Thursdays at Three Episodes

February 13, 2025: Host Christa Wessel welcomes soprano Abigail Krawson; Portland Chamber Orchestra to All Classical Radio’s Irving Levin Performance Hall. Rrenowned vocalists Abigail Krawson shares an exclusive preview of her concert with the Lake Grove Concert Series, celebrating friendship and empowerment through a vibrant collection of eclectic music that seamlessly transcends genres and backgrounds.…

February 6, 2025: Host Christa Wessel welcomes Resonance Ensemble’s treble singers joined by the Ringdown duo and composer Cecille Elliott; and violinist Sunmi Chang to All Classical Radio’s Irving Levin Performance Hall. Resonance Ensemble shares an exclusive preview of their CHOIR GRRL concert, featuring music by Caroline Shaw, Renée Favand-See, Cecille Elliott, and more. Then,…

January 30, 2025: Host Christa Wessel welcomes vocalist, trombonist, and composer Elaina Stuppler, All Classical Radio’s 2024-2025 Young Artist in Residence. Elaina performs an hour of all original compositions featuring arrangements for flute, clarinet, bassoon, percussion, strings, and more. Join us Thursday at 3:00 PM PT at 89.9 FM in Portland, OR or from anywhere…

January 23, 2025: Host Christa Wessel welcomes Florestan Trio and Orchestra Nova Northwest to All Classical Radio’s Irving Levin Performance Hall. Presented by Friends of Chamber Music, the Florestan Trio shares highlights by Mendelssohn, Haydn, and more. Then, Orchestra Nova Northwest shares an exclusive preview of their 2025 Spectacular, under the baton of beloved Maestro…

January 16, 2025: Host Christa Wessel welcomes Portland Opera’s Resident Artist Scenes and Portland Percussion Group with Portland State Percussion & composer Alejandro Viñao to All Classical Radio’s Irving Levin Performance Hall. Join us Thursday at 3:00 PM PT at 89.9 FM in Portland, OR or from anywhere in the world via the live player…

January 9, 2025: Host Christa Wessel welcomes Portland Youth Philharmonic’s chamber orchestra Camerata PYP with award-winning pianist Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner, and New Wave Opera to All Classical Radio’s Irving Levin Performance Hall. Camerata PYP will share highlights from their concert with Sanchez-Werner, featuring music by Joaquín Turina, Camille Saint-Saëns, Franz Liszt, and more. Then, New Wave…

December 19, 2024: Host Christa Wessel welcomes Grant High School’s Royal Blues Chamber Choir and the Adent & Moore Piano Duo to All Classical Radio’s Irving Levin Performance Hall in downtown Portland. The Royal Blues Chamber Choir will continue the station’s Roger O. Doyle Choral Series. Named for the beloved Portland professor of music, All…

December 12, 2024: Host Christa Wessel welcomes Choral Arts Ensemble of Portland and Northwest Piano Trio to All Classical Radio’s Irving Levin Performance Hall in downtown Portland. Choral Arts Ensemble will present the first large vocal group performance in the new space, launching the station’s Roger O. Doyle Choral Series. Named for the beloved Portland…

December 5, 2024: Host Christa Wessel welcomes 45th Parallel Universe and Dianne Davies to the All Classical Radio studios. 45th Parallel Universe shares an exclusive preview of their Cello Christmas holiday events, featuring music by Tchaikovsky performed by the North Pole Cello Sextet. Pianist Dianne Davies decks the halls with new arrangements of traditional holiday…

November 21, 2024: Host Christa Wessel welcomes Metropolitan Youth Symphony’s MYSfits and Cascadia Composers to the All Classical Radio studios. MYS’s self-conducted string chamber ensemble will perform music by Mozart, A. R. Rahman, and more. Cascadia Composers will preview their Fearless Lieder concert, which features songs by 11 composers on poems by four recent Oregon…