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THIS WEEKEND! Reson8: Singing Out Loud 🌈

 



THIS WEEKEND!

Reson8: Singing Out Loud 🌈

This weekend, join the Reson8 Vocal Octet for Singing Out Loud, presented in partnership with Chamber Music Pittsburgh. This very special program uplifts the voices of LGBTQ+ creators through music that inspires, challenges, and connects.


LGBTQ+ people have always been here, and our program highlights creators from Franz Schubert to Leonard Bernstein to living composers like Ricky Ian Gordon, Caroline Shaw, and Mari Esabel Valverde.


You'll also hear music from beloved American creators like Aaron Copland and Samuel Barber, as well as musical theater titan Stephen Sondheim. Some of the composers even have special Pittsburgh ties, like CMU alums Ricky Ian Gordon and Conrad Susa (who was born in Springdale, PA)!


These pay-what-you-wish concerts explore what unites us in our humanity: our desire for community, our longing for love, and our inherent need to be seen for who we are.

Watch Reson8’s performance of Aaron Copland’s Lark from last fall.

Reson8 Preview on WQED’s Voice of the Arts Podcast!

Subscribe for Our 13th Season!

Our 13th season invites you to explore what connects us: the courage to serve, the strength to welcome the unfamiliar, the longing to heal, and the unshakable desire to love.


We begin with Hero Songs (Sept 19–21), a powerful program from the Reson8 Vocal Octet featuring the live premiere of a moving work by Peter Hilliard and Matt Boresi alongside music by today’s leading composers.


November 21, 22, and 23, we present the regional premiere of The Jungle Book, Kamala Sankaram and Kelley Rourke’s vibrant, family-friendly opera that celebrates empathy and belonging.


March 6 and 8 bring our major choral/orchestral program, Requiem for Water, featuring Reena Esmail’s Malhaar: A Requiem for Water and Nancy Galbraith’s Concerto for Flute, honoring our relationship with the earth and showcasing dazzling virtuosity.


We close the season June 19 and 21, with a bold, immersive staging of Gounod’s Roméo & Juliette, reimagining the classic love story with intimacy and intensity.

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