Now in its eighth season, Lyrica is a touring
choir of girls ages 10 to 16. The choir also performs with OFC’s
Fiero as a co-ed treble choir. This year’s highlights include
joining with Fiero to perform Carmina Burana and the
Nutcracker with the Eugene
Ballet; a spring tour to Philadelphia; and concerts on December
10 and May 20.
Lyrica has twice served as host choir for the Pacific
International Children’s Choir Festival. Lyrica has sung
the National Anthem for NCAA basketball games at the University
of Oregon and joined with Fiero to sing Bach's St. Matthew Passion
at the 35th annual Oregon Bach Festival in June of 2004. Lyrica
received one silver (2003) and two gold medals (2004, 2005) at the
Oregon ACDA Ensemble Festival.
The Girlchoir goes on tour each season. Past tours have taken the girls to California and British Columbia. In July 2004, members of Lyrica and Fiero took their first overseas tour to England. They sang an Evensong service and, as part of the International Children's Choir Festival Chorus, gave a major performance at Canterbury Cathedral followed up by a concert with members of the London Symphony in London's Westminster Hall.
Lyrica regularly collaborates with local professional performing
arts organizations including the Oregon
Bach Festival, Eugene
Concert Choir, Oregon
Mozart Players, Eugene
Ballet and Opera companies,
Dance Theatre of Oregon, and
OFAM. The girlchoir has also worked
with some of the world’s finest children’s choir conductors,
including Henry Leck, Sandra Snow, Doreen Rao, Bob Chilcott, James
Litton, Axel Theimer, Walter Turnbull, and others. Collaborations
with touring choirs from England, Australia, Spain, Canada, and
throughout the U.S. are also a regular feature of the OFC experience.
Lyrica welcomes new members in September and January.
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