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Musica Lanterna Brings Class(ical) to Vancouver

Tara Graham
30 Aug, 2019

Musical promotions may sound like a simple concept, but, to Dr. Anton Zotov and Dimitri Zhgenti, it means much more. Musica Lanterna is a local concert series project started by the two musicians with the goal of moving classical music performances out of the concert hall and into the community. Zotov was born in Ukraine… Read More

Mac Potts: Local Musical Prodigy Shares Love through Music

Brooke Strickland
31 Jan, 2019

Mac Potts was born with music inside of him. He recalls playing with musical toys as a young child growing up in Kalama, and listening to any cassette tape he could get his hands on. He says, “Music has always been part of my life. I don’t really remember a time when it wasn’t. I… Read More

Editor’s Pick: Ants Ants Ants

Nikki Klock
10 Apr, 2018

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Remember the magic and groove of Jack Johnson’s album, “Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George”? When the soundtrack was released in 2006, accompanying the associated animated film’s release, it seemed to melt even the hardest of music snobs’ hearts into a nostalgia for a simpler way of perceiving the world through a child’s… Read More

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Young Artists Competition Finalists Compete January 8

Vancouver Family Magazine
26 Dec, 2016

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) has announced the names of the nine finalists for the 23rd Annual Young Artists Competition. The Live Final round will take place at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 8 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Vancouver. 89.9 FM All Classical Portland Radio’s Edmund Stone will return as Master of Ceremonies for this… Read More

The New Domesticity: A Musical Legacy

Julianna Lawson
29 Nov, 2016

The nurse stood poised at the side of the hospital bed, ready to administer the pills my grandmother had grown accustomed to taking. As she lifted the spoon, my grandmother hesitated. Music was playing in the background, and just at that moment she heard a familiar strain. My grandmother’s eyes shone, shifted away from the… Read More