Oregon Chorale

06/05/2026

The Oregon Chorale is excited to announce the 2026 recipient of the Bernie Kuehn Scholarship - Leo Trajano from Glencoe High School!

A violinist from Hillsboro, Oregon, Leo started playing piano at age 5 and violin at the age of 8. Leo currently serves as co-concertmaster of the Portland Youth Philharmonic and is a member of Camerata PYP. He has been awarded solo performances with the Portland Youth Philharmonic, Oregon Mozart Players, the Amadeus Chamber Orchestra, the Beaverton Symphony Orchestra, the Willamette Falls Symphony, and the Metropolitan Youth Symphony.

Leo was the winner of the 2024-2025 Oregon MTNA Senior Strings Competition, and he has been the recipient of a Monday Musical Club of Portland Music Award. He has been a member of NYO-USA (National Youth Orchestra) and NYO2, and he has attended Chamber Music Northwest Young Artist Institute, Bowdoin International Music Festival, and Madeline Island Chamber Music for Strings.

This fall, Leo will be attending The Glenn Gould School of The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto to study violin performance. In addition to playing violin, Leo is an enthusiastic member of the Glencoe High School Choir, and he continues to play piano, often as an accompanist for student musicians. In his free time, he enjoys pop music, movies, theater, and long walks.

Congratulations, Leo! We look forward to seeing your career take shape!

05/30/2026

It’s never too late to book your tickets for the Oregon Chorale’s Into the West concerts this weekend! Sometimes one just needs to go on a new adventure!

Go to www.oregonchorale.org and click on Concerts & Tickets to purchase your ticket to join the Oregon Chorale this weekend! See you soon!

05/30/2026

This weekend’s features Filipino American composer Saunder Choi’s stunning arrangement of Yellow by Coldplay! Come at 3:50 pm for a pre-show interactive talk with Amelia Butler from Learn Māori Abroad and learn the Haka during the show!!!

05/30/2026

Excited for our Into the West concerts! Featuring music by Monteverdi, Coldplay, Lord of the Rings and much more, plus learn the Haka from Learn Māori Abroad

05/28/2026

05/27/2026

The Oregon Chorale is excited to have secured a last minute surprise for our concert goers at Into The West this weekend! Join us for a pre-concert chat at 3:50pm with Amelia Butler, founder and director of Learn Māori Abroad, to learn more about Māori language and culture! Amelia will also be leading us in an interactive haka workshop during the performance!

Haka is the traditional war dance of the Māori, the Indigenous people of Aotearoa (New Zealand), and holds deep cultural significance as a powerful expression of identity, unity, and storytelling. This interactive workshop offers participants the opportunity to learn the meaning, significance and physical practice of haka. It combines movement, voice, breath, posture, and facial expression to create a dynamic and empowering group experience.

Come learn and move with us this weekend at Into The West at Liberty High School in Hillsboro! Get your tickets today at www.oregonchorale.org.

05/24/2026

Into The West is one week out! Make sure your tickets are purchased ahead of time in order to enjoy a shorter line and the best seats!

May 30 and 31 at 4pm at Liberty High School in Hillsboro. Go to www.oregonchorale.org and click on Concerts & Tickets.

05/22/2026

The Oregon Chorale is excited to announce that we will be welcoming Amelia Butler, founder and director of Learn Māori Abroad, at our Into The West concerts next week!

Raised in Auckland, New Zealand, Amelia is of Ngātiwai, Ngāti Awa, and Ngāpuhi descent and has passionately studied Māori language since preschool, eventually going on to major in Māori language, culture, and performance.

Over the years, Amelia has shared Māori language, dance, and culture with a wide range of organizations across the U.S. and we are excited to bring this experience to our audience at our Into The West performances!

Join Amelia and the Oregon Chorale on May 30 and 31 for performances that will include beautiful music as well as an introduction to Māori language and culture, including an interactive Haka workshop! Get your tickets today at www.oregonchorale.org.

Learn more about Amelia’s work and the mission of Learn Māori Abroad at www.learnmaoriabroad.com.

05/21/2026

A small group from the Oregon Chorale performed for All Classical Radio’s Thursdays @ Three with host Brandi Parisi! We shared Elaine Hagenburg’s Me Sky, Into the West from Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, and Imaginary Creatures by Andrea Ramsey featuring Artistic Director Jason Sabino’s 9 year old daughter Lilia! Thank you for having us. It was also an honor to share the program with the Oregon Symphony’s percussion section!

Tickets for our Into The West concerts are available for May 30 and 31 at Liberty High School in Hillsboro. Go to www.oregonchorale.org to get your tickets today and come experience our New Zealand inspired performances!