December 11, 2025: Host Christa Wessel welcomes Oregon Repertory Singers Youth Choir; and Pianist Myrna Setiawan to the Irving Levin Performance Hall.
ORS Youth Choir shares highlights from their Sounds of the Season winter concert. Then, pianist Myrna Setiawan performs holiday arrangements by Dianne Davies.
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THE ROGER O. DOYLE CHORAL SERIES
This episode continues All Classical Radio’s Roger O. Doyle Choral Series. Named for the beloved Portland professor of music, this performance series is a new initiative designed to amplify the incredible choral ensembles in our region and highlight their artistic contributions. Learn more and join the chorus of supporters for this series.
ABOUT
Established in 1994, the Oregon Repertory Singers Youth Choirs is a one-of-a-kind music education and performance-based program for students from Vancouver, WA, Sellwood, and Beaverton.
Discover more at orsingers.org/youth-choir.
Myrna Setiawan was born in Indonesia and began studying piano at the age of five with Ms. Aylisia Jusuf. She started performing at the Annual Yamaha Junior Concerts in Indonesia and Japan from the age of 11 through 16. At 16, she moved to the United States to pursue her music education.
She is is known for her musicality and virtuosity. One of the reviews quoted her as being a “pianistic phenomenon… with seemingly endless resources of power and brilliance”. In her homeland, Ms. Setiawan is recognized as being “In a league of her own… [with] something extra that goes way beyond experience and qualification.”
Keep reading at myrnasetiawan.com.
