Music Faculty

Mark Steighner

Mark Steighner has been living and teaching in the Gorge since 1979, directing choral and vocal ensembles at Hood River Valley High School, and conducting the Columbia Gorge Sinfonietta, Voci Choral Ensemble, Columbia Gorge Youth Choir, and many other ensembles. He has directed over 40 musical theatre productions at HRVHS and at the CAST theatre in Hood River.

As a composer, Mr. Steighner has written a number of full-length musicals and operas (including the recent Avalon, A Steampunk Musical Romance), as well as works for band, orchestra, and choir. Steighner studied composition with Peter Racine Fricker and Thea Musgrave at UCSB and Bryan Johanson at PSU.

In addition to his musical pursuits, Steighner contributes reviews and interviews to a number of videogame and technology websites such as Videogamewriters.com and Gamershell.com. His reviews have been aggregated on Metacritic. Steighner has also contributed articles to a number of regional and music-oriented journals and publications. 

Contact Information

phone: 541-386-4500 ext. 4537

Music Department

Online Music Courses at CGCC

Music 105

Music 110

Music 202