On Deck with Young Musicians
As of March 2025, On Deck with Young Musicians is no longer producing new episodes. This program featured inspirational interviews that celebrate and showcase the incredibly talented young musicians who live and perform in the Pacific Northwest: the young people who are shaping the future of classical music. The archive below features episodes hosted by Christa Wessel, Adam Eccleston, Raúl Gómez-Rojas, Jahlysa Azaret, and Lisa Lipton.
January 30, 2016
On Deck with Aveek Ganguly
Aveek Ganguly won a spot on the MetroArts Young Artist concert in 2014; now two years older, at age 16, he’s won a spot on this year’s concert, too. We’ll check in to see what has changed in Aveek’s life since we last talked with him (when he was 14) and we’ll hear his 2014 …
January 23, 2016
On Deck with Symphony Koss
With this episode of “On Deck” we begin profiling the nine winners of this year’s MetroArts Young Artist Concerto Competition. Listen and meet 14-year old violinist Symphony Koss –a small girl with a big personality– and learn why she’s “addicted” to music. (I’ll also ask her about her name, of course!) By the way, the big MetroArts concert –in …
January 16, 2016
On Deck with Sidney Tovey
Sidney Tovey is a 15-year old violinist who lives in Hermiston, in Eastern Oregon. Musical opportunities are limited in that small town, so every week her mom drives her three hours (each way!) to play with the Portland Youth Philharmonic. Hers is a story of remarkable dedication.
January 9, 2016
On Deck with Luke Hartley
Luke Hartley is a high school senior from Newberg who drives an hour every Sunday to sing with the Pacific Youth Choir. He is also heavily involved in the music program at his school – so much so that he is actually only taking one non-music course this semester. In this episode of “On Deck” we’ll …
December 19, 2015
On Deck with Devina Boughton
Devina Boughton is 17, with a philosopher’s heart and a passion for music that just bubbles out of her. In this episode of “On Deck” we’ll talk with Devina about singing classical music, playing jazz trumpet, and how we can change the world through art.
December 12, 2015
On Deck with Ian Schipper
Ian Schipper is a 17-year old singer who lives for music. In his words, “Music provides for me all of the emotions I would ever need to feel.” In this episode of On Deck, Ian tells us about his most important musical moments — which include singing with the Pacific Youth Choir and the Stangeland Family …
December 5, 2015
On Deck with Harry Kim
Harry Kim is a 17-year old cellist. He performed Elgar’s Cello Concerto with the Oregon Sinfonietta in October – he won that organization’s concerto competition. But that wasn’t the first time Harry has performed as soloist: he played the opening movement of the Dvorak Concerto with the Jewish Community Orchestra in 2014. He has also …
November 21, 2015
On Deck with Jordan Strang
Jordan Strang is a 20-year old pianist who is devoted to music, but he is not currently enrolled in a college or conservatory. Rather, he is choosing to continue his private study with Harold Gray as he continues to develop his individual sound. Jordan won the Oregon Sinfonietta’s Concerto Competition last spring, and in this episode of …
November 14, 2015
On Deck with Liam Dubay
Liam Dubay is a 16-year old cellist, singer and pianist – a very well-rounded musician. Which isn’t a big surprise, given that his mom is a violinist in the Portland Baroque Orchestra, and his dad plays violin in the Oregon Symphony. We’ll learn more about Liam Dubay in this episode of “On Deck.” Here Liam performs …
October 17, 2015
On Deck with the Pacific Youth Choir
This week we step inside one of the region’s most well-respected youth ensembles: The Pacific Youth Choir. Led for its entire 13 year history by Mia Hall Miller, PYC is simply a shining example of young people being invigorated by music. Each year the Pacific Youth Choir begins its season by gathering in the woods …
