On Deck with Young Musicians
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On Deck with Alesandra Pardini
Alesandra Pardini is a 17-year old junior at Lincoln High School. She is a self-professed “opera nerd,” but choir also plays a huge role in her life. She has been… Read more On Deck with Alesandra Pardini →
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On Deck with Adam Broce
Adam Broce is a 17-year old cellist who began playing only 5 years ago. In this episode of “On Deck” Adam talks about the pros and cons of starting an… Read more On Deck with Adam Broce →
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On Deck with Jenna Tu
Jenna Tu is a 16-year old pianist who is one of the 8 finalists in the Portland Youth Philharmonic’s piano concerto competition. (This competition – which is a collaboration between… Read more On Deck with Jenna Tu →
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On Deck with Jesse Nieman
Jesse Nieman is a 15-year old musician (he plays a LOT of instruments) who has lately been focusing his energy on the piano. And it has paid off: Jesse is… Read more On Deck with Jesse Nieman →
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On Deck with Lilia Biehl
Lilia Biehl is a 16-year old junior at St. Mary’s Academy who has two sides to her musical self: a singer and a tuba player! She performs with both the… Read more On Deck with Lilia Biehl →
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On Deck with Willow Klug
Willow Klug is a senior at Hockinson High School in Brush Prairie, Washington. She plays French horn in the Metropolitan Youth Symphony, and credits MYS with deepening and expanding her… Read more On Deck with Willow Klug →
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On Deck with Emmanuel Huang
Emmanuel Huang is a 16-year old high school junior who was born in Ghana, West Africa. Adopted by a music-loving family in Camas, Washington, Emmanuel is now a percussionist with… Read more On Deck with Emmanuel Huang →
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On Deck with Leo Marchyok
Leo Marchyok is a freshman at Cleveland High School, and performs with the Metropolitan Youth Symphony. From the moment he first heard the oboe, he was entranced. He has since… Read more On Deck with Leo Marchyok →
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On Deck with Malini Ganguly
Malini Ganguly is a 17-year soprano whose life has been so enriched by music that she’s advocating for arts education as her platform in the Miss Oregon Teen USA pageant. … Read more On Deck with Malini Ganguly →
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On Deck with Matthew Kaminski
Oddly, it was a concussion at the age of 12 that caused Matthew Kaminski to begin composing. After a soccer accident, he found himself light-sensitive, motion-sensitive and he spent most… Read more On Deck with Matthew Kaminski →