Festival Chorale Oregon has been bringing great choral masterworks to the Willamette Valley since 1979. The original 8 members formed under the umbrella of the Stayton Fine Arts Festival in 1979. Now, this energetic group has grown to a well-balanced ensemble of 85 from the mid-Willamette Valley, and they have performed in Western Oregon, Europe, Scandinavia, and Carnegie Hall. Administered by a 13-member board of directors from within its own membership, the chorale members purchase their own music and pay regular dues so that ticket revenues, as well as grants and contributions by patrons, may be used to provide the orchestral accompaniment foundational to the literature.