Spring with the Flash Choir

Hello friends and strangers,
The Flash Choir will be performing the ENTIRETY of "Caesar's Gate," a piece written by Sarah Dougher, in early April.
It is for choir and electric guitar. We hope to have clips of other performances up here soon, but there has so far been no complete performance of the piece.
It is based on the work of poet Robert Duncan and visual artist Jess.
If you'd like to join us in singing, please contact picasing@gmail.com. We rehearse on Monday nights from 7-9. You need to join us by MARCH 2 to participate in this performance.
Following this performance, we will be working on a piece based on 10 poems by William Stafford, to be presented in October. Rehearsals for this begin in May.

Here's one to pique your interest:

Evolution

The thing is, I'm still
An animal. What is a spirit,
I wonder. But I only wonder:
I'll never know.

Night comes and I'm hungry.
Tempted by anything, or called
By my peculiar appetites,
I turn aside, faithfully.

What comes before me
Transforms into my life.
"Truth" I say, and it answers,
"I'm what you need."

I sing, and song shaped like a bird
Flies out of my mouth.

Videos of FC, PCP, Mirah, others, from Dec. 5 2008

Videos by Penny Jam.


Mirah, Portland Cello Project & Flash Choir - Generosity from Jon Manning on Vimeo.


Mirah, Portland Cello Project & Flash Choir - Hard Times are Over from Jon Manning on Vimeo.

I Believe I Can Fly

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoJX-yoYMKw

Flash Choir with the Builders and the Butchers! Live!

This is from July 2008 --
enjoy!

The Builders and the Butchers at PDX Pop Now 2008 from Robin Margolis on Vimeo.

Flash Choir/TBA

Here's the choir singing on the first night of the TBA festival, on Sept. 4th, 2008. We sang "Caesar's Gate". Pat is directing in this picture. Check out those boots! Photo by Carolezoom. Thanks Carolezoom!

Our March 21 performance video finally

We had an amazing show at Patton Park. The grandson of the man who founded the park was there. It was a beautiful and sunny day. There were tons of kids running around and playing, and families, and people hanging out on the grass. There were free ice cream bars. There were people crying when they heard us. The crowd contributed beautiful words for our song. This is exactly right.
This is our scene!