On Deck with Young Musicians
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On Deck with Kristina Dill
Violinist Kristina Dill is an 18-year-old junior at Lewis & Clark College, with aspirations toward both chemistry and music. Kristina is another of this year’s MetroArts Young Artist winners; on… Read more On Deck with Kristina Dill →
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On Deck with Trevor Dunn
Trevor Dunn is a 17-year-old football player who has his eye on music school. He’s a tenor, and the more he learns about opera, he says, the more driven he… Read more On Deck with Trevor Dunn →
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On Deck with Lauren Yoon
Meet 14-year-old pianist Lauren Yoon, another of the MetroArts Young Artist winners this year. (Lauren played in this concert 2 years ago, too.) Lauren believes that music is “magic” and… Read more On Deck with Lauren Yoon →
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On Deck with Valerie Ding
Continuing our look at the winners of this year’s MetroArts Young Artist concert, this week we meet 16-year-old pianist Valerie Ding. Valerie has actually won a spot on this concert… Read more On Deck with Valerie Ding →
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On Deck with Rachel Graves
This week we begin profiling the eleven young musicians who have won a spot on the 20th annual MetroArts Young Artist Concert (taking place in the Newmark Theater, April 1).… Read more On Deck with Rachel Graves →
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On Deck with Nick Arredondo
Nick is a double-bassist and his story is pretty unusual: he’s only been playing for a few years and he’s already the principal bassist of the Portland Youth Philharmonic. In… Read more On Deck with Nick Arredondo →
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On Deck at Chamber Music Camp of Portland
Held the first full week of July at the University of Portland, this day and overnight camp offers young musicians the opportunity to be coached in chamber music, chamber orchestra,… Read more On Deck at Chamber Music Camp of Portland →
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On Deck with Isabel Skau
A senior at David Douglas High School, Isabel is a drum major for her school’s marching band, plays saxophone in the jazz band, and is the principal clarinetist with the… Read more On Deck with Isabel Skau →
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On Deck at PYP’s free bass and percussion lessons
The Portland Youth Philharmonic offers free bass and percussion lessons, taught weekly by members of the Oregon Symphony. In this episode of On Deck, we’ll find out more about this… Read more On Deck at PYP’s free bass and percussion lessons →
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On Deck with Ruta Kuzmickas
Ruta is 17 and focused on a career as a professional pianist. We’ll hear her performance last Spring with the MetroArts Orchestra (in which she played Rachmaninov), and chat with… Read more On Deck with Ruta Kuzmickas →