Resonance Kicks Off Their Year-End Giving Campaign on a Re-imagined Path
2020 has been profoundly challenging.
During this pandemic, arts organizations—Resonance included—have had to cancel or postpone in-person performances. It has been devastating for artists, financially and spiritually. Recently, Resonance had to push the date of Damien Geter’s eagerly anticipated An African American Requiem with the Oregon Symphony into 2022 -- especially disappointing in light of our commitment to Black lives, and the need to share this vision now.
We re-imagined a path forward.
Once we realized we couldn’t perform safely in person for a while, we asked ourselves how we could continue to bring you powerful new music that responds to the social issues of our times?
We found a way.
Instead of the concert stage, we now share music through the lens of a camera, with innovative video events given for free to global audiences online:
Under the Overpass, an exciting series of videos under Portland’s historic bridges;
Commissions for Now, three major world premieres addressing this moment; and
Six Feet Apart, a world premiere video sharing deeply personal stories of Oregonians during the pandemic, with our partners at Anima Mundi Productions.
None of this is possible without your help.
Our concerts are designed to reflect the times, and when you give to Resonance Ensemble, you become a part of that reflection. Our goal is to raise $30,000—which covers the costs for three of these videos—by December 31st, and we can’t do it without your help. As you are able, will you make a special year-end contribution to Resonance Ensemble to help us create new art to share worldwide, at no cost to viewers?
Join us on this path toward change.
Resonance exists so that you have the opportunity to experience music that moves people, inspires reflection, and creates change. To donate today, either to the general fund or to the Dinah Dodds Fund for the Creation of New Art, please mail back the enclosed envelope with your check or credit card information, visit resonancechoral.org, or call us at 503-427-8701.
Your donation, no matter the size, makes our work possible. As Sonya Renee Taylor writes, we are being given the opportunity to stitch a new garment, to envision a new world post-pandemic. The arts can help lead us there. Along with our artists, staff, filmmakers, and board, I thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Katherine FitzGibbon, Artistic Director