Oregon Origins Project VI: The Birth of Cascadia
$14.50-$54.50 sliding scale (contact [email protected] if cost is a barrier to entry)
- Ian Madin, speaker
- Ken Selden, conductor
Oregon Origins Project in partnership with Stelo presents an epic new musical and visual art work depicting the dramatic events of Oregon's geologic history. Join us for an artistic exploration of the state's geologic origin stories, including the Columbia River basalt flows, Basin and Range earthquakes, Cascade volcanoes, Missoula floods, and much more.
About Oregon Origins Project
Oregon Origins Project explores the ancient origins of the state of Oregon through creative expression.
https://www.oregonorigins.org/About Ian Madin, speaker
Ian Madin has a BA in Geology from UC Berkeley (1980) and an MS in Geology from Oregon State University (1986), where he studied active tectonics in the Pakistani Himalaya and New Zealand. He joined the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries in 1987 as the Seismic Hazard Geologist for the State of Oregon, and served in that position until 1994 when he was transferred to the Baker City field office of DOGAMI. After 4 years in Baker City making geologic maps, Mr. Madin returned to the Portland office of DOGAMI as the geologic mapping team leader, and in 2004 became Chief Scientist for the agency.
Ian's current research in the Portland Area includes geologic and geophysical investigations of potentially active faults and the development of detailed geologic models for improved hazard mapping. Ian is a member of the American Geophsical Union, Geologic Society of America and is a Registered Professional Geologist.
About Ken Selden, conductor
Since arriving in Portland in 2006, Ken Selden has appeared as guest conductor of the Oregon Symphony, Third Angle New Music Ensemble, Salem Chamber Orchestra, Eugene Symphony, Portland Youth Philharmonic, and the Newport Symphony. Most recently, his two CD recordings of Mahler and Debussy arrangements with the newly established Martingale Ensemble were released on MSR Classics.
Following Selden's appointment as Music Director, the Portland State University Orchestra has received three awards in Adventurous Programming from ASCAP and the League of American Orchestras.
https://www.pdx.edu/profile/ken-selden