Oregon Music News: Brian McWhorter Makes a Case for Orchestra Next – The Region’s New Training Orchestra
“Noted for his top-tier trumpet playing, teaching at the University of Oregon, and co-directing the new music ensemble Beta-Collide, Brian McWhorter is one of those people who can handle a lot of tasks at the same time. His latest undertaking is a new training orchestra called Orchestra Next, which he has co-founded with Sarah Viens, principal trumpet of the Eugene and Newport symphonies.”