Registration is now open!
Registration for the Oregon Junior Choir is now open.
About the Oregon Junior Choir
The Oregon Junior Choir is for 2nd-5th graders. Under the direction of Katie Coleman the choir will perform at all 4 of our main choir concerts during the year. The Oregon Junior Choir will go on a 1-day performance tour each spring
All are welcome! Come check out a rehearsal to meet your director and your fellow choir members!
“I love it! Once every year we get to go on a special fun trip, and I like rehearsing all the songs with my friends.” – Tolly
“I like the songs. They’re fun to sing. The songs are happy.” – Levi
All are welcome! Come check out a rehearsal to meet your director and your fellow choir members!
“I love it! Once every year we get to go on a special fun trip, and I like rehearsing all the songs with my friends.” – Tolly
“I like the songs. They’re fun to sing. The songs are happy.” – Levi
About the Directors
Katie Coleman, the director of the Junior Choir, teaches music at Gilham Elementary in Eugene. She received her Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Oregon and is currently earning her Masters in Music Education at Eastern Washington University. Katie was the 2016 Max Risinger Choral Music Education Award recipient and winner of the Whitfield Music Education Award. Katie is passionate about choral music. She started singing on stage at age 5, and became her church’s children’s choir director at only 15 years old, co-writing and directing three musicals with the drama director during her high school years. Katie is a professional pianist and has collaborated with over twenty choirs in Washington and Oregon throughout her career, such as the Metropolitan Choral Festival Mass Choir in Eugene, and the touring choir Northwest Choralons in Kirkland, WA. She has directed several adult and children’s choirs, most recently for First Baptist Church of Eugene. Katie has been a part of the Oregon Children’s Choir family for over 17 years as a parent, board member, and accompanist. Katie values the community and friendships that come from singing together both for students and for choir families and is committed to creating a positive, fun, and educative musical experience for choristers.
Time Commitment and Attendance
Choristers must attend all major choir events:
- All Rehearsals (Please email or notify your director or parent helper of all absences, no more than 2 unexcused absences per term are allowed)
- Preview Concert - October
- Winter Concert – December
- Spring Concert - March
- Finale Concert – June
- 1-Day Performance Tour, May
Financial Commitment
The Oregon Children’s Choir is a non-profit organization. Its operating expenses, which include music, conductor’s salaries, and rehearsal space, are funded by chorister tuition.
We offer sibling discounts for families with more than one child enrolled with OCC. The discount is 25% off the second child’s tuition, and 50% off per chorister for any additional siblings. Discount is taken from the lower tuition(s). Note: Pay each chorister’s full tuition and the appropriate discount will be applied towards your chorister’s trip cost.
We offer several need based scholarships. Please ask for a scholarship application with your registration materials, or tap here for a form you can print at home.
- Tuition for the upcoming season, September through June, is $480, or $175 per term. This amount includes a t-shirt.
- Spring Performance Tour – approximately $75
We offer sibling discounts for families with more than one child enrolled with OCC. The discount is 25% off the second child’s tuition, and 50% off per chorister for any additional siblings. Discount is taken from the lower tuition(s). Note: Pay each chorister’s full tuition and the appropriate discount will be applied towards your chorister’s trip cost.
We offer several need based scholarships. Please ask for a scholarship application with your registration materials, or tap here for a form you can print at home.
Interested? Join us!
Questions?
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