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 29, 2014
On Deck with Emily & Lauren Kim
In this episode of On Deck, we meet a set of 16-year old twins: Emily Kim (right, in photo) and her sister Lauren Kim. Emily plays the violin (we’ll hear her perform Fritz Kreisler’s “Tambourin Chinois”) and Lauren plays the cello (she’ll play Tchaikovsky’s “Pezzo capriccioso”). Though they play different instruments and go to different… More
November 22, 2014
On Deck at the Stangeland Family Youth Choral Academy
For the last 17 summers, the Stangeland Family Youth Choral Academy at the Oregon Bach Festival has been shaping the lives of high-school aged singers from across the country. In this episode of On Deck with Young Musicians we visit with students, faculty and the Choral Academy’s Director Dr. Anton Armstrong, to learn what makes… More
November 15, 2014
On Deck with Siena Mirasol
16-year old Siena Mirasol plays an instrument that has an immense power to soothe: the harp. In this episode of On Deck, Siena will give us a bit of a harp education (did you know it has 7 pedals? We’ll learn what they do!) and we’ll hear her play the Impromptu-Caprice by Gabriel Pierné.
November 8, 2014
On Deck with Emily Rumpca
This week we meet a 17-year old female tuba player. Emily Rumpca tells us about the physical challenges of being a 5′ 3″ tuba player. As women generally have smaller lung capacity then men, Emily also talks about how she manages to put the necessary air through this big instrument. Emily is the tuba player… More
November 1, 2014
On Deck with Annabel MacDonald
For Annabel MacDonald, the flute has always just been something she’s been good at. (She is currently principal flute of the Portland Youth Philharmonic.) But after six transformative weeks at Brevard Music Center this summer, she now thinks about music in a whole new way. In this episode of On Deck, we’ll talk about her… More
October 25, 2014
On Deck with Talia Dugan
17-year old high school junior Talia Dugan plays principal clarinet with the Portland Youth Philharmonic. In this episode of On Deck we’ll learn the challenges of her instrument, and hear how playing in musical ensembles has boosted her confidence in herself. She also confesses to a deep love of all things Disney.
October 11, 2014
On Deck with William Karceski
William Karceski is a 17-year old trombone player who was just appointed principal trombone of the Portland Youth Philharmonic. That leadership position has sparked his passion for classical music and he’s envisioning a career as an orchestral musician. William proudly calls himself a “classical music nerd”, and is also an Eagle Scout. He spent the… More
September 27, 2014
On Deck with Nicholas Dill
In April of 2014, when he was just 12 years old, violinist Nicholas Dill won a spot in the Jewish Community Orchestra’s Concerto Concert. We’ll hear that performance –the first movement from Kabalevsky’s Violin Concerto— in this episode of On Deck. Shortly after that big concert, however, in June, Nicholas broke his wrist and, while… More
September 20, 2014
On Deck with Daniel Scoggins
In this episode of On Deck with Young Musicians, we meet 17-year-old cellist Daniel Scoggins. The big two passions in Daniel’s life have been music and soccer. Daniel was the principal cellist with the Metropolitan Youth Symphony last year, and has recently made the decision to give up soccer in order to spend his senior… More
September 13, 2014
On Deck with Daniel Kim
17-year-old cellist Daniel Kim won first place in Oregon’s State Solo Competition this year; we’ll hear his winning performance of the finale to Saint-Saens’ Cello Concerto No.1 in this episode of “On Deck with Young Musicians.” Daniel also loves pop music (he named his cello “Shakira” after the curvy pop singer), and he is a… More
