Portara Ensemble Presents: One Vision
A World AIDS Day Tribute to Queen
Monday, December 1, 7:30pm
Eastside Bowl
1508A Gallatin Pike S,
Madison, TN 37115
TICKETS
All the hits you know and love, done the way they should be done – with a killer band and a full choir! Join us for a celebration of Queen, with an incredible lineup of guest singers taking us on a journey through the music of one of the greatest bands ever to hit the stage.
Benefitting MashUp! - a Nashville nonprofit working to confront health inequities and social injustice head-on, improving the lives and well-being of Black LGBTQ+ people through education, advocacy, and community-driven solutions.
Presenting Sponsor: Music City PrEP Clinic
Portara Ensemble
Presents: Canticles
Songs of Brother Sun &
Sister Moon
Sunday, October 5, 4:30pm
St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church
4800 Belmont Park Terrace
Nashville, TN 37215
More than Birds and Puppies:
Reclaiming the Radical Francis
Pre-concert talk with new
Canticle text collaborators
Jason Shelton & Rabbi Rami Shapiro
4pm, St. Bartholomew’s
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In 1225, Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone (now better known at St Francis of Assisi) composed one of the great works of medieval literature – the Canticle of Brother Sun & Sister Moon. 800 years later, his poetic reflection on the interrelatedness of all things still inspires and challenges us to care for the world around and within us as a manifestation of the divine. This concert will celebrate Francis’ radical vision (updated for the needs of the 21st century) and will feature the world premiere of Portara Artistic Director Jason Shelton’s new setting of the Canticle, a multi-movement work for chorus, piano, and string orchestra.
Portara Presents: Granted
Celebrating 25 years of Make-A-Wish Middle Tennessee
Sunday, May 4, 4pm
Frances Bond Davis Theatre
Harpeth Hall School
3801 Hobbs Road 37215
Join us for a family-friendly celebration of hope and resilience, as we honor the incredible work of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Middle Tennessee. For 25 years, Make-A-Wish has been granting life-changing wishes for Middle Tennessee children with critical illnesses.
Wishes are more than just a nice thing. And they are far more than gifts, or singular events in time. Wishes impact everyone involved—wish kids, volunteers, donors, sponsors, medical professionals and communities. For wish kids, just the act of making their wish come true can give them the courage to comply with their medical treatments. Parents might finally feel like they can be optimistic. And still others might realize all they have to offer the world through volunteer work or philanthropy.
This concert will celebrate granted wishes through story and song, and we’ll hear about the impact of this amazing organization directly from wish kids and their families.
Tickets available now! All funds from ticket sales will go directly to Make-A-Wish, thanks to the generous support of our corporate sponsors and grant funders:
Portara presents: Beatitudes Blessings for a Beautiful, Broken World
Sunday, November 3, 6:30pm
Wightman Chapel, Scarritt-Bennett Center
1027 18th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37212
Join us for an evening of unexpected blessings, as the Sermon on the Mount teaches us to find value in the humble and meek, in those who do the work of justice, and in those who bring peace, hope, and healing where it is most desperately needed.
$20 suggested donation at the door.
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All funds received will go to Holston Habitat for Humanity, benefiting Hurricane Helene relief efforts in East Tennessee.
Parking:
Wightman Chapel is within walking distance to Vanderbilt University as well as dozens of restaurants. It is also a 5-minute walk to a bus stop, easily accessible via a cab/Lyft/Uber, a 5-minute drive from downtown Nashville. Free street parking is available, as well as at Scarritt-Bennett parking lot on 18th Ave. S.
Portara presents: Sanctuary A Post-Pride Celebration of resilience
Sunday, july 14, 7:00pm
play dance club
1519 church street
Nashville, TN
Ticket link - ticket sales benefit Healing in the Margins
Parking:
FREE PARKING on Church Street, 15th Ave. N, 16th Ave. N, Hayes Street, and
directly behind Tribe (limited spots available) (via the alley off of 15th Ave. North)
PAID PARKING available in designated spots at Williams Medical Supply.
Please follow instuctions on pay machines to ensure your car will not be booted or towed.
World Down Syndrome Day Partner Concert
Thursday, march 21, 12:00pm Tennessee state capitol building
Saturday, march 23, 1:00pm Westminster Presbyterian Church
Our partners in song for this concert! Down Syndrome Assoc. of Middle Tenn.
new-fallen snow: A Winter Meditation
Sunday, December 17, 4:30pm
Trinity Presbyterian Church
3201 Hillsboro Pike
Nashville, TN 37215
$20 suggested donation will benefit Room in the Inn. Donations will be taken at the door - no tickets needed!
October 2023 - Voyager (tickets)
Sunday, October 1, 7pm
Saint Elle
1420 3rd Ave S
Nashville, TN 37210
May 2023 - Dangerous (TICKETS)
Sunday May 7, 4pm
Riverside revival
1600 Riverside dr
nashville, TN 37216
We heard over and over again that singing was one of the most dangerous things we could do during the pandemic.
Throughout the last few centuries, every major movement of social change has been accompanied by singing. Just look to the streets of Nashville this spring! We sing to inspire, to challenge, to encourage, and to propel us forward into a better, more equitable future. So perhaps singing has always been a little bit dangerous? This concert will honor music and movements of protest and social transformation.
Please note that due to limited seating this is a ticketed event. Click here to get yours!
This concert will feature (and benefit) a number of community partners. You’ll have a chance to hear from each of them and get engaged with their transformative work before you leave:
And we’ve got some amazing guests artists lined up for this show!
December 2022 - Sing we joyous
We’re thrilled to be back! Join for an afternoon of joyful celebration as we welcome the season with traditional (and not-so-traditional!) favorites. Special guests include Horacio Guendulain (piano), Tamica Nicole (soprano), Cremaine “That Cello Guy” Booker (cello), Ryoko Suzuki (harmonium), and Jeff Coffin (flute).
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