Join Bright Moments and the Camas High School Choir for an unforgettable concert that explores the exponential advancement of human technology and the notion of human progress.

This concert is a collaboration of the Camas High School Choir and choral director Ethan Chessin, indie-rock musician and composer Kelly Pratt, and Young Audiences of Oregon & SW Washington.

The choir will be performing new music composed by Bright Moments, Pratt’s solo project, specifically for this collaboration. The concert is an original, hour-long performance for a rock band, horns and 200 high school singers, blending together a wide array of styles and genres — from afrobeat to metal to more traditional choral music — into a compelling intergenerational musical experience.

The music will be accompanied by original video projections created by the Camas students working with director Alicia J. Rose. This is the only opportunity to experience this concert in Portland.

Supported by the Camas Educational Foundation, CD Baby, Oregon Arts Commission and the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA).KBOO Community Radio and XRAY.FM are media sponsors.

Tickets $10 in advance / $12 day of show
https://ya-or.ejoinme.org/April13

(Logistical and accessibility details coming soon.)

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About the Camas High School Choir: The Camas High School Choir program has earned praise around the Northwest for its engaging performances of unique, diverse repertoire, including collaborations with local musicians SAMA DAMS, Alan Singley, Point Juncture, WA, AU/Luke Wyland and more.

About Kelly Pratt: From 2006–2012 Kelly Pratt was a full-time member of indie-pop outfit Beirut, contributing arrangements, brass/woodwinds, and vocals. He has performed and recorded with hundreds of artists including Arcade Fire, LCD Soundsystem, Coldplay, The War on Drugs, and Passion Pit. In 2012 and 2013, he collaborated with David Byrne and St. Vincent, providing arrangements for their album “Love this Giant,” as well as serving as arranger and musical director for their world tour. He is currently touring with Father John Misty as an arranger, conductor, and multi-instrumentalist.

About Young Audiences of Oregon & SW Washington: Young Audiences offers a full range of educational arts programming in multiple disciplines and cultures. The organization connects a roster of talented teaching artists with schools for artist residencies, workshops and performances; and partners with local schools, arts organizations, artists and community members to inspire young people and expand their learning through the arts.

About the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art: PICA’s programming supports the experiments of vital and provocative artists. PICA is unique among institutions for working right alongside artists at the increasingly blurry boundaries between forms and at the edge of new ideas. Throughout the year, audiences have myriad opportunities to interact with artists, curators, critics, and cultural visionaries in a direct, in-depth way. From performances to exhibitions to lectures to the annual Time-Based Art Festival, PICA's programs catalyze conversations about contemporary culture.