Yelling Choir is a femme, women, and nonbinary performance process that reimagines voice, presence, gender, and power.

We share with people the immediate, visceral experience of having a voice (both sonically and creatively), especially for those who have historically had less of a voice in our culture. We love to yell—and we also explore other sounds, extended vocal techniques, movement, and improvisation. We explore getting big, taking up space, allowing big emotions—from joy to rage to boredom to delight, and in between—in an emotionally-regulated and supported way.

We aim to take up the full size of the vast wordless mystery of existence that we are part of RIGHT NOW.

Yelling Choir has a forward-thinking aesthetic based in contemporary classical music, improvisation, performance art, and social practice. The group is influenced by organizer and musicologist Maxx Katz’s diverse fields of study (performance theory, improvisation, classical music, heavy metal, free jazz) as well as study in somatic awareness practice and trauma-informed mindfulness.

Yelling Choir has performed at the 2024 Oregon Contemporary Artists’ Biennial, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art’s Time-Based Art Festival, and the American Choral Directors Association Biannual NW Conference. Sign up below for our email list to hear about upcoming workshops and performances!