Bob Chilcott, one of Britain’s most popular composers of accessible choral music, was the Guest Conductor for last year's Festival June 22-28, 2005 in Eugene. He's grown up in choral music, having been a boy chorister and choral scholar at King’s College, Cambridge, and a member of the vocal group The King’s Singers for 12 years. Since 1997 he has worked as a full-time composer and become involved in a growing number of conducting projects, particularly with children’s and youth choirs.
Participating Choirs
- Birralee Blokes (Brisbane, Australia)
- Brisbane Birralee Voices (Brisbane, Australia)
- Cochise Children's Choir (Cochise, Arizona)
- Columbia Choirs (Kirkland, Washington)
- Delta Children's Choir (Greenville, Mississippi)
- Glorystar Children's Chorus (Potomac, Maryland)
- Minnetonka Chamber Choir (Minnetonka, Minnesota)
- Northland Children's Choir (Fairbanks, Alaska)
- Oregon Festival Choirs (Eugene/Springfield, Oregon)
- Ragazzi Boys Chorus (San Francisco, California)
- Spokane Area Children's Chorus (Spokane, Washington)
- Seattle Girls' Choir - Cantamus (Seattle, Washington
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