{"id":105634,"date":"2025-07-24T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allclassical.org\/?post_type=thursdays-at-three&#038;p=105634"},"modified":"2025-08-01T14:51:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T21:51:31","slug":"thursdays-three-mark-maggie-oconnor-willamette-valley-chamber-music-festival","status":"publish","type":"thursdays-at-three","link":"https:\/\/www.allclassical.org\/programs\/thursdays-at-three\/episodes\/thursdays-three-mark-maggie-oconnor-willamette-valley-chamber-music-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark &amp; Maggie O&#8217;Connor; Willamette Valley Chamber Music Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>July 31, 2025: Host Christa Wessel welcomes <strong>Mark and Maggie O&#8217;Connor<\/strong>; and the <strong>Willamette Valley Chamber Music Festival<\/strong> to All Classical Radio\u2019s Irving Levin Performance Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Vancouver Arts &amp; Music Festival<\/strong> presents GRAMMY Award-winning musicians Mark and Maggie O&#8217;Connor. Known for their unique blend of fiddles, vocals, and country music with classical elements, the pair is just some of the stars to grace the Festival&#8217;s stages alongside the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, the <strong>Willamette Valley Chamber Music Festival<\/strong> shares an exclusive preview of their 2025 performances featuring renowned artists, award-winning composers, and a bold vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us Thursday at 3:00 PM PT at 89.9 FM in Portland, OR or from anywhere in the world on our website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ABOUT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Free and open to all ages, the Vancouver Arts &amp; Music Festival features award winning musicians, visual artists from across the region, and talented local performers. Explore stages, pop-up galleries, art demonstrations, family activities and local food vendors in Esther Short Park and downtown Vancouver, Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Explore the entire line up at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverartsandmusicfestival.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vancouverartsandmusicfestival.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All Classical Radio is the Official Media Sponsor for the Vancouver Arts &amp; Music Festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Mark and Maggie have been existing in an uninterrupted musical collaboration since the day they met in 2014. As they were perfecting the finer points of Mark\u2019s American Classical violin duos, it got so good that they decided to get married. The next stage of their musical journey turned into a larger family collaboration for which they each took home a Grammy for playing bluegrass in the O\u2019Connor Band.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep reading at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markandmaggieoconnor.com\/about-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">markandmaggieoconnor.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Set amidst the idyllic Oregon wine country, the Willamette Valley Chamber Music Festival immerse audiences in the exquisite blending of music, fine wine, and community in an intimate, welcoming setting. The 2025 season features Akshaya Tucker, Composer-in-Residence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wvchambermusic.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wvchambermusic.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":105635,"template":"","class_list":["post-105634","thursdays-at-three","type-thursdays-at-three","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"ACF":false,"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allclassical.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thursdays-at-three\/105634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allclassical.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thursdays-at-three"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allclassical.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/thursdays-at-three"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allclassical.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/105635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allclassical.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}