Musicians to perform at Oak Harbor Church

Willamette University musicians will perform at the First Reformed Church in Oak Harbor on Monday, Jan. 14.

The Willamette University Chamber Choir and Willamette Singers, under the direction of Wallace Long, will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the chruch, 250 SW 3rd Ave., Oak Harbor.

Choirs from Oak Harbor High School, under the direction of Willamette graduate Darren McCoy, and Anacortes High School, under the direction of Carol Leander, will also perform in the classical portion of the concert.

The concert will open with a vocal jazz performance by the Willamette Singers, followed by the high school groups and the Willamette Chamber Choir.

The concert is free and open to the public, although a goodwill donation is encouraged. The performance will include a variety of sacred and secular works, both acappella and accompanied. The chamber choir performance will include “Magnificat” by Jackson Berkey, “Exsultate” by Brian Galante, “Brazilian Psalm” by Jean Berger and “Ner, Ner” by Jake Runestadt.

The Willamette Singers, a vocal jazz ensemble, will perform selections including “Nothin’ but Static” by Brian Eichenberger, “Tenor Madness” arranged by Michele Weir, “The Bones of You” arranged by Kerry Marsh and “That Old Black Magic” arranged by Kirby Shaw.

The Willamette Chamber Choir is a 41-voice ensemble that performs throughout the Northwest.

Its latest CD, “Stars,” is a compilation of the choir’s best recordings from 2010-2015, and it was released in the fall of 2018.