The Orcas Choral Society is a non-profit music organization dedicated to the love and appreciation of choral music. The 60-voice volunteer chorus is led by Roger Sherman, a full -time Orcas Island resident who has a deep appreciation of the choral repertoire. Roger is a multi-disciplined musician, recording engineer and producer who has published several Grammy-nominated recordings of choral music.

Since its founding by Catherine Pederson and Louellen McCoy in 1978, The Orcas Choral Society has provided a structure for adults to sing a wide variety of choral music at a consistently high level and to present choral concerts for island audiences.

Orcas Choral Society to perform

Mozart’s Requiem:
a cultural icon
and choral masterpiece

No single piece of classical music has generated as much speculation, rumor, and mythology as Mozart’s Requiem. The Requiem’s heart-wrenching beauty and awesome power confirms the genius of Mozart even in the last days of his short life. Mozart may have drawn inspiration from the works of Bach and Handel but the style is similar to his opera The Magic Flute that was completed just before he started work on the Requiem.

April 21 at Orcas Center

April 28 at St Mark's Cathedral
in Seattle. 2:30 pm. Donation at door.