Reprinted with permission of the News-Register. By Starla Pointer, June 22, 2018.  

Top vocal students from around the country will come to McMinnville in July to study and put on several public performances, including two full-staged operas, “The Marriage of Figaro” and the recently rediscovered “La Chute de Phaeton.” They will take part in the new Aquilon Music Festival, which organizer and Linfield College voice professor Anton Belov hopes to make a community tradition.

“We want to make sure every concert, every lecture is open to the public,” he said. “This is not just about education; we want people to enjoy it, too.” Continue reading →