Thursdays at Three Episodes

November 30, 2023: Host Christa Wessel welcomes the Oregon Mandolin Orchestra and the Portland State University Opera to the Roger O. Doyle performance studio. A quartet from the Oregon Mandolin Orchestra will perform selections from their upcoming holiday concert, featuring the Newport Nightingales, a swing-inspired vocal trio that specializes in three-part harmonies of joy. The PSU Opera will preview…

November 16, 2023: Guest host Warren Black welcomes pianist Inna Faliks and Renegade Opera to the Roger O. Doyle performance studio. Inna will share a preview of her concerts with the Portland State University Steinway Piano Series. Renegade Opera will perform highlights from their Artists in Conversation Festival. ABOUT “Adventurous and passionate” (The New Yorker) Ukrainian-born pianist Inna Faliks has established herself…

November 9, 2023: Host Christa Wessel welcomes the Portland Youth Philharmonic and oboist Titus Underwood to the Roger O. Doyle performance studio. High School Senior and pianist Nolan Tu will perform with PYP and Musical Director David Hattner, sharing a preview of the orchestra’s upcoming 100th anniversary concert. Oboist Titus Underwood will be joined by pianist Maria…

November 2, 2023: Host Christa Wessel welcomes MYSfits and violinist Philippe Quint to the Roger O. Doyle performance studio. The MYSfits and conductor Raúl Gómez-Rojas will preview works from Metropolitan Youth Symphony’s upcoming concerts, including music by Grieg, Bach, and more. Then violinist Philippe Quint will share some snippets from his upcoming performances with the Vancouver Symphony…

October 26, 2023: Special guest host Brandi Parisi welcomes Trinity Cathedral and Pacific Rose Ensemble to the Roger O. Doyle performance studio. Join Trinity’s organists for a family-friendly preview of their PipeScreams Halloween Spectacular, an evening of spooky, silly, and exciting music for the Halloween season, hosted by Portland entertainment icon, Clare Apparently! Then the…

October 19, 2023: Special guest host Brandi Parisi welcomes Musica Universalis and In Medio Choir to the Roger O. Doyle performance studio. Musica Universalis will share a preview of their upcoming concert series, entitled Piercing the Veil: A Samhain Celebration, a musical and theatrical exploration of the Celtic origins of Halloween. In Medio will share…

October 12, 2023: Host Christa Wessel welcomes the Light Opera of Portland and Portland Opera to the Roger O. Doyle performance studio. Light Opera of Portland will share a preview of their upcoming production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Sorcerer. Portland Opera will perform highlights from The Marriage of Figaro. ABOUT The Light Opera of…

October 5, 2023: Host Christa Wessel welcomes the Collier Trio and soprano Lindsey Rae Johnson. The Collier Trio will perform works by Dvořák, Lisa Neher, and Drew Swatosh. Lindsey Rae Johnson will preview her upcoming classical voice recitals featuring works by local living composers, in partnership with Raindrop New Music. ABOUT The Collier Trio is…

September 28, 2023: Host Christa Wessel welcomes Cappella Romana and the Post-Haste Reed Duo with pianist Chuck Dillard. Capella Romana will perform works by Ukrainian composer Galina Grigorjeva and Estonian composer Arvo Pärt. The Post-Haste Reed Duo will share music by Francis Poulenc, Cindy Hsu, and more. ABOUT Cappella Romana is a professional vocal ensemble…

September 7, 2023: Host Christa Wessel welcomes Big Horn Brass and pianist Philip Mandel. Big Horn Brass will present works by local composers and arrangers, ahead of their concert at the Reser. One such work is by composer Nicole Buetti, commissioned around the theme of conservation, specifically, elephant conservation. ABOUT Big Horn Brass was founded in 1983…