frequently surprises auditioning soloists with his musical genius by playing strictly from memory the
piano accompaniment to arias they have chosen for their auditions!
chair for women's choirs.  Currently, she is a member of the board of youth Organist Collaborative
(YOC), Portsmouth and Arts in Reach(AIR), a non-profit organization that partners teenage girls with
professional artists based in Dover.  Priscilla lives with her family in Portsmouth.
With the addition of tenor and bass voices, Portsmouth Pro Musica
presents our rich, new SATB sound.  Our 40 singers remain dedicated to
providing an enriching musical experience to both our members and the
community through the scholarship and presentation of professional
quality, diverse choral repertoire.
Priscilla Stevens French, founding director of Portsmouth Women's Chorus for 21
years, led the transformation of Portsmouth Women's Chorus into a new mixed
chorus, Portsmouth Pro Musica, in the spring of 2006.  Priscilla earned a B.A. from
Beloit College and received her Master's degree in Choral Conducting from the New
England Conservatory of Music. She spent her junior year abroad in Oxford
studying organ and musicology.

Prior to moving to New Hampshire in 1985, Priscilla was chair of the Music
department at Spence School in New York City.  She is past president of the NH
chapter of the American Choral Directors Association and past Eastern Division
Priscilla Stevens French, Director
Robert Littlefield, accompanist, is a prominent figure in the North
Shore music world.  Mr. Littlefield has taught piano and organ for
over 40 years and has been accompanying Chorus North Shore since
1983.  Mr. Littlefield holds a Bachelor and Master in Music degree
from the New England Conservatory of Music, with focus on
harpsichord and organ performance as well as choral conducting.  
Mr. Littlefield also serves as Music Director and organist at the First
Parish Unitarian Universalist Church in Beverly, Massachusetts.  He
A Tradition of Choral Excellence
Formerly Portsmouth Women's Chorus   

Priscilla Stevens French,  
Founding Director  
Spring 2008 Concert
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