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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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The Oregon Coast Music Festival (OCMF) has grown from a Coos Bay performance of Haydn music to an annual festival that draws 5,000 to its varied concerts… -
You don't have to be Irish to appreciate the music of the Emerald Isle. And Irish music has been a fixture at Ashland's Black Sheep pub for years now, in… -
Josh Gross has an addiction, and it's one we're only too happy to share. He loves music, and across a wide spectrum of genres and styles. Josh makes… -
Craig Chaquico has played the guitar in a lot of circumstances; he was just 20 when he joined Jefferson Starship. But Chaquico has never played with a… -
Multiple guitars visit the studio when the Britt Guitar Trio returns for tunes and talk. The trio consists of Page Hamilton, Grant Ruiz, and Ed Dunsavage,… -
Josh Gross has an addiction, and it's one we're only too happy to share. He loves music, and across a wide spectrum of genres and styles. Josh makes… -
Spring has sprung. Okay, we're getting a LITTLE ahead of ourselves; the actual astronomical equinox is still more than two weeks away (March 20th). But… -
At age 50, the Rogue Valley Symphony Orchestra is looking fairly fit. As it reaches a half-century, it reports a healthy growth in recent years, while… -
Josh Gross has an addiction, and it's one we're only too happy to share. He loves music, and across a wide spectrum of genres and styles. Josh makes… -
It's not like composers are all over the place, but we have a few we can call on from time to time.One of them is Teddy Abrams, the music director for the… -
It's still a little cold for classical music concerts outdoors. But the Britt Festivals in Jacksonville are not waiting for the summer concert season.… -
It's been nearly three decades since the Medford Jazz Jubilee started bringing multiple bands to Medford for multiple days of musical performance. But…
