Join us for our final 2024-2025 season concert, Sunday, June 1 at 2:00PM at Summit HS in Bend!

Maestro Michael Gesme has a great lineup of symphonic band music on our program. We have two wonderful marches, Alford’s Army of the Nile (so British, you’ll be “gasping for a cuppa”!), and Broadbent’s Centaur March. Boysen’s beautiful Song for My Children will fill your heart. Shaffer’s Costa Del Sol will have you wanting to flamenco in the aisles! Anyone who has read Kenneth Grahame’s Wind in the Willows will appreciate the characters, grandeur, and humor in de Meij’s work of the same name. And not to be missed, Leshnoff’s Symphony for Winds is a profound work originally commissioned for The United States Marine Band in honor of its 225th Anniversary.

Join us at 2:00PM in the auditorium at Summit High School in Bend. As always, our performances are free and open to the public. Donations are gratefully accepted at the performance or here on our website.

Do you have a child or student interested in music, learning about band instruments, and seeing what it’s like to participate in a music ensemble? Come to Wille Hall April 17th and have them “sit inside” the Cascade Winds band!  Admission is free.

Check-in begins at 6:00 and festivities begin at 6:30pm. Students are invited to speak with the musicians and ask questions prior to rehearsal.

The rehearsal begins promptly at 7pm. There are seats available within the band so students may get up close and personal with the Winds musicians. There are 50 seats – first come first serve. Your child or student will Experience the Winds.

You must preregister. Arrive in time to check in and get your golden ticket. To preregister, send an email to info@cascadewinds.org, with “Tickets” in the subject line. Please include the student’s name and instrument preference.

Check out our 2019 Meet & Greet for an idea what your child or student will experience.  We hope to see you there!

The Cascade Winds holds its “Experience the Winds” silent auction in conjunction with our fall concert, which is on Sunday, November 10, at 2PM in the auditorium at Summit High School in Bend. This is our only fundraiser for the year, and we are excited to add this event to our schedule. Various items and experiences provided primarily by members of the Cascade Winds will be on the docket – another way to support the ensemble and its musicians. You may bid before the concert and during intermission, then pick up your winnings immediately after the concert.

Click here to view the auction catalog.

As you know, admission to all Cascade Winds performances is free. However, there are significant expenses each year including hall rental, music purchase, and scholarship assistance for players. We are extremely grateful for individual and corporate donations that support our work, and we would, once again, like to count you among our dedicated supporters.

All donations made to the non-profit Cascade Winds Symphonic Band Association go directly towards operating expenses for the ensemble and are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Your contribution will help ensure the long-term presence of live music in Central Oregon and will continue to provide a place for musicians to “make music” for our region. Please make a donation online.

The final concert of the Cascade Winds 2023-2024 season is happening this weekend on Sunday, June 2nd, 2:00pm at the Summit High School Auditorium. As always, admission is free, although donations are gratefully appreciated to assist with the mission of the organization. Doors will open at 1:30.

The music on the concert is wide ranging, from William Walton’s “Crown Imperial”, a march that was written for the coronation ceremony of George VI, to Brooke Pierson’s “Cafe Blue”, a reverent tribute to the music and style of “Rhapsody in Blue” by George Gershwin. In between, works that pay tribute to the 2000-year-old geoglyphs created by the Nazca people of Peru, a sixteenth century Korean naval  commander, and the rich cultural history of Mexican folk song will provide a diverse listening palate.

“This has been a terrific season of music making,” comments Cascade Winds conductor Michael Gesme. “The repertoire on this concert allows the ensemble to shine in so many ways, and I am looking forward to sharing it with our audience.”

We definitely hope you can come in person to enjoy the performance as it’s meant to be heard.  However, if your circumstances prevent attendance, you can enjoy the concert live-streamed below or at this link. Please feel free to share the link with friends and family who might be interested in viewing the performance from wherever they may be.

If you would like to be included on our email list to get future announcements, or are unsure if you are, send a message to info@cascadewinds.org and we’ll ensure that you are added to the group.