The Cascadia Composers is a group of preeminent Northwest composers who are banding together to, in the words of its mission statement:
Cascadia Composers will promote the composition and performance of contemporary classical music by regional composers, stimulate national and international awareness of this music, Â and gather composers to disseminate information pertinent to its members and the community.
I think that it’s fair to say that in other words, CC will be putting a lot more new music from local composers in front of audiences around the Northwest. And that’s a good thing!
Look here for a list of upcoming events.
The founding members of Cascadia Composers are David Bernstein, Dan Senn, Greg Steinke, Jeff Winslow, Gary Noland, Jack Gabel, and Tomas Svoboda (all pictured below).
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It appears that any interested party can become a member of Cascadia Composers and help them fulfill their mission – you can find complete information here.
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i’m happy to vouch for the fact that the music of the Cascadians sounds fresher than they look! :)))
Heck, Elliott Carter is still crankin’ “tunes” at 100. So, 50 & 60 somethings are just revvin’ up for the long haul. Actually, “the lads” are a pretty dapper musical bunch. Their upcoming concert at the “Old” church in March is an occasion to be celebrated AND attended! See y’all there . . .
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Bring a fresh pair of ears!
ArtixPdx.com
My online ticketing service, ArtixPdx.com is the online ticketing source for this event and all fEARnoMusic concerts this season. Use link above and it will take you directly to the event page for the Cascadia Composers concert, March 13, ’09. The attendant Workshop/Lectures at Waterhouse Studio are also worthwhile and totally free – check the Cascadia website for details – http://www.cascadiacomposers.org. And, anyone new to the work of fEARnoMUSIC – get it here http://www.northpacificmusic.com/Spring.html