Resonance Ensemble

Thank you textura.org for reviewing Resonance Ensemble's Safe Harbor:
"On the double-album release Safe Harbor, the innovative Portland-based choral outfit Resonance Ensemble performs twelve world-premiere commissions that capture the challenging times we live in and explore issues of race, sanctuary, resilience, and hope. Presented in two sections, REflect, which meditates on histories, and REimagine, which invites listeners to imagine a world of safety, inclusion, and connection, the recording aspires to be transformative and meets that goal. The works confront head-on real-world matters such as the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and the dangers young Black men encounter in their dealings with the authorities. Whereas the titular work by Joe Kye grapples with another pressing issue, the immigrant experience and the ongoing humanitarian crises at our borders, the live rendition of Mari Esabel Valverde's We Hold Your Names Sacred honours the memory of transwomen of colour who've lost their lives. It's impossible to hear Safe Harbor and not be affected."
Read the rest: https://www.textura.org/archives/r/resonanceensemble_safeharbor.htm

TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Season Finale · June 7 | 2PM

Resonance Ensemble closes the season with A Grain of Sand, Revisited, in collaboration with A Thousand Tongues.Inspired by the groundbreaking 1973 album by Chris Iijima, Nobuko Miyamoto, and Charlie Chin, this program brings historic Asian American protest songs into conversation with new choral works by composers across the diaspora.

Conducted and co-curated by Paolo Debuque, Adrianna Tam, and Shohei Kobayashi, the program features solo voices, storytelling, and archival imagery, asking us to consider what is at stake in revisiting and redefining Asian America today.

🎟️ Tickets: linked in comments below

We are honored to share that Resonance Ensemble has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 Dale Warland Singers Commission Grant, awarded by Chorus America in partnership with the American Composers Forum.

This national grant will support a new choral work by Pulitzer Prize–winning composer Caroline Shaw, to be premiered in our 2027–28 season for treble voices.

We are grateful for this opportunity to continue building meaningful, community-centered choral work alongside extraordinary collaborators.

Learn more at link below in comments.

Chorus America
American Composers Forum

☀️ Resonance is officially taking some well-deserved time off for the next two weeks!

🚨 Before we head out for our Spring Break, we want to make sure you’ve grabbed your tickets for our next program: A Grain of Sand, Revisited on June 7 at the iconic Alberta Rose Theatre. You can find a promo code in the comments below for a BOGO to this special performance as part of Arts Madness!

🎶 You’ll still see posts from us highlighting Arts Madness events and some of our favorite moments from this past season, but if you’re missing us already, check out our latest release, SAFE HARBOR, featuring Resonance-commissioned works from the last 15 years—available on Bandcamp and Apple Music.

🕶️ See you soon!