Single Tickets on sale September 17!
PORTLAND, OR — Resonance Ensemble announces single tickets for their 2025–26 season, The Sound of Us. Season 17 centers music as a force for identity, justice, and connection. Through four bold programs of new and newly imagined vocal music, the award-winning ensemble explores themes of identity, solidarity, and belonging—presenting works that respond to the world we live in and the stories we carry as a community.
“Resonance is committed to presenting music that reflects the world around us. This season we’re amplifying voices that inspire change, honor resilience, and remind us of our shared humanity. We can’t wait to welcome audiences into these powerful conversations through music.”
Highlights include:
OCTOBER 24, 2025 | The Sound of Us
Part of the Oregon Symphony’s Sounds Like Portland festival and presented in partnership with Fear No Music, this concert at Benson High School Auditorium showcases bold works by Portland-based composers, including Stacey Philipps, Sydney Guillaume, Cecille Elliott, and Pulitzer Prize-winner, Caroline Shaw. Musicians from Fear No Music join Resonance in this celebration of local voices. Special guest Bora Yoon brings a genre-defying performance blending classical voice, electronics, and immersive media. Also in collaboration with Portland Public Schools, Resonance provides free tickets for PPS students and families and works with educators to connect classroom learning with the concert’s themes.
JANUARY 2026 | Sweet Honey in the Rock Returns
The matriarchs of musical resistance return! Resonance is thrilled to welcome back the iconic a cappella ensemble, Sweet Honey in the Rock, celebrated for their powerful vocals, spiritual depth, and unwavering commitment to justice. Witness the WORLD PREMIERE of a newly-commissioned work from this legendary vocal ensemble, created for Resonance and Sweet Honey to perform together.
MARCH 2026 | The North American Indigenous Songbook
Celebrating Native Voices: A West Coast Premiere. This landmark collection receives its West Coast premiere, showcasing a selection of vocal works by Indigenous composers from across the U.S. and Canada. Curated and performed by pianist Timothy Long (Muscogee Creek and Choctaw), the North American Indigenous Songbook expands and uplifts Native art song. Special guest Danielle Jagelski (Oneida Nation and Red Cliff Band of Ojibwe) leads the performance of her new work Holy Ground, alongside powerful pieces exploring resilience, identity, and cultural legacy.
JUNE 2026 | A Grain of Sand, Revisited
The season closes with A Grain of Sand, Revisited—a reflection on Asian American political identity through music and storytelling. In collaboration with Minneapolis-based A Thousand Tongues, the program blends selections from the groundbreaking 1973 protest album A Grain of Sand with choral works by contemporary Asian and Asian American composers, including Shruthi Rajasekar, Tracy Wong, and Saunder Choi. Co-curated and conducted by ATT Artistic Director Paolo Debuque, conductor Adrianna Tam, and Resonance Associate Conductor Shohei Kobayashi, the concert bridges generations of activism and artistry.
THIS IS THE SOUND OF US
Make it yours. Subscribe or purchase tickets now at resonancechoral.org.
Single Tickets available to the general public beginning September 17, 2025
