The Southern Oregon Repertory Singers’ Community Partnership Program reflects our belief that music is not only an artistic expression, but a meaningful way to connect with and uplift our community.
Each season, we collaborate with local organizations whose missions align with the themes of our concerts to create opportunities to amplify their work, raise awareness, and inspire collective impact. Through these partnerships, we deepen the connection between music and community, and create opportunities for our community to engage beyond the concert hall.
If you are interested in learning more about our program or to become a Community Partner, please email Kim Andresen, Executive Director, at ed@repsingers.org.
Kim Andresen (Exec. Director) and Muriel Garcia-Hart (Singer & Community Connections Chair) with Southern Oregon Repertory Singers present Jason Patton (Advancement Director) of Jackson County Access with a check of $762.00 and four barrels of food raised from their holiday concerts equal to over 2,200 meals for local families in need.
Program Benefits
Benefits of the program include:
- Group Ticket Discounts — Special ticket pricing to make our concerts more accessible to your members, clients, staff, and supporters.
- Concert Tabling Opportunities — Connect directly with concertgoers by sharing information, resources, and materials about your organization at select performances.
- Marketing & Advertising Opportunities — Explore cross-promotion, shared marketing opportunities, and potential advertising discounts to increase visibility for both organizations.
- Website & Social Media Spotlights — We feature our Community Partners on our website, in social media posts, and in our newsletters to introduce your work to our supporters.
- Volunteer Partnerships — Connect with our community members and singers interested in supporting your mission through volunteer opportunities and shared service initiatives.
- Collaborative Programming & Events — Explore creative ways to work together on events, outreach activities, and initiatives that align with our shared interests and missions.
- Onstage Recognition — Receive acknowledgment during select concerts, helping introduce your organization and its work to new audiences.
- Shared Community Initiatives — Collaborate on community service projects, seasonal giving campaigns, educational outreach, or other initiatives that bring our organizations together around a common purpose.
Local concertgoers contributed non-perishable food and monetary contributions during the ACCESS Community Food Drive Partnership with Southern Oregon Repertory Singers. Over 2,200 meals were provided during the holiday concert food drive. (Holly Theater, December 2025).
Community Partners
ACCESS
ACCESS works to alleviate poverty and improve quality of life in Jackson County by providing essential services including food assistance, housing support, and community resources. In partnership with our 2025 holiday concerts, we joined efforts to support this vital mission through our annual Holiday Food Drive.
Thanks to the generosity of our audience and community, we collected four bins of food and raised $762 in donations—providing more than 2,286 meals for families in need across the Rogue Valley.
We extend our gratitude to our Community Partners ACCESS and Harry & David, our Community Connections Chair Muriel Garcia-Hart, and all who contributed to this meaningful effort, demonstrating how music can inspire generosity and tangible support for our community.
Harry & David
We are also proud to partner with Harry & David, a company rooted in Southern Oregon with a long-standing commitment to sharing joy through food and gifting. Their mission of connection and generosity was reflected in their donation of eight gourmet gift baskets during our 2025 Holiday Food Drive, which were given as incentives to concertgoers who brought food donations—adding an element of surprise and celebration to the spirit of giving.
Southern Oregon Japanese Association
The Southern Oregon Japanese Association promotes cultural understanding, education, and the celebration of Japanese heritage within our region. Our May 2026 collaboration is rooted not only in cultural exchange, but in remembrance and reflection. Oregon’s 5th Poet Laureate, Lawson Inada—who was incarcerated as a young child in U.S. internment camps during World War II—has devoted much of his poetry to exploring that experience and its lasting impact on identity, memory, and resilience.
This program also features guest baritone Christopheren Nomura, whose family history is similarly connected to the incarceration of Japanese Americans during the war, bringing a deeply personal dimension to the performance. Together, these artistic voices are brought to life through a newly commissioned work by composer Jodi French, inspired by Inada’s poetry and the lived experiences it reflects.
Through this partnership, music becomes a vehicle for storytelling, honoring those who endured internment while fostering dialogue, understanding, and cultural connection within our community.
Habitat for Humanity
At Habitat for Humanity Rogue Valley, we bring people together to create safe, affordable housing and stronger communities. Through volunteer labor, donor support, and partnerships with local families, we help make homeownership possible for those working toward a better future. Every home build strengthens our region—providing stability, opportunity, and a place to belong.
Southern Oregon Climate Action Now
Southern Oregon Climate Action Now (SOCAN) is a volunteer-driven, grassroots, 501(C)(3) non-profit organization of over 1,500 Southern Oregonians and friends who are concerned about the climate crisis.
Our Mission: The mission of Southern Oregon Climate Action Now (SOCAN) is to promote awareness and understanding about the science, causes, and consequences of climate change. We work with individuals and organizations in Southern Oregon, statewide, nationally, and internationally to advocate for both personal and governmental actions that reduce the emissions and atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases.
Within this framework, we are committed to supporting climate solutions that address the social injustices that have undermined vulnerable communities for many decades and that still plague our society today.
Our Goal: We seek a reduction in the global atmospheric greenhouse gas concentration to 350 parts per million Carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e). We achieve this through science education, community engagement, and policy advocacy.
Oregon Center for the Arts at SOU
The Oregon Center for the Arts is an academic division of Southern Oregon University that offers programs of study in Music, Theatre, and Creative Arts, guided by expert faculty dedicated to student success. Within a supportive campus and an inspiring natural environment, students engage in hands-on learning that enriches their educational experience and fosters creative growth.
In addition the OCA is a regional arts center which includes the Schneider Museum of Art (SMA), Chamber Music Concerts, The Tutunov Piano Series, Oregon Arts Medallion, ShakespeareAMERICA, and a multitude of art exhibitions and theatre, music, dance performances, and other special events.
Southern Oregon Repertory Singers is pleased to partner with non-profits, community arts organizations, and businesses such as the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Britt Music & Arts Festival, Southern Oregon Repertory Singers, Rogue Valley Symphony, Ashland Independent Film Festival, Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon, Siskiyou Singers, and many more.
American Association of University Women – Rogue Valley Chapter
The Southern Oregon Women’s Leadership Council is dedicated to advancing women’s leadership through mentorship, professional development, and community connection, while fostering opportunities for women to lead and shape business, government, and nonprofit sectors in ways that reflect and strengthen the broader community.
This work is reflected in the leadership of advocates such as Catherine Lutes, President of the AAUW of Oregon (and one of Rep Singers’ newest board members), whose efforts focus on expanding educational access, supporting women in STEAM fields, and advancing equity through public advocacy and community engagement.
In partnership with our May 2027 concerts and part of the James M. Collier Festival of New Works, we celebrate these shared values through a program centered on women’s voices in composition. Featuring new works by composers Lucy Walker and Jodi French, the concert highlights creativity, leadership, and artistic innovation by women. Together, this collaboration underscores the power of mentorship, representation, and storytelling, which amplifies the voices of women not only in leadership, but on the concert stage.
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library inspires a lifelong love of reading by mailing a free, high-quality, age-appropriate book every month to registered children from birth through age five, regardless of family income.
Southern Oregon Repertory Singers is pleased to partner with the Dolly Parton Foundation, Oregon’s Imagination Library, and our Rotary Partners for our November 2026 Concert. We will sing Dolly’s “Light of a Clear Blue Morning” during our performances and will feature soloists Alexandra Carwithen and a trio: Muriel Garcia-Hart, Jennifer Matsuura, and Ruby Johnson.
In Oregon, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is made possible through a partnership between the State of Oregon and local community organizations, including Rotary clubs, which help fund, promote, and coordinate enrollment in their communities. In April 2025, Oregon achieved statewide program coverage, making every child under five eligible to enroll in all 36 counties. By putting books directly into children’s hands and homes, the Imagination Library helps nurture early literacy, spark curiosity, and create meaningful moments of reading and connection between children and their families. For more information about our programs in Oregon, visit https://imaginationlibrary.com/oregon/.
