PORTLAND, OR

Join the Jackson Middle School Ensemble, Jackson Middle School Concert Choir, Franklin High School Armonia, Wilson High School String Orchestra and W.A.V.E. (Wilson Advanced Vocal Ensemble) as they perform sets of festive and holiday choral music. This evening will include the world premiere of “Om Shanti Om, composed by Judy A. Rose.

Directors:

Melinda Murdock, Jackson Middle School Choirs

Karen Bohart, Franklin High School Choirs

Margaret Murer, Wilson High School Choirs & Wilson String Orchestra

Let Us Sing! Select Portland Public School Choirs Celebrate the Season

Sliding scale donation $5-$20. Please be generous, tickets sales help fund participating PPS Music Programs.

Enjoy songs of the season and other beautiful choral arrangements, sung by Jackson Middle School, Wilson High School, and Franklin High School. In the immortal words of Stephen Sondheim, If I cannot fly, let me sing!

When Melinda Murdock, Director of Jackson Middle School Choir, scheduled the young singers to perform at The Grotto, the idea was to give the kids an opportunity to sing in different venues and to share their talents with the wider community. After the decision to ban Jackson and other Portland Public School Choirs from performing came to pass, the Jackson Choir Board decided that their choirs should not be denied singing in a beautiful venue with great acoustics. The Old Church was the first place that came to mind.

The Old Church was built in 1882, and by 1968 when the congregation had abandoned the space and the building faced destruction, a band of dedicated citizens got together, purchased the building from the city, and changed it into a nonprofit community space. The goal of The Old Church is to preserve and celebrate this historic and vital architectural structure, while utilizing its inherent qualities as a performance space by creating, fostering and promoting programs that reflect and enhance the artistic and cultural life of the community.