Member Benefits

  • Cascadia Composers issues several score calls each season for concerts that occur mostly in the Portland, Oregon area. These are typically open to all chapter members, but from time to time there may be concerts that feature special subgroups. To promote program diversity, some concerts are also closed to members who had work in a recent concert.

    NACUSA members who join other chapters may also submit works to Cascadia’s score calls as long as they are also a Cascadia member, even if they don’t reside in the Pacific Northwest region.

  • Members join a vast network of composers through both the local Cascadia chapter and NACUSA. In addition to valuable networking opportunities, members also gain access to competitions and grants, and opportunities to participate in NACUSA’s score exchange program and Young Composers Competition.

    Members receive E-Bulletins regarding calls for scores, competitions, and grants outside of NACUSA.

  • A valuable benefit of membership is the opportunity to interact with other local composers. At these monthly meetings, held the second Tuesday of every month, member composers are invited to present on a topic of their choice. These presentations create community and learning opportunities for all Cascadia members in attendance, with opportunities to ask and answer questions raised by fellow composers.

  • Cascadia members gain access to an interactive forum, with the ability to interact with, learn from, and support other member composers through threaded comments. Additional benefits include orchestration/notation resources for extended techniques, musician and performer contacts, and a comprehensive listing of external resources.

"Cascadia Composers also offers workshops, bringing in Oregon Symphony musicians and others to show composers how best to write for various instruments. The group holds monthly presentations for composers to share music and ideas. A concert or post-presentation discussion often segues into a group trip to a cafe or club, a valuable social opportunity in a profession that’s inherently isolating."

— San Francisco Classical Voice