Cappella Romana's upcoming show features Maximilian Steinberg's Passion Week Cycle, a work that artistic director Alexander Lingas discovered recently. See our website for show details, and some further reading.
David Steinberg and Jeff Winslow of Cascadia Composers tell us about how the group has lent strength to their process. See our website for info on the April 11th and 13th shows!
"Stylistically I prefer each piece of mine to be unlike any of its predecessors." Listen for Mark's colleagues in this week's show. We'll preview their April shows in Eugene and Portland.
Another sample of work from Cascadia Composers. Mike is a Portland-area physician who also plays and composes.
Listen this week for an interview with Jeff Winslow and David Bernstein as we preview the Cascadia Composers upcoming shows in Eugene and Portland.
Lindsay Hill's debut novel is a dazzling collection of over a thousand micro-chapters, weaving together the story of 12-year-old Christopher Westall's coming of age in San Francisco. “Christopher’s trying to find his way in a world that’s been shattered to pieces,” Hill told us.”The reader is asked to find her or his way in a series of seemingly unrelated shards.” This is the long version of the interview you heard on this week's show.
Frank Janzen spends days with artists, teaching them the art of printmaking. He's the master printmaker at Crow's Shadow Institute of the Arts. But he doesn't often talk about his own work. We caught up with Frank to hear abotu what's happening at Crow's Shadow this year, and to find out what he's been working on.
This week a collection of teenage musicians from Portland and surrounding communities step onstage to take their game to the next level. The Young Artists Debut offers a select group of musicians a chance to perform challenging work with extra coaching from Niel DePonte, a composer, conductor who is also principal percussionist for the Oregon Symphony. We stuck our heads in for one of the last rehearsals.
We seem to be running into a lot of long thinkers, lately - artists who don't shirk from taking their time to do the work they want. Jump in! Here's a rough guide to this week's episode. 01:35 - 00:00 Young Artists Debut 05:25 - 07:12 Classical Up Close at Ethos 07:15 - 13:26 St. Vincent 14:39 - 26:33 Lindsay Hill's Sea of Hooks 26:45 - 28:37 Phosphorescent @OPBMusic 28:40 - 36:54 Complete Works Project 38:07 - 43:10 Crow's Shadow's Frank Janzen 43:20 - 46:20 Steve LaRiccia 46:21 - 52:05 Harry S...
We met a lot of great people on our trip to Pendleton, but Verne Marr was one of our favorites. A tall, soft-spoken retired wildlife biologist, he now makes a limited number of custom banjos every year. We loved his nature-inspired designs, and his endlessly patient approach to his work. Take a listen.
Dakota Brown's got a lot on his plate right now: school, gigs, a new record in the works. We caught him before a recent gig at Hamley's to find out where the songwriting is taking him these days.
The one & only James Kindle is preparing for a week-long residency at Al's Den in Portland. We caught up to talk about his band's recent record, and other happenings.
Who better to be snowed in with than the cats & kittens of Pendleton? We spent six wintery days smack in the middle of Umatilla County's amazing creative community. Here are some of the people we met. 00:22Oregon East Symphony 08:44Your Questions re: classical 09:22JD Kindle & the Eastern Oregon Playboys 17:28Banjo maker Verne Marr 24:57Jenny Morgan's paper cuts 30:37Rivoli Theater Restoration 39:00Hamley's Art 42:25Dakota Brown 48:00painter Arlen Clark 51:30Crow's Shadow preview...
Scott Palmer and actors from Hillsboro's Bag & Baggage Theater discuss their adaptation of Shakespeare's classic. Watch for an update on this story. The show's lead, Kevin Connell, was found Monday to have suffered a massive stroke.
Commissioners meet to get an update on the executive hiring process, and other matters.
The radio show Fusionarte's film series screening 50's and 60's era Lucha libre films has become a surprise hit. The final installation in the series is coming up Thursday night, March 20th. Listen up!
Disjecta's biennial project, Portland2014 is on view, with a massive, multi-gallery celebration of the regional art scene. Curator Amanda Hunt of LAXART has chosen 15 artists from Western Oregon. She sat down with April to talk about her process, and highlight a few of the works in the show. Hunt says she knew nearly nothing about Oregon artists when she took on the project, and completely immersed herself.
01:25 Disjecta's Portland2014 with curator Amanda Hunt 19:00 North Portland hip hop 25:40 XRAY FM to launch today 32:15 GIF art explosion 37:24 Cinescopio 43:15 Bag & Baggage reimagines Lear 48:15 OAC meeting in Ashland 51:45 Poetry Out Loud
April sat down with Oregon's Cultural Advocacy Coalition's Chris Coleman and Christine Drazan to discuss their upcoming "Big Think" about arts and culture policy and funding in Oregon in the coming years. This is the full length interview.
01:35 Police and Hip-Hop 11:13 Amenta Abioto 12:40 Freddy Ruiz Jr 17:29 Cultural Advocacy Coalition's "Big Think" 30:00 Salem's David Metzger, Oscar Winner for "Frozen" 41:44 Frank Hirahara photographs at Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center 49:00 Christopher Michlig and John Zerzan sculpture vandalized 51:25 Disjecta Biennial information See our website for links and details: www.opb.org/radio/programs/stateofwonder/...
Sallie Ford dishes about her new all-lady lineup. They're playing two Oregon shows this month.
Tord and the Quartet stopped by in advance of their PDX Jazz show. Talking with Compass Points host Sean Phillips, Gustavsen talked about his philosophy of incorporating emotional intensity and and elegance. Watch for a special KMHD video package of the show later this spring! http://www.opb.org/kmhd/ (photo cred: Ifanyi Bell)
Lots to tall you about - most of it under OPB's roof! Here's the rundown of today's show. 01:45 - 08:30 Nikki Giovanni 08:35 - 17:40 Dave Allen 19:50 - 25:08 This Is Not A Silent Movie 25:15 - 32:30 Tord Gustavsen Quartet 33:45 Amtrak Rail Residency 34:30 Oregon Arts & Culture Hiring 37:45 Awesome Portland 41:50 Sallie Ford 44:50 Blue Skies in Band 45:13 PYP- Kevin Walczyk 47:12 Adam Baker See our website for links and details: http://www.opb.org/radio/programs/stateofwonder/...
Jane Beebe of PDX Contemporary and Theo Downes-LeGuin of Upfor join April & guest curator Rebecca Gates to talk about how premier art fairs are changing the game. (BTW this construction pictured, left, is a sample of the artist BRenna Murphy's work. She's one of two Theo was showing at ALAC this month.)
Some people talk about how there's not enough going on in their hometown. Peter Walters actually did something about it.
Dave Gulick's band, Derby, had some big years. But that didn't necessarily translate into financial success, until they got a few lucky breaks with music licensing. Dave told us what he learned about the realities of the recording industry and how he's been experimenting with online music licensing to fund his various band projects. BTW you can listen to some of his stuff over here... https://soundcloud.com/davegulick
Terrence Scott has seen the music industry from almost every side. As an artist, producer, promoter, and radio host, he's got a unique perspective on what is and isn't working in music revenue. To hear our broader discussion about music and revenue, check out this week's show: http://www.opb.org/radio/programs/stateofwonder/segment/feb-22-2014/
Liz Harris, who records gorgeous atmospheric music as Grouper, balances work in music and visual art - neither are particularly easy places to make a living. She talked to us about how she puts it together.
Not so easy keeping up with this week’s guest curator, Rebecca Gates. But fun? You bet. 01:44Say hello to Rebecca Gates 04:00Musicians and Revenue 23:50Cruising the Art Fairs with Oregon gallerists 36:50Peter Walters profile 46:05Sonic Art
The only thing more complicated than keeping a creative career going? Keeping two going. This week, three couples who've carved out creative lives together. We meet the couples behind Miracle Theater, Plazm Magazine, and Art in the High Desert.
