The Cascadia Wind Ensemble was formed as a non-profit society in 2013 by Shannon Goldsmith to give adult and youth musicians an opportunity for performance of great concert band repertoire. In the year prior to the pandemic, Cascadia presented formal concerts in Abbotsford and Chilliwack and has performed in community events in Chilliwack, Mission, Hope, Abbotsford, Delta and Boston Bar. We were awarded a Gold standing and trophy for Outstanding Community Band at the 2017 and 2019 Kiwanis Fraser Valley International Music Festivals.
Shannon Goldsmith, Music Director
Shannon is the Music Director of the Cascadia Wind Ensemble and was previously the Conductor of the Abbotsford Concert Band. She plays French Horn with the Chilliwack Metropolitan Orchestra and the Fraser Valley Symphony Orchestra, and is also Associate Conductor of the Chilliwack Metropolitan Orchestra. Prior to moving to Chilliwack 21 years ago, she played with various bands and orchestras in Regina, and conducted the Poltava Ensemble of Song, Music and Dance for 5 years. She has had the opportunity to play in several brass quintets and in the pit orchestra for many musicals and has conducted the orchestras for Secondary Characters’ productions of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Spelling Bee, and Mamma Mia in Chilliwack. She is looking forward to conducting Jesus Christ Superstar in April for Newbury Art Concepts. Although she spends a lot of time on musical endeavors, she makes her living as a management consultant with her own company, Canatech Management Services Inc.
Shannon Goldsmith, Music Director
Shannon is the Music Director of the Cascadia Wind Ensemble and was previously the Conductor of the Abbotsford Concert Band. She plays French Horn with the Chilliwack Metropolitan Orchestra and the Fraser Valley Symphony Orchestra, and is also Associate Conductor of the Chilliwack Metropolitan Orchestra. Prior to moving to Chilliwack 21 years ago, she played with various bands and orchestras in Regina, and conducted the Poltava Ensemble of Song, Music and Dance for 5 years. She has had the opportunity to play in several brass quintets and in the pit orchestra for many musicals and has conducted the orchestras for Secondary Characters’ productions of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Spelling Bee, and Mamma Mia in Chilliwack. She is looking forward to conducting Jesus Christ Superstar in April for Newbury Art Concepts. Although she spends a lot of time on musical endeavors, she makes her living as a management consultant with her own company, Canatech Management Services Inc.