Upcoming Appearances
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Fall Term Rehearsals CONTINUE
COME JOIN US September 16, 2024! We welcome all with and without Nordic heritage who have a desire to be a part of a choral group that explores Nordic languages and choral music. No auditions necessary and we have native speakers help us with pronunciation. COME JOIN IN THE FUN — Contact us and come to a rehearsal! NOTE: Masks are optional 7-9 PM Monday Evenings — first rehearsal on September 16 will include a soup supper starting at 6PM (details … Read More
2023 Holiday Performances and Bake Sales — Save the Dates
2024 Spring Term Check out all the event details for this season.
Spring 2023 Concerts
Portland Nordic Chorus Spring Concert Saturday May 13, 2023 | 7 – 9 PM | Doors open at 6 PM | Nordia House | NORDIC NORTHWEST, 8800 SW Oleson Rd. Portland, OR 97223 Celebrate the glorious spring season with a cheerful performance from the Portland Nordic Chorus. We are a mixed community chorus celebrating friendship and common interest in Nordic culture and music by rehearsing and performing music. We sing primarily in Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish, and English. We … Read More
2022 Holiday Performances and Bake Sales
Please share our flier and thank you for your support! Click here to download a printable color pdf with two per page. Click here to download a printable black and white pdf with two per page.
In-Person Rehearsals to Start Sept 12, 2022
We are resuming in-person rehearsals September 12, 2022 with optional soup supper (updated price $5) at 6pm followed by rehearsal at 7pm. NOTE: Vaccination for covid is a must. Masks are optional. Be safe: if you are not feeling well, join us when you are feeling better, optional mask wearing. Rehearsals: 7-9 PM Monday Evenings Rehearsal Location: Finley-Sunset Hills, 6801 SW Sunset Hwy, Portland, OR 97225. Finley Sunset Hills has been very kind and generous in opening up their facility to our weekly … Read More
Our New Artistic Director
October 6, 2021 Our chorus has indeed been blessed with great talent in musical leadership. Special thanks to our outgoing Artistic Director Emeritus Vance Sele for taking time to orient and encourage two new Artistic Directors in the past two years since his retirement! Evan Miles first stepped into Vance’s huge shoes in June of 2020 and led us through our first virtual project with the recording of Sankta Lucia released in December 2020. In late spring 2021 Evan had to … Read More
Opportunities to Stay in Touch with Nordic Languages
Saturday, September 4, 2021 Hej alla, Here are some opportunities to stay in touch with one of the Nordic languages while we wait for our Nordic Chorus rehearsals to resume. The first one is an app for studying on your own, and the others are classes offered through Zoom or in-person. (Zoom classes can actually work quite well, and you don’t need to drive anywhere.) Duolingo Just pick your language, your own schedule, and get started. Furthermore, it’s free! Northwest … Read More
Rehearsals Postponed Due to Delta Variant
Friday, September 3, 2021 Dear PNC Choristers and Friends, It is with a decidedly heavy heart that I must inform you that in spite of our hopeful plan to resume rehearsals this month, we must once again postpone gathering to sing in person. Let me use these words from our beloved baritone, Doug Webste: With the Delta Variant being as virulent as it is, we are in the position of leadership in our community. Acting out of prudence and FORWARD thought, … Read More
Sankta Lucia Video Performance
Dear Friends of Portland Nordic Chorus, We miss seeing and singing with you at our concerts and long for the time when we can be together again safely in the same space. This holiday season we would like to share our first virtual choir performance with you as the celebration of Sankta Lucia is celebrated this coming Sunday, December 13. May Lucia remind us that the light will return, and may your homes be filled with light and warmth and love this … Read More