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.
June 14, 2014
On Deck with Forrest Palamountain
Forrest is 18, and is just graduating from high school. He will be attending Northwestern University in the fall to double-major in violin and “Mid-East, North African Studies.” Forrest is very interested in politics (which he discusses at length in this episode), and he’s even toying with the idea of a future political career. Music… More
May 31, 2014
On Deck with Maia Hoffman
At just 17, Maia Hoffman already has an impressive list of accomplishments to her name: she is co-principal of the viola section in the Portland Youth Philharmonic, and this summer she won the honor of attending the prestigious Heifetz International Music Institute. She was also accepted into this summer’s Viola Institute at Interlochen. Over the… More
May 24, 2014
On Deck with Cammie Lee
Cammie Lee is a 13-year-old 8th grader, and is the Symphony Orchestra’s concertmaster at MYS. She will be performing Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 with the Metropolitan Youth Symphony on June 7. In this episode of On Deck we’ll hear how Cammie deals with the nervousness that accompanies such a big performance, and we’ll also… More
May 17, 2014
On Deck with Fumika Mizuno
15-year old violinist Fumika Mizuno is one of the co-concertmasters of the Portland Youth Philarmonic, and was also one of this year’s winners of the Vancouver Symphony’s concerto competition. In this episode of On Deck we’ll hear her play Sarasate’s “Carmen Fantasy” with the Vancouver Symphony, and chat with her about music, tennis and Game… More
May 10, 2014
On Deck at Woodwinds @ Wallowa Lake
In this episode of On Deck we travel to the far reaches of Northeastern Oregon to visit a summer camp in the woods. Woodwinds @ Wallowa Lake brings world-class faculty –-many of whom are members of the Oregon Symphony— to kids who otherwise wouldn’t have access to high level musical instruction. Half of the 85… More
May 3, 2014
On Deck with Richard Lu
Richard Lu is the 16-year old cellist who recently won the Oregon Sinfonietta’s concerto competition. We’ll meet Richard and hear him play the entire Schumann Cello Concerto in this episode of On Deck with Young Musicians
April 26, 2014
On Deck at MetroArts Kids Camp
We visit another summer camp this weekend: MetroArts Kids Camp, a day camp for kids age 6-12 which teaches creativity through music, dance, theater and visual art. Now in its 22nd year, this camp lets kids experience a daily theme in each of those four disciplines each day. MetroArts Kids Camp offers one-… More
April 19, 2014
On Deck at YMA: Young Musicians and Artists
On Deck heads to summer camp in this episode, with a visit to YMA: Young Musicians and Artists. For many of the YMA students, faculty and staff, this two-week, residential program is more than just a music camp; it is a way of being that brings them back to the campus of Willamette University summer… More
April 1, 2014
MetroArts Inc.’s Young Artist Debut! Concert
Eleven young artists performed with a professional orchestra on Tuesday, April 1 at 7:30 at Portland’s Newmark Theater in the 20th annual MetroArts Inc.Young Artist Debut! concert. You can hear the complete live broadcast in our audio archive. Aveek Ganguly Not only is 14-year-old Aveek Ganguly an exceptionally gifted pianist, but he also has… More
March 29, 2014
On Deck with Aveek Ganguly
Not only is 14-year-old Aveek Ganguly an exceptionally gifted pianist (he’s performing in the MetroArts concert on April 1), but he also has a deep fascination with film music. In this episode of On Deck we’ll visit with Aveek during one of his MetroArts coaching sessions with Maestro Niel DePonte.
