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Immediately following the concert on Sunday, the singers were fed dinner in the ballroom of our hotel, and then many of them celebrated and “took a bite out of” The Big Apple on Saturday night. Choral directors, accompanists, grad students, … Continue reading →

Concert photos by R. Poppino Tickets are offered for free to the public for many of the performances such as the Oregon State University Choirs’ concert at the Lincoln Center. Seating in the theater is reserved and tickets were available … Continue reading →

On Sunday morning, singers checked in at Alice Tully Hall at the Lincoln Center where they were pretty much stationed for the entire day. For those who are not familiar with the Lincoln Center, it is a beautiful campus of … Continue reading →

Singers had all of Saturday free to explore the city and small groups broke off to do a variety of different things. Most tried to pack as much into the day and evening as possible. Some made a late a … Continue reading →

It is difficult to publicize a concert by a visiting university choir in New York. We know that the Lincoln Center concert will have a nice audience because it benefits from local Lincoln Center subscribers and arts-patrons as well as … Continue reading →

Following rehearsals today, singers had plenty of time to further explore the city on their own prior to the 8 p.m. concert. Central Park was a popular destination. One group of students even got in on the filming of a … Continue reading →

The morning began with (for many) a quick trip to Starbucks on the way to individual choir rehearsals at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle. The church is located on the corner of Columbus Avenue and 60th St., very … Continue reading →

The excitement on the buses really started to build as soon as we could see the New York City Skyline! Checking 200 people into a hotel takes some time, but once room keys were handed out and luggage was sorted, … Continue reading →

Today was travel day and there was good news and bad news, but overall things went pretty well. The good news is that all of the singers who were taking the 2:00 a.m. bus from Benton to PDX made it! … Continue reading →

A little video featuring Josh, Cole HV, Cole W, Tiffany and Bryce The excitement for the New York trip builds after the choirs perform two Orange & Black Scholarship Concerts in April. Rehearsals for the NY concerts then began in … Continue reading →