Our Ensemble

The sixty voices of Southern Oregon Repertory Singers celebrates their 36th season of bringing choral excellence to the Rogue Valley. Under the direction of Dr. Paul French, Professor Emeritus of Choral Studies at Southern Oregon University, the semi-professional ensemble captivates audiences by presenting the best of classical choral literature from around the world throughout the ages, as well as newly composed works by world-renowned composers, such as Gabriel Jackson, Eric Whitacre, and Ēriks Ešenvalds. Southern Oregon Repertory Singers have also had the honor to premiere new works by Jodi French and Craig Kingsbury.

Southern Oregon Repertory Singers offers opportunities to local and regional musicians, including professionals and music educators, as well as access to a wide variety of repertoire, while providing cultural enrichment to the Rogue Valley through presentations of a series of unique concerts.

Southern Oregon Repertory Singers proudly presents at least one choral masterwork every year in their season. Recent masterworks include Fauré’s Requiem, Bach’s St. Matthew Passion and Mass in B Minor, Haydn’s Creation, and Handel’s Messiah, performed with the Rogue Valley Symphony. Southern Oregon Repertory Singers have also released many CDs, including In Time of Softest Snow, On the Trail of Beauty, The Heart’s Reflection, and First Light 2018, First Light 2019, and She Walks in Beauty.