Eighth Annual

Cascade Conducting Masterclass & Composers Workshop 

Pacific Lutheran University

June 13th-21st, 2025

Applications Open January

Sarah Ioannides, Artistic Director

David Serkin Ludwig, Composition Workshop Director

Geoffrey Boers, Director of Choral Conducting

Cascade Conducting masterclasses offer a rare opportunity to conduct professional musicians, connect and collaborate with emerging conductors and composers from around the world, and to work with internationally recognized faculty members in the prime of their careers.

Masterclass Instructors

Sarah Ioannides

Cascade Conducting Artistic Director Music Director of Symphony Tacoma

Geoffrey Boers

Director of Choral Activities at the University of Washington

David Ludwig

Composer/Dean & Director of Music at the Juilliard School

Zeke Fetrow

Orchestral Conducting Faculty / General Manager 

Special Guest 

Gabriella Smith

Guest Composer

Special Guest

Ayis Ioannides

Guest Composer and Instructor

Cascade Conducting

“…a challenging business, yet a highly worthwhile and valuable art form.  Preserving one’s own talent, faith to the music, and performance integrity while navigating a successful path forward is imperative. Not only so that great symphonic music can live on and be cherished by generations to come, but also so it may function as a relevant and effective platform for peace, expression, and understanding of our world.”
~Sarah Ioannides

Application Deadline April 1st

Application Deadline April 1st

Application Deadline March 1st

2022 Native Scholarship Recipient - Austin Davis

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2024 Latinx Fellow Victhoria Perez

Hear from participants of the 2020 Online Masterclass.

During June 2020, Cascade Conducting went online. Take a glimpse into some of the moments and ways in which Sarah Ioannides taught conducting with the aid of zoom streaming. 

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