Inland Northwest Orchestra Concert

Celebrating its 25th Anniversary Season, Inland Northwest Musicians is thrilled to be presenting a concert by the Inland Northwest Orchestra under the direction of R. Lee Friese and Phillip Simpson at Central Church in Richland, WA (1124 Stevens Dr.) on Saturday, April 27th, 2024 at 4pm. This concert is being sponsored by James and Sheryl Pagliera of Richland, WA and features the winners of the Young Artists Competition that was held in Hermiston, Oregon on March 3rd, 2024. Elementary Division Winner Evan Wang from Richland, WA will perform the First Movement Piano Concerto #23 in A Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Junior Division Winner, Elisabeth Smith from Kennewick, WA will be performing on her Cello the First Movement of the Concerto in c minor by Johann Christian Bach. Senior Division Winner, Karissa Nakamura from Richland, WA will be playing the piano the Variation Symphoniques by Cesar Franck. Young Adult Winner, Emma Little, soprano from Walla Walla College in College Place, WA will be performing Und op die Wolke by Carl Maria von Weber. All young artists will be accompanied by the Inland Northwest Orchestra.

In addition, the Orchestra will be performing 2 pieces: Theme and Variations on Simple Gifts by Larry Groupé and Die Felsenmuhle (The Mill on the Cliff) by Carl Gottlieb Reissiger and arranged by Phillip Simpson.

Founded in 1999, Inland Northwest Musicians is comprised of volunteer musicians from throughout Northeastern Oregon and Southeastern Washington. The performance ensembles include the Inland Northwest Orchestra, Inland Northwest Chorale, and Willow Creek Symphony, all of whom present concerts throughout the region in communities of all sizes. In addition to our performance ensembles, string instruction classes are offered currently in Hermiston, Oregon to the surrounding communities. Admission to all concerts is free of charge, funded by corporate sponsors, grants, local concert sponsorships, and individual donations. Corporate sponsors for this season include Amazon Web Services, The Blackbaud Giving Fund, Blue Mt. Community Foundation, City of Hermiston Transient Tax, Good Shepherd Community Health Foundation, Herbert A. Templeman Foundation, Kiwanis Club of Hermiston, Oregon Arts Commission, Oregon Community Foundation, Morrow County Cultural Coalition, Pacific Power Foundation, Umatilla Electric Cooperative, and Umatilla County Cultural Coalition.