Southern Oregon Repertory Singers

09/02/2026

In just a few weeks Southern Oregon Repertory Singers will open the 26-27 season with two concerts on:
Saturday, November 7th at 7:30pm
Sunday, November 8th at 2:00pm

Both concerts will be held at the SOU Recital Hall. Tickets are on sale now on our website https://repsingers.org/

"Holding Wonder" is an exploration of the natural world through the lens of delicate beauty and will feature music by Ēriks Ešenvalds’ Jacob Collier, Eric Whitacre, Ivo Antognini and rising British composer Lucy Walker.

We will also perform music an inspirational piece by the lovely, late Dolly Parton/arr by Craig Hella Johnson: "I Can See the Light of a Clear Blue Morning" that is sure to lift your spirits!

Here's a recording of the same piece we performed in 2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWNGUhSDA0w
This recording features soloists: Michaela Brynn, Kendra Taylor, Erin Morlan, Shelly-Cox Thornhill. Jodi French, piano.

LYRICS by Dolly Parton
It's been a long dark night
And I've been a waitin' for the morning
It's been a long hard fight
But I see a brand new day a dawning
I've been looking for the sunshine
You know I ain't seen it in so long
But everything's gonna work out just fine
And everything's gonna be all right
That's been all wrong

I can see the light of a clear blue morning
I can see the light of a brand new day
I can see the light of a clear blue morning
Everything's gonna be all right
It's gonna be okay

It's been a long long time
Since I've known the taste of freedom
And those clinging vines
That had me bound, well I don't need 'em, no
I've been like a captured eagle, you know an eagle's born to fly
Now that I have won my freedom, like an eagle I am eager for the sky

I can see the light of a clear blue morning
I can see the light of brand new day
I can see the light of a clear blue morning
Everything's gonna be all right
It's gonna be okay

Cause I can see the light of a clear blue morning
I can see the light of brand new day
I can see the light of a clear blue morning
Everything's gonna be all right
It's gonna be okay
Everything's gonna be all right
It's gonna be okay

Don't miss this concert! Tickets are available at https://repsingers.org/tickets

Southern Oregon Repertory Singers, under the direction of Dr. Paul ...

09/01/2026

REP SINGER SPOTLIGHT: After a career in New York, with the New York City Opera and on Broadway, Laurie Anne Hunter is delighted to have found a true musical home in the Rogue Valley. Former Artistic Director of the Rogue Valley Chorale and recently retired from the adjunct voice faculty at Southern Oregon University, she continues to make music as a singer, music director, and teacher. Laurie holds a Master’s degree from Juilliard and has conducted for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Oregon Cabaret Theater, SOU Theater Arts, Rogue Opera, Brava! Opera, and Medford’s Collaborative Theater Project. When she’s not making music, she loves being outdoors—camping and road-tripping, exploring the beauty of the Northwest, and tending her 2½-acre property. She also enjoys learning about nutrition and personal growth, and generally finds that life is best when there’s always something new to discover.

Hunter spent part of the summer camping in Idaho, Washington and Oregon on her way back from an extraordinary “Constellations in the Wild” retreat in southwestern Montana. She also spent time camping locally at Applegate Lake where she attended the “In a Landscape” concert with her brother Chris. Since her return home she’s been painting and prepping what used to be her music room for renovation into a rental unit.

We are delighted to continue working with Laurie Anne Hunter for the 2026-27 concert season. We hope you get to see her perform!

08/20/2026

Get ready for our first concert of the 2026-27 season! "Holding Wonder" is an exploration of the natural world through the lens of delicate beauty. The resonance of Ēriks Ešenvalds’s “Northern Lights” for choir and tuned water glasses blends with lush works such as Johannes Brahms's “Nänie” to create an ever-shifting landscape.

Dates:
Saturday, November 7th at 7:30pm
Sunday, November 8th at 2:00pm

Both concerts will be held at the SOU Recital Hall. Tickets are on sale now on our website https://repsingers.org/ . Get your tickets early to secure your seat!

08/04/2026

REP SINGER SPOTLIGHT: This season marks Andrew Davis's second full year as a core singer with Southern Oregon Repertory Singers, and they are excited to return for the 2026–27 season. In addition to singing with Rep Singers and the choirs of SOU, Andrew has performed as both a chorister and soloist with the Rogue Valley Chorale and Jefferson Baroque Orchestra, where they will return this season for Handel's Messiah.

Their operatic credits include lead roles as F. Scott Fitzgerald in The Ghosts of Gatsby and William Royle in Staggerwing, as well as the Current Narrator in Jesse Preis's The Raven. This summer, Andrew has been balancing life as a barista with preparing new solo repertoire and recordings for upcoming auditions while looking forward to another season of performances across Southern Oregon.

We are honored to welcome Andrew back as a core singer, and we hope you're able to see them perform!

07/30/2026

REP SINGER SPOTLIGHT: Luna Bitzer has been making music her whole life. She started on piano at 6, added flute a few years later, and discovered the joys of singing while studying for a music degree at Syracuse University. After a brief dalliance with rock n roll in her 20s, she moved back to classical, where she has happily lived ever since.

She has been singing with Rep Singers since moving to Ashland in the 90s. She also performs with Jefferson Baroque Orchestra, the Rogue Valley Symphonic Band and Flutes Joyeuses, a flute quartet. When she’s not playing or singing, she’s working in her large
ornamental garden.

We're so grateful for the chance to continue working with Bitzer, and we hope you get the chance to see her perform live during our 2026-27 concert season!

07/23/2026

REP SINGER SPOTLIGHT: Amanda Gerig has a BA in Vocal Performance from Oregon State University. She loves living in Southern Oregon for its many opportunities to enjoy the outdoors as well as the thriving arts community. She lives with her husband and three beautiful children on a 3–acre hobby farm which provides bountiful inspiration and plenty of good work. Amanda has been singing with the Southern Oregon repertory Singers since 2009, and has also performed various operatic and theater roles with Camelot Theater, Brava! Opera, and Rogue Opera. She has experience teaching private voice and piano lessons, choir and general music to grades 4–8 at Madrone Trail Public Waldorf School, and is currently teaching music to preschool–grade 5 at Medford Montessori School.

Gerig has been with the Southern Oregon Repertory Singers since 2010. We look forward to working with her again for our 2026-27 season, and we hope you get the chance to see her work with us!

07/21/2026

REP SINGER SPOTLIGHT: Holden Cook graduated from SOU in 2025 with a BS in Music and certificates in Vocal Performance and Music Theory and History. This is his fourth season with the Rep Singers, and he is so thrilled to be back following graduation! In addition to his four years of Southern Oregon Repertory Singers and SOU choir, Holden has worked as a rehearsal assistant for the Ashland First United Methodist Church choir and Rogue Valley Chorale’s Youth Ensemble, and has been a featured soloist and chorus member with the Jefferson Baroque Orchestra.

Check out Cook's work with us during the 2026-27 concert season! We look forward to seeing you there.

07/17/2026

REP SINGER SPOTLIGHT: Zachery Marshall has been a musician since a young age, and now sings with Southern Oregon Repertory Singers and SOU Chamber Choir. To him, music communicates, pushes boundaries, and is a window into the mind and heart. In 2017 he graduated with his Bachelor of Arts in Music and Media, and is now putting it to use in making the community thrive with music.

Marshall has spent the last 10 years with us, and we're so grateful to have such wonderful company! Make sure to see him in our 2026-27 season!

07/14/2026

REP SINGER SPOTLIGHT: Michael and Linda Morris met at De Anza College in Cupertino, CA while singing in the De Anza Chorale and Vintage Singers under the direction of Royal Stanton. They married in 1974 and both finished their degrees from San Francisco State University, Linda in education and Michael in music. Michael continued his studies in music and received a Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance from the College of Notre Dame in Belmont, CA. He went on to sing opera and musical theater in some 70 productions, conduct choirs, teach voice in his private studio and he also was a stage director. In the Autumn of 2018, they moved to Medford. Linda had retired after 40 years of working for the Palo Alto Medical Foundation and Michael had been named the new Artistic Director for the Rogue Valley Chorale, until he retired in 2022.

Linda sang in many of the choirs and productions that Michael directed, and they both had the amazing opportunity to sing in the Bracebridge Dinners, an annual Christmas performance event in Yosemite Valley that was founded in 1926 by renowned photographer Ansel Adams. They and their 2 children participated in this Renaissance reenactment for 18 years.

The couple joined Ashland’s Trinity church choir and then were thrilled to be asked by Dr. French to sing with the Southern Oregon Repertory Singers not long after they arrived in the Rogue Valley. Michael continues to be a CORE Singer with Rep Singers but has retired from his voice studio. This gives them time to hike, volunteer for Habitat for Humanity, garden, visit family (including their 3 grandkids!), and travel. Their most recent excursion was an 18-day road trip to visit family and friends and tour the amazing “Mighty 5” National Parks of Utah, as well as several other natural wonders.

07/11/2026

Huge shout out of gratitude to the Southern Oregon Repertory Singers Hospitality Team who made countless appetizers, served wine and beverages, and helped with all our donor appreciation and cultivation events this year! We are grateful to all of you who worked so hard behind the scenes to provide delicious food for our donors, singers, patrons, and board members:

Priscilla & Paul Arnold
Phyllis Fernlund
Lola Egan
Michael Scholtes & Sarah Britton
Barbara Tennant
Elisabeth Zinser
Jade Chavis & Sean Conley
Dann Hauser
Kathy French
Chris Donchin
and several others! THANK YOU!