Thursdays at Three Episodes

May 22, 2025: Host Christa Wessel welcomes the Portland State University Chamber Choir; and Wagner & Kong Cello and Piano Duo to All Classical Radio’s Irving Levin Performance Hall. PSU Chamber Choir celebrates 15 years of conductor Ethan Sperry as the Director of Choral Activities at Portland State University with music by by Eric Whitacre,…

May 15, 2025: Host Christa Wessel welcomes violinist Philippe Quint (presented by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra); and violist Arnaud Ghillebaert to All Classical Radio’s Irving Levin Performance Hall. Multi-Grammy Award nominee violinist Philippe Quint share music by Beethoven, Mozart, and more. Then, violist Arnaud Ghillebaert presents a program of underrepresented repertoire for viola and piano,…

May 8, 2025: Host Christa Wessel welcomes Julian Perkins, harpsichord; and Cary Lewis, piano, and Martin Chalifour, violin, to All Classical Radio’s Irving Levin Performance Hall. Portland Baroque Orchestra’s Artistic Director Julian Perkins performs works for solo harpsichord. Then, pianist Cary Lewis and violinist Martin Chalifour present music by Fritz Kreisler, and more. Join us…

May 1, 2025: Host Christa Wessel welcomes Oregon Repertory Singers; and MarimbaLab to All Classical Radio’s Irving Levin Performance Hall. Oregon Repertory Singers share works by acclaimed Latvian composer, Ēriks Ešenvalds, whose music creates the indelible feeling of floating in the heavens surrounded by music. Then, MarimbaLab shows us what six marimbas can do! This…

April 24, 2025: Host Christa Wessel welcomes 45th Parallel Universe; and Portland Youth Philharmonic to All Classical Radio’s Irving Levin Performance Hall. 45th Parallel Universe’s flutists Zach Galatis and Alicia Paulsen perform melodic and transcending sounds by composer Yuko Uebayashi, with pianist María García. Then, PYP’s String Quintet presents music by Shostakovich, with piano soloist…

April 17, 2025: Host Christa Wessel welcomes pianist Angela Hewitt and Classical Up Close to All Classical Radio’s Irving Levin Performance Hall. Angela Hewitt—one of the world’s most revered pianists—returns with Portland Piano International to perform music by Handel, Bach, Haydn, and more. Then, our friends from Classical Up Close will preview their brand-new 2025…

April 10, 2025: Guest host Brandi Parisi welcomes the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and PSU Opera to All Classical Radio’s Irving Levin Performance Hall. The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra previews Spanish composer Xavier Montsalvatge’s Concerto for Harp and Orchestra, with harpist Cristina Montes Mateo, and more. Then, PSU Opera shares a Puccini combo, Suor Angelica and Gianni…

April 3, 2025: Host Christa Wessel welcomes Portland Symphonic Girlchoir and Northwest Trombone Collective to All Classical Radio’s Irving Levin Performance Hall. The Portland Symphonic Girlchoir performs music by Tom Shelton, the organization’s current Composer in Residence. This episode continues All Classical Radio’s Roger O. Doyle Choral Series. Named for the beloved Portland professor of…

March 27, 2025: Host Christa Wessel welcomes Northwest Vocal Arts; and pianist Melissa Terrall to All Classical Radio’s Irving Levin Performance Hall. Northwest Vocal Arts will continue the station’s Roger O. Doyle Choral Series. Named for the beloved Portland professor of music, All Classical Radio’s Roger O. Doyle Choral Series is a new initiative designed…

March 6, 2025: Host Christa Wessel welcomes Rose City Trombones and harpsichordist Joyce Chen to All Classical Radio’s Irving Levin Performance Hall. Rose City Trombones brings an ensemble of 8 trombonists, then, historical keyboardist Joyce Chen and Emma Simmons perform a program of Lenten Baroque music, as part of a new series of sacred music.…