Oregon Art Beat
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Episode 903: Thursday October 4, 2007
- Oregon Music Project
- Aurora was settle by William Keil who believed that Christian communal living offered a positive model for living. These pioneers built their own homes, shops and mills. Good music, delicious food and friendliness brought them happiness unmatched elsewhere in the West of that day. The Aurora colony had a very strong musical tradition and a variety of opportunities for people to practice and perform. The Aurora Band was notorious around the Northwest and played many important and highly paid gigs. The community had two bands—the Pioneer Band, the Junior Brass Band, a variety of male chamber music ensembles, and at least three choirs. Now tucked away in an old basement, music thought long gone comes to life in historical Aurora, Oregon. Meet the intrepid musicians who bring the music into the 21st century. Hear the work of the Oregon Music Project.
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- AuroraColonyMuseum.com
- Glass Artist Doug Randall
- We watch glass artist Doug Randall as he creates one of his signature bowls, from making a design, selecting the glass, watching it in the kiln as it slowly sinks into its shape, then cutting it, sanding it and giving it a shiny finish.
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- SMPlanetStudio.com
- Saxaphonist Patrick Lamb
- Patrick Lamb recently completed three studio albums and produced an award winning show "Let The Good Times Roll, A NW Tribute To Ray Charles." The NW Tribute To Ray Charles debuted at the 2005 Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival and the All–star group recently released a CD produced by Lamb at the 2006 festival during the tributes encore performance. The tribute has received stellar reviews both regionally and nationally, and the show is currently scheduled to open the 2007–08 Oregon Symphony Pops season. Patrick recently completed work on his new solo project, "Soul Of A Free Man" released in Spring 2007. In addition to these two other projects Patrick recently finished work on a vocal duet and instrumental CD with award winning producer John Henry and singer songwriter Patsy Meyer.
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- PatrickLamb.com
