The wonders of our world are limited only by our powers of observation and imagination. Brilliant people through the ages, driven by curiosity, have dreamed up measures that have led to astonishing insights and discoveries. In our 2026-27 season, Cascadia Composers imagines this history as a vast musical tapestry. Does a poet or scientist sing out upon achieving insight, or is insight inspired by the very act of singing? Which is the egg and which the chicken? Stay tuned for announcements of additional concerts powered by inexhaustible wonder.
Our season opener features Eugene-based nonesuch.reedquintet performing a concert inspired by the sciences of ecology and evolution, astronomy, mathematics, medicine, cultural anthropology, and a contemplation of the nexus of electrical and political power. Astronomical reflection inspired works by Sy Brandon, Mary Fineman, Alon Nechushtan and Lana White; the other diverse fields inspired Betty Booher, I’lana Cotton, Brian Magill, Paul Safar and Nicholas Yandell. None literally include voice, but you may go away singing yourself, your heart touched by emotions as various as joy, rage, love, sorrow and glee.