Oregon My Home Music Video

“Oregon, My Home”
Music Video Tribute to the State and its People,
Honoring all the Oregon Fishermen lost at sea
P. O. Box 1582, Coos Bay, OR 97420 408-499-5156
www.KristiDKelty.com
February 26, 2016
PRESS RELEASE
Musicians and singers from three counties in Oregon are
collaborating on a project called “Oregon, My Home,” which
was inspired by the beauty of the state and its people. The
music video showcases a new orchestral and choral anthem by the same name, which was composed by Kristi Kelty of Coos Bay, OR, ironically only a few days before a fishing boat tragedy resulted in mens’ lives being lost at sea.
The music video will include notable musicians from Coos, Curry and Douglas County. To date the SOCC Choir, Southcoast Community Choir, Directed by John Harding, and the Oregon Mandolin Orchestra, directed by Brian Oberlin are on board, as well as Don “Doc” Slyter, an elder with the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indian Tribes, who will be performing the intro for the piece, on one of his handmade flutes. Guitarist, Michael Gregory, from Nashville is associate producer and lead arranger for the music. Coos Bay’s master keyboard player, Douglas Jones, (The Young Bucs) produced the first project demo. John Harding is doing an SATB for the SCC chorus. Musicians Hege Baken and Alayne Olmstead are among some of the notable fiddle players who will perform a Celtic segment of the piece.
“Once the Southcoast Community Choir learns the piece we will outreach to other choirs and singers who would like to participate in this project. We need a large choir for this,” states Kelty, who has composed award-winning orchestral pieces, in addition to the “California Anthem” that has been performed by many choirs, most recently at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA – by a choir of 650 singers.
The producers are outreaching for more participants. Interested musicians, singers or choirs are invited to please contact Kristi Kelty at 408-499-5156 for more information. XXXXX