"Portland Protests" TICKETS NOW ON SALE!
“To bring these new works to life with this ensemble is an honor.”
Resonance Ensemble presents “Portland Protests,” featuring 3 world premieres pairing local poets and composers
A concert reflecting on Portland’s racial justice protests and our collective hopes for this city
“ “This is Resonance’s mission in action, bringing powerful new music to life that makes us all think and want to make change.””
PORTLAND, OR — On Saturday, March 18 and Sunday, March 19, 2023, Resonance Ensemble returns to the Historic Alberta House for “Portland Protests,” the third concert of their 14th season. Led by guest conductor Shohei Kobayashi, Resonance will offer an evening of vocal music and poetry in dialogue with visual art and photography of Portland’s racial justice protests of 2020–2021, and joined by a string quartet from Portland’s Fear No Music. A panel discussion with featured artists will follow.
Margaret Bonds, Composer featured in ‘Portland Protests’
Works by Margaret Bonds, David Lang, and Joel Thompson will be heard alongside newly commissioned poetry and music by acclaimed local poets and composers. With texts from writer A. Mimi Sei, Resonance Ensemble Poet-in-Residence S. Renee Mitchell, and spoken word artist Vin Shambry set to music by Judy A. Rose, Kimberly Osberg, and Fear No Music’s Kenji Bunch, audiences will be invited to consider and intentionally remember our city’s past, collectively grieve, and dare to envision more just futures.
“These six world-class artists provide their distinct individual perspectives on Portland’s 2020 protests, their experiences as Portland residents, and their hopes for the city,” says Resonance Artistic Director and founder Katherine FitzGibbon. “This is Resonance’s mission in action, bringing powerful new music to life that makes us all think and want to make change.”
Shohei Kobayashi, Guest Conductor (Photo: K. Waltz)
“To bring these new works to life with this ensemble is an honor,” adds Shohei Kobayashi, guest conductor and co-artistic advisor for Resonance Ensemble. “These new choral works and their texts speak to shared humanity, loss and being lost, the courage and fearlessness of the protesters, deep emotional exhaustion, and resilient, insistent hope.”
Vin Shambry, a frequent Resonance guest artist and Artistic Director for Alberta House, reflected on this fifth season of collaborations between Resonance and the NE Portland event space.
“My relationship with Resonance is deep and rooted in our shared commitment to reaching and engaging voices from our community that have been disproportionately impacted by social, economic, and racial injustices,” says Shambry. “Portland Protests is a call to remind us all of the power of art to inspire change and heal our souls. I am grateful for the opportunity to add my writings to this experience and look forward to another incredible Resonance concert.”
Single tickets are now on sale at resonancechoral.org. For more information on Alberta House, including transit and parking, visit albertahouse.or
Members of the commissioned poet/composer team (From L to R) Top: Composer Judy A. Rose, Poet Dr. S. Renee Mitchell, Poet Vin Shambry Bottom: Guest Conductor Shohei Kobayashi, Composer Kim Osberg. NOT PICTURED: Poet A. Mimi Sei, and Composer Kenji Bunch (Photo captured on the front steps of Alberta House by Karen Pride)
PORTLAND PROTESTS
WHEN: Saturday, March 18 @ 7:30 pm | Sunday, March 19 @ 3:00 pm
WHERE: Alberta House | 5131 NE 23rd Ave, Portland, OR
TICKETS: Single tickets are on sale now.
Single ticket prices: $35/adult, $30/senior, $10/student, and $5/Arts for All
For details about tickets, visit resonancechoral.org or call our box office at (503) 427-8701.
Note to Journalists: Katherine FitzGibbon, Shohei Kobayashi, Damien Geter as well as the commissioned artists are available for print, online, and broadcast interviews. If you would like more information on our season or would like to schedule an interview, please contact Liz Bacon Brownson at liz@resonancechoral.org or by calling 971-212-8034.
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PORTLAND PROTESTS
Reflecting on our collective hopes for this city
Saturday, March 18 @ 7:30 pm
Sunday, March 19 @ 3:00 pm
Alberta House | 5131 NE 23rd Ave, Portland, OR
Tickets on sale now!
Single ticket prices: $35/adult, $30/senior, $10/student, and $5/Arts for All members.
For details about tickets, visit our event page or call our box office at (503) 427-8701
We are proud to have this event involved as part of Arts Madness. Visit our blog to learn more about how attending our concert can help you support arts across Portland.
For Further Reading
About Resonance Ensemble Artistic Director Dr. Katherine FitzGibbon
About guest conductor
Shohei Kobayashi
About Alberta House
About guest composer Judy A. Rose
About guest poet Vin Shambry
About guest composer Kenji Bunch
About guest poet A. Mimi Sei
About guest composer Kimberly Osberg
About poet-in-residence Dr. S. Renee Mitchell
