Resonance Ensemble, a professional vocal ensemble based in Portland, Oregon, performs powerful concerts promoting meaningful social change. Our performances intentionally address themes highlighting diverse solo and choral voices, new and underrepresented composers, visual and other performing arts, and community partners.
Resonance collaborates often with local organizations including Third Angle New Music Ensemble, the Portland Art Museum, Portland Chamber Orchestra, Cascadia Composers, the Chuck Israels Jazz Orchestra, and Friends of Chamber Music. Creative partners have included Pink Martini bandleader Thomas Lauderdale, renowned classical pianist Hunter Noack, former Oregon Poet Laureate Paulann Peterson, and visual artist Therese Murdza. Community partners include PRIDE Northwest, Bethel A.M.E. Church, BRAVO Youth Orchestras, Muslim Educational Trust, the Institute for Christian and Muslim Understanding, Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, McCulloch Foundation, and Cerimon House.