PACIFIC YOUTH CHOIR

PACIFIC YOUTH CHOIR COMPLETED ITS 22ND SEASON WITH CONTINUED GROWTH AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRENGTHENING UNDER ITS SECOND YEAR OF NEW ARTISTIC LEADERSHIP AND FIRST YEAR OF NEW EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP. TOTAL ENROLLMENT REACHED 219 SINGERS FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE, REPRESENTING 114 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS ACROSS 48 ZIP CODES IN THE PORTLAND METROPOLITAN AREA. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED ALMOST 42,000 IN TUITION ASSISTANCE TO JUST OVER HALF OF ITS SINGERS, ENSURING THAT FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES DO NOT DETERMINE ACCESS TO EXCEPTIONAL MUSIC EDUCATION. SEASON 22 FEATURED CONTINUED HIGH-PROFILE COLLABORATIONS AND SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY OUTREACH. PYC MAINTAINED ITS LONGSTANDING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OREGON SYMPHONY ACROSS 6 DIFFERENT ENGAGEMENTS, AS WELL AS PARTNERED WITH OREGON CHORALE AND METROPOLITAN YOUTH SYMPHONY. WE HOSTED THE FINAL CHORAL FX HONOR CHOIR IN COLLABORATION WITH CHORO IN SCHOLA, WELCOMED THE WORLD- RESPECTED CHANTICLEER TO WORK WITH OUR HIGH SCHOOL SINGERS, AND CONTINUED OUR LONG STANDING TRADITION OF PARTICIPATING IN THE ANNUAL DR. MLK DAY CELEBRATION WITH VANCOUVER AVE. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR CONDUCTED 55 HOURS OF COMPLIMENTARY CLINICS AT 25 AREA SCHOOLS, REACHING OVER 1,371 STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE REGION. THE NEIGHBORHOOD CHOIR PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES FREE CHORAL EDUCATION AT TITLE I ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, CONTINUED AT ONE LOCATION DURING THE SEASON BEFORE BEING PAUSED TO DEVELOP A MORE SUSTAINABLE OPERATING MODEL FOR FUTURE EXPANSION. THE ORGANIZATION INVESTED SIGNIFICANTLY IN INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE GROWTH. INDIVIDUAL AND CORPORATE CONTRIBUTIONS GREW 76% OVER THE PRIOR YEAR, AND PYC INTRODUCED ITS FIRST ANNUAL GALA AS A MAJOR FUNDRAISING INITIATIVE. PROGRAMMING CONTINUED TO EMPHASIZE DIVERSE REPERTOIRE AND COMPOSER REPRESENTATION, WITH CONCERTS FEATURING WORKS BY COMPOSERS OF COLOR, WOMEN, AND UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS ACROSS MULTIPLE LANGUAGES AND CULTURAL TRADITIONS.