Events
JANUARY 17, 2026
Join us for “Still, Rise!”
Join us for "Still, Rise!" a concert offered in solidarity with Dr. Rosephanye Powell as she strives for personal justice and clarifies the standard for the treatment of Black and women artists. Our program, comprised entirely of Dr. Powell’s choral compositions, includes The Cry of Jeremiah, a magnificent four-movement work with organ accompaniment.
Half of all concert proceeds will go to affirm and support the work of Prismid Sanctuary, “a place in Portland, OR for Indigenous, Black & all POC artists and cultural workers to convene, rest, and heal.”
For more information please contact info@anotionascream.org.
Date: Saturday, January 17th, 2026
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Trinity Episcopal Cathedral — 147 NW 19th Avenue, Portland, OR
Entry: Free for all to attend. Donations are tax-deductible and gratefully accepted at the concert by cash, check, or card, or online below:
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JUNE 17, 2025
Join us at “Give Love”, a benefit concert for The Marie Equi Center and Rahab’s Sisters
Join us in a benefit concert for The Marie Equi Center (enriching the health of the trans, queer, gender diverse, and intersex community) and Rahab’s Sisters (a community for women, trans, and nonbinary folks experiencing poverty, houselessness, and isolation). Featuring music that will invite audience participation, we celebrate and affirm queer joy and the work these two organizations are doing in and for our community. Taborspace is an accessible venue.
Date: Tuesday, June 17th, 2025
Time: 7:00 pm, doors open at 6:30 pm
Location: Taborspace, 5441 SE Belmont St., Portland, OR 97215
APRIL 5, 2025
Join us for our inaugural performance: “Hold, Behold”
Our inaugural concert consists of music by living composers including featuring the major work, “The Lighthouse Keeper” by Jake Runestad, performed with symphonic accompaniment, and the premiere of "A Light We Scarce Behold" by Andrew Jacobson of Seattle.
Date: Saturday, April 5th, 2025
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Reedwood Friends Church, 2901 SE Steele St., Portland, OR 97202
Hold, Behold is funded in part by the Regional Arts & Culture Council and the Arts Access Fund.
Press Coverage
A Notion, A Scream in the news
Fall 2024/Spring 2025
Here is Oregon Portland community choir aims to go beyond ‘singing pretty songs at pretty times’ April 7, 2025
Oregon ArtsWatch Portland’s fertile choral ground March 19, 2025
Oregon ArtsWatch Eager to gather: The formation of new choirs, the continuity of old choirs January 21, 2025
Media Contact
Lynn Fendler, Secretary:
info@anotionascream.org
Are you a member of the media who would like to do a piece about the choir? We’d love to hear from you!
