Our Inspiration
•The Indianapolis Children’s Choir is one of Pacifica’s organizational models.
• The Puget Sound Revels provided inspiration in the founding of the Pacifica Choirs.
Guest Conductors and Partners
Pacifica Choirs partners with local and national music leaders and performers in order to enrich the education and exposure that our participants receive to world music. Recent partners include:
• Mary Sherhart is one of America’s leading teachers and performers of traditional Balkan vocal music.
• Eduardo Mendonca worked with our Children’s Choir on music from Brazil.
•Dave and the Dalmations have partnered with the Chamber choir on music from Croatia and beyond.
Guest Choirs
Pacifica welcomes collaboration with guest choirs. Recent guest choirs include:
•The Eckstein Middle School Jazz Choir joined the Pacifica end of year concert in 2008.
•The Oregon Repertory Singers Preparatory Choir joined us for a Spring 2003 concert.
• The Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus kicked off its 62nd year with a tour of the Pacific Northwest, visiting in Seattle in March 2002.
Special Mention:
• The Balkan Cabaret, generously donated their talents for a benefit concert.
• Gamelan Pacifica , a Javanese gong-chime percussion orchestra.
