Don Matthews
Classical Music Director | HostDon Matthews was born in Detroit and is the son of a motion picture sound man. He received a B.A. in Music from Eastern Michigan University and Masters in Vocal Performance from USC. Don performed as a member of the San Francisco Opera chorus for three seasons. He moved to Boston to study and while there became involved in radio, working at both WBUR and WGBH, where he was a producer for Robert J. Lurtsema.
In 1998, Don moved to Ashland to take a job with Jefferson Public Radio. He’s a member of the Southern Oregon Repertory Singers and has also been a guest soloist with both the Rogue Valley Chorale and Siskiyou Singers. Don is well known to Rogue Valley theater goers having appeared in numerous productions including, One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Man of La Mancha and Sweeney Todd.
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The Featured Works Air At 9 AM & 2 PM on JPR's Classics & News Service
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Featured Works Air At 9 AM & 2 PM On JPR's Classics & News Service
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Featured Works Air At 9 AM & 2 PM On JPR's Classics & News Service
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Featured Works Air At 9 AM & 2 PM On JPR's Classics & News Service
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Featured Works Air At 9 AM & 2 PM On JPR's Classics & News Service
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JPR plans a week of featured works that highlight past performances.
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Featured Works Air At 9 AM & 2 PM On JPR's Classics & News Service
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Featured Works for April – First Concert(*Indicates April birthday)Apr 1 W Giuseppe Verdi: String QuartetApr 2 T Auguste Enna: Hans Christian Andersen…
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Featured Works for March – First Concert (*Indicates March birthday)Mar 2 M Bedrich Smetana*: Wallenstein’s Camp Mar 3 T Federico Moreno Torroba*:…
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Featured Works for February – First Concert (*Indicates February birthday)Feb 3 M Felix Mendelssohn*: String Quartet in E flat majorFeb 4 T George Walker:…
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Baritone Christòpheren Nomura joined JPR's Don Matthews in the Steve Nelson performance space during his recent visit to the Rogue Valley for a concert…