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Support this year's class of Orchestral Conductors, Choral Conductors, and Composers as they shine after a week of collaboration, growth and work.
Support this year's class of Orchestral Conductors, Choral Conductors, and Composers as they shine after a week of collaboration, growth and work.
Presenting
Presenting
Composers Public Readings of Orchestral Works – Friday, June 20th, 4:00 PM
Composers Public Readings of Orchestral Works – Friday, June 20th, 4:00 PM
Composers Public Reading of Choral Works – Saturday, June 21st, 3:00 PM
Composers Public Reading of Choral Works – Saturday, June 21st, 3:00 PM
Choral Concert
Choral Concert
Friday, June 20th, 7:30 PM
Friday, June 20th, 7:30 PM
Orchestral Concert
Orchestral Concert
Saturday, June 21st, 5:30 PM
Saturday, June 21st, 5:30 PM
2025 Masterclass Participants
2025 Masterclass Participants
Orchestral Class
Orchestral Class
Emily Duin
Teresa Strobel-Gagiu 1
Amanda Tan
Aidan Yang
Shohei Kobayashi
Lauren Yeomans
Bryant Denmark
Alexander Payne
Cameron Nielson
Amanda Dai
Gia Dreyer
Jolie Gonzalez Masmela
Austin Davis
Dor Amran
Choral Class
Choral Class
Kun Wook Baek
HUY LE
Youngeun Kim
Rebecca Parsons
Jeremy Shilley
Brenda Olvera
Bryan Aguilar
Katia Velit-Akhremenko
Elliot Weeks
Leah Wyman
Paula Madrigal
Andrew Sanchez
Composer's Class
Composer's Class
Yan Yan
Erik Poehlman
Junqi Wan
Ealaph Tabbaa
Zija Zhu
Celina Anna Kintscher
Raea Lee
Mieke Doezema
About Cascade Conducting
About Cascade Conducting
With the motto of "Excellence through Equity," Cascade Conducting is dedicated to bringing world- class musical education to talented and diverse musicians from the US and around the world. Conceived by Paula Madrigal, Teo Benson, and Sarah Ioannides in 2017, Cascade Conducting is officially a program of Orquesta Northwest, a 501(c)3 non-profit.
Since 2018, Cascade Conducting has given out 30 full tuition scholarships equaling more than $70,000 to exceptional young conducting and composing students, with a focus on engaging talented BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) musicians who may not have access to traditional avenues or opportunities.
A unique pedagogical philosophy has formed the mission of Cascade Conducting, which seeks to provide a unique map for navigating the world of music and conducting, and to find balance between the demands of the business, and the preservation of one’s individual musicianship as a necessity to achieve excellence.
In 2020, in a partnership with Symphony Tacoma, Cascade Conducting teamed up with Symphony Tacoma composer in residence, and now Dean of the School of Music at Julliard, David Serkin Ludwig, to create the first Cascade Composers Workshop with David Ludwig, and culminated in the performance of "The Final Conquest" presented by Symphony Tacoma. Now in it's 3rd full year, the Cascade Composers Workshop is comprised of 10 composers from around the US and the World including composers from Venezuela, Hong Kong, and Beijing.
In 2022, Cascade Conducting added a Choral Conducting Masterclass, led by Director of Choral Activities, and Music Director of Symphony Tacoma Voices, Dr. Geoffrey Boers. This year's Choral Conducting Masterclass is comprised of 13 talented and emerging choral conductors from all over the US and Canada.
The Orchestral Masterclass with Sarah Ioannides, Third Annual Choral Masterclass with Geoffrey Boers, and fourth Annual Cascade Composers Workshop will run from June 13th- June 21st, 2025, giving participants from each class the opportunity to learn from all of the faculty and disciplines at the Eighth Annual Cascade Conducting Masterclass with Sarah Ioannides.
Programs
Programs
Composers Public Readings of Orchestral Works – Friday, June 20th, 4:00 PM
Composers Public Readings of Orchestral Works – Friday, June 20th, 4:00 PM
Composers Public Reading of Choral Works – Saturday, June 21st, 3:00 PM
Composers Public Reading of Choral Works – Saturday, June 21st, 3:00 PM
Composers Public Readings of Orchestral Works
Composers Public Readings of Orchestral Works
Almost, Always a Circle ...................................... Raea Lee
The Tenth Wave ........................................................... Junqi Wan
Meditation ................................................................... Ealaph Tabbaa
Space Between the Seconds........................................ Gia Dreyer
Intermission
Woebegone .................................................. Mieke Doezema
La Voilette ................................................................... Zija Zhu
Vermillion ................................................................... Erik Poehlman
Four Scenes ................................... Yan Yan
Composers Public Reading of Choral Works
Composers Public Reading of Choral Works
A Different Breath........................................... Erik Poehlman
Hymn to the Virgin.......................................... Ayis Ioannides
Evening Song.................................................. Celina Anna Kintscher
Choral Concert
Choral Concert
Friday, June 20th, 7:30 PM
Friday, June 20th, 7:30 PM
Messiah HWV 56 George Frederick Händel
Recit/Aria/Chorus: And there were shepherds/Glory to God/Rejoice Greatly ........... Bryan Aguilar
All We Like Sheep/He Trusted in God ................................. Elliot Weeks
Let Us Break Their Bonds/Hallelujah ................................ Rebecca Parsons
Requiem KV 626 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Rex Tremendae/Confutatis .................................... Katia Velit-Akhremenko
Domine Jesu Christe/Hostias ............................... Kun Wook Baek
Lux Aeterna/Cum Sanctis ...................................... Jeremy Shilley
Requiem in d Op.48 Gabriel Fauré
Introit and Kyrie ..................................................... Andrew Sanchez
Libera Me .............................................................. Leah Wyman
Ein deutsches Requiem Op.45 Johannes Brahms
# I, Selig sind, die da Leid tragen ...................................... Brenda Olvera
#4, Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen ............................ Youngeun Kim
# 5 Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit .............................................. Paula Madrigal
# 7, Selig sind die Toten .................................................. Huy Le
Orchestral Concert
Orchestral Concert
Saturday, June 21st, 5:30 PM
Saturday, June 21st, 5:30 PM
Variations on Theme by Haydn .................................. J. Brahms
Oboe Concerto .......................................................... Vaughan Williams
1. Rondo pastorale 7’
2. Minuet and Musette 3’
3. Finale (Scherzo) 9’
Recit & Aria from Cosi fan Tutte: Temerari .... Come scoglio (Soprano, Soledad Mayorga-Maldonado) 6’ .................... W.A. Mozart
Intermission
Symphony No.3 .................................................................. L. Farrenc
1. Adagio–Allegro - 9’
2. Adagio cantabile - 10’
3. Scherzo: Vivace - 6’
4. Finale: Allegro - 7’
Firebird Suite (1919)........................................................ I. Stravinsky
Sarah Ioannides | Artistic Director, Cascade Conducting
Sarah Ioannides | Artistic Director, Cascade Conducting
Geoffrey Boers | Director of Choral Conducting
Geoffrey Boers | Director of Choral Conducting
David Ludwig | Composition Workshop Director
David Ludwig | Composition Workshop Director
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