Thursdays at Three Episodes

February 2, 2023: Host Christa Wessel welcomes violinist Tomás Cotik and neuroscientist Dr. Larry Sherman to the Roger O. Doyle performance studio for a live concert. Tomás will preview his upcoming project titled “Ombra Musici II” (“musician’s shadow” in Italian), a collaboration with digital artist Dave Colangelo, as part of the Portland Winter Light Festival. Dr. Larry Sherman…

January 26, 2023: Host Christa Wessel welcomes violinist Alexander Markov and Portland Columbia Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Casey Bosell to the Roger O. Doyle performance studio for a live concert. Alexander and Casey will preview their upcoming performances at the Portland Columbia Symphony‘s 40th Anniversary Concert Spectacular at Patricia Reser Center for the Arts in Beaverton,…

January 19, 2023: Host Christa Wessel welcomes pianist Kenneth Broberg and the Mesteño Trio for a live concert in the Roger O. Doyle performance studio.  Kenneth will preview his upcoming performances with Portland Piano International, including works by Beethoven, Bach, Franz Liszt, and more. The Mesteño Trio will perform Aram Khachaturian’s Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Piano. ABOUT…

January 12, 2023: Host Christa Wessel shares an encore broadcast of a live episode of Thursdays at Three featuring pianist Sophie Lippert. Sophie is All Classical Portland’s International Arts Correspondent, and prepared a program of music by women composers from all around the world. This episode originally aired September 23, 2021. ABOUT Sophie Lippert is a powerhouse pianist…

January 5, 2023: Gust host Warren Black welcomes pianist Tony Lu and 45th Parallel Universe for a live concert in the Roger O. Doyle performance studio. ABOUT Born in Wuhan, China in 1997, Tony Lu started learning and playing the piano at age 5. Due to his visual impairment, he has always learned music by…

December 29, 2022: Host Christa Wessel closes out the year with a special encore broadcast of a spectacular performance from 2021 by local pianist Monica Ohuchi. Hailed by the New York Times for her “commanding pianism”, Monica maintains an active international career as a soloist, chamber musician, and piano pedagogue. Join us to hear Monica…

December 15, 2022: Host Christa Wessel welcomes Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Portland Baroque Orchestra, harmonicist Joe Powers, and accordionist Courtney von Drehle to the Roger O. Doyle performance studio. They will perform highlights from their upcoming concerts featuring J.S. Bach’s spectacular Christmas Oratorio. ABOUT Ring in the Christmas season as Trinity Music & Portland Baroque Orchestra present J.S.…

December 8, 2022: Guest host Warren Black welcomes the Oregon Symphony’s Cello Section for a live concert in the Roger O. Doyle performance studio. They will perform selections from Tchaikovsky‘s holiday classic the Nutcracker Ballet! We will be joined by cellists: Marilyn de Oliveira, Kevin Kunkel, Toni Gan, Seth Biagini, Pansy Chang, and Trevor Fitzpatrick. Learn more…

December 1, 2022: Host Christa Wessel welcomes pianist Ilya Yakushev and the Rose City Trombones to the Roger O. Doyle performance studio. Ilya Yakushev will share a preview of his upcoming performances with Portland Piano International, including works by Haydn, Mozart, Gershwin, and more. The Rose City Trombones will perform selections from their Trombone Extravaganza event at PSU’s Lincoln…

November 17, 2022: Guest host Warren Black welcomes Scott Kritzer to the Roger O. Doyle performance studio. Classical Guitarist Scott Kritzer will perform tracks from his brand new album Classical Guitar Treasures from the Baroque, featuring works by Silvius Leopold Weiss and J.S. Bach, with arrangements by Michael Lorimer. Note: This episode of T@T originally included a…