Pictures from 2021 Winter
Originals available on this dropbox (these are my favs -D) – https://www.dropbox.com/sh/iu16i1bt46snmiy/AACfIALuI7MF46sD3Zj_6rPHa?dl=0
Introducing The Covid Quartet!
You may enjoy watching a recent recording we made for New Castle Church services. We recorded these 2 songs outside New Castle Church at the end of October and they were used in church services on Nov. 15th. We rehearsed with masks on but took them off for filming. As you can see, we are […]
Carmina Burana – May, 2010
Portsmouth Pro Musica with Portsmouth HS Percussion Ensemble and the High School Treble Chorus [May, 2010] Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana Priscilla Stevens French, Artistic Director Robert Littlefield & Fred MacArthur, pianists Susan Consoli, soprano Matthew Anderson, tenor Thomas Jones, baritone
Elijah – April 2014
Portsmouth Pro Musica performs Felix Mendelssohn’s Elijah: An Oratorio [April, 2014] Priscilla Stevens French, Artistic Director Robert Littlefield, Accompanist Bradford Gleim, as “Elijah” Katy Fickenwirth as “The Widow” Marya Danihel, as “The Angel” Richard Longley as “Ahab & Odadiah” Evie Houston as “The Youth”
John Rutter: The Composer Who Owns Christmas
An article about John Rutter (Candlelight Carol). From the New York Times (December 16, 2017) by Michael White The Composer Who Owns Christmas
Member Profiles
Leslie Couse / Soprano Where did you grow up? I grew up on a fruit farm in western NY. Now known as Orchard Dale Fruit Company, this farm has grown and changed with the times to sustain 8 generations for over 200 years. Picking cherries was my first paid summer job. Sounds romantic but it’s […]
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 […]
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.