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Portland State Chamber Choir is making a global name for itself

November 06, 2017 / PSU-AAUP

OregonLive
By Brett Campbell
November 6, 2017

In July, it became the first American choir to compete in the prestigious Bali International Choir festival, to which it was invited because of recent success in international competitions, including a major victory in Italy.  The choir won top prize among 124 choirs in Bali and went on to perform in several other concerts and other events in Indonesia.

A few weeks later, the choir's newly released third CD, "The Doors of Heaven," not only became the first college choir recording to make Billboard's chart of best selling traditional classical albums but also debuted at No. 1 and stayed on the chart for two months.  The album earned worldwide play on streaming platforms, like Apple Music, and favorable, sometimes ecstatic reviews in Europe and the U.S.

Read the full article at the OregonLive website here.

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