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CELEBRATE!
THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF PICCFEST


The Pacific International Children’s Choir Festival welcomes guest conductor Sandra Snow to lead the 350 voice Festival Chorus in celebrating a decade of wonderful music making in beautiful Eugene Oregon. Dr. Snow, returning for her second engagement at the festival, is in demand throughout North America as festival honor choir clinician.

Within just three days of arriving in Eugene, the choirs will perform at the opening ceremonies of the world-renowned Oregon Bach Festival!

The program will feature the World Premiere of a work by Paul Halley for choir and orchestra, commissioned to commemorate the 10th Anniversary season. Also included is retrospective segment, highlighting one piece from each of the first nine years.

After a week of intensive rehearsals on the University of Oregon campus, this exhilarating work by Paul Halley and the colorful sampling of choral music from around the globe will comprise the Gala Concert in beautiful Silva Concert Hall at 8 p.m. on July 2.

Participating choirs


All Saints Church Trovères Chamber Choir (Pasadena, CA)
Children's Festival Chorus of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA)
Miami Children's Chorus (Coral Gables, FL)
Kaohsiung Municipal Children's Chorus (Kaohsiung City, Taiwan)
Northland Children's Choir
Northwest Girlchoir -Vivace
Sacramento Children's Chorus
Seattle Girls' Choir—Cantamus (Seattle, WA)
Spokane Area Children's Chorus (Spokane, WA)