The first performance of the Cascade Winds 2023-2024 season is coming up this weekend – Sunday, November 5^th, 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. Notable works on the first concert include Everything Beautiful, a poignant musical tribute by Samuel Hazo celebrating the life of one of his dear friends, the raucous strains of Danzon No. 2 by Arturo Márquez, and Trips by Oscar Navarro, a programmatic work that depicts the varied experiences of traveling.

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

You can download the program for this concert here: Cascade Winds Program, Fall 2023

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 auction closed 12/1/2020 – Thank you to all who participated!

Please Click Here to go to the Auction site

Last year, The Cascade Winds sold raffle tickets at the Fall 2019 and Winter 2020 concerts for a beautiful doll house made by one of our musicians, Erik Hoagland.

Due to the pandemic, We were unable to hold the final ticket sale and raffle which was to have been during our Spring 2020 concert.

After learning that Fall 2020 live concerts were unlikely to happen, the Cascade Winds Board decided it should move forward with the raffle using the tickets already sold.

Below is a video showing the raffle and the results.

10/20/2020

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic, the 2020 Fall Concert of the Cascade Winds in front of a live audience will not be possible.

However,

Please check back as we hope to make an announcement of future plans for the Cascade Winds in the coming weeks.

The Cascade Winds Symphonic Band will present its winter concert this Sunday, March 8th at 2:00pm in the Summit High School Auditorium. Admission is free though donations are welcome.
 

Sunday’s concert program

Leonard Bernstein – Overture to Candide. A fast-paced performance to fancy your senses.

Bert Appermont – Choralia. A delicate and intimate work dedicated to the composer’s father.

Johann de Meij – Symphony No 1, The Lord of the Rings, Mvmt 5 ‘Hobbits’. This happy work has the Hobbits returning to their homes after their perilous adventures.

John Phillip Sousa – Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. Sousa was a Mason, and this march was composed for the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles.

James ‘Red’ McLeod – State Street Strut. This Dixieland number features Ted Burton, Ken Steiger, Erik Hoagland, Barry Crenshaw, and Rick Havern.

Franco Cesarini – Symphony No. 1, ‘The Archangels’. This highly dramatic work focuses on four Archangels: Gabriel, Raphael, Michael, and Uriel.
 
All donations made to the non-profit Cascade Winds Symphonic Band Association go directly towards operating expenses for the band 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 continue to provide a place for musicians to “make music” for our region. You may make a donation online by using the “Donate Now” button at the top of this post.

Additionally this season we are raffling a doll house. Please take the time to admire this hand-crafted item, carefully built by one of our own fabulous musicians – Erik Hoagland.

See you at the concert, and don’t forget to SPRING FORWARD!

Cheri Redgrave, President & Percussionist
Cascade Winds