More than 60 choirs, 3,000 students visit campus May 3-5
More than 60 choirs featuring the talents of more than 3,000 high school students will visit campus to compete in the Oregon School Activities Association’s 26th annual state choir championships Thursday through Saturday, May 3-5.
The event, scheduled in Bauman Auditorium, will feature schools at all classification levels. Class 3A, 2A and 1A choirs will compete on Thursday, May 3; Class 4A and 5A students will compete on Friday, May 4; and Class 6A choirs will convene on Saturday, May 5. Specific choir performance times are available on the OSAA website at osaa.org/choir.
Doors open at 8 a.m. each morning, and the competition begins at 9 a.m. At the conclusion of the performances in a classification, the outstanding groups will be recognized. General admission tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students and will be available for purchase onsite. No charge cards will be accepted at the gate.
Choirs qualify for the event by winning their respective league competition or by meeting a specified quality scale and getting selected on an at-large basis.