An update from Music Director, Dr. Paul French

As of 1/22/2021

I hope this finds you well and coping as best you can with these extraordinary circumstances we are living through. It seems like forever since the high of the “Sheen of Dew” performances last March and now… we continue to wait. And while we wait, we make plans for that happy day when we can perform once again. As an organization, we are committed to the safety of our audience and singers, and will be governed by the State’s health care professionals. We will also need the approval of SOU before we can rehearse and perform in the Recital Hall.

While nothing is certain, here is where we are right now. The March and May 2021 concerts have been canceled. We’re cautiously optimistic that we will be able to perform in person again in October or December.

The good news is that, as an organization, we are in a very strong position to recover and continue to flourish. Our audience and donors are incredible in their generosity and loyalty; our singers are amazing, there is nothing they can’t do; the Board is committed and extremely strong; Richard Seidman, our Executive Director, has done extraordinary work promoting the group and helping raise funds; Phyllis Fernlund has done outstanding work as President and has passed the baton to Nicholas Bate, who is likewise amazing.

We have a strong financial base with adequate reserves. We are truly so fortunate. We will get through this.

If you’re not already subscribed to receive our bi-monthly emails with concert clips and interviews, please sign up in the bottom right corner of this page.

As we know more, we will update this page and write to everyone on our list. Say a prayer we get this blight behind us so we can get together again soon. Stay safe.

Tentative Dates of the 2021-22 Season

Fall Concert, October 30 and 31, 2021

Holiday Concert, December 18 and 19, 2021

4th Annual James M. Collier Festival of New Choral Music, March 5 and 6, 2022

Spring Concert, May 14 and 15, 2022

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“Amazing performance of superb music. Nowhere else puts on this level and quality of performance anywhere in Southern Oregon. Love it!”

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“Best choral performance in the West.”

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“The pre-concert lecture and chorus are always excellent, thrilling and spiritually uplifting in my life.”

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“I love the Repertory Singers and the selections of Paul French. They touch my heart and soul and fill me with joy and peace.”

Watch our Videos

Paul French interviews Nick Tennant

Paul French interviews Jennifer Matsuura

Paul French Interviews Jodi French

Holiday Mini-Concert 2020, Part 2

Southern OR Rep Singers Holiday Mini-Concert 2020, Part 1

A Conversation with Eric Whitacre, Part 1 of 2

Paul French and Shelly Cox-Thornhill discuss "O Pulse of My Heart" by Karen Marrolli

Paul French on "The Stranger Among You" by Jodi French

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Paul French interviews Nick Tennant

Paul French, Southern Oregon Repertory Singers' Music Director, interviews Nick Tennant, bass, on 2-2-21 in Ashland, Oregon. The piece mentioned, "Ya Eres Mia" by Morton Lauridsen, can be seen and heard at https://youtu.be/O1jcjlJI_Ls.

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Paul French interviews Jennifer Matsuura

Paul French, Southern Oregon Repertory Singers' Music Director, interviews Jennifer Matsuura, soprano, on 1-21-21 in Ashland, Oregon. The pieces mentioned, "Give Me Little Water, Sylvie" and "Pilgrim's Blessing - Each Step of the Journey" can be seen and heard at https://youtu.be/0msqWJ3co_E and https://youtu.be/Y5K49JdIma8.

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Paul French Interviews Jodi French

Paul French, Music Director, interviews Southern Oregon Repertory Singers' Composer-in-Residence, Jodi French. 1-6-21 in Ashland, Oregon. The composition mentioned, "Sleep of the Seven Lights," can be seen and heard at https://youtu.be/XiZIIGcGZGk.

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Holiday Mini-Concert 2020, Part 2

Dr. Paul French presents Southern Oregon Repertory Singers' Holiday Mini-Concert Part 2, featuring festive songs performed by the choir in recent years.

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Southern OR Rep Singers Holiday Mini-Concert 2020, Part 1

Dr. Paul French presents Southern Oregon Repertory Singers' Holiday Mini-Concert Part 2, featuring festive songs performed by the choir in recent years.

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A Conversation with Eric Whitacre, Part 1 of 2

Dr. Paul French talks with composer, Eric Whitacre, along with members of Southern Oregon Repertory Singers and the Southern Oregon University Chamber Choir. 10-12-20. Part 1 of 2.

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Paul French and Shelly Cox-Thornhill discuss "O Pulse of My Heart" by Karen Marrolli

Dr. Paul French, Music Director of Southern Oregon Repertory Singers and mezzo-soprano Shelly Cox-Thornhill discuss "O Pulse of My Heart" by Karen Marrolli.

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Paul French on "The Stranger Among You" by Jodi French

Dr. Paul French, music director of Southern Oregon Repertory Singers, discusses "The Stranger Among You" by Jodi French.

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Major Funding Provided By:

: YOU!

Additional supporters include:

City of Ashland Lodging Tax Revenues
Jackson County Cultural Coalition funded by the Oregon Cultural Trust
Oregon Arts Commission, a state agency funded by the State of Oregon and the National Endowment for the Arts
The Oregon Cultural Trust
Pacific Power Foundation