Ten Years On – Cascadia Founders Speak

Ten Years On – Cascadia Founders Speak

Ten years ago this March, Portland audiences first experienced music from Cascadia Composers. Some folks loved it; others didn’t. One even stood up and lectured impromptu on what we should write instead. But despite controversy, we’ve prospered. Yes, the founders were...
Tombeau de Claude Debussy à Travers la Mer

Tombeau de Claude Debussy à Travers la Mer

On March 25th, 1918, Claude Debussy died after a long illness, as German shells from the biggest artillery of World War I exploded in the streets of Paris around his home. 100 years to the day later, and much more quietly, ten Cascadia composers will pay musical...
Portland Columbia Symphony Orchestra

Portland Columbia Symphony Orchestra

On May 12th and 14th, the PCSO, directed by Steven Byess, will present the winner of the first annual PCSO/Cascadia Composers Competition, Gloriana by David Bernstein. The orchestra also performs evocative and powerful works by the French Impressionist composer Claude...