{"id":21377,"date":"2021-05-16T22:13:41","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T05:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/?p=21377"},"modified":"2021-05-16T22:13:45","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T05:13:45","slug":"new-podcast-episode-with-greg-ewer-and-ron-blessinger-of-45th-parallel-universe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/2021\/05\/16\/new-podcast-episode-with-greg-ewer-and-ron-blessinger-of-45th-parallel-universe\/","title":{"rendered":"new podcast episode with Greg Ewer and Ron Blessinger of 45th Parallel Universe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The newest episode of the Classical Currents Podcast<\/a> is now available. I talked with 45th Parallel Universe founder Greg Ewer and Executive Director Ron Blessinger about the beginnings of the organization, how it survived (and even thrived) during the pandemic, and maybe a few OG Oregon Symphony stories as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take a listen at the link above, or wherever you get your podcasts!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The newest episode of the Classical Currents Podcast is now available. I talked with 45th Parallel Universe founder Greg Ewer and Executive Director Ron Blessinger about the beginnings of the organization, how it survived (and even thrived) during the pandemic, and maybe a few OG Oregon Symphony stories as well. 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