Reflecting on The Sound of Us
Guest artist Bora Yoon, alongside Conductor Katherine FitzGibbon and musicians from Resonance Ensemble and Fear No Music take their final bows as the audience applauds. (Photo: Liz Bacon Brownson, via cell phone)
Check out the Oregon ArtsWatch review!
“Beams of Light: Resonance Ensemble and Fear No Music Sound Like Portland.”
On Friday, October 24th, Resonance and Fear No Music presented a joint program in partnership with Portland Public Schools as part of the Oregon Symphony’s Sounds Like Portland Festival. The performance, comprised entirely of composers and musicians from our city, took place at the newly-renovated Benson High School Auditorium and featured special guest artist Bora Yoon.
The program was recorded and will soon be available online for free, thanks to the generous support of the Resonance Ensemble Access Project (REAP). In the meantime, explore the gallery below to relive the evening — click any image to see more context!
All photos by Resonance’s resident photographer, Rachel Hadiashar, unless otherwise noted.
UP NEXT FOR RESONANCE | SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK!
From our last performance with Sweet Honey in 2024
Resonance welcomes back the iconic a cappella ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock, known for their singular blend of vocal power, spiritual grounding, and deep-rooted calls for justice. These matriarchs of musical resistance return for two special performances—culminating in the world premiere of a new work commissioned especially for this season, created for Resonance and Sweet Honey to perform together.
The program opens with Resonance Ensemble, followed by a featured set by Sweet Honey in the Rock, and concludes with the debut of this powerful new collaborative piece.
Saturday, January 24 2026 | 7:30 pm | Newmark Theatre
Sunday, January 25, 2026 | 3:00 pm | The Reser
