Accompanist
Ralph Huntley
Accompanist
Ralph Huntley (pianist, accordionist, and composer) is a 25+ year veteran of the music and theater scene in Portland, OR. He is a founding member and music director of the nationally syndicated, locally produced public radio show Live Wire. He has performed and/or recorded with Bill Frisell, Alejandro Escovedo, Peter Buck, Scott McCoughey, Willy Vlautin, Richmond Fontaine, Fernando Viciconte, and award-winning animator Chel White. He has composed music for and performed with NPR’s Marketplace, DoJump Theater (with whom he recently performed in New York on Broadway and in Washington D.C. at the Kennedy Center with his Klezmer-fusion band Klezmocracy), Powell’s Books, the Oregon Lottery, and Artist Repertory Theater. He has accompanied dance at Lewis & Clark College, Oregon Ballet Theater, and DaVinci Arts Middle School. He also teaches piano lessons. He has been with YMA for over 10 years.