music

Redding is seeking a new operator for the Civic Auditorium after Advance Redding said it could not sustain operations without ongoing city support.

Ashland Fringe returns May 15-17 with free performances, film, music and workshops featuring mostly Rogue Valley artists and experimental art forms.

The city council’s lifeline comes with lots of strings attached.

Martin Majkut has conducted and studied music around the world, but in Oregon, he’s been known since 2010 as the adventurous, growth-oriented music director of the Rogue Valley Symphony. He also has a long-standing collaboration with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Now, he's adding another title -- music director of the Oregon Coast Music Festival. He recently shared his packed performance calendar with JPR’s Vanessa Finney.

Roy Sutton passed away in March while in the middle of three projects. JPR revisits his 2024 conversation with "My Better Half" host Vanessa Finney.

JPR's Vanessa Finney talks with the director of Oregon's first professionally-staged production of "Waitress."

The acclaimed radio essay series, "Turning the Tables," has inspired a new book. JPR's Vanessa Finney talks with two contributors about “How Women Made Music: a Revolutionary History from NPR Music.”

The Ashland Independent Film Festival runs October 3-6, and features two music documentaries created by Rogue Award recipients Jeffrey Friedman and Rob Epstein.

Corey Murphy grew up in Klamath Falls. His father was one of thousands who emigrated from Ireland to Oregon in the mid-19th and -20th centuries, seeking work as sheepherders and cowboys. Today, Murphy studies, arranges and performs songs related to the Irish diaspora in South Central Oregon.

Focus of book in "Religion Around" series.

Terry Longshore and Tessa Brinckman have long pushed musical boundaries with their flute-and-percussion duo, Caballito Negro. They join forces with Left…

The poetry of women is showcased in a new musical work coming to the stage this weekend (February 29 and March 1). Rogue Valley composer Joby Talbot set…