On Deck with Young Musicians
Saturdays at 5pm PT
On Deck with Young Musicians is an inspirational weekly interview segment that celebrates and showcases the incredibly talented young musicians who live and perform in the Pacific Northwest: the young people who are shaping the future of classical music. Created and hosted by Christa Wessel, select episodes of On Deck are also hosted by Adam Eccleston, Raúl Gómez-Rojas, and Lisa Lipton.
Tune in Saturdays at 5:00 PM PT, and revisit past interviews using the links below or by following On Deck on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
If you know of a young musician who should be profiled for On Deck, please email Christa Wessel at christa@allclassical.org.
On Deck with Young Musicians is made possible in part by support from the Metropolitan Youth Symphony.
October 8, 2016
On Deck with David Chen
David Chen is a 16-year old junior at Sunset High School. He has also been a member of the Pacific Youth Choir for 10 years. Singing is obviously a huge part of his life, and in this episode of “On Deck” we’ll learn about two of his other passions and how they intertwine: David is part… More
September 24, 2016
On Deck with Eva Stoumbos
Eva Stoumbos is an 18-year old double-bassist who chatted with Christa this summer at YMA: Young Musicians and Artists. During the interview, Eva revealed that in addition to classical music, she loves jazz and bluegrass, too. In this episode of “On Deck” we’ll hear how Eva fell in love with the bass, and learn about her… More
September 17, 2016
On Deck with Jesse Fuller
Jesse Fuller is a 15-year old sophomore who is doing interesting things with his cello. He uses looping pedals to create on-the-fly, improvised compositions that sound like a cello ensemble… when in fact, the music is being made by only him. Jesse’s music is new and fresh, but he’ll be the first to tell you… More
September 10, 2016
On Deck with Joseph Folwick
Earlier this summer, Christa Wessel visited YMA, Young Musicians and Artists –a two-week residential summer music camp— and met a number of remarkable teenage musicians. This week we’ll get to know 16-year old clarinetist Joseph Folwick, who was one of the winners of the YMA concerto competition. The Folwick siblings were also featured in a… More
September 3, 2016
On Deck with Mikaela Borg
Earlier this summer, Christa Wessel (host of “On Deck”) visited YMA, Young Musicians and Artists –a two-week residential summer music camp— and met a number of remarkable teenage musicians. This week we’ll get to know16-year old violinist Mikaela Borg, who was the concertmaster at YMA and also one of the winners of the YMA concerto competition…. More
July 30, 2016
On Deck at Bravo Cesar Chavez
For the past several years, Bravo Youth Orchestras has been inspired by the El Sistema movement in Venezuela to put string instruments into the hands of underserved children at Portland’s Rosa Parks Elementary School. Last Fall, Bravo began a winds program at Cesar Chavez Elementary. In this episode of “On Deck” we’ll talk with three 5th-graders at… More
July 16, 2016
On Deck with Gemma Tung
Gemma Tung is a 15-year old cellist who has lived in Portland all her life. Until now. Gemma has decided to leave her school, leave the Portland Youth Philharmonic, and move to Connecticut to enroll in boarding school. In this episode of “On Deck” we’ll get to know Gemma, and learn why this change is… More
July 9, 2016
On Deck with Will Benoit
Will Benoit is a 16-year old tenor who has had some profoundly meaningful experiences singing in choirs. (He performs with his school choir, with the Pacific Youth Choir, and has performed with the Stangeland Family Youth Choral Academy.) Will is interested in pursuing a career as a professional musician… not because how music makes him… More
July 2, 2016
On Deck with Molly Long
Molly Long is a 15-year old violinist with the Metropolitan Youth Symphony and a distance runner on the Cleveland High School track team. We talk with Molly about competition, and what she’s learned from both sports and classical music, in this episode of “On Deck with Young Musicians.”
June 18, 2016
On Deck with Cameron Joublin & Sylvan Talavera
Fear No Music’s Young Composers Project is dedicated to developing the next generation of composers. YCP gives students the opportunity to composer their own music and work with a professional ensemble in the rehearsing and performance of that piece. In this episode of “On Deck” we meet two (of the 14) teenage participants in this… More
