Resonate creates projects that stretch artistic imagination and build community in radical ways.
We collaborate with:
Visual Artists
In Songs of the Sphere, Resonate along with other musical groups, performed music composed by Kristen Gordon to accompany paintings by Beth Lorio. Each musical piece and its corresponding artwork represents an element of the natural world, inviting listeners into a deeper connection with the environment that sustains us. Songs of the Sphere lives on as a printed and digital oracle deck and song cycle (https://www.songsofthesphere.com/) that people can use to explore truths about their individual paths as they imagine the lives that hum and hop alongside human concerns.
Theater
Resonate collaborated with Broken Planetarium, a nonprofit theater company that creates new, imaginative theater with professional actors and people who have never before had the chance to make theater. Tear Down This Wall dramatized the story of the fall of the Berlin Wall blending choir, theater, and activism into transformative storytelling.
Bands
In our signature Homemade Jams, Resonate combines the artistry of local bands and songwriters with the power of Resonate’s four-part choir. Resonate has performed with, among many others:
Y La Bamba , a popular post-punk Latin indie band led by singer/songwriter Luz Elena Mendoza
Fox & Bones, offbeat folksters with a retro-tinged, soul-stirring, modern vintage bent
https://foxandbones.com/home
Portland Peace Choir, a non-auditioned community choir dedicated to promoting peace through music and community.
https://www.portlandpeacechoir.org/
Glam Country, a Portland-based glam rock/country band led by Nik Kemmer
https://www.glamcountryband.com/
Dance, Movement, and More!
In a mini-colloboration, Resonate partnered with six members of BodyVox’s JAG (Junior Artist Generator) dancers for a lovely and poignant performance of moves and music featuring A Beautiful Noise by Alicia Keys and Brandi Carlile, arranged by guest director Leela Grace. We welcome collaboration with other movement artists!
Guest Musical Directors
Spring 2026 season, Resonate focused on learning music by ear and making harmony with guest director Leela Grace. https://leelagrace.weebly.com/
More Singer/Songwriters!
Lee Aulson, offers resonant layered vocals over a variety of instruments
https://www.vrtxmag.com/artists/lee-and-the-bees/
Clara Baker, producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and audio engineer
https://www.clarabakermusic.com/
Jessa Campbell, Oregon-based performer and recording artist
https://www.jessacampbellmusic.com/
Anny Celsi, singer/songwriter, pop goddess and radio producer
https://www.annycelsi.com/
Catherine Feeny, faith-based singer/songwriter
https://columbiapresbyterian.org/staff/catherine-feeny/
Avery Hill, singer-songwriter, storyteller, and ukulele teacher
https://averyhill.studio/
Mack John, songwriter whose music reflects empathy, complexity, and the magic in our lives
https://www.mackjohn.com/
Mikki Jordan, Brooklyn-based actor/singer/writer
https://www.mikkijordan.com/
KÍmNEMÁ, the musical project of Portland-based singer-songwriter Jewels Mlnarik
https://blog.jewelmlnarik.com/mymusic/
Jaspar Lepak, feminist folk/Americana singer-songwriter
https://jasparlepak.com/bio
Renée Muzquiz, singer-songwriter and guitarist who writes "bleeding heart art pop”
https://reneemuzquiz.com/music
Shawn Orpinela, leads eclectic folk-fusion ensembles with lush vocal harmonies
http://www.kendalin.com/about.html
René Ormae-Jarmer, songwriter/keyboardist and drummer for the piano-pop-rock NW Indie band, Here Comes Everybody
https://renesdrumstudio.com/bio
Anne Rutherford, storyteller
https://www.anne-norm.com/annerutherford
Katie Sontag, singer/songwriter and guitarist for KT & The Love Notes
https://katiesontag.com/kt-the-love-notes-epk
Forest Veil, musician, songwriter, and expressive arts therapist
https://forestveil.bandcamp.com/
Isabeau Waia'u Walker, songwriter and backup singer for Y La Bamba
https://beaubeaubarina.com/
Anne Weiss, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and music teacher
https://anneweiss.com
