Explore Classical Music With Podcasts
Looking for something to pass the time on your morning commute or while you cook dinner? Here are some of our favorite classical music podcasts. Podcasts have taken the world by storm over the last few years – but did you know it’s not all true crime and politics out there? Click here to explore […]
PMAC’s Sandpipers Choral Spring Concert May 4th
Join us for the Sandpipers Spring Choral Concert featuring the PMAC Prep Chorus and Sandpipers Chorus under the direction of our own Priscilla French. Free and Open to the Public! Sat, May 4, 2019 at 4pm Portsmouth Music and Arts Center 973 Islington Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801 Click here for directions and additional details. Click […]
The Overtones 4th Annual Gundalow Sail
Sail on the Gundalow with The Overtones from Prescott Park to Little Harbor on Saturday, July 9th, at 2:30PM. Tickets are $50 per person. Enjoy a glorious summer afternoon of friendship, food, and a capella music aboard the gundalow Piscataqua. This unforgettable experience includes a three hour sail, entertainment by the Overtones and refreshments including Smutty Nose […]
Ride That Rhythm, Like a Merry-go-round
Remember those schoolyard merry-go-rounds we played on as kids? If the merry-go-round was moving and you wanted to get on it, what did you do? You probably ran alongside until you judged the time was right for you to jump on. Similarly, if you want to throw a bowling ball, you prepare in rhythm: step, […]
Video: Alice Walker What Wondrous Love
What Wondrous Love by the Robert Shaw Chamber Singers
Notes and Links to Gwyneth Walker’s Appalachian Carols
These Appalachian Carols either had their origins in the Appalachian Mountains, or were adopted and transformed by that region. Thus, they are considered part of the folk and spiritual tradition of the Appalachian musical heritage. These new arrangements for chorus and brass quintet aim to retain the melodic and harmonic simplicity of the original carols, while […]
Audio: Carols and Lullabies by Conrad Susa
Here are audio versions of the You Tube videos of the Susa carols we are currently rehearsing. To listen, simply click on them. To copy them, in Windows, right click on each play arrow and click “save audio as…” and copy them to the folder of your choice on your hard drive. You can then […]
Upcoming Performance in New Castle
John Martin, Stephanie Slabon, and Margaret Herlehy will be guest soloists at the New Castle Congregational Church on Sunday, November 22, at 9:45 AM. John and Stephanie will sing Mein Freund Ist Mein from Bach Cantata 140. They will be accompanied by Margaret on oboe and Charlie Blood on piano. John and Stephanie will also […]
Alice Parker’s Birthday Celebration
The American composer and arranger, Alice Parker, is 90 years old this year. We had the joy of performing her arrangement of “Hark, I Hear The Harps Eternal” in our 30th Anniversary Spring Concert and on our Central European Tour this past summer. To help celebrate Ms. Parker’s 90th birthday, we posted a link to […]
A New Season Begins
The Choir members reunited on a warm Tuesday evening in early September to share their stories of summer vacations and European touring and to kick off the 31st season of Portsmouth Pro Musica. The gathering took place on the front lawn of the United Methodist Church on Miller Ave, home to PPM’s rehearsals for over 20 […]