Cascadia Composers is excited to announce the opening concert of its 2021-2022 season: Crossing Paths—New Music of Healing and Renewal. This unique concert experience will be our first live event in many months and will take place at the Leach Botanical Garden (6704 SE 122nd Ave, Portland, OR 97236-5037) on Sunday, September 26th at 5 p.m.
Be sure to bring something to sit on if you like, or feel free to sit on the grass. Click on the button above for a detailed view of the entire garden, including the locations where musicians will be performing.
Audience members may stroll the woodland grounds in a contemplative setting between musical ensembles and sound installations creating an atmosphere of meditation and reflection.
Hear soothing and upbeat performances by Justin Bulava, clarinet, Amelia Lukas, flute, Alexis Mahler, violin Hannah Penn, mezzo-soprano, Kate Petak, harp and Dylan Rieck, cello.
Soak in new sounds from composers David Bernstein, Antonio Celaya, Jay Derderian, Theresa Koon, Kevin Bryant Lay, Mei-ling Lee, Lisa Marsh, Jan Mittelstaedt, Paul Safar, Walter Saul, Greg A Steinke, Mark Vigil and Linda Woody.
Gate opens at 4 p.m. with the music beginning at 5 p.m.
Before the music begins, guests are welcome to explore the upper and lower gardens and enjoy a sound installation courtesy of Daniel Brugh. Guests are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs and may pack in a picnic to enjoy on the upper garden grounds. Alcoholic beverages are permitted but no food or beverages will be sold on-site.
At 5 p.m. audience members will rotate through performances by three different musical ensembles spaced in different locations around the upper garden: solo flute; mezzo-soprano and harp; and violin, clarinet and cello. Concert guests may experience the music at each location in any order they choose. Each ensemble’s set will last approximately 20 minutes, with two 10-minute intermissions.
Currently masks are required in any crowded or indoor areas of the garden, including restrooms.
We hope you can join us for this unique and timely concert in this beautiful natural setting!
And be sure to mark your calendars for Cascadia Composers next big event: Fierce, Fabulous, and Fully Coiffed Friday, December 10th, 2021 at 7 p.m. at the Clinton Street Theater, Portland, OR !