EchoChamber 2026

EchoChamber PDX 2026
Celebrate the joy of small ensemble singing! EchoChamberPDX includes individualized masterclasses for your chamber ensemble (4 to 16 singers¹) with tailored feedback and coaching from expert clinicians: Lewis & Clark College Director of Choral Activities, Dr. Katherine FitzGibbon (soprano); Lewis & Clark Visiting Professor of Music, Dr. John Cox (tenor); ORS Youth Choir Artistic Director (and Lewis & Clark College Voces Aureum conductor), Aubrey Patterson (alto); and ORS Youth Choir Tenor-Bass Conductor, Jimmy Brown (bass).

This low-pressure environment is the perfect “runway for success” for solo/ensemble festivals that follow, including training on carefully selected repertoire appropriate for small ensembles. Each high school chamber choir brings one prepared or partially workshopped piece to share and leaves with a second SATB chamber piece taught by expert singers, fully preparing your small group for their district ensemble festival. (Limit 9 ensembles)

DATE
January 30, 2026 | 9:00 – 3:00 PM

LOCATION:
Lewis and Clark College
Agnes Flanagan Chapel
615 SW Palatine Hill Rd.
Portland, OR 97219

COST:
$25 per singer²

DEADLINE TO REGISTER:
January 12, 2026

¹OMEA ensemble size guidelines
²Lunch will be on your own. Approximately $10 for dining hall.

* Note: Enrolled ORS Youth Chamber Choir Singers participate at no cost.*
* Note: Enrollment for Ensemble Directors Only. Each student singer (or parent/guardian) must complete the ORS Student Waiver 2025-2026 form in advance of the event date to participate. * *
Need inspiration for repertoire?

Here are links to State Ensemble past winners and literature lists. And, here’s an article about how to turn your a cappella/jazz/auditioned small group into a chamber music ensemble to teach the joys of one(or more)-on-a-part singing! See the companion article from Dr. Scott Tuomi for additional repertoire suggestions.
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Number of singers (plus instructor) you'll be bringing to EchoChamber PDX (minimum 5; maximum 17)*
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What will you bring as your prepared piece? (You can email us an update if you don't have a selection at this time)
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Will you (the choir director) be present on site and want to participate in a secret staff song at the end of the day for your students?*

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ORS Youth Choir singers participate for free. If some of your singers are members, you do not need to include them in your total payment!
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Students must complete waiver to participate.

Each student singer (and parent/guardian) must complete the ORS Student Waiver 2025-2026 form in advance of the event date to participate. Please share the following link with your students and their parents. Link: https://form.jotform.com/252247422851152
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Students must complete waiver to participate.