You’re invited to PPM’s Annual Midwinter’s Auction
It’s PPM’s annual fundraiser! Auction and party in the beautiful Discover Portsmouth Center at 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth. The event will include a silent auction, and a live auction. There will be musical entertainment throughout the evening featuring some extra talented choir members on piano, guitar, and flute, and a special performance of PPM’s own […]
Upcoming Area Choral Perfomances
We invite you to enjoy these area concerts and support the arts on the Seacoast. What a great way to cheer up a dreary January weekend! They both look like great fun! Click links below to see flyers with all the information. Seacoast Choral Society – “Music for a Winter Afternoon” Concert on Sunday, January 24, […]
Christmas (2015)
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PPM’s Christmas Concert 2015
Portsmouth Pro Musica Presents ‘Christmas from the Americas’ Holiday Concerts This holiday season, Portsmouth Pro Musica is shining a spotlight on the rich talents of American composers in two December concerts. “Christmas from the Americas” will feature Conrad Susa’sCarols and Lullabies from the Southwest and Gwyneth Walker’s Appalachian Carols in an uplifting, eclectic choral performance. Concerts will […]
Concert Program Notes – December 2015
WELCOME TO THE 31ST ANNUAL PORTSMOUTH PRO MUSICA CHRISTMAS CONCERT. Purchase Tickets by clicking here! The following are the program notes for our upcoming Christmas Concert! There is a large body of folk carols composed for the Christmas season from all over the world; today’s program highlights some settings by several acclaimed American composers. We open […]
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 […]
Overtones At Trinity Church
The Overtones, the a capella musical ambassadors of Portsmouth Pro Musica, will perform their first full-length concert this Sunday, August 23 at 5 p.m. at Trinity Church, 546 York Street, York, Maine. The concert will mark the return of Portsmouth Pro Musica to the Trinity Church concert series. The full chorus performed there two years […]
Tour 2015
A touring group of PPM singers embarked on a musical adventure and goodwill tour of the “Imperial Cities of Central Europe” in late June of 2015. The 21 member choir spent over two years planning the tour, working with Christine Pelham of Going Places to experience the culture, and hear the music, and to give a […]
We Remember Muffie Hendricks
With great sadness we mourn the passing of a dear friend and lovely singer, Muffie Hendricks, charter member of Portsmouth Women’s Chorus. Muffie, pictured in the photo above in the bottom row left with glasses, was one of the original members of the PWC and contributed greatly to the group for over 25 years. Muffie […]