On Deck with Young Musicians

  • On Deck with Vivian Britton

    On Deck with Vivian Britton

    Vivian Britton is a 16-year old violist who Christa met at a summer music camp: YMA (Young Musicians and Artists).  She also performs with the Metropolitan Youth Symphony. Vivian is… Read more On Deck with Vivian Britton →


  • On Deck with Derek Lund

    On Deck with Derek Lund

    Derek Lund is a 16-year old bassoonist, and a junior at Reynolds High School. In this episode of “On Deck with Young Musicians”, he’ll tell us why he got involved in… Read more On Deck with Derek Lund →


  • On Deck with Benjamin Frueh

    On Deck with Benjamin Frueh

    We met violinist Benjamin Frueh this summer at YMA: Young Musicians and Artists, a residential music camp in Salem. At just 12-years old, Benjamin was appointed concertmaster of the YMA… Read more On Deck with Benjamin Frueh →


  • On Deck with Scott Hermanns

    On Deck with Scott Hermanns

    Scott Hermanns is a 17-year old high school senior who has a deep passion for both violin and acting. He definitely wants to pursue a career in the performing arts,… Read more On Deck with Scott Hermanns →


  • On Deck with Izzy Schulenburg

    On Deck with Izzy Schulenburg

    In the Fall Izzy Schulenburg will be a senior at Cleveland High School in Portland; she transferred there from Grant High School a year ago after experiencing anxiety as a… Read more On Deck with Izzy Schulenburg →


  • On Deck with Henry Talbott & Katie Palka

    On Deck with Henry Talbott & Katie Palka

    Robert McBride guest hosts this episode of “On Deck”: he talks with two of the teenagers participating in Fear No Music’s Young Composer Project: Katie Palka and Henry Talbott. Katie’s… Read more On Deck with Henry Talbott & Katie Palka →


  • On Deck with the Orpheus Academy

    On Deck with the Orpheus Academy

    In this episode of “On Deck” we go inside the Orpheus Academy, a two-week summer music program for high school- and college-aged musicians.  Rehearsals and concerts occur in downtown Portland; the… Read more On Deck with the Orpheus Academy →


  • On Deck with Joshua Ji

    On Deck with Joshua Ji

    Pianist Joshua Ji is the youngest of the nine winners of a spot on this year’s MetroArts Young Artists Debut concert.  A seventh-grader, Joshua is just 12-years old! In this… Read more On Deck with Joshua Ji →


  • On Deck with Aishani Saha

    On Deck with Aishani Saha

    Aishani Saha is a soprano and a junior at Westview High School. She learned Indian classical singing at a young age, then fell in love with musical theater… but last… Read more On Deck with Aishani Saha →


  • On Deck with Aaron Greene

    On Deck with Aaron Greene

    Aaron Greene is a 15-year old high school sophomore who plays violin with the Portland Youth Philharmonic, and has won a spot on this year’s MetroArts Young Artists Debut concert… Read more On Deck with Aaron Greene →