October 30, 2025: Host Christa Wessel welcomes Storm Large; and pianist Marc-André Hamelin to the Irving Levin Performance Hall.
Acclaimed vocalist Storm Large, “Portland’s favorite songstress,” celebrates Halloween with a sneak peek at her Seven Deadly Sins concerts with Oregon Symphony. Then, Marc-André Hamelin shares an exclusive preview of his performance with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (USA), including Gershwin’s jazzy Rhapsody in Blue and more.
Tune in Thursday at 3:00 PM PT at 89.9 FM in Portland, OR or from anywhere in the world on our website.
ABOUT
Storm Large: musician, actor, playwright, author, awesome. She shot to national prominence in 2006 as a finalist on the CBS show Rock Star: Supernova, where despite having been eliminated in the week before the finale, Storm built a fan base that follows her around the world to this day. She was seen on the 2021 season of America’s Got Talent.
In the fall of 2014, Storm and Le Bonheur released a record designed to capture their sublime and subversive interpretations of the American Songbook. Entitled Le Bonheur and released on Pink Martini’s Heinz Records, the recording is a collection of tortured and titillating love songs: beautiful, familiar, yet twisted … much like the lady herself.
Keep reading at stormlarge.com.
Pianist Marc-André Hamelin, a “performer of near-superhuman technical prowess” (The New York Times), is acclaimed worldwide for his rare combination of profound musicianship and dazzling technique. He is celebrated both for his interpretations of the core repertoire and for his fearless exploration of lesser-known works from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. He regularly performs around the globe with the leading orchestras and conductors of our time, and gives recitals at major concert venues and festivals worldwide.
Learn more at marcandrehamelin.com.
This season the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra celebrates 45 years of providing symphonic music to the community. Its success is due to the talent and commitment of the early conductors and musicians who provided its foundation.
Keep reading at vancouversymphony.org.
