BRUNCH & BAD CHOICES
September 26, 2026
We begin by breaking the rules.
Get ready for a joyful, slightly unhinged Miscast-style fundraiser where our singers step into music they were never expected — or “supposed” — to sing. Over coffee, mimosas, and a bit of chaos, familiar songs transform in surprising ways. Pajamas are encouraged, decorum is negotiable, and every ticket purchased, dollar raised, and questionable musical decision made helps launch and sustain Resonance Ensemble’s 2026–27 season.
Think Miscast. Think Fun. Think Mimosas.
Saturday 11:00A
Alberta Rose Theatre
Portland, OR
*Included in all season subscription packages. Single ticket pricing increases once tickets go on sale to the general public.
CONQUEST REQUIEM
March 13 & 14, 2027
We sit inside histories that resist simple telling.
Resonance joins forces again with Orchestra Nova Northwest, Choral Arts Ensemble of Portland, and guest soloists to present Gabriela Lena Frank’s Conquest Requiem. At once intimate and monumental, this large-scale work shaped by musical force and historical complexity invites us into narratives that refuse to resolve neatly, where meaning shifts with every perspective.
Saturday, 7:30P and Sunday, 3P
The Reser and TBD
Beaverton, OR and Portland, OR
FOR THE BIRDS
January 31, 2027
We listen beyond ourselves.
In partnership with Bird Alliance of Oregon, For the Birds explores bird song, migration, ecological soundscapes, and the fragile interconnectedness between humans and the natural world. Featuring our 2026–27 commissioning composer Judy A. Rose, and wildlife photographer Ethan Allred, alongside works by Rosephanye Powell, Caroline Shaw, and others, this program listens for music that exists beyond human authorship—calls, patterns, and songs that continue whether or not we stop to hear them.
Sunday, 3P
Agnes Flanagan Chapel
Portland, OR
ON THIS LAND
June 27, 2027
Whose land is it? What does it mean to belong to a land?
This program revisits Kenji Bunch’s Resonance Ensemble commission On This Land (text by Chisao Hata), shaped by Japanese American incarceration in the Pacific Northwest. Also on the program: Shruthi Rajasekar’s Whose Names Are Unknown and Freddy Viches’s Abya Yala—a multilingual choral suite created with Indigenous poets across the Americas, exploring connections with the land that transcend borders. Resonance is joined by musicians of Fear No Music and Las Matices Latin Ensemble.
Sunday, 3P
Agnes Flanagan Chapel
Portland, OR