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.

Mark your calendars for our final 2023-2024 season concert! We have a fantastic selection of music for you, ranging from Pinkzebra’s rousing Fanfare for a New Era, to Robert Smith’s exotic Rising Dragons (featuring our outstanding percussion section), to Satoshi Yagisawa’s mystical Nazca Lines – The Universe Drawn on the Earth, to Franco Cesarini’s festive Mexican Pictures, and more!

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.

The Cascade Winds 2023-2024 season Winter Concert is coming up this weekend – Sunday, March 10th, 2023. The 2:00 pm concert will be held in the Summit High School Auditorium and the doors will open at 1:30 pm. As with all of our performances, there is no admission charge.

The concert will open with one of the classics in the concert band repertoire, Robert Russell Bennett’s “Suite of Old American Dances.” This work features five movements, representing five genres of music of that are quintessentially American, including the Cake Walk, Western One-Step and Rag. The other major work on the concert is Alfred Reed’s “Sixth Suite for Band,” which is a ragtag collection of movements including Halloween Hobgoblin, where some decidedly unusual sounds will emanate from the ensemble. Karl L. King’s circus march “Invictus,” composed for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, will be played at the traditional lightning-fast ‘screamer’ tempo, contrasting nicely with the calm and serene “Rippling Watercolors” by Brian Balmages. The powerful and soul-searching “Kaddish” by W. Francis McBeth, the percussion feature, “Four Dance Episodes” by Gary Gilroy, and Robert Sheldon’s sprightly “Otter Point Holiday” round out the concert repertoire.

The concert will be live-streamed below or at this link:

You can download the program for this concert here: Cascade Winds Program, Winter 2024

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.

The Cascade Winds Symphonic Band, under the direction of Michael Gesme, is proud to present the second concert of the 2023-2024 season on March 10, 2024, 2:00pm, in the Summit High School Auditorium. Admission is free and tickets are not required. Doors will open at 1:30pm.

The concert will open with one of the classics in the concert band repertoire, Robert Russell Bennett’s “Suite of Old American Dances.” This work features five movements, representing five genres of music of that are quintessentially American, including the Cake Walk, Western One-Step and Rag. The other major work on the concert is Alfred Reed’s “Sixth Suite for Band,” which is a ragtag collection of movements including Halloween Hobgoblin, where some decidedly unusual sounds will emanate from the ensemble. Karl L. King’s circus march “Invictus,” composed for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, will be played at the traditional lightning-fast ‘screamer’ tempo, contrasting nicely with the calm and serene “Rippling Watercolors” by Brian Balmages. The powerful and soul-searching “Kaddish” by W. Francis McBeth, the percussion feature, “Four Dance Episodes” by Gary Gilroy, and Robert Sheldon’s sprightly “Otter Point Holiday” round out the concert repertoire.

We are looking for a few volunteers to assist with concert logistics, primarily serving as ushers. The time commitment is minimal, approximately one hour before the concert, but the impact is significant and the assistance is exceptionally meaningful for the organization. Once everyone is seated, you can slip in and enjoy the show. If you’re interested, or have questions, please contact Cheri Redgrave, president of the Cascade Winds Symphonic Band Association at info@cascadewinds.org. Additionally, you may contribute on the Cascade Winds website.

The concert will also be live-streamed. The link will be available a few days prior to the concert, or you can check the Cascade Winds website: www.cascadewinds.org.

Finally, don’t forget to SPING FORWARD, or you will miss it.