Thursdays at Three Episodes

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.…

February 27, 2025: Guest host Brandi Parisi welcomes Portland Opera and Trinity Music to All Classical Radio’s Irving Levin Performance Hall. Portland Opera shares an exclusive preview of their upcoming production of The Shining, based on the novel by Stephen King. Music by Paul Moravec, libretto by Mark Campbell. Then, Trinity Music singers and pianist…

February 20, 2025: Host Christa Wessel welcomes the Pacific Rose Ensemble and the Oregon Repertory Singers Youth Choirs to All Classical Radio’s Irving Levin Performance Hall. The Pacific Rose Ensemble shares music by Edgar Elgar, Antonín Dvořák, plus, contemporary classical music by Katerina Gimon, Amir Avsker (All Classical’s 2023 Young Artist in Residence), and more. Oregon…

February 13, 2025: Out of an abundance of caution due to winter weather in the Portland area, this live episode of Thursdays @ Three has been canceled. Please join us on the radio this Thursday at 3:00 PM PT for an encore T@T broadcast. Listen at 89.9 FM in Portland, OR or from anywhere in…

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…