May 5, 2021 @ 3:00 pm
Free
Donations accepted.
Resonance Ensemble partners with local jazz legend and composer Darrell Grant and Third Angle New Music to perform a selection from Grant’s upcoming jazz opera Sanctuaries.
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Resonance Ensemble: Commissions for Now, Part 1
April 21, 2021 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm PDT
After what continues to be a challenging year for the arts, Portland’s Resonance Ensemble introduces “Commissions for Now,” an exciting new video series that premieres commissioned works from three nationally recognized composers performed by Resonance artists and collaborators and captured by Portland filmmaker Kenny Hamlett.
The series opens Wednesday, April 21st at 3:00pm Pacific, with a piece by the notable choral composer Jasmine Barnes, whose multifaceted works frequently address questions of race and religion. Here she sets the powerful words of social activist and writer Sonya Renee Taylor, in “Normal Never Was,” the words that reached thousands of readers in the early pandemic and that Resonance has adopted as its theme for this season, with the permission of Sonya Renee Taylor.
Viewers can view each pre-recorded episode as it premieres on Resonance Ensemble’s YouTube channel at youtube.com/c/ResonanceEnsemble. For more information, visit resonancechoral.org/commissions-for-now.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Prepare for this concert by listening to our interview with Katherine FitzGibbon, Damien Geter, Darrell Grant, and Sarah Tiedemann on our podcast.
Resonance Enemble: Under the Overpass
January 27, 2021 @ 3:00 pm
FREE
Donations accepted.
All of Portland is a stage in Resonance Ensemble’s ongoing digital concert series, “Under the Overpass.” Beginning in the summer of 2020, artists were filmed in acoustic spaces under Portland’s famous bridges — six feet apart, masked, and yet making music together.
Resonance Ensemble and Kingdom Sound Gospel Choir once again partner in a stunning rendition of “Bridge Over Troubled Water” filmed at the iconic Cathedral Park beneath the St. Johns Bridge in Portland, OR.
“After days of unrelenting rain, it was such a gift to sing with all these talented musicians under my favorite bridge without a raindrop in sight,” said Resonance singer Kristen Buhler. “Everyone on set was so positive, hopeful, and kind. I hope the message we sang, and the collective joy we felt from singing together, comes through to all who watches.”
Viewers worldwide can watch the premiere of episode 3 for free on Wednesday, January 27 at 3:00 PM (PT) Pacific time at Resonance Ensemble’s website and YouTube channel. The video will remain on the Resonance YouTube channel thereafter.