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CHS Choir
About the CHS Choir Program
About the CHS Choir Program
Choir is a class option offered during the school day for Camas High School students. There are a variety of choirs for multiple skill levels in vocal technique and musical knowledge.
- Period 0: Select Vocal Emsemble (SVE)
- Period 1: Select Bass Choir (SBC)
- Period 3: Treble Choir (TC)
- Period 4: Select Treble Choir (STC)
- Period 5: Bass Choir (BC)
Period 0
Period 0 choir is a class that occurs during the period before school starts, 0 period. It is a co-ed choir of advanced singers. It requires an audition to join.
Period 1
Period 1 choir is an all men’s choir for advanced singers. It requires an audition to join.
Period 3
Period 3 choir is an all women’s choir meant as an introductory class to choir to build a singer’s skills.
Period 4
Period 4 choir is an all women’s choir for advanced singers. It requires an audition to join.
Period 5
Period 5 is an all men’s choir meant as an introductory class to choir to build a singer’s skills.
Choir Events
Concerts
To view all choir concert videos, click this. The older videos are the concert songs. Newer videos relate to the Business of Music Project. To read more on the project, scroll down
There are four major concerts during the year. There is a concert during each major season: a fall concert, winter concert, spring concert, and summer concert.
Other Events
Camas Tree Lighting
The Camas Tree Lighting is an event put on by the city of Camas. It takes place in Downtown Camas in December. The event features many performances by various choirs, bands, and ensembles from Camas schools in a variety of tents located throughout downtown. There is also hot cocoa, photos with Santa, and reading to kids. Camas SVE performs at the event each year.
Evening on Broadway
Evening on Broadway is a performance put on by the CHS choir program because it features performances by each choir. The event is themed around musical theatre performances. Many solos, duets, and group performances are also featured, and the auditions are open to a variety of performers.
Camas Got Talent
Although Camas Got Talent is not a choir-specific event, it is organized and put on by the CHS choir department.
Graduation
Each year, SVE performs at the CHS graduation.
Choir Barbeque
At the end of the year, the CHS choir program has a program-wide barbeque to celebrate at the end of the year.
The Business of Music Project, 2017-2018
This year, the Camas High School Choir program is working in cooperation with Kelly Pratt and Young Audiences of Oregon and Southwest Washington as part of the "Business of Music" learning project for the students.
The set features 10 songs featuring various choirs, from one to all of the choirs for each song as well as featured singers. The CHS choir students perform with the band in concerts in the Camas High School theater as part of a choir concert, Portland, OR and Seattle, WA. The shows in Portland and Seattle include the full set.
The songs are: NOTE: NOT COMPLETE MUST BE CHECKED AND ACURATELY UPDATED
- Side By Side
- Sanctuary
- Let It Burn
- Good Old Days
- Bring It Down
- Just In Time
- Go Cold
- White Out
- The Dream
- Camas School District
- The Camas-Washougal Post Record
- The Columbian
- The Porland Mercury
- Oregon Artswatch
- Willamette Week
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Seattle Concert
Camas Choirs and Bright Moments are going on tour from May 24 through May 27, 2018. The performance stop will be at The Vera Project at 305 Harrison St. (in the Seattle Center), Seattle on Thursday, May 24. The ticket price is the same as the Portland concert. The link for ticket purchase can be found here.
The facebook page for the event can be found at this link.
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To view videos of previous performances by CHS choirs and many videos of the Business of Music Collaboration set, including music videos made by students, click here
Portland Concert
The most recent performance for the project occurred on April 13, 2018 at the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA) located at 15 NE Hancock St, Portland, OR 97212. Tickets were priced at $10 in advance and $12 at the door. The CHS choir performed with Kelly Pratt and Bright Moments. The concert began with an opening act by The Shivas, a local Portland band, in which the students participated. To listen to and view part of the opening act at the PICA concert, watch the video below.
The performance took place in the warehouse building. The students began the concert by surrounding the audience before moving into the opening act. The goal of the performance was to be a completely immersive experience. Music videos accompanied the songs; they were projected on the walls. The lighting set the atmosphere of the choir clothed in all black. The music they sung spoke of what it means to be human in an ever changing world, commenting on the modern day.
To read more about the project itself and/or the performance specifically, click on some of the articles below.
For Music Innovator Awards, click this link and/or this link and various award details, click here.
To read about various press releases, use any of the links below to various news articles on the concert.