PORTLAND PROTESTS | RESONANCE ENSEMBLE

Guest conductor Shohei Kobayashi curates a concert inspired by Portland’s 2020 racial justice protests, the militarized response against the protesters, and the opportunity to envision a more just and peaceful Portland.

Along with music by David Lang and Margaret Bonds, the concert includes three world premiere commissions pairing Portland poets (including poet A. Mimi Sei, poet-in-residence S. Renee Mitchell and spoken word artist Vin Shambry) and composers (Kenji Bunch, Kimberly Osberg, and Judy A. Rose). The oil paintings of internationally-famed artist (and Portlander!), Henk Pander, depicting scenes of 2020 provide a powerful backdrop for this concert—generously on loan to Alberta House from .Vanport Mosaic

 Performers:

, guest conductor Shohei Kobayashi

, composer Kenji Bunch

, poet-in-residence S. Renee Mitchell