Nov. 15th – Journey Song to debut new composition!
Journey Song to debut new work by Peter Amidon at a “Friendraiser” sing in Exeter On Sunday, November 15th Journey Song will present an afternoon of song featuring the works of Vermont’s Peter Amidon (musician, educator, choral arranger/composer and comusic director of the Hallowell hospice singers). The celebration of song will be at the Congregational […]
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 […]
Video: Carols and Lullabies by Conrad Susa
This past week, while rehearsing these lovely carols, Priscilla mentioned some good recordings available on YouTube. In particular, she mentioned a good recording featuring a men’s choral group. It is indeed a good recording, so I thought I would share it with you. This is a playlist of each carol sung by a small group of […]
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 […]
Welcome, Singers!
Welcome Singers – former, returning and new! Following our 30th anniversary season capped off by the tour-of-a-lifetime to Central Europe this summer, I can promise that our 31st season will be just as exciting. December programming “Christmas from the Americas” will feature ten beautiful and exotic Spanish carols complemented by four Appalachian carols. Harp, marimba […]
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 […]
Meet Alice Parker
PPM Founding Director, Priscilla French, attended the 38th annual Chorus America conference in Boston on June 18 & 19. While there, Priscilla had the opportunity to speak with esteemed American composer/arranger Alice Parker whose “Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal” was part PPM’s April concert and Central European Tour earlier this summer. Ms. Parker was delighted to […]