Portara Ensemble Presents Home Sunday, June 3, 4pm Glencliff United Methodist Church Jason Shelton, Artistic Director Patrick Dunnevant, Assistant Director Kelsi Fulton, accompanist Featuring Epiphany Dance Partners Lisa Spradley, Artistic Director I. A Place for Us All Locus Iste Austrian composer Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) set this traditional Latin text for the dedication of a chapel […]
Home Sunday, June 3, 2018, 4:00 PM at Glenncliff United Methodist Church A benefit for Open Table Nashville’s Village at Glencliff that will provide a dignified, hospitable and loving bridge housing community to Nashville’s unhoused. All are welcome. $10 suggested donation. Program Notes I. A Place for Us All Locus Iste – Anton Bruckner Somewhere – Leonard […]
Portara Ensemble Presents Mid-Winter Triptychs Sunday, December 10, 4pm Belle Meade United Methodist Church Welcome to our winter concert! Today we’re presenting sets of three thematically related pieces, interspersed with Gustav Holst’s beautiful setting of Christina Rosetti’s poem “In the Bleak Midwinter.” In the Bleak Mid-Winter, verse 1 In the bleak mid-winter Frosty wind made […]
Mid-Winter Triptychs Sunday, December 10th, 2017, 4:00 PM at Belle Meade United Methodist Church Celebrate the season with exquisite choral masterworks, holiday favorites, and new pieces to broaden your winter musical horizons. Multiple sets of three thematically-connected pieces will help us explore the meaning and mystery of this season of wonder and hope. Includes selections […]
Sunday, September 24th, 2017, 4:00 PM Hillsboro High School Auditorium All are welcome – Suggested Donation $10 Where does the spark of creativity come from? Nature, love, life, beauty – inspiration comes from so many places. Sometimes, it comes from the minds of 4th graders! Join us to see what happens when we let sparks […]
Sunday, May 21, 2017, 4:00 PM at Downtown Presbyterian Church All are welcome – Suggested Donation $10 Proceeds from this concert will benefit The Contributor The Contributor, Nashville’s weekly street newspaper, creates economic opportunity with dignity by investing in the lives of people experiencing homelessness and poverty. Portara Ensemble celebrates the Contributor’s mission with a […]
Portara Ensemble was delighted to join Classical 91.1’s Will Griffin on December 6th for a preview of our Winter Concert, Dark Night of the Soul. The preview is now available on the Nashville Public Radio website for streaming at this link. We hope you enjoy these selections from our concert!
On Sunday, October 9, members of Portara Ensemble joined the country music sensation Eli Young Band at a sold-out concert at the Exit/In, singing background vocals on their latest single, “Saltwater Gospel.” In their review, SoundsLikeNashville said, “Their latest single, “Saltwater Gospel,” was one of the evening’s highlights as a gospel choir backed the band during […]
Dark Night of the Soul: Choral Reflections on Advent and Wintertime Friday, December 9, 7:00 PM Church of the Good Shepherd, Brentwood, TN Saturday, December 10, 7:00 PM Christ the King Church, Nashville, TN In this season of growing darkness and anticipation we’ll explore ancient and contemporary musings on mystery, wonder, the deepening of the night, […]
A Prayer for Peace The Musica Sacra Mundi Concert Series Sunday September 18, 3:00 pm The Temple (Congregation Ohabai Shalom) Sunday September 25, 3:00 pm St Paul’s Episcopal Church All are welcome – Suggested Donation $10 Invoking the beauty of the human voice, Portara Ensemble uses choral music as the gateway to elevate and inspire […]