an invitation from oPB

an invitation from oregon Public Broadcasting

dear omea : i’m writing to let your members know about an opportunity at oPB that might be of interest. since June, oPB radio has been airing a series of stories, called “Hard t imes,” about how people in oregon are weathering the recession. the theme song for our series is stephen foster’s song “Hard times come again no m ore,” and we’ve asked musicians from around the region to submit their interpretations of the song. so far, we’ve aired many different versions... and we’ve interviewed the musicians about what this song means to them in light of these difficult economic times. You can check them out here: http://news.opb.org/ hardtimesmusic/ thank you in advance for your help!

We’d love to hear more, and that’s why i’m writing to omea could you spread the word to your members? We’re looking for many variations on the “Hard times” theme-- instrumentals, choral groups, solos... classical, rock, jazz. the web page above has more details about how to submit recordings to oPB.

eve epstein managing editor oPB news

Kelsie demianew