Eugene Concert Choir | |
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Origin | Eugene, Oregon, USA |
Genres | Classical |
Years active | 1975–present |
Associated acts | Eugene Vocal Arts Ensemble |
Website | www.eugeneconcertchoir.org |
Eugene Concert Choir is a 501(c)(3) non-profit choral organization based in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It consists of two mixed-voice choruses: the 100-member Eugene Concert Choir (ECC), and the semi-professional chamber group Eugene Vocal Arts (EVA). The organization is a resident company of the Hult Center for the Performing Arts, which is the primary performance venue for the choirs. EVAE also regularly performs at The University of Oregon's Beall Hall. Both groups frequently collaborate with the Oregon Mozart Players.
The choir undertakes national and international tours every three or four years. The most recent tours were to Australia in 2003, China in 2006, Europe in 2009, and New York City in 2013.
ECC's focus is on performing choral masterworks, such as Brahms' Ein deutsches Requiem, Beethoven's Missa Solemnis, Berlioz's Requiem, and Handel's Messiah. On April 26, 2008, directed by guest conductor Zvonimir Hačko, the choir presented the American premiere of the Croatian Mass, a 2004 work by the pre-eminent Croatian composer Igor Kuljerić. Its most ambitious performance to date is Benjamin Britten's War Requiem, performed on February 25, 2012.