Arts Blog
Tel Aviv, Israel: A Culture Filled with Colorful Contrasts
Sophie Lippert, concert pianist and All Classical Portland’s 2022 International Arts Correspondent, is living and working in Tel Aviv for the year. In this latest version of her Musician Abroad! series, she takes us on a... More
7/13/2022 by Sophie Lippert
American Music for Independence Day
This Independence Day, All Classical Portland is commemorating the 246th anniversary of the passage of the Declaration of Independence, by celebrating American composers and musicians on the air. Read on for some of the highlights you’ll... More
6/30/2022 by All Classical Portland
John Pitman Review: Corazón – An American cellist’s impressions of Latin America
All Classical Portland Program Director John Pitman shares his latest conversation with American cellist John-Henry Crawford. Corazón is Crawford’s second release and reflects the cellist’s own experiences in performing in Mexico and Central America, as well... More
6/20/2022 by John Pitman
Commemorating Juneteenth 2022
2022 marks the 157th anniversary of the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in former Confederate states. On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, with news of the Emancipation Proclamation. It was more than two years since... More
6/13/2022 by All Classical Portland
Musical Friendships
In A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers, Henry David Thoreau described friendship: “They cherish each other’s hopes. They are kind to each other’s dreams.” So much beautiful music has come to the world through... More
6/3/2022 by Emma Riggle
‘An African American Requiem’ National Syndication
On Saturday, May 7, 2022, All Classical Portland presented a live, bi-coastal broadcast of the world premiere of Damien Geter’s An African American Requiem in collaboration with WQXR in New York. All Classical Portland and WQXR... More
5/21/2022 by All Classical Portland
