15for15 - Reflecting on 15 years
All photos in this post are by Rachel Hadiashar unless otherwise noted
As we finalize preparations for our 15th anniversary celebration concert, MISSION15, we share 15 highlights from across Resonance Ensemble’s history. From collaborations with artists and ensembles to powerful moments with community partners, these significant milestones in Resonance Ensemble's journey have all led us to this weekend’s landmark performance. Below are 15 of our favorite memories that have helped shaped our story.
Join us THIS SATURDAY to help us make our next favorite memory!
One of Resonance Ensemble’s early concerts, Music & Memory featured a program that highlighted music in dialogue with Thérèse Murdza's visual art in 2011 at Lewis & Clark College.
This 2022 photoshoot with Rachel Hadiashar showcased the incredible treble-voice artists featured in our program on bodily autonomy, We Dissent.
A few of the remarkable individuals who comprised the African American Requiem Advisory Council, helping Resonance ensure this important work achieved maximum reach both in Portland and beyond.
Kathy conducts Resonance and the incredible Venerable Showers of Beauty Gamelon ensemble in our 2014 program, GONGS + SONGS at Reed College. (If you look closely, you can see one of our favorite journalists, Brett Campbell!)
This photo captures a poignant moment of Kathy, conducting the choir while pregnant with her firstborn son, Will, marking the intertwining of personal milestones with the ensemble's journey. Resonance was preparing for a program at Portland State University.
This image showcases two of our most passionate supporters, our esteemed poet-in-residence, S. Renee Mitchell, and Shauna Adams, captured after the 2018 program BODIES at Alberta House (formerly Cerimon House).
At Portland State University, singers Ben Kinkley (right) and Cecily Kiester (middle) share a lighthearted moment next to Erik Hundtoft (left).
This image exemplifies Resonance's commitment to fostering authentic relationships with our community partners. Here, Debra Porta, executive director of Pride Northwest, shakes hands with Kathy during our 2018 program, BODIES, on which we partnered.
We cherish our volunteers! Meet Roger Robinson, one of our original supporters, captured before our 2010 program, The Witching Hour, at Lewis & Clark College. Roger represents the dedication and support of many of our original backers who played a vital role in helping Resonance find its wings and soar.
The remarkable John Stuber accompanies Resonance on the piano during the Blessed Unions program in 2012, which once again showcased artwork by Thérèse Murdza.
Resonance collaborates with the Portland Chamber Orchestra for a stirring performance of The Monster, under the baton of the late Maestro Yaacov Bergman in 2011.
Dinah Dodds, who we dearly miss, and whose legacy left a profound impact on Resonance Ensemble’s dedication to commissioning new work, captured at a 2018 fundraiser held in the exquisite Giltner House.
Las Matices Latin Ensemble collaborated with Resonance for the world premiere of Freddy Vilches’ Abya Yala in 2022, showcasing a diverse array of instruments, some of which they made themselves!
Shohei Kobayashi joins Katherine FitzGibbon, marking the start of Shohei’s inaugural season as associate conductor and co-artistic advisor!
No party like a Resonance Ensemble party! This festive photoshoot captured Rachel Hadiashar at Oh! Creative Studio brought together commissioned artists S. Renee Mitchell, Cecille Elliott, Kimberly R. Osberg, Freddy Vilches, Joe Kye, and Judy A. Rose to help us celebrate our 15th birthday in style!
JOIN US FOR THE BIRTHDAY BASH!
MISSION 15
Saturday, June 8, 2024
7:30 PM
@Winningstad Theater
