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The Cannon Beach Chorus rehearses last week in preparation for performances that will cele-
brate the 30th anniversary of the group.
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Humble origins
Buehler, who started as
the conductor in 2010, is the
former director of Choral
Studies at Baker Universi-
ty in Kansas and has led a
variety of community and
collegiate choirs for more
than 40 years. He moved to
Cannon Beach to be closer
to his grandkids, but over
the past eight years Cannon
Beach has managed to stand
out in the chorale depart-
ment as well.
“It’s amazing to be as
healthy as we are at 30
years,” Buehler said. “Most
community choirs in a town
the size of Cannon Beach
don’t grow to include mem-
bers from other communi-
ties. When in this day and
age our area of existence
seems to be getting smaller,
every person brings that
sense of community (to the
choir).”
But what is now a robust,
four-part choir was born
in 1988 from the humble
beginnings of a dozen or so
people who decided within
the walls of a local recording
studio that starting a com-
munity choir could be fun.
Carole Whitlock, a long-
time Cannon Beach resident,
was one of those founding
members. The original direc-
tor, Danny Lawson, owned a
recording studio in Sandpip-
er Square at the time, which
served as the group’s fi rst
rehearsal space.
“We worked in the same
building, and we talked
about how it would fun to
organize a group to sing,”
she said. “So we did.”
Whitlock sang with the
group until 2000, weather-
ing a number of venue and
director changes. Averaging
only 12 to 20 members, the
group struggled to maintain
enough voices, but it didn’t
stop them from performing
all over town at venues like
Cannon Beach City Park,
local churches, the Coaster
Theatre, and eventually
Carnegie Hall in New York
City.
Joy, despair,
healing, hope
In the beginning, most
of the music the group sang
leaned toward rock n’ roll
and musical theater — a
large departure from the cur-
rent group’s classical bent.
“There weren’t a lot
of options at the time for
singing, so it was a special
opportunity,” Whitlock said.
Since then, Susan Gla-
rum, the one member of
the chorus who has been
involved since its founding,
said she has seen the chorus
ebb and fl ow when it comes
to participation, quality and
style.
“It just keeps getting
better and better,” she
said. “I look forward to the
camaraderie when I come
to practice. I wouldn’t see
all these people other than
right here, working toward a
common goal.”
For Buehler, so many
people coming from such
different backgrounds to
create something together
is what makes directing a
community chorus special.
“For a specifi c moment,
we all focus on a product to-
gether,” he said, “and I don’t
know how many things in
life go that way.”
With diversity comes
challenges as well. With a
variety of skill levels and
ages, Buehler is faced with
meeting everyone where
they’re at in terms of tech-
nique and musicianship.
But working on those
challenges every Monday
night is what makes this job
best, he said.
“Music does things to us
when we do music,” he said.
“In our choir, we can show
joy, despair, healing and
hope. It makes the commu-
nity feel more.” CW