Save the date! Sat. April 9th and Sun. April 10th
Save the Date! Portsmouth Pro Musica presents an uplifting and inspiring Spring program on Saturday, April 9th, 3 PM at Christ Church in Exeter and Sunday, April 10th, 2016, 3PM at South Church in Portsmouth. Dvorak’s Mass in D Major featuring PPM chorus, soloists, and 17-piece orchestra will be the cornerstone of the program. Complementing the […]
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 […]
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 […]
We Remember Carl Eric Johnson
It is with a heavy heart that we share very sad news. On Wednesday, June 10th, Portsmouth Pro Musica’s Carl Eric Johnson passed away peacefully at Exeter Hospital surrounded by loved ones. Carl was a good friend to PPM, lending his wit, talent and expertise to our group singing both tenor and baritone. Carl first […]
PPM Flash Mob at Veterans Count Gala
Members of Portsmouth Pro Musica and Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra joined forces to participate in a flash mob at the 3rd annual gala Veterans Count at the Service Credit Union Building on May 16th. Guests were treated to a medley of patriotic music sung and played from 3 levels in the impressive atrium-style space. The acoustics of the […]
Free PPM Concert Monday, June 22nd
Portsmouth Pro Musica will perform a free concert on Monday, June 22nd at 7:30 at the Middle Street Baptist Church at 18 Court St in Portsmouth. The program will be an shorter version of the April concert in the format the group will be performing on the International tour to Budapest, Vienna and Prague in late […]
Thank you PPM Concert-goers
We had another wonderful concert series April 11th and 12th in Durham and Portsmouth to celebrate our 30th season. Thank you to all of the wonderful people who came out to hear us perform and celebrate. Special thanks too, to the attendees of our post-concert reception at St. John’s Church on Sunday. To see selected […]