Conductor: Cory Pederson
Videographer: Don Anderson
Channel Manager: Willow Savage
Venue: Liberty Theatre - http://libertyastoria.org
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Elemental
April 27, 2025
Get ready to experience music like never before! “Elemental” invites audiences on a sensory journey that blends the magic of sound with the vibrancy of color and raw emotion. Come for the music, stay for the emotions, and leave with a heart full of colors.
This show celebrates the fundamental forces of nature through a symphony of sight and sound, will explore how music can evoke deep emotional responses and transform everyday experiences into vivid, visceral landscapes. The event’s theme, “Evoking Colors and Emotion Through Music,” promises to sweep listeners away into a world where melodies evoke hues, rhythms spark feelings, and every note paints a new shade of emotion.
This is a family-friendly concert that provides a chance to experience a performance that will leave you not just hearing, but feeling the music in your soul. Pre-concert music will feature the hit saxophone quartet “Saxophones Well Done,” visiting from Vancouver, Washington.
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Hosted by the Liberty Theatre in Astoria, OR.
Program Order
Epic Gaming Themes
arranged by Paul Murtha
With Every Sunrise
composed by Robert Sheldon
Cuberland Cross
composed by Carl Strommen
Force Majeure
composed by Rob Grice
---- INTERMISSION ---
Into the Storm
composed by Robert W. Smith
An Unending Legacy
composed by Barry Milner
Legend of the Lamb
composed by JaRod Hall
Thrash
composed by Randall D. Standridge
CRS Spring 2025 Roster
Conductor
Cory Pederson
Flute
Melissa Lagerquist
Carolyn Peterson
Koa Chronister
Jan Johnson
Barbara Ponder
Dana Delgado
Oboe
Laurie Swanson
Clarinet
Jeff Kennedy
Chava Wolin
Beth Misovic
Diana Mortensen
Brian Hannula
Mark Lindau
Jim Piper
Alto Clarinet
Jim Piper
Bass Clarinet
Victoria Cancio-Lewellen
Mary Rohner
Alto Saxophone
Rogelio Ruiz-Buckman
Jim Piper
Tenor Saxophone
Jeff Swanson
Elena Delgado
Baritone Saxophone
Martin Lemas
Trumpet
Brian Vessy
Ian McHone
Jacob Silver
Matthew R. Lantz
Daniel ErFurdt
French Horn
Jennie Grill
Thomas Burpee
Bob LaTorre (Flugel Horn)
Trombone
Evan Gautreaux
Nicholas Boyovich
Euphonium
Susan Hinton
Norié Durham
Tuba
Greg Morrill
Percussion
Carol Shepherd
Willow Savage
Mike Morrow
Margaret Frimoth
Sharyn Hedbloom
Aston Silver
Dena Kennedy
Piano
Dena Kennedy
Violin I
Carole Feldman
Rosemary Binther
Kate Drury
Violin II
Angela Calvin-Pederson
Alejandra Ruiz-Buckman
Jessica Darrington
Viola
Angela Calvin-Pederson
Nick Baisley
Nicholas Wolfe
Lucy Burr-Russ
Cello
Phyllis Taylor
Dylan Morrow
Rachel Morrow
Tera Wolin
Erik Utterback
Double Bass
Marcy Lemas
Mike Salamunovich
To our wonderful musicians, conductor, and volunteers
Thank You!
The Columbia River Symphony would like to thank the Liberty Theatre for hosting our annual concert! For more info about the Liberty Theatre visit their website at libertyastoria.org.
Special thank you to the Saxophones Well Done quartet for their pre-concert performance!
Jeff Kennedy --- Rick Bohem --- Jeff Steehler --- Jim Piper
Columbia River Symphony is an all-volunteer, 503(c)(3) non-profit organization. All proceeds from supporter contributions and merchandise purchases assists our organization with providing free performances for our community and sharing the joy of playing music together.
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