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.
November 15, 2014
On Deck with Siena Mirasol
16-year old Siena Mirasol plays an instrument that has an immense power to soothe: the harp. In this episode of On Deck, Siena will give us a bit of a harp education (did you know it has 7 pedals? We’ll learn what they do!) and we’ll hear her play the Impromptu-Caprice by Gabriel Pierné.
November 8, 2014
On Deck with Emily Rumpca
This week we meet a 17-year old female tuba player. Emily Rumpca tells us about the physical challenges of being a 5′ 3″ tuba player. As women generally have smaller lung capacity then men, Emily also talks about how she manages to put the necessary air through this big instrument. Emily is the tuba player …
November 1, 2014
On Deck with Annabel MacDonald
For Annabel MacDonald, the flute has always just been something she’s been good at. (She is currently principal flute of the Portland Youth Philharmonic.) But after six transformative weeks at Brevard Music Center this summer, she now thinks about music in a whole new way. In this episode of On Deck, we’ll talk about her …
October 25, 2014
On Deck with Talia Dugan
17-year old high school junior Talia Dugan plays principal clarinet with the Portland Youth Philharmonic. In this episode of On Deck we’ll learn the challenges of her instrument, and hear how playing in musical ensembles has boosted her confidence in herself. She also confesses to a deep love of all things Disney.
October 11, 2014
On Deck with William Karceski
William Karceski is a 17-year old trombone player who was just appointed principal trombone of the Portland Youth Philharmonic. That leadership position has sparked his passion for classical music and he’s envisioning a career as an orchestral musician. William proudly calls himself a “classical music nerd”, and is also an Eagle Scout. He spent the …
September 27, 2014
On Deck with Nicholas Dill
In April of 2014, when he was just 12 years old, violinist Nicholas Dill won a spot in the Jewish Community Orchestra’s Concerto Concert. We’ll hear that performance –the first movement from Kabalevsky’s Violin Concerto— in this episode of On Deck. Shortly after that big concert, however, in June, Nicholas broke his wrist and, while …
September 20, 2014
On Deck with Daniel Scoggins
In this episode of On Deck with Young Musicians, we meet 17-year-old cellist Daniel Scoggins. The big two passions in Daniel’s life have been music and soccer. Daniel was the principal cellist with the Metropolitan Youth Symphony last year, and has recently made the decision to give up soccer in order to spend his senior …
September 13, 2014
On Deck with Daniel Kim
17-year-old cellist Daniel Kim won first place in Oregon’s State Solo Competition this year; we’ll hear his winning performance of the finale to Saint-Saens’ Cello Concerto No.1 in this episode of “On Deck with Young Musicians.” Daniel also loves pop music (he named his cello “Shakira” after the curvy pop singer), and he is a …
September 6, 2014
On Deck with Dashiell and Juna Henderson
On Deck has been profiling kids in the area since the Fall of 2013, and the show has tended to feature some of the most exceptional TEEN musicians in our community. This week, however, we focus on a couple of young boys –ages 7 and 11— who are just beginning their musical journey. These brothers …
August 30, 2014
On Deck with PJ Hummelt
18-year-old PJ Hummelt plays the French horn … not an easy instrument to master. He’ll tell us how he perseveres and why he loves classical music. PJ will also share stories about battling nerves as he plays principal horn in the Portland Youth Philharmonic.
