Since 2012, I’ve been tuning for the annual Clark College Jazz Festival, and it is still a joy 8 years later. There is something extremely gratifying about being a part of a festival that brings together so many fantastic elements into one showcase: Big Band Jazz, music education, community, and amazing students from as close …
Earlier today, I had the pleasure of attending the latest edition of the Connections Concerts series, Pulse, at the historic Old Church Concert Hall in downtown Portland. My most favorite scene from today’s @connectionsconcerts Pulse held at the beautiful @oldchurchpdx. #music #community #classicalmusic #connectionsconcerts #pdx #pdxmusic #latergram I’ve been sponsoring Connections Concerts, …
via Instagram https://ift.tt/34jUIFr Original parchment of early form of Western musical notation. Looks like music theory wasn’t any simpler in medieval times. #music #history #musichistory #musictheory #musicalnotation #composition #medieval
via Instagram https://ift.tt/2QDOCvS Today I used a random Amazon promotional credit I had lying around because my FIVE YEAR OLD has been begging to listen to 20th century classical composer Malcolm Arnold’s English Dances: First Set that she heard on @allclassicalportland a few weeks ago. I consider this a great parenting victory. #classicalmusic #music …
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via Instagram https://ift.tt/2O0GcNh They’re not pianos, but they have strings and tuning pins and/or keys, so they’re still pretty darn cool. #instrument #musicalinstrument #music #stringedinstrument #traditionalmusicinstrument
Over the weekend, International Children’s Art Network (ICAN) hosted a sing-a-long with local choir The Portland Revels at the All Classical Portland studios. I’ve always loved to sing; chorus was one of my favorite activities growing up and I continued to participate all the way up through college. When my life settles down, likely not …
Over the weekend, my daughter and I trekked down to the studio of Portland’s amazing classical radio station, All Classical Portland for a Halloween party and movie showing of Hotel Transylvania hosted by the International Children’s Arts Network (ICAN). All Classical Portland is, and has been for a long time, a truly great radio station. …
