Oasis Ensemble is the flute-cello-piano trio comprised of award-winning, seasoned musicians who have received high critical acclaim for their live performances and recordings: Dawn Weiss was the principal flutist of the Oregon Symphony for 25 years prior to founding the Oasis Ensemble; Austin Bennett, who has been a member of the Eppes String Quartet, and has performed with the Tallahassee Symphony and the Eugene Symphony; and Tung Nguyen, award-winning pianist, chamber musician and solo recording artist on the Naxos label.

 

All avid chamber musicians, the Oasis Ensemble is excited to offer awide range of outstanding performances and educational experiences throughout the State of Oregon and beyond by partnering with schools, universities, libraries, retirement centers, and cultural organizations and offering educational workshops and interactive performances. We are committed to expanding cultural awareness and knowledge of the beauty of live and recorded classical chamber music by making classical music accessible to people throughout the state who might not otherwise have the opportunity to have this extraordinary experience.

 

Historically, compositions for flute, cello and piano have been fairly rare, so Oasis Ensemble has made it our commitment to continually expand the repertoire by commissioning new works and setting up competitions to encouraging composers from across the globe to write for us! In fact, our 2025 Call for Scores competition drew in responses from 85 composers representing 24 countries worldwide! With these new works we are committed to carefully curate the repertoire so that our audiences can have a deeply satisfying and meaningful experience.

 

It is our hope to deeply touch people’s lives through our commitment to excellence in our artistry and to offer a cultural and artistic “Oasis” of beauty, meaning and inspiration for our current audiences and for generations to come.