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We’re making a list and checking it twice, with your help… Voting for our annual New Year’s Eve Classical Countdown is now open! Cast a vote for your favorite classical works now through Wednesday, December 15, 2021. Then join us on the radio New Year’s Eve, December 31, to ring in the New Year and...

This week on Thursday’s @ Three, Christa Wessel welcomes Northwest Piano Trio. Founded in fall 2014 and based in Portland, OR, the trio is committed to the performance of traditional classical music while also exploring the music of 20th and 21st century composers. As your virtual concert hall, All Classical Portland will continue to offer...

All Classical Portland’s Recording Inclusivity Initiative aims to “change America's playlist” by lifting up composers in underrepresented communities.

WKMS Ohio Valley Resource Reporter/Assistant News Director Liam Niemeyer recently won a regional Edward R. Murrow Award from the Radio Television Digital News Association, or RTDNA, the worlds largest professional organization devoted to broadcast and digital journalism. The winning story focused on a Kentucky town in a moment of reckoning over its racist past. Niemeyer won the Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion category for his December 11, 2020, piece “A Blackface Photo Resurface...

Boston-based concert pianist Miki Sawada will tour across Massachusetts with a piano in tow from May 6 – May 30 as part of the Gather Hear Tour. Sawada will perform for free in 13 towns and cities across the state, presented by various small businesses, non-profit organizations and city entities – with one stop in Chelsea Square. The concert in Chelsea will be at Chelsea Square on May 13 at 6 p.m., presented by Chelsea Prospers. All concerts will take place outdoors and masks are required....

Service Disruption Update Update from Suzanne Nance: Tuesday February 16, 2021 As a result of the ice storms in the area, All Classical Portland has experienced disruptions for the last several days to our FM/HD service and the online stream. Our dedicated team of engineers has been working tirelessly around the clock, and we are thrilled to share that the online stream has been restored! You can once again listen online from anywhere in the world at allclassical.org. What happened When our bui...

Thank you to the many donors who stepped up on Valentine’s Day with a financial contribution to All Classical Portland! YOU are the heartbeat of All Classical Portland, and everything we do is made possible by your support. Did you miss out on the Valentine’s Day Fundraiser? It’s never too late to give, and there...

Host Andrea Murray highlights local Portland pianist, composer, and educator Darrell Grant, and his project Take Flight. His son’s teacher requested that Grant write a song that parents could sing to the children during their middle-school class promotion. As he wrote, he thought about the bittersweet nature of launching our children into the world. Everything shifted as the coronavirus descended on the world, traditional rites of passage for youth were suspended indefinitely, and nationwide...

January 10, 2018 The past which is not recoverable in any other way is embedded, as if in amber, in the music, and people can regain a sense of identity. . . — Oliver Sacks In our last two posts investigating the fascinating realm of Music and the Brain, we explored what drives our musical preferences and some of the human body’s physiological responses of listening to music. Today, we look into the connections between music and me...

January is Sustainers Month! Posted on January 1, 2021 Each January, All Classical Portland recognizes our Sustaining donors–a group of thousands of individuals whose ongoing financial support makes an incredible difference to this station. As we begin a new year together, you’ll hear stories on the air every day from monthly donors, sharing why they sustain this service. Thank you, Sustainers, for your reliable support of All Classical Portland! Together, you contribute around 25% of the r...