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Christopher Briscoe/Martin MajkutMartin 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.
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Music can bind us together at a time in history when we can easily find reasons to disagree. Peace choirs sing to enhance the sense of shared humanity.… -
It's not generally considered a medical device, but the guitar does have some healing properties. At least that's how it's used by Rogue Valley musician… -
Ravel. Berlioz. Pinkston. Pinkston? Yes, he is among the composers whose works will be performed by the North State Symphony in concerts this weekend… -
American children born the year the Rolling Stones first recorded music got their invitations to join AARP this year. Somehow, the band keeps going, after… -
If you want to start a conversation that you know will last a while, ask Josh Gross about favorite bands. He loves music, and across a wide spectrum of… -
Dar Williams is one of a kind, so a little hard to categorize. Sure, she is a singer and a songwriter, and highly regarded for her pop/folk work. But… -
If you want to start a conversation that you know will last a while, ask Josh Gross about favorite bands. He loves music, and across a wide spectrum of… -
It's not a viola, but it's not a cello, either. The Viola da Gamba is a stringed instrument that looks like both of the above, but rests between the… -
The longstanding Britt Festivals in Jacksonville gobble up much of the attention, but there are other ongoing music festivals in our part of the world.… -
Orchestral music gently (okay, not ALWAYS gently) drifts through downtown Jacksonville on summer weekend evenings. The Britt Orchestra is in the middle of… -
If you want to start a conversation that you know will last a while, ask Josh Gross about favorite bands. He loves music, and across a wide spectrum of… -
It took some vision to put an orchestra on a grassy hillside in Jacksonville. And the vision took: 54 years later, the Britt Orchestra still entertains…
