All Classical Public Media Inc

ALL CLASSICAL PORTLAND IS A CLASSICAL MUSIC RADIO STATION SERVING LISTENERS LOCALLY IN OREGON AND WASHINGTON; AND GLOBALLY ONLINE.

PROGRAMMING AND PRODUCTION:ALL CLASSICAL PORTLAND IS A RARE NON-COMMERCIAL, NOT-FOR-PROFIT, INDEPENDENT, PURE CLASSICAL MUSIC FORMATTED RADIO STATION ORIGINATING FROM KQAC 89.9 IN PORTLAND, OREGON WITH REPEATER STATIONS BROADCASTING FROM THE COLUMBIA GORGE TO THE OREGON COAST, AND STREAMING WORLDWIDE AT ALLCLASSICAL.ORG 24 HOURS A DAY. ALL CLASSICAL PORTLAND BROADCASTS LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY SYNDICATED CLASSICAL MUSIC PROGRAMMING TO AS MANY AS 200,000+ WEEKLY REGIONAL FM LISTENERS ALONE (SOURCE: NIELSEN AUDIO), AND APPROXIMATELY 10,000+ LISTENERS ACCESS OUR ONLINE STREAM EACH MONTH, REPRESENTING 50 STATES IN THE USA AND OVER 105 COUNTRIES. ALL CLASSICAL PORTLAND PROVIDES DAILY PROGRAMMING THAT IS 98% LOCALLY PRODUCED, CURATED FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND AVAILABLE TO THE WORLD. PROGRAMS DEMONSTRATE THE STATIONS MISSION TO BUILD CULTURAL COMMUNITY INCLUDING PERFORMANCES FEATURING PRIMARILY LOCAL MUSICIANS ON THURSDAYS @ THREE, AND WEEKLY BROADCASTS OF CONCERTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED IN OREGON AND SW WASHINGTON ON PLAYED IN OREGON. ALL CLASSICAL PORTLAND AIRS FOUR+ ANNUAL BROADCASTS OF OREGON SYMPHONY PERFORMANCES, PROGRAMS CONTAINING HISTORICAL AND CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION ABOUT COMPOSITIONS AND COMPOSERS, AND NEWS ABOUT LOCAL ARTS ORGANIZATIONS. IN 2020, THE STATION LAUNCHED SEVERAL NEW PROGRAMS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC INCLUDING THE STATE OF THE ARTS, A SERIES OF INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED BY THE CEO, DESIGNED TO SHARE THE MICROPHONE WITH REGIONAL ARTS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS AND CHRONICLE THE TIMES, NOTABLY TO DOCUMENT THE IMPACT OF THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC ON THE REGIONAL CULTURAL ECONOMY. IN ADDITION, ALL CLASSICAL PORTLAND LAUNCHED AN UNPRECEDENTED 9-PART PERFORMANCE SERIES CALLED FALL INTO THE ARTS WHICH FEATURED MORE THAN THIRTY-FIVE REGIONAL ARTISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS. THAT SERIES RETURNED IN FALL 2021. IN ADDITION, THE STATION HAS COMMISSIONED NEW POETRY AND MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS IN SUPPORT OF LOCAL CREATIVES. ON-GOING SPECIALTY PROGRAMS INCLUDE ON DECK WITH YOUNG MUSICIANS FEATURING YOUNG REGIONAL MUSICIANS, CLUB MOD FOCUSED ON THE MUSIC OF LIVING COMPOSERS, AND SUNDAY BRUNCH: EXPLORING CULTURES THROUGH DELICIOUS MUSIC. IN ADDITION, ALL CLASSICAL PORTLAND PRODUCES A WEEKLY ARTS ROUND UP SEGMENT CALLED NORTHWEST PREVIEWS AND NATIONALLY SYNDICATES THE SCORE, A RADIO SHOW ABOUT FILM MUSIC.IN APRIL 2019, ALL CLASSICAL PORTLAND LAUNCHED A NEW RADIO CHANNEL FOR CHILDREN, THE INTERNATIONAL CHILDRENS ARTS NETWORK (ICAN). ICAN EXPANDED FROM 17 HRS/DAY TO 24 HRS/DAY IN APRIL 2020, BROADENING ITS CONTENT CREATED SPECIFICALLY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND THOSE WHO CARE FOR AND EDUCATE THEM. STREAMING INCREASED 83% IN THIS SECOND YEAR OF PROGRAMMING, AND WAS USED BY PARENTS AND TEACHERS TO SUPPLEMENT AT-HOME LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES DURING THE PANDEMIC.THE INTERNATIONAL CHILDRENS ARTS NETWORK (ICAN) IS A COMMERCIAL-FREE NETWORK AVAILABLE ON ALL CLASSICAL PORTLANDS HD-2 CHANNELS, ONLINE AT ICANRADIO.ORG AND VIA THE FREE MOBILE ALL CLASSICAL PORTLAND APP. IT IS DESIGNED TO EDUCATE, STIMULATE CREATIVITY AND PLAYFULNESS, AWAKEN THE IMAGINATION, PROMOTE EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL LITERACY, AND FOSTER CROSS-CULTURAL AWARENESS. ICANS MUSICAL PROGRAMMING TAKES AN INCLUSIVE APPROACH TO THE CLASSICAL CANON TO HIGHLIGHT TRADITIONS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE, PROVIDING CHILDREN WITH AN ENTRY POINT TO LEARNING ABOUT WORLD CULTURES AND TRADITIONS THROUGH MUSIC AND LITERATURE. DAILY PROGRAMMING CONSISTS OF STORYTELLING AND POETRY SHARED WITH MUSIC, IMAGINED ADVENTURES IN CHILDRENS OWN VOICES, AND A BEDTIME HOUR FEATURING LULLABIES FROM AROUND THE GLOBE. IN 2020, NEW ICAN PROGRAMS INCLUDED AN AUDIO BOOK TOUR SERIES. THE AUDIO BOOK TOUR FEATURES DIVERSE CHILDRENS LITERATURE THAT ADDRESSES AGE-APPROPRIATE TOPICS INCLUDING BULLYING AND BELONGING IN A SAFE, NON-COMMERCIAL AUDIO SPACE.FROM NOVEMBER 2020 THROUGH JUNE 2021, ALL CLASSICAL PORTLAND BROADCAST A MONTHLY SERIES ENTITLED COMMEMORATING CARLOS: AN OREGON SYMPHONY RETROSPECTIVE. THE SERIES FEATURED PAST PERFORMANCES BY THE OREGON SYMPHONY UNDER THE BATON OF CARLOS KALMAR, WHOSE FINAL SEASON WITH THE ORCHESTRA WAS CANCELED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. COMPLEMENTING OREGON SYMPHONYS ROBUST DIGITAL CONTENT PRODUCED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, COMMEMORATING CARLOS PROVIDED AN UNMATCHED PLATFORM FOR THE CELEBRATED CONDUCTOR DIRECTOR, RECOGNIZING HIS 18 SEASONS AS MUSIC DIRECTOR.ALL CLASSICAL PORTLANDS RECORDING INCLUSIVITY INITIATIVE (RII) SAW THE CREATION OF BRAND-NEW PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, WORKING WITH THE STATION TO LEAD CHANGE IN THE INDUSTRY BY ADVANCING EQUITABLE REPRESENTATION. HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMPOSERS INCLUDING PEOPLE OF COLOR, BLACK ARTISTS, AND WOMEN ARTISTS HAVE LONG BEEN SUPPRESSED BY THE CLASSICAL MUSIC INDUSTRY, AND HIGH-QUALITY RECORDINGS OF THEIR MUSIC ARE SEVERELY LIMITED. RECOGNIZING THAT WE CANNOT PLAY AND REPRESENT THE MUSIC OF THESE ARTISTS IF THE RECORDINGS DONT EXIST, ALL CLASSICAL PORTLAND HAS COMMITTED TO CREATING THE RECORDINGS OURSELVES AND WORKING WITH OUR PEERS TO EXPAND THE INITIATIVE NATIONWIDE. RII WAS LAUNCHED IN COLLABORATION WITH NM BODECKER FOUNDATION, WHOSE WORKSHOP, MENTORING, AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS EMPOWER CREATIVE YOUTH TO IMAGINE AND ACHIEVE THEIR ARTISTIC, EDUCATIONAL, AND PROFESSIONAL DREAMS. RIIS FY2021 LAUNCH RESULTED IN THE NAMING OF THREE COMPOSERS IN RESIDENCE: JASMINE BARNES, LAUREN MCCALL, AND KEYLA OROZCO. THESE COMPOSERS JOINED LOCAL MUSICIANS FOR IN-STUDIO RECORDING SESSIONS IN SUMMER 2021. THE RECORDINGS WILL BE BROADCAST IN FY2023 AND WE HAVE BEGUN OUR NATIONAL EXPANSION, WITH A CHALLENGE TO PEER STATIONS TO CREATE THEIR OWN INITIATIVES. RECORDINGS WILL BE STORED IN A DATABASE WITH HISTORICAL INFORMATION ABOUT EACH COMPOSER AND THEIR MUSICAL WORK.

PLATFORMS/INCREASED CAPACITY: ALL CLASSICAL PORTLAND SUCCESSFULLY INCREASED LISTENERSHIP AND DIGITAL STREAMING. ACPS SECOND NETWORK ALSO GREW ENGAGEMENT AND LISTENERSHIP: ICAN INCREASED WEB STREAMING BY 12.7% AND GARNERED A 20% INCREASE IN OVERALL VISITS TO ICANRADIO.ORG. THIS DATA COMPARES SEPTEMBER 2019-2020 WITH THE SAME PERIOD 2020-2021.

MARKETING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:THE STATION ENGAGES OVER 10,000 PEOPLE WEEKLY VIA SOCIAL MEDIA AND OVER 30,000 PEOPLE IN A BI-WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER. THE WEBSITE PROVIDES AN UP-TO-THE-MINUTE RESOURCE ABOUT PROGRAMMING AND HIGHLIGHTS AND EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION; AND A CULTURAL EVENTS CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTING KEY CULTURAL PARTNERSHIP EVENTS (MANY VIRTUAL) SPONSORED AND SUPPORTED BY THE STATION. THE WEBSITE OFFERS ARCHIVED PROGRAMS ON-DEMAND.ICAN IS ONE OF FOUR INITIATIVES OF JOY (JOYOUS OUTREACH TO YOU/TH). JOY LAUNCHED IN 2017 AND IS ALL CLASSICAL PORTLANDS PROJECT DEDICATED TO EQUITY AND INCLUSION. OTHER JOY PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE STATIONS YOUTH ROVING REPORTERS (YRR), AN ARTS JOURNALISM TRAINING AND MENTORSHIP PROGRAM. THROUGH THIS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, ALL CLASSICAL PORTLANDS ON-AIR HOSTS MENTOR SELECT YOUTH ROVING REPORTERS (AGES 15-18), PROVIDING THEM WITH GUIDANCE AND INSIGHT ON WHAT IT IS TO BE A BROADCASTER AND HOW TO TELL THE STORIES OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. ALL CLASSICAL PORTLANDS 2020-2021 YOUTH ROVING REPORTER WAS BELISE NISHIMWE. WHERE WE LIVE IS JOYS RADIO SERIES THAT SHINES A SPOTLIGHT ON ORGANIZATIONS THAT PRESENT OR CREATE PROGRAMS IN ART, THEATER OR MUSIC THAT EXPLORE THE INTERSECTION OF ART AND SOCIAL JUSTICE/COMMUNITY ISSUES. IN 2021 THE SERIES FEATURED ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS OUTSIDE THE FRAME, TRAINING HOMELESS AND MARGINALIZED YOUTH TO BE THE DIRECTORS OF THEIR OWN FILMS AND LIVES; AND TRANSPOSE PDX, A CHOIR MAKING MUSIC IN A UNIQUE NON-BINARY STRUCTURE.THE FOURTH INITIATIVE OF ALL CLASSICAL PORTLANDS JOY PROJECT IS A COMPREHENSIVE ARTIST IN RESIDENCE (AIR) PROGRAM, STARTED IN 2019. AIR HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO FOSTER CREATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH FOR YOUNG, EMERGING, AND ESTABLISHED PERFORMING ARTISTS. RESIDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO ALL CLASSICAL PORTLANDS WORLD-CLASS FACILITIES AND STUDIO TIME AND ARE OFFERED ON-AIR AND PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDING APPEARANCES ON RADIO PROGRAMS, AT STATION EVENTS AND CONCERTS, AND ON SPECIAL BROADCASTS. RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PURSUE ARTISTIC RESEARCH PROJECTS AND TO PUBLISH RELATED ARTICLES ABOUT THEIR WORK AND FINDINGS THROUGH ALL CLASSICAL PORTLANDS WIDE-REACHING PLATFORMS. RESIDENTS RECEIVE A SCHOLARSHIP AWARD TO ASSIST IN THEIR CREATIVE PROJECTS AND PERFORMANCES, AND/OR CONTINUED STUDIES. IN ADDITION, EACH RESIDENT IS PRESENTED BY ALL CLASSICAL PORTLAND IN RECITAL DURING THEIR RESIDENCY. THE RESIDENCY IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT ARTISTS IN PURSUIT OF NEW PROJECTS AND IDEAS, TAKE CREATIVE RISKS, AND TO EQUITABLY SUPPORT LOCAL PERFORMERS AND COMPOSERS. THE 2020-2021 ARTIST IN RESIDENCE WAS FLUTIST ADAM ECCLESTON. THE STATION MAINTAINS AN ACTIVE VOLUNTEER AND INTERN PROGRAM. THESE PROGRAMS BOLSTER THE ORGANIZATIONS ENGAGEMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE TRAINING IN PUBLIC BROADCASTING. NEARLY 100 VOLUNTEERS REPRESENT THE STATION.