SOU Chamber Choir

Dr. Jerron Jorgensen, Director

Dedicated to the highest levels of ensemble singing, the SOU Chamber Choir has performed to acclaim throughout the west coast of the United States, and internationally in Asia, Europe, and Mexico. Praised by iconic composer Morten Lauridsen as “Superb … in the top rank of university chamber choirs in the United States”, the 40-voice ensemble specializes in the new and seldom-heard repertoire, as well as the performance of large-scale choral-orchestral works such as JS Bach’s Mass in b minor, and Saint Matthew Passion. Chamber Choir collaborated this Fall with internationally acclaimed soprano, Julianne Baird who praised the group for its “crystalline diction and pitch” saying that the performance achieved a “transcendence” and that it was a privilege to perform with them. The SOU Chamber Choir has performed numerous times with the Rogue Valley Symphony Orchestra, recorded for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and has been a featured ensemble at conventions for the National Association for Music Education.