Reed All About It
Sunday, May 3, 2026
3:00 pm
Hosted by Jim Kopp
20 guests • $100
Extra! Extra! Carin Miller, OSO’s principal bassoonist, makes headlines with her instrument’s rich, resonant tones. Cellist David Eby and pianist Cary Lewis add their own bylines to the musical chronicle turning every note into front-page news. Catch this story in a scoop-worthy Westmoreland home while you sip fine wine, savor tasty bites, and revel in a chamber music story worth spreading.
- More About Carin Miller
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Carin Miller is Scott Showalter Principal Bassoon of the Oregon Symphony, and she previously held principal bassoon positions with the Jacksonville and Shreveport symphonies. Ms. Miller has performed recently as guest principal bassoon with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, as well as the Grant Park Festival Orchestra, Portland Opera and Oregon Ballet Theater. She enjoys collaborating with local chamber groups such as Chamber Music Northwest, Amadeus Chamber Orchestra, Third Angle New Music Ensemble, 45th Parallel Universe, Classical Up Close, and the Orca Concert series in Seattle.Under the umbrella of the Oregon Symphony Sounds of Home series, Carin recently curated and performed in a chamber music program with commissions from local composers and in conjunction with the Audubon Society of Portland to raise awareness of the impact of climate change. She has had the immense pleasure of performing duets with jazz sensation Wycliffe Gordon as part of her residency coaching with the National Youth Orchestra of Carnegie Hall.
A native of Queens, NY, Ms. Miller holds a BM from the Juilliard School, an MM from Rice University, and an Advanced Certificate from the University of Southern California. Her teachers include Whitney Crockett, Frank Morelli, Stephen Maxym, and Benjamin Kamins.
A passionate educator, Ms. Miller is the founder and executive director for the international virtual symposium Bassoons Without Borders. In addition to curating a robust private teaching studio, she is currently adjunct associate professor of bassoon at Indiana University, as well as adjunct private instructor at Portland State University and Reed College, and serves on the Board of Directors for the Portland Youth Philharmonic.
- More About David Eby
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David Eby’s musical journey began at age six, when he declared he would play the cello. By sixteen, he was performing as a soloist with the Pittsburgh Symphony and attending the Tanglewood and Aspen Music Festivals.He earned his Bachelor of Music and Performer’s Certificate from the Eastman School of Music under Paul Katz, and his Master’s from Indiana University studying with the legendary Janos Starker. His early career included serving as Principal Cellist with the Evansville Philharmonic and Owensboro Symphony, and co-founding the storytelling ensemble Tales & Scales.
In 1996, David moved to Portland, becoming the founding cellist of Pink Martini and performing with the Portland Opera. In 2001, he followed a deep inner calling to Ananda Village in Northern California, where he served as Music Director and explored the intersection of music, consciousness, and flow.
In 2012, he musically directed and produced the soundtrack for Finding Happiness, starring Elisabeth Röhm. He later returned to Portland, where he now teaches Workshops for the Inspired Musician and shares his insights from nearly two decades of exploring music as a spiritual and expressive path.
David performs with the Oregon Symphony, teaches at Lewis & Clark College, directs Advanced Strings at Oregon Episcopal School, and maintains a thriving private cello studio. Outside of music, he enjoys swimming, rock climbing, and exploring Portland with his partner, Carin Miller.
- More About Cary Lewis
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Pianist Cary Lewis is in frequent demand as a collaborative pianist for soloists and chamber music groups. He joined William Preucil (concertmaster of the Cleveland Orchestra) and his wife, cellist Dorothy Lewis, to form the Lanier Trio, whose recording of the complete Dvorak Trios was honored by TIME Magazine as one of the Ten Best Recordings in 1993. With degrees from the University of North Texas as well as a doctorate and Performer’s Certificate from the Eastman School of Music, he was a Fulbright scholar for two years in Vienna. His teachers included Eugene List, Brooks Smith, and Dieter Weber. He has performed at Carnegie Hall, Bargemusic, the Library of Congress, the White House, the Kennedy Center, Wigmore Hall in London, the National Philharmonic in Warsaw, and in other music capitals of the United States and Europe. Dr. Lewis is retired from the faculty of Georgia State University in Atlanta and is now based in Portland, Oregon. In recent years he has participated in festivals in Montana, Colorado, Michigan, Maine, Hawaii, St. Croix and Turkey, and has recorded over three dozen albums featuring works from the standard literature as well as music by American composers.
