{"id":107488,"date":"2025-09-24T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allclassical.org\/?p=107488"},"modified":"2025-10-07T16:09:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T23:09:48","slug":"2025-young-artists-composer-residencies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allclassical.org\/2025-young-artists-composer-residencies\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Young Artist &amp; Composer Residencies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/acp-website.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Featured_DanaSparling4-660x495.jpg\" alt=\"Dana Sparling, All Classical Radio\u2019s 2025-2026 Young Artist in Residence. Photo by Frankie Tresser.\" class=\"wp-image-107489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acp-website.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Featured_DanaSparling4-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/acp-website.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Featured_DanaSparling4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/acp-website.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Featured_DanaSparling4-425x319.jpg 425w, https:\/\/acp-website.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Featured_DanaSparling4-624x468.jpg 624w, https:\/\/acp-website.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Featured_DanaSparling4.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Dana Sparling, All Classical Radio\u2019s 2025-2026 Young Artist in Residence. Photo by Frankie Tresser.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p>All Classical Radio is thrilled to announce flutist <strong>Dana Sparling <\/strong>as the station&#8217;s 2025-2026 Young Artist in Residence. A junior at Camas High School in Washington, Dana has played flute and clarinet since middle school. She now plays flute and piccolo with <strong>Metropolitan Youth Symphony<\/strong>\u2019s Symphony Orchestra, and alto saxophone with MYS\u2019s Symphonic Wind Ensemble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Through this residency, I hope to uplift other young musicians in my community by sharing young artist-focused projects on All Classical&#8217;s airwaves and online platforms,&#8221; says Dana. &#8220;I hope to build more connections within the Pacific Northwest&#8217;s classical community and gain meaningful performance experience.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dana will help create content for the station&#8217;s blog and digital channels, as well as perform on a future episode of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allclassical.org\/programs\/thursdays-at-three\/\">Thursdays @ Three<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2025 YOUNG ARTIST AMBASSADORS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/acp-website.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Featured_YoungArtists25-660x495.jpg\" alt=\"All Classical Radio\u2019s 2025-2026 Young Artists Ambassadors\" class=\"wp-image-107494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acp-website.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Featured_YoungArtists25-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/acp-website.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Featured_YoungArtists25-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/acp-website.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Featured_YoungArtists25-425x319.jpg 425w, https:\/\/acp-website.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Featured_YoungArtists25-624x468.jpg 624w, https:\/\/acp-website.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Featured_YoungArtists25.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>All Classical Radio\u2019s 2025-2026 Young Artist Ambassadors. Photo by Frankie Tresser.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p>Dana will be joined by All Classical Radio&#8217;s new cohort of Young Artist Ambassadors for 2025-2026:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>16-year-old cellist <strong>Kristen Kim<\/strong> from Portland, OR<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>16-year-old clarinetist <strong>Kaden Prichard<\/strong> from Oak Grove, OR<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allclassical.org\/artists-in-residence\/\">Meet our 2025-2026 Young Artist in Residence and Ambassadors<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>First launched in 2019, All Classical Radio\u2019s Young Artist in Residence program has continued to grow and flourish since its inception. In 2022, the station expanded its youth residency program with the first-of-its-kind Young Artist Ambassadors, building upon its commitment to serving youth regionally and across the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2025 COMPOSER IN RESIDENCE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/acp-website.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kirsten-Volness600x450.jpg\" alt=\"Kirsten Volness, All Classical Radio's 2025-2026 Composer in Residence. Photo by Rachel Hadiashar.\" class=\"wp-image-107454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acp-website.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kirsten-Volness600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/acp-website.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kirsten-Volness600x450-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/acp-website.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kirsten-Volness600x450-425x319.jpg 425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Kirsten Volness, All Classical Radio&#8217;s 2025-2026 Composer in Residence<\/em>. <em>Photo by Rachel Hadiashar.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p>All Classical has also named <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kirstenvolness.com\/index.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.kirstenvolness.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kirsten Volness<\/a><\/strong> as the station&#8217;s 2025-2026 Composer in Residence. She is known for her emotive soundscapes which integrate electronics and modern composition techniques with jazz and pop influences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kirsten takes inspiration from nature, myths, spirituality, and environmental and sociopolitical issues. She will help the station helm the <a href=\"https:\/\/recordinginclusivity.allclassical.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Recording Inclusivity Initiative<\/a>\u2019s third album. Her original work, <em>little tiny stone, full of blue fire<\/em>, will be included on All Classical Radio\u2019s third RII album in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about All Classical Radio\u2019s award-winning Recording Inclusivity Initiative at <a href=\"https:\/\/recordinginclusivity.allclassical.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recordinginclusivity.allclassical.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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>The Artists in Residence program provides young and professional musicians with opportunities for career advancement, creative development, and audience exposure. The program is a part of All Classical Radio\u2019s initiatives dedicated to equity and inclusivity in the arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All Classical Radio is committed to supporting our Artists in Residence by providing them with new resources and opportunities to connect with audiences, expand their musical portfolio, and reach new creative heights as our partners, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Access to All Classical Radio\u2019s recording facilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Access to the station\u2019s digital music archives for research and development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Encouragement and support for professional development as artists<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A financial award to assist with projects and performances<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We believe All Classical Radio\u2019s Artists in Residence program is a truly unique and all-encompassing opportunity for musicians to learn and grow. Learn more at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allclassical.org\/artists-in-residence\/\">allclassical.org\/artists-in-residence<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PAST ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Previous Young Artists in Residence include composer, trombonist, and vocalist <strong>Elaina Stuppler<\/strong> (2024); pianist and violinist <strong>Amir Avsker<\/strong> (2023); double bass player <strong>Maggie Carter<\/strong> (2022); pianist <strong>Natalie Tan<\/strong> (2020); and cellist <strong>Taylor Yoon<\/strong> (2019). The station named its first-ever Young Artist Ambassadors in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All Classical Radio\u2019s current Artists in Residence are violinist <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allclassical.org\/emily-cole-reflects-on-the-lark-ascending\/\">Emily Cole<\/a><\/strong> and clarinetist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allclassical.org\/james-shields-deep-dive-into-baroque-music\/\"><strong>James Shields<\/strong><\/a>. Previous professional Artists in Residence include pianist <strong>Mar\u00eda Garc\u00eda<\/strong> (2022-2023); flutist Adam Eccleston (2020-2021); and concert pianist <strong>Hunter Noack<\/strong> (2019).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allclassical.org\/artists-in-residence\/\">Meet all of All Classical Radio\u2019s Artists in Residence<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are thrilled to announce flutist Dana Sparling as All Classical&#8217;s 2025-2026 Young Artist in Residence. 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