Portland Baroque Orchestra

Looking for something rousing to do this week?

Rose City Renaissance explores the Penitential Psalms — ancient cries of anguish, repentance, and hope that speak as powerfully today as they did centuries ago. The program features beloved masterworks, including Purcell's Hear My Prayer, O Lord and Josquin's Miserere mei Deus, alongside unrecorded treasures by Leonhard Lechner, the most gifted student of Orlando di Lasso.

Period winds and strings — sackbut, recorder, dulcian, and viola da gamba — join the ensemble's voices, bringing rich contrasts of texture and dialogue to the double-choir repertoire.

Friday, May 15, 2026: The Penitential Psalms
St. Mary’s Cathedral
7:30pm
Tickets: $20 online, $25 at the door

https://www.rosecityrenaissance.org/rcr-singers

Art of the Violin, Winds of Fortune, Handel’s Messiah, American Baroque, All Ages Concert, Viols at Court, Liberation, A Little Night Music. What concerts are you most looking forward to? https://pbo.org/2026-27-season

While we might be between seasons, don't miss any updates from Portland Baroque Orchestra. Check out his month's Baroque Enquirer!

May Baroque Enquirer | Announcing PBO's 2026/27 Season! Our 2025/26 season has come to a close, and we could not be prouder of the year we shared. Before we fully turn the page, there is one more gift to unwrap. The full recording of Hidden Women of Rome, captured live at Kaul Auditorium at Reed College on March 15th, is now streaming free on PBO’s You...

Hidden no more. Our recent Hidden Women of Rome concert is now on YouTube — but only until June 12. Watch before it disappears.

Portland Baroque Orchestra 3 likes. "Hidden Women of Rome: Lost Music of Sacred Divas"

You asked for it, and now we have it! Watch Hidden Women of Rome right now on our YouTube channel. Fruited from original research, Musicologist John K. Cox identified music written for six virtuoso nuns at the Augustinian convent of Santa Lucia in Selci in Rome. These pieces had never been performed in modern times … until this March!

Now through June 12 you can view this amazing performance of a lifetime.

Feel free to pass these links along to friends and family worldwide—your support helps keep this music alive and shared with all who cherish it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4a1mHvtUu4

Today, we are looking back at a tremendous season. Thank you to everyone who came to support our musicians and our mission to create transformative experiences and celebrate historically inspired music.

Do you have a favorite moment from this season?

The wait is over. Portland Baroque Orchestra's 2026/27 season is here — and it is packed with everything we love about Baroque music.

Violin fireworks with Bach, Vivaldi, and Leclair. Handel's Messiah on period instruments across four intimate December evenings. A journey into Baroque music's roots in early America. A viol-fueled dive into Restoration England. And Mozart is closing the season with a little night music.

Nine programs. Dozens of composers. One extraordinary year.
Current subscribers can re-subscribe now through May 31st to secure first access to their favorite seats. New subscribers will be processed in the order received once all re-subscriptions are complete.

See the full season now!
https://pbo.org/2026-27-season/2026-27-season

The wait is over! Portland Baroque Orchestra’s 2026/27 season is here!!!
Nine concerts. One unforgettable season 🎻 From violin fireworks to Handel’s Messiah to Mozart. Everything we love about Baroque music and a few surprises too. Current subscribers can renew through May 31 and new subscribers can start putting in their requests. Checkout the full season at PBO.org 🎶