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Ron Blessinger, violinist with the Oregon Symphony, blogger<\/a>, and artistic director of the Third Angle New Music Ensemble<\/a>, well be a guest on the new Oregon Public Broadcasting radio show Think Out Loud<\/em><\/a>, on Wednesday, February 27th from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. You can listen on your radio at 91.5 FM in the Portland metro area, or listen worldwide on OPB’s internet stream<\/a>. You can also download the podcast<\/a> later in the day to enjoy at your leisure.<\/p>\n The topic of discussion will be Oregon-based musical culture. 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