View Related Episode: Glass Artist Doug Randall, Oregon Music Project, Saxaphonist Patrick Lamb

Founded by German immigrants in 1856, Oregon's Aurora Colony was a utopian society with a strong musical tradition. The colony's band played original compositions and were much in demand throughout the region until 1921, when they disbanded. Close to 100 years later, many of the original scores, hand-written in blackberry juice, were discovered in a basement. Now musicians at the Old Aurora Colony Museum bring it back to life.

First Broadcast: 2007
Producer: Jessica Martin

Appeared in episode: Glass Artist Doug Randall, Oregon Music Project, Saxaphonist Patrick Lamb

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The Woman with the Veil
by KC Cowan | 11/17/2009
It isn’t often that the Portland Art Museum brings in an exhibit that consists entirely of one painting, but a masterpiece by Raphael is now on display and worth the trip to see. I finally got there last week and am so glad I did. “The Woman with the Veil” is so stunning, so richly painted [...]
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