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B10 Columbia Gorge News Wednesday, July 21, 2021 www.columbiagorgenews.com Proclamation of appreciation for Mark Steighner and the Columbia Gorge Orchestra Association’s Sinfonietta Orchestra Whereas, The Columbia Gorge Orchestra Association is the pre-eminent performing arts organization in Hood River, with six different ensembles, and Whereas, CGOA’s Sinfonietta Orchestra has provided over 40 consecutive years of musical per- formances to our community, and Whereas, Mark Steighner has been the Artistic Director and Conductor of the Sinfonietta for the past 17 years and has also added new CGOA ensembles, composed new pieces, written and directed musicals, and brought other composers and performers to Hood River, and Whereas, Mark Steighner has made additional musical contribu- tions to the Hood River community by inspiring and teaching choral and instrumental music to thou- sands of Hood River students for the 36 years from 1979 to 2015, and Whereas, Mark Steighner was named Outstanding Music Educator of the Year in 2015 by the Oregon Music Education Association, and Whereas, Mark Steighner is wide- ly recognized as a local treasure who has brought — and continues to bring — musical joy to a great many Hood River community musicians, singers, and audiences alike, NOW, THEREFORE, I, Kate McBride, Mayor of the City of Hood River, Oregon, recognize the con- tributions of Mark Steighner and the CGOA Sinfonietta and hereby proclaim July 17, 2021 as Mark Steighner/CGOA Sinfonietta Day in the City of Hood River. Further, I urge all citizens to appreciate that we have Mark Steighner and CGOA’s Sinfonietta in our com- munity and to thank them for their many musical contributions. Jackson Park was filled with concertgoers July 17, when Aaron Meyer and his five-piece band joined the CGOA Sinfonietta for a free concert. CGOA Artistic Director and Conductor Mark Steighner was also honored at the event. More photos at gorgenews.com. Trisha Walker photo Mark Steighner, CGOA honored at Jackson Park concert Trisha Walker ■ By Columbia Gorge News It was a full house — or rather, full park — at Hood River’s Jackson Park on July 17. Rock Violinist Aaron Meyer and his five-piece band joined Columbia Gorge Orchestra Association (CGOA) and Artistic Director and Conductor Mark Steighner for a free concert. “We’re so glad to be here with Mark and these wonderful musicians,” Meyer told the crowd. “We’ve had a lot of fun rehearsing to have a special concert like this.” The concert was a thank you to the Gorge community and a tribute to hometown heroes. “We just want to give a shout out to Kate Brown and all the people who made it possible to make it through this pandemic,” said CGOA Board President Elaine Thompson. “People who work in public safety — the police, the firefighters, the security staff. Healthcare workers — paramedics hospital workers, health provid- ers, assisted living and nursing home staff, the coroners. School employees — teachers, school counselors, administrators, the cleaning and custodial staff. The list goes on with the food ser- vice employees, grocery store staff, convenience store workers, human service providers, foster care workers, nonprofit staff and volunteers, the transit workers that got us all back and forth, truck and delivery drivers, and informa- tion systems like the newspaper — it’s an exhaustive list and we know how exhausting this year was, so we are so happy to be back and grateful to the people who made it possible. Thank you all.” It was also, unbeknownst to Steighner, a chance to honor him for his many musical contribu- tions to Hood River. Hood River Mayor Kate McBride called Steighner to her side as she read the official proclamation that declared July 17, 2021, as Mark Steighner/CGOA Sinfonietta Day. The Sinfonietta Orchestra has provided music for more than 40 years, the proclamation noted, and Steighner has been artistic director and conductor for the past 17 years. He also taught choral and instrumental music classes to Hood River students as a teacher at Hood River Valley High School for 36 years and was named Outstanding Music Educator of the Year in 2015 by the Oregon Music Association. (See full proclamation, at right.) Steighner said the honor went to his students and orchestra members, then thanked the large crowd for coming. “I’d like to thank you all for coming out and starting our season in such an amazing way and really encouraging us, be- cause we didn’t know if we could come back,” he said. “… We have a concert coming up in October and have a full season, so please join us. Let’s keep this energy and these crowds going. It’s amazing.” Thompson additionally thanked the sponsors who “stayed with us this past year during the pan- demic,” as well as new sponsor Columbia Gorge Toyota and Honda. The Hood River Lions also received a thank you for the new covered park stage, and the City of Hood River for allowing the con- cert in the park that evening. Meyer and his band joined Sinfonietta members in a vari- ety of songs that included Led Zeppelin’s “Kashmir,” Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” the theme from “Lawrence of Arabia” and new versions of Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” and Rossini’s “Barber of Seville,” as well as a Meyer original inspired by his time practicing as a kid. For more information on CGOA, visit gorgeorchestra. org or www.facebook.com/ gorgeorchestra. 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