Cascade Winds

Our wildly popular silent auction is back again this fall! Bid for items and experiences created by Cascade Winds band members. The timing is perfect for finding gifts for those hard-to-by-for friends and relatives!

The auction will be held in conjunction with our fall concert, Sunday, November 8, at 2PM in the auditorium at Summit High School in Bend. This is our only fundraiser for the year, and we are excited to add this event to our schedule. Various items and experiences provided primarily by members of the Cascade Winds will be on the docket – another way to support the ensemble and its musicians. You may bid before the concert and during intermission, then pick up your winnings immediately after the concert.

As you know, admission to all Cascade Winds performances is free. However, there are significant expenses each year including hall rental, music purchase, and scholarship assistance for players. We are extremely grateful for individual and corporate donations that support our work, and we would, once again, like to count you among our dedicated supporters.

All donations made to the non-profit Cascade Winds Symphonic Band Association go directly towards operating expenses for the ensemble and are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Your contribution will help ensure the long-term presence of live music in Central Oregon and will continue to provide a place for musicians to “make music” for our region. Please make a donation online.

https://www.cascadewinds.org/

The Cascade Winds is pleased to announce the appointment of Jonathan Moore as Music Director and Conductor of the Winds.

A respected conductor, educator, and advocate for music education, Moore brings extensive artistic and leadership experience to these roles.

“I am honored and excited to serve as Assistant Professor of Music at Central Oregon Community College, Music Director of the Central Oregon Symphony and Cascade Winds, and Principal Conductor of OperaBend,” said Moore. “Over the past decade, I have developed a deep appreciation for this remarkable community and the people who make it such a special place. I am grateful to call Central Oregon home and look forward to continuing to serve, inspire, and connect our community through music.”

Born in Nice, France, Moore began studying piano and French horn at an early age and was raised in a family of professional artists. He earned Master of Music degrees in Instrumental Conducting and French Horn Performance from Southern Methodist University, where he studied conducting with Dr. Paul Phillips. He also holds degrees in French Horn Performance and Political Science from the University of Florida.

Moore previously served as conductor of the SYZYGY New Music Ensemble in Dallas, Texas, where he led performances of contemporary chamber orchestra repertoire and premiered numerous new works. He has worked as a cover conductor for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and Meadows Symphony Orchestra and has participated in leading conducting programs, including the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, the Burgos International Music Festival, and the Monteux School and Music Festival.

For more than a decade, Moore has been a dedicated leader within Central Oregon’s arts community. As Music Director of the Central Oregon Youth Orchestra and High School Music Director at Redmond Proficiency Academy, he oversaw significant growth in student participation and artistic achievement. He has also performed with the Central Oregon Symphony and worked with both the Sunriver Music Festival and OperaBend.

Moore lives in Bend with his wife, a fellow horn player in the Central Oregon Symphony, and their young son. Outside of music, he enjoys backcountry skiing, cycling, traveling, and playing jazz piano.

Photos from our 2026 Spring Concert at Summit High in Bend! Photos by Audrey Grace Photography

A reminder to mark your calendars for the Cascade Winds Winter Concert on Sunday, March 8th, 2026, at 2:00pm, in the Summit High School Auditorium. Admission is free, and the doors will open at 1:30pm. Remember to Spring Forward!

The concert will feature a wide range of music from the traditional toe tapping “Chimes of Liberty March” by Goldman to the lyrical strains of Standridge’s “Companion of My Voice”. The concert will open with “Eternal Father, Strong to Save”, a brass-filled barn burner by Claude T. Smith that culminates with a simple and then grandiose presentation of the beloved namesake chorale, also known as “The Navy Hymn”. The second half of the program will be dedicated to a single work, Robert W. Smith’s epic “Symphony No. 1”, nicknamed the Divine Comedy. This four-movement saga follows the allegorical journey of Dante as he descends into the Inferno, slogs through Purgatory, experiences an Ascension from the depths, and ultimately arrives in Paradise. The action represented in the music is described as an “incredibly visceral and palpable experience. Smith’s ability to generate sounds that transport the listener to places as wide-ranging as Hell and Heaven is second-to-none”.

For those of you unable to attend, we will be live-streaming. A link will be posted a day prior to the concert.

Photo by Audrey Grace Photography

Photos from our 2025 Fall Concert by Audrey Grace Photography