On Deck with Young Musicians

  • On Deck at the Stangeland Family Youth Choral Academy

    On Deck at the Stangeland Family Youth Choral Academy

    For the last 17 summers, the Stangeland Family Youth Choral Academy at the Oregon Bach Festival has been shaping the lives of high-school aged singers from across the country. In… Read more On Deck at the Stangeland Family Youth Choral Academy →


  • On Deck with Siena Mirasol

    On Deck with Siena Mirasol

    16-year old Siena Mirasol plays an instrument that has an immense power to soothe: the harp. In this episode of On Deck, Siena will give us a bit of a… Read more On Deck with Siena Mirasol →


  • On Deck with Emily Rumpca

    On Deck with Emily Rumpca

    This week we meet a 17-year old female tuba player. Emily Rumpca tells us about the physical challenges of being a 5′ 3″ tuba player.  As women generally have smaller… Read more On Deck with Emily Rumpca →


  • On Deck with Annabel MacDonald

    On Deck with Annabel MacDonald

    For Annabel MacDonald, the flute has always just been something she’s been good at. (She is currently principal flute of the Portland Youth Philharmonic.)  But after six transformative weeks at… Read more On Deck with Annabel MacDonald →


  • On Deck with Talia Dugan

    On Deck with Talia Dugan

    17-year old high school junior Talia Dugan plays principal clarinet with the Portland Youth Philharmonic. In this episode of On Deck we’ll learn the challenges of her instrument, and hear… Read more On Deck with Talia Dugan →


  • On Deck with William Karceski

    On Deck with William Karceski

    William Karceski is a 17-year old trombone player who was just appointed principal trombone of the Portland Youth Philharmonic. That leadership position has sparked his passion for classical music and… Read more On Deck with William Karceski →


  • On Deck with Nicholas Dill

    On Deck with Nicholas Dill

    In April of 2014, when he was just 12 years old, violinist Nicholas Dill won a spot in the Jewish Community Orchestra’s Concerto Concert. We’ll hear that performance –the first… Read more On Deck with Nicholas Dill →


  • On Deck with Daniel Scoggins

    On Deck with Daniel Scoggins

    In this episode of On Deck with Young Musicians, we meet 17-year-old cellist Daniel Scoggins. The big two passions in Daniel’s life have been music and soccer. Daniel was the… Read more On Deck with Daniel Scoggins →


  • On Deck with Daniel Kim

    On Deck with Daniel Kim

    17-year-old cellist Daniel Kim won first place in Oregon’s State Solo Competition this year; we’ll hear his winning performance of the finale to Saint-Saens’ Cello Concerto No.1 in this episode… Read more On Deck with Daniel Kim →


  • On Deck with Dashiell and Juna Henderson

    On Deck with Dashiell and Juna Henderson

    On Deck has been profiling kids in the area since the Fall of 2013, and the show has tended to feature some of the most exceptional TEEN musicians in our… Read more On Deck with Dashiell and Juna Henderson →