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Posted August 5, 2020 by Arianna Avena
All Classical Portland is thrilled to announce that Raúl Gómez-Rojas, best known as the passionate, talented, and dedicated Music Director of the Metropolitan Youth Symphony, will join the station’s on-air team as a contributing host of On Deck... More
Posted July 31, 2020 by Arianna Avena
If you’re searching for that perfect playlist to study to before a big final, while writing your thesis, or just enjoying the companionship of a good book, you may have just found it. As All Classical Portland’s 2020... More
Posted July 29, 2020 by Arianna Avena
On November 19, 2020, All Classical Portland will broadcast the world premiere of two new works, commissioned by the station in June: a string quartet by composer Damien Geter, and a poem by writer and Creative Revolutionist™ S.... More
Posted July 28, 2020 by Arianna Avena
Now, you can turn that old Volvo into Vivaldi! All Classical Portland partners with CARS to accept donations of cars, boats, RVs, and more as part of its vehicle donation program! Turn worries of costly repairs or hours... More
Posted July 14, 2020 by Arianna Avena
All Classical Portland is excited to announce that Future Prairie is the recipient of the 2020 Rising Tide Grant, in support of Onry’s project Livin’ in the Light. About the Rising Tide Grant: This grant is awarded annually... More
Posted July 8, 2020 by John Pitman
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, at 25, has already made a strong impression in the world of Baroque opera and beyond, with his powerful yet supple voice. The American countertenor, who has made several recordings (including contemporary music, such as... More
Posted July 4, 2020 by Emma Riggle
In “Coming to America: Composers Speak Out,” Theodore Wiprud interviewed a group of composers who had emigrated to America. When he asked composed Jin Hi Kim how “being a newcomer in America affected [her] career,” she discussed a... More
Posted June 25, 2020 by John Pitman
Host John Pitman chats with the great Swedish mezzo-soprano, Anne Sofie Von Otter about her performance of a new work by American composer, Caroline Shaw. Title “Is a Rose”, the three-movement song cycle is sung by Von Otter... More
Posted June 23, 2020 by Kelly Lantz
LGBTQ+ pride in Oregon has a long history, dating back to 1975 when 200 people gathered in the South Park Blocks near Portland State University for what would be Oregon’s first Pride celebration. The creation of space for... More
Posted June 18, 2020 by Kelly Lantz
Juneteenth is the commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. On June 19th, 1865, Union soldiers, lead by Major General Gordon Granger, arrived in Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and every... More