Daryl Browne
Daryl Sipko Browne is a retired public school teacher, musician and writer. She has taught elementary music (second grade and kindergarten) in Portland and Beaverton Public Schools and in Eagle, Idaho. She is currently an Oregon Arts Watch contributing reviewer of choral, symphonic and opera productions in the Portland Metro area.
Author's Entries
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Bach Cantata Choir
Few choirs dedicate themselves to a specific performance achievement goal around one composer, but the Bach Cantata Choir of Portland has done just that. In 2004, Portlander Ralph Nelson came upon Helmuth Rilling’s landmark CD collection of Bach: The Complete Cantatas (1985). Within two years of listening to the short …
Oregon Encyclopedia
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Cappella Romana
Cappella Romana is a Portland-based elite choral ensemble that performs and interprets early music from Eastern and Western Christian cultures. The nonprofit group and its founder, Alexander Lingas, have performed choral literature since 1991, making a significant contribution to the Pacific Northwest choral music scene. Through its critically acclaimed recordings …
Oregon Encyclopedia
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Festival Chorale Oregon
Formed in 1979, Festival Chorale Oregon began in Stayton, Oregon, as an a cappella choir with eight singers under the direction of Solveig Holmquist. Now with approximately a hundred singers, and still under Holmquist’s direction, the Chorale performs regularly at the historic Elsinore Theatre in Salem. Its missions are to …
Oregon Encyclopedia
