“Shenandoah”

JUNE 2021: Our online “virtual choir” offerings conclude with a poignant setting of the folk song, “Shenandoah.” Thank you for supporting us this season as we continued to bring you music online during the pandemic. All of our 20th season videos may be found at our YouTube channel.

Two Contrasting Pieces from Our Online 20th Season

MAY 2021: As we continue to offer music while separated from each other and from our audiences, we hope you’ll enjoy our two most recent choral videos. We publicize premieres on Facebook and all videos may be found at our YouTube channel.

“Meet Me at the Green Glen” features live audio from the 2018 farewell concert of our late founder and former artistic director, Paul Schultz, as he conducts the world premiere of a poignant piece written for the occasion by his wife, composer Donna Gartman Schultz. Videos and photos of green glens from around the world give new dimension to the poetry by John Clare.

“The Wellerman” is our celebration of the sea shanty! Each singer recorded audio and video separately on a mobile device, and the parts were painstakingly edited together to make a “virtual” choir. We bet you’ll find yourself singing the chorus of this traditional sea shanty from New Zealand with us: “Soon may the Wellerman come / to bring us sugar and tea and rum!”

DECEMBER 2020: This 40-minute program, hosted by Artistic Director Kyle Haugen, features new “virtual choir” presentations and archival recordings set to beautiful imagery. Video elements include landscape aerials, NASA footage, and even a computer-generated animation of the ethereal sounds of “Snowforms.” And, to help us celebrate our twentieth season, NWRS Founder and Artistic Director Emeritus Paul Schultz joins via a recorded Zoom interview. From our choir family to yours, we wish you peace and joy this holiday. Season’s Greetings! https://youtu.be/RIqa1rDiN0k

During this season we are making the most of what we have to offer and delivering a first time online experience to represent our music this season.

We hope you enjoy!

Special Presentation from Our Archives

MAY 2019: We wish we could share our May 2 and 3 concerts with you. From our musical family to yours, we hope you are staying safe and well. In place of our concerts, we’re offering this online audio presentation of one of our milestone performances: Ein deutsches Requiem, by Johannes Brahms. Watch and listen below or cast to your device via YouTube. May the poignancy and power of this music inspire you during this time. Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45, Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) Northwest Repertory Singers with Rainier Symphony Conducted by Paul W. Schultz, Founder and Artistic Director Emeritus, Northwest Repertory Singers Charles Robert Stephens, baritone Janeanne Houston, soprano Live performance, May 2014 Text and translation here.

You can always see and hear more of NWRS at our YouTube Video Channel