Singing for a Lifetime: The Chorus Impact Study
Chorus America has released an Arts Endowment-funded study that finds that 73 percent of choral singers said the activity “helps them feel less alone or lonely”; choral singers were also less likely than adults as a whole to report “indicators of isolation and depression.” Sixty-eight percent of choral singers reported that singing helped them to […]
The Joy of Singing….
Would you like to sing with Portsmouth Pro Musica? PPM is currently seeking altos and sopranos for the 2019-2020 season. We sing two concert programs per year. The fall/winter concert will feature a wide range of music for choir and brass ensemble. Rehearsals are Tuesday evenings (7-9:30 pm) in Portsmouth. Annual dues are $100 plus music […]
PPM Awards Two Student Scholarships in 2019
PORTSMOUTH PRO MUSICA SCHOLARSHIP $500.00 The Board of Directors of Portsmouth Pro Musica (PPM), a seacoast community chorus, has awarded scholarships of $500 each to help two area students advance in their musical studies. The awards were announced and presented during PPM’s recent end-of-season business meeting in May. The recipients are Lydia Barnes of Stratham and Elizabeth […]
Martha Gleason: Adult Summer Voices Classes
Hello Wonderful Singers, Summer is around the corner! I’m thrilled to be offering my Adult Summer Group Voice Classes again. We’ll be learning quick+easy centering exercises, voice power skills and beautiful songs. * Cost: $295 (Choose up to four classes from the below options.) * Classes offered: Tues, June 4th @ 4:00 pm, Thurs, June 6 @ 11:00 […]
In Rehearsal Slideshow – 2019
Enjoy these candid photos of our talented chorus preparing for the Spring concerts, courtesy of David J. Murray of ClearEyePhoto.com.
The World Beloved – An essay by Gavin Barbour
The World Beloved An essay by “our very own” Gavin Barbour (March 2019) In addition simply to being a beautiful work of music, The World Beloved is an expression of the dynamic relationship between modernity and the Christian tradition. The fact that it combines two such seemingly disparate elements as Bluegrass music and a Latin Mass, announces […]
Chichester Psalms – December, 2018
Performance of Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Pslams – North Church, Portsmouth NH. [December 2018]
The Neuroscience of Singing
The Neuroscience of Singing By Cassandra Sheppard on Sunday December 11th, 2016 FYI …. Here is a link to an article suggested by Priscilla from UPLIFT: Unity, Peace and Love in a Field of Transcendence. The Neuroscience of Singing
Upcoming Events
Arias and Barcarolles and the Bernstein Songbook Rebecca Jo Loeb, mezzo-soprano, Joshua Jeremiah, baritone, Steven Blier & Michael Barrett, piano September 21, 2018 8PM Phillips Exeter Academy – Forestal Bowld Music Center Exeter, NH Paul Dykstra, piano with Great Bay Philharmonic Orchestra Tchaikovksy Piano Concert NO. 1 in Bb Minor October 20, 2018 8PM […]