CascadiaComposers

The PNW chapter of NACUSA based out of Portland OR. CascadiaComposers promotes the composition/performance of contemporary classical music by regional composers

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Dr. Neher's (@lisanehermezzo) presentation on Composing for Singers kicks off shortly!
Join us at 7:15 pm PST for social time with the presentation starting at 7:30 pm PST. Bring your questions!
https://t.co/6XpqMBvgL4

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Join us this Monday, 11/9 at 7:15 PM PST as composer & new music mezzo @LisaNeher shares an overview of effective writing for singers! Topics include range, tessitura, vowel modification, text setting & more! Open to the public, hosted via zoom, details: https://t.co/6XpqMBvgL4

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Join us on Sunday, October 25th for a real, live concert presented within the artistic architectural angles of the historic Keller Fountain!
2 shows: noon and 1:30 pm. Free to all!
Find out more at:
https://t.co/t8MAvi8zEj

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We had technical difficulties last night, but please tune in tonight at 7:30 PDT tonight (Sunday) for One...Two...Delgani! a special collaboration with the Delgani String Quartet! https://t.co/US34nJUndQ

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It's concert day! Tune in at 7:30 pm PST for One...Two...Delgani! This concert features solos and duos performed by the talented members of the Delgani String Quartet! Details & concert link: https://t.co/US34nJUndQ

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Catch Brian Field's “Two, Four by Four” at our concert tomorrow at 7:30 pm PST! It's a single-movement work for two violins that is an etude in both driving jazz-influenced rhythms and shifts in dynamics. Details: https://t.co/US34nJUndQ

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The music of Lisa Ann Marsh is inspired by the natural and supernatural worlds, the complexity of human emotions, and the artists she collaborates with. Hear her “Serenade,” a love song for two violins on Saturday at 7:30 pm on our streamed concert, One...Two...Delgani!

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Christopher Wicks writes of his Ruminations for Viola:

In this piece, I bid my violist to ruminate, contemplate, and cogitate on the inconveniences and physical limitations of daily life under the pandemic restrictions.

Tune into One...Two...Delgani! this Sat at 7:30 pm PST!

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Liz Nedela's "Resolution" for solo cello begins and ends in tranquility, alternated with playful, lyrical, agility and range. Hear Eric Alterman of the Delgani String Quartet perform this piece on Saturday at 7:30 pm PST on our streamed concert, One...Two...Delgani!

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Join us this coming Sat 10/10 for One...Two...Delgani! & hear the blackbird whirled by Stacey Philipps (@doramefasol), performed by cellist Eric Alterman, inspired by one of Wallace Stevens' "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird."
https://t.co/B2t6emAvSW

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As many of us shelter in our homes to avoid the smoke, we invite you to join us tomorrow night at 7:15 pm PST for two fantastic presentations via Zoom: LIz Nedela on Archiving Your Compositions and Greg Steinke on Music Licensing! Details: https://t.co/IFsNU0ZKrP

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Congratulations to Cascadia Member Dawn Sonntag who has been selected as 2021 Composer of the Year by the Washington State Music Teachers Association! She will be commissioned to write a new piece for the WSMTA conference in June 2021! Brava, Dawn! #musiced #CascadiaComposers

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ICYMI: Watch Del Sol String Quartet's performance of new works by Cascadia Members! https://t.co/VUkWX7SavI

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WATCH: Interview with @OregonMTA Composer of the Year @lostinaudiation and recording of his commision, A Quiet Place in the Rain.
Performed by Kate Petak (harp) and Hannah Hillebrand (cello), Video/audio engineering by Tristan Bliss at Basement Music.

https://t.co/Q5jh0FDjat

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TONIGHT! Join us via livestream at 6PM (PDT) for a FREE concert of new music by four Cascadia Composers: Antonio Celaya, Dawn Sonntag, Paul Safar, and Jeff Winslow, performed by fantastically talented @Delsolquartet ! Details & link to event: https://t.co/QmIujd5MKU

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Tune into our livestream tomorrow @ 6 PM PDT and hear Jeff Winslow’s Chained Up.
Winslow writes:
Chained Up describes both the way the work's long phrases have been built and also its emotional inspiration — in a time of isolation and worse.
Details:
https://t.co/QmIujd5MKU

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Although the pandemic is keeping live events on hold, we continue to present new music from our members via livestreaming. Check out our co-production with @Delsolquartet this Saturday at 6 pm PST! You'll hear new works by our talented members! Info: https://t.co/QmIujd5MKU

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We're delighted to partner w/ @Delsolquartet for our livestream this Sat @ 6pm!

Fascinated by the feedback loop between social change, technology, & artistic innovation, the San Francisco-based ensemble is a leading force in 21st century chamber music!

https://t.co/UUkoN1APFK

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Join us & @Delsolquartet Sat 7/25 @ 6pm PST for premieres of new works including Bare Bones by Paul Safar!

Safar writes:
The title not only refers to the idea of stripped down music to it's essentials but also a feeling of vulnerability.

Details:
https://t.co/K4c6LcDRgG