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.
November 14, 2015
On Deck with Liam Dubay
Liam Dubay is a 16-year old cellist, singer and pianist – a very well-rounded musician. Which isn’t a big surprise, given that his mom is a violinist in the Portland Baroque Orchestra, and his dad plays violin in the Oregon Symphony. We’ll learn more about Liam Dubay in this episode of “On Deck.” Here Liam performs… More
October 17, 2015
On Deck with the Pacific Youth Choir
This week we step inside one of the region’s most well-respected youth ensembles: The Pacific Youth Choir. Led for its entire 13 year history by Mia Hall Miller, PYC is simply a shining example of young people being invigorated by music. Each year the Pacific Youth Choir begins its season by gathering in the woods… More
October 10, 2015
On Deck with Travis Scharer
16 year-old cellist Travis Scharer definitely wants to be a professional musician. He’s currently the principal cellist in the Metropolitan Youth Symphony, and if you meet him you should know that he would rather have a conversation about classical music than anything else. In this episode, he tells Christa about his choice to abandon football… More
September 19, 2015
On Deck with Sam Rhoton
Sam Rhoton is a 16-year old bassoonist who is deeply in love with classical music. He has also endured a number of surgical procedures for scoliosis and “proximal focal femoral deficiency” – which means he was born with one leg longer than the other. Despite those hardships, he is amazingly cheerful and his enthusiasm for… More
September 12, 2015
On Deck with Cathie Youn
14-year old Cathie Youn has two nearly-equal loves in her life: music and her church. In this episode on On Deck we’ll talk to her about both, and she will also tell us why little kids don’t get nervous about performing like older kids do. I surprise Cathie midway through the episode by asking her to… More
August 22, 2015
On Deck with Elise Morgan
Elise Morgan lives on a farm in Dayton, Oregon. She raises sheep and chickens, but devotes her free time to playing the French horn. She is very serious about music, traveling nearly 90 minutes to weekly rehearsals with the Portland Youth Philharmonic. She also recently had her first experience as a soloist at the summer camp… More
August 15, 2015
On Deck with Joanne Lee
Joanne Lee is a bubbly, 16-year old cellist. She plays with the Portland Youth Philharmonic and won first place in Oregon’s state solo competition in the Spring. In this episode of On Deck, we’ll talk about practicing, balancing a busy life, and self-motivation. (Meaty topics spiced with lots of laughter.)
August 1, 2015
On Deck with Rose Rogers
Rose Rogers is a cheerful 16-year old bassoonist who placed 2nd in Oregon’s State Solo Competition She also plays with the Portland Youth Philharmonic‘s Conservatory Orchestra. But when it comes to planning for her future career, she’s interested in becoming a visual artist. We’ll talk about her aspirations in this episode of On Deck.
July 25, 2015
On Deck with Wesley Shin
Wesley Shin is a 16-year old clarinetist. He is very involved in the music program at Lincoln High School (Concert Band, Pep Band, Marching Band) and is also the assistant principal clarinet in the Portland Youth Philharmonic. Additionally, Wesley is a math teacher and is spending the summer as a political intern.
July 18, 2015
On Deck with Amaya Smole
Amaya Smole is a 15-year old violinist who was the runner-up in the Metropolitan Youth Symphony’s concerto competition. As such, she got to play Saint-Saens’ “Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso” with the MYS Concert Orchestra this Spring. In this episode, we’ll learn about Amaya’s love of music; about the butchery class she took this year; and about what… More
