Press Materials

Welcome to the Resonance Ensemble Press Room. Here you’ll find essential resources for media coverage, including our press kit, recent press releases, high-resolution images, bios, and background information. For media inquiries, interview requests, or additional materials, please contact Liz Bacon Brownson.

MEDIA CONTACT

Liz Bacon Brownson, Director of Marketing and Operations
503-427-8701 | liz@resonancechoral.org

BOILERPLATE

Programming with Purpose
Now in its sixteenth season, Resonance Ensemble is a professional vocal ensemble based in Portland, Oregon, known for crafting powerful programs that promote meaningful social change. Through thoughtful, thematic concerts, Resonance amplifies voices historically excluded from the stage—highlighting underrepresented composers, poets, visual artists, and community collaborators.

Under the leadership of Artistic Director Dr. Katherine FitzGibbon, Resonance Ensemble engages in bold collaborations with artistic and community partners. Its singers, described by Willamette Week as “one of the Northwest’s finest choirs,” bring technical excellence and emotional depth to repertoire that spans genres and generations.

Resonance commissions and champions new works that reflect diverse lived experiences, giving space to contemporary composers and poets whose perspectives are often overlooked. Collaborations have included poets, jazz musicians, singer-songwriters, dancers, painters, and playwrights—bringing music into rich dialogue with other creative disciplines.

Resonance has commissioned works by artists including A. Mimi Sei, Darrell Grant, Jasmine Barnes, Kenji Bunch, Cecille Elliott, Melissa Dunphy, Damien Geter, S. Renee Mitchell, Joe Kye, Judy A. Rose, Ringdown, Caroline Shaw, Danni Lee Parpan, and many others.

Each concert includes opportunities for the audience to engage directly with community organizations whose missions align with the performance themes. Resonance’s work has been recognized by both local and national media. Oregon ArtsWatch called it “part social commentary, part group therapy, and part best damn choir show in town.” In 2019, Chorus America awarded FitzGibbon the Louis Botto Award for Innovative Action and Entrepreneurial Zeal for her visionary leadership and impact. [250 Words, Updated: 04/2025]

PRESS PHOTOS

Click below to access current images of the choir and leadership team. This folder includes downloadable headshots, group photos, and more. Photo credits are included in each file name.

Ensemble & Leadership

Brand Assets

PRESS RELEASES

2025

April 22, 2025 —Resonance Ensemble And The Portland Assembly Center Project Headline The Vanport Mosaic Festival With We Are Still Here

March 4, 2025 — Resonance Ensemble and Orchestra Nova Northwest Partner with Immigration Counseling Services, Dedicate Resonance Nova to a Beloved Arts Advocate

March 1, 2025 - Resonance Ensemble and Portland Public Schools Continue Groundbreaking Collaboration with PPS Latinx Youth Choir Project

January 7, 2025 — CHOIR GRRRL — A Bold Collaborations with Caoline Shaw, Danni Lee Parpan, and Cecille Elliott

2024

September 27, 2024 — Resonance Ensemble Opens 16th Season With Blacknificent 7, Showcasing Seven Of Today’s Leading Black Composers

October 15, 2024 — Three Choirs, Full Orchestra, One Vision: RESONANCE NOVA

RECENT MEDIA COVERAGE