she found what she calls “my purpose in this life:”...
by Gale Hazel | Jan 5, 2021
A nationally renowned conductor and educator with a vision for equity and justice through song is the guest for the January edition of Maestro Moments, the free online series of live musical conversations sponsored by the Corvallis Repertory Singers. Tesfa...
by Gale Hazel | Dec 8, 2020
Dan Forrest, the nationally known and critically acclaimed composer whose choral works include “Requiem for the Living,” is our guest for the December edition of Maestro Moments. Check out the announcements: Email announcement 1, Email announcement 2. ...
by Gale Hazel | Nov 3, 2020
Orchestrator, composer for movies, stage productions and video games, Dave Metzger was our November guest for the Maestro Moments conversation series. Check out the...
by Gale Hazel | Oct 5, 2020
Actor, singer and Broadway performer, Roosevelt Credit, was our first guest in our Maestro Moments series. Check out the announcements… Email announcement #1, Email announcement...
by Gale Hazel | Nov 6, 2019
The British composer Karl Jenkins burst onto the twenty-first century music scene with his oratorio The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace. It premiered in 2000 and has been performed more than 1,000 times since. In recent years Jenkins has composed and recorded other major...
by Gale Hazel | Nov 6, 2019
The bell-like soprano soaring above the chorus in next weekend’s performance of Karl Jenkins’s oratorio The Peacemakers is the voice of Madelyn Zuro, a junior at Oregon State University and soprano section leader for the Corvallis Repertory Singers. Madi will sing...
