The Cascadia Chorale, The Pipestone Orchestra and special guests enchanted attendees with a spring performance appropriately called, Inspired by Nature. The concert included music by Copland, Vivaldi, Handel, Bob Marley, John Prine, George Harrison and a series of poems by William Stafford set to music arranged by Terry Hunt.

  • 15-year-old Marit Nelson, winner of this year's Christine Cherrington Memorial Merit Scholarship, performs an Adagio from Antonio Vivaldi's Violin Concerto in G Minor, accompanied by Jim Ginn on the piano.
  • Violin soloist Arcana Ferschke performs the Spring concerto of Antonio Vivaldi's masterpiece, The Four Seasons, with the Pipestone Strings.
  • Conductor Terry Hunt exchanges glances with violin soloist Arcana Freschke before the second movement of Antonio Vivaldi's concerto, Spring.
  • Violin soloist Arcana Ferschke and the Pipestone Strings perform Antonio Vivaldi's Spring concerto, The Four Seasons, conducted by Terry Hunt.
  • Conductor Terry Hunt shakes hands with violin soloist Arcana Ferschke following the last movement of Antonio Vivaldi's The Four Seasons.
  • Violin soloist Arcana Ferschke takes a bow following the Spring concerto of Antonio Vivaldi's The Four Seasons.
  • Poet Cindy Williams Gutierrez and Methow Press publisher Greg Wright recite nine poems by William Stafford, which were later performed by the Cascadia Chorale to music arranged by Terry Hunt.
  • Methow Press publisher Greg Wright performs A Song in the Manner of Flannery O'Connor, written by William Stafford.
  • Tenor soloist Steve Cockfield performs William Stratford's poem, Big Bang.
  • Steve Kish works the sound audio for Cascadia Spring Concert.
  • Steve Cockfield sings William Stafford's poem, Why I Am Happy.
  • Steve Cockfield connects with conductor Terry Hunt during a rendition of William Stafford's poem, Why I Am Happy.
  • Steve Cockfield shakes Terry Hunt's hand following the conclusion of William Stafford's poem, Why I Am Happy.
  • Denali Cool, Terry Hunt and Ilo Curtis perform Sting's Fields of Gold.
  • Denali Cool, Terry Hunt and Ilo Curtis perform Sting's Fields of Gold.
  • Denali Cool, Terry Hunt and Ilo Curtis perform Sting's Fields of Gold.

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