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Cascadia Music’s Annual Holiday Concert, the organization’s largest and most anticipated event of the year, will take place at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday Dec 8th and Wednesday Dec 9th,  2026 in the newly refurbished gym in the Methow Valley Community Center. Doors open at 6:15. Beer, wine, cider, Blue Star coffee, tea and snacks/cookies will be available.

The concert is a collaboration between Dana Stromberger (Cascadia Chorale), Terry Hunt (Pipestone Orchestra) and Pamela Hunt (Pipestone Youth Orchestra). This year we are breaking new records of participation in our ensembles with 63 chorale members and 50 musicians between the adult and youth orchestras. Most notably, there are 16 Liberty Bell students performing in the Chorale and Adult Orchestra. The intergenerational rapport and shared music-making of performers of all ages is a remarkable example of Cascadia’s mission. Each year new opportunities open up for anyone interested in joining. This season we welcome Gavin Battig-Hill, the new Liberty Bell music and drama teacher, as he joins the ensembles at the piano.

“This year we are excited to perform two pieces featuring the chorale and orchestra together,” said Stromberger. “One is the hauntingly beautiful Advent work ‘Could This Be the Day?’ by Joseph M. Martin, and the other is J.S. Bach’s timeless ‘Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring.’ You’ll also hear familiar holiday tunes, along with songs to get you dancing in your seat or sighing at serene beauty.”

The orchestra will also be “saddling up” with ‘Cowboy Christmas’ – a light-hearted mash-up of holiday and western themes complete with percussion galore. Also on tap is a special holiday song medley arranged by the one and only Wayne Mendro performed by the very talented flute quartet.

We recommend purchasing tickets ahead of the event as seating is more limited than in previous years.

  • $15 advance general seating ($20 at the door)
  • $22 advance premium (seating near the stage)
  • Free tickets for youth aged 15 and under.
  • Advance Tickets for December 8 are HERE
  • Advance Tickets for December 9 are HERE

There are options to attend concerts at no cost. One of those is to volunteer to help with the event – please reach out to Lisa Peters at cascadiamv@gmail.com