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Orient and Occident

October 30, 2014

The renowned Jordi Savall and his ensemble, Hesperion XXI come to Portland in February.  Mr. Savall is not only a highly esteemed researcher of European music, but also sheds light on the musical heritage of the middle east, partly in an effort to raise awareness of regions experiencing conflict.  Music director John Pitman shares his …

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Pitman Review: The Marriage of Figaro

October 13, 2014

Russia is not the first place many people think of as a source for Mozart operas. While not unheard of, Mozart is more associated with western Europe. This may be changing, thanks to a dynamic and driven conductor named Teodor Currentzis, founder of an orchestra and chorus named Musicaeterna. Currentzis has embarked on a remarkable …

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New Scenery, New Sounds

July 1, 2014

It’s the first day of July, and the ninth day of our residence in Suite 200 of the Hampton Opera Center.  If you’ve visited the All Classical Portland Facebook page recently, then you’ve no doubt seen some of the photos and video that I’ve posted as we packed up equipment, documents and 25,000 Cds, and …

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Ying Quartet

American Anthem

February 27, 2014

Adagio for Strings is one of the best-known works by Samuel Barber.  It’s arguably one of the most famous pieces of American classical music ever.  It’s less-well known as its original use: the slow movement to his string quartet.  A recent CD by the Ying Quartet makes the Barber quartet the launch point for a …

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Get To Know The Hosts: Christa Wessel

January 23, 2014

As All Classical Portland’s mid-morning host, Christa Wessel has brightened up the workdays of many listeners with her distinctively bubbly voice. When she’s not on air, she can usually be found interviewing local artists for Northwest Previews, or busy with production for On Deck with Young Musicians.   Christa talks about how she got into …

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Get To Know The Hosts: Andrea Murray

December 12, 2013

If you stay up all night listening to All Classical Portland, you might be familiar with the voice of Andrea Murray, who hosts the coveted 12 to 5 am slot. During the day, Andrea can usually be found sitting at her desk wearing big headphones, busy with production for The Score and editing interviews with local …

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John and Hali

Get To Know The Hosts: John Pitman

November 27, 2013

John Pitman has been working at All Classical Portland since 1983, back when the station was little more than a small FM booth inside a converted classroom. After taking a radio station class at Benson Polytechnic and working part-time at the AM station, John realized that radio was what he wanted to do in life. …

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Lutosławski at 100

August 22, 2013

As the Bard Festival in New York concluded over the weekend, we are reminded again of the importance and multifariousness of its subject this year, Igor Stravinsky.  As his iconic Rite of Spring turned 100 this year, the classical music world, Portland not excepted, has examined the eminent composer’s oeuvre once again.  The Oregon Symphony …

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Music for the Fourth

July 3, 2013

Here at All Classical Portland, we are convinced that nothing accompanies the rockets’ red glare like some classical music. If there is anything as American as fireworks, it surely must be the iconic 1812 Overture, that bombastic, canon-firing hurrah that accompanies the grand finale of every Fourth of July spectacle, signaling that the sulfuric constellations …

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