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CD Recordings & Partnerships
The Chorale has released two CD’s: Hear My Prayer: The American Spiritual – a collection of classic and new Spirituals by American composers; and a live recording of George Frideric Handel’s Messiah – An Oratorio.
Collaborative Partners for music projects have included: Oregon Bravo Youth Orchestra, Pacific Youth Choir, Portland Opera, Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra, jazz singer Diane Schuur, saxophonist Grace Kelly, pop singer Melissa Manchester, The Brubeck Brothers Quartet, Broadway baritone Douglas Webster, 56th US Army Band, guitar virtuoso Stanley Jordan, Seattle Jazz Singers, Sno-King Chorale, Duke Ellington School of the Arts Jazz Orchestra, Washington State Ballet, Washington State School for the Blind, Oregon String Quartet, Tears of Joy Puppet Theatre, Camas and Battle Ground High Schools, Vancouver School of Arts & Academics, and others.
Northwest Chamber Orchestra
The Northwest Chamber Orchestra is comprised of professional freelance musicians – many of whom perform with Portland Opera, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Oregon Symphony, Eugene Symphony, Tacoma Symphony, and others. Our Guest Artists are nationally recognized classical and jazz musicians who have performed with orchestras, musical theatre companies, and ensembles throughout the USA and Europe.
Vancouver Wine & Jazz Festival
Since 1998, Bravo! has produced the Vancouver Wine & Jazz Festival. The Festival features internationally acclaimed GRAMMY-winning jazz, blues and pop artists, Northwest wines, fine artists, exhibitors, and local restaurants. The Festival (www.vancouverwinejazz.com) is the #1 Cultural Tourism event in Southwest Washington and is “...the largest festival of its kind in the Northwest...” (ABC TV KATU 2, Portland, OR).
An estimated 150,000 people have attended the Jazz Festival since its founding in 1998, with visitors from 30 U.S. States, and Canada.
The Festival has presented internationally-acclaimed artists including: Al Jarreau, Allen Toussaint, Arturo Sandoval, Bela Fleck, Blind Boys of Alabama, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Bo Diddley, Booker T. Jones, Brubeck Brothers Quartet, Chick Corea, Chuck Mangione, Claudia Villela, Coco Montoya, David Sanborn, Diane Schuur, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Don McLean, Dr. John, Eddie Palmieri, Four Freshmen, Grace Kelly, James Cotton, Jean-Luc Ponty, Joey DeFrancesco, John Mayall, John Pizzarelli, Jose Feliciano, Judy Collins, Kenny Loggins, Lavay Smith, Lee Ritenour, Los Lobos, Marcia Ball, Mavis Staples, Melissa Manchester, Nicholas Payton, Poncho Sanchez, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Ramsey Lewis, Regina Carter, Rita Coolidge, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Russell Malone, Ruthie Foster, Sara Gazarek, Shemekia Copeland, Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Spyro Gyra, Stanley Clarke, Stanley Jordan, Take 6, The Louis Armstrong Society Jazz Band, The 5th Dimension, The Rippingtons, The Temptations, The Yellowjackets, Tierney Sutton, Toshiko Akiyoshi, WAR, and others; and more than 100 local and regional jazz bands.