Picfest

The Pacific International Children's Choir Festival (PICCFEST) was established in 1998 as a week-long residential event and quickly became regarded as one of the top youth choir festivals in North America, presenting 28 gatherings by its final season in 2023.The festival's co-founder and Artistic Director: Peter Robb, a composer and arranger of choral music as well as a conductor.On even numbered years, the June event became Youth Choral Festival (open to all voicings of young choirs up through age 18) and the new July event became the Young Women's Choral Festival (for female singers through age 18).In 2011 and 2017, the Oregon Bach Festival had no official opening ceremony, and the entire picfest Chorus performed a free On-The-House concert.Recent guest conductors have included Bob Chilcott (2005, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022), Sandra Snow (2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015), Henry Leck (2001, 2006, 2013, 2017), Susan Brumfield (2019, 2023), Andrea Ramsey (2014, 2016), Gary Packwood (2023), Lynne Gackle (2010), and.
Eugene, OregonUnited StatesOregon Bach FestivalUniversity of OregonHayward FieldHult CenterBob ChilcottHenry LeckChoral music festivalsAmerican Music Performance Invitational for Mixed ChoirsCincinnati May FestivalCork International Choral FestivalFestival 500Festival de Música Coral RenascentistaInternational Stasys Šimkus choir competitionAustraliaCanadaMasterWorks FestivalNordic Student Singers' SummitOhrid Choir FestivalPICCFESTThree Choirs FestivalUniversitas Cantat