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 Eric Whitacre, Samuel Barber, Moses Hogan, and more. Then, Wagner & Kong share dynamic music written for cello and piano.
This episode continues All Classical Radio’s Roger O. Doyle Choral Series. Named for the beloved Portland professor of music, this performance series is a new initiative designed to amplify the incredible choral ensembles in our region and highlight their artistic contributions. Learn more and join the chorus of supporters for this series.
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Classics Today calls The Portland State Chamber Choir “amongst the finest choirs in the world.” Since its founding in 1975, the Chamber Choir has performed and competed in venues across the country and around the world, earning over 30 medals and awards in international choir competitions including being the only American choir to have won the Seghizzi International Competition for Choral Singing in Italy in 2013, and the Bali International Choral Festival in Indonesia in 2017.
Keep reading at psuchamberchoir.weebly.com
Christoph Wagner and Joanne Kong have been praised for their impeccable ensemble and sensitive, communicative performances that convey the unique power of music.
Dr. Christoph Wagner is a prize-winning cellist, sought-after chamber musician, and pedagogue. He received first prizes at the German Youth Competition Jugend Musiziert, Ribalta Mozart Italia in Italy, and the Peter Pirazzi Competition in Germany.
Keyboardist Joanne Kong captures the attention of audiences in compelling performances that celebrate the vibrancy and eloquence of musical expression. Embracing a broad range of repertoire from Baroque to contemporary music, her performances have been praised for “great finesse and flexibility” (The Washington Post), “superb” playing (The Boston Globe), “utmost keyboard sensitivity and variety of tone” (Richmond Times-Dispatch), “remarkable technical ability” (The Oregonian), and “superb artistry” (San Antonio Express-News) for works “sensitively played” (The New York Times).
Learn more at joannekongmusic.com/wagner-kong
