Oregon Soundscapes is a program of short works for solo piano inspired by favorite locations around the Pacific Northwest, including the Portland Rose Garden, the blustery Cape Perpetua, the mysterious Oregon Caves, the mystical Cascade waterfalls, and the explosive Mt. St. Helens. Originally commissioned by the University of Oregon back in June 2024, this project was expanded by Cascadia Composers to include works not only by founders Steven James and Andrew Cannestra, but by ELEVEN other regional members of Cascadia Composers! These works will be performed by a team of five accomplished graduates of the University of Oregon piano performance program: Andrew Cannestra, Alfie Ong, and Portland natives Steven James, Dylan Nguyen, and Evelina Khoreshko.

General Admission: $30/33 (at the door); Cascadia Members/Seniors/Veterans/Working Artists $20/23 (at the door); Students $10/$13 (at the door)

Full Program:

Book I (Composed and played by Steven James)
– I. The Silver Thaw
– II. Marble Metamorphosis (Oregon Caves)
– III. Shades of Pristine (Waldo Lake)
– IV. The Violent Pacific (Cape Perpetua)
– V. In the Rose Garden
– VI. Igneous – “Fire-Born” (Mt. St. Helens)

Excerpt from Book II (Played by Steven)
– IV. Gale (Cape Blanco) by Andrew Cannestra

Intermission (15 minutes)

Book III (played by Dylan and Evelina)
– Listening to Snow by I’lana Cotton
– Beneath the Surface (Wallowa Lake) by Amy Fairchild
– Up Hurricane Creek by Amy Fairchild
– Dark Waters – Yachats by Lisa Ann Marsh
– The Vortex (Oregon Vortex) by Dianne Davies
– Tides on the Beach by Liz Nedela

Mini-Intermission (5 minutes)

Book IV (played by Steven)
– Etude No. 2 – Snowfall in the Wallowas by McCabe Grove
– Caves and Waves by Alex Shapira
– Coffee-Colored Music by Nicholas Yandell
– Sketches in the Tunnel (Salem-Keizer) by Nicholas Yandell)
– Cape Lookout Images by Jeff Winslow
– Zumwalt Prairie by Paul Safar
– Riparian Entertainments by the Rogue by John C. Bilotta