Wheelchair-accessible seatings and assisted listening devices are available in Beall Concert Hall. If you have special seating needs, call 541-346-3811 at least 24 hours prior to the concert to make arrangements. Photography, videography, and recording of UO concerts and events without prior permission is prohibited. UO students majoring in dance or music please review SOMD Student Ticket Policies. Tickets may be purchased online or by phone through the UO Ticket Office, 541-346-4363.
April 2025
7:00 p.m.
Visiting Assistant Professor of horn Leander Star present's "Fool's Day" - part solo horn concert, part lecture about the history and meaning of the tarot, and part ritualized communal tarot reading. Featuring works for solo horn by Gilson Santos, Nate Kessler, Sofia Coman, Trygve Madsen, Charlie Aveon, Alice Gomez, Daniel Grabois, Rian Edwards, Shanyse Strickland, Tommi Hyytinen, and Leander Star.
7:30 p.m.
Grammy-winning organist and perennially sold-out performer at Oregon Bach Festival, Paul Jacobs helps celebrate the 100th anniversary of Beall Concert Hall with an unforgettable performance on the Jürgen Ahrend organ.
Note: Not included in the CMB 2024-25 Season Subscription
2:00–5:00 p.m.
Join us in the celebration of Beall Concert Hall's centennial! Come and go as you please for this FREE revue show from School of Music and Dance students and facuty.
2-3pm Chilean Guitar Adungu and Harp Organ Music Viola Choir Dance + Flute Collaboration
3-4pm Sequana String Quartet Cendrillon Opera Preview Piano Jazz
4-4:30pm UO Chamber Choir
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2:00 p.m.
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3:00 p.m.
Celebrated violinist Soovin Kim presents J.S. Bach’s Partita No. 3 in E Major, Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, and Partita No. 2 in D Minor. Presented in collaboration with Chamber Music Northwest.
7:30 p.m.
The trio will be led by Shantala Subramyanam, from Chennai, the heartland of carnatic music. Its renowned for its emphasis on improvisation of beautiful ragas followed by compositions with spiritual, philosophical and nature themes. The compositions are followed by spontaneous exchanges of highly evolved rhythmic improvisations. The concert will take you through flights of ecstasy, meditative passages and excitement with flute, vocals, violin , mridangam and konnakol.
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UO students with ID FREE
3:00 p.m.
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7:30 p.m.
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7:30 p.m.
Experience the energy and artistry of the Student Dance Collective, the School of Music and Dance’s pre-professional dance company. This exciting home concert showcases a dynamic collection of works, featuring original choreography by our talented student artists, two stunning faculty pieces, and three captivating works by guest artists. Before we take these performances beyond the stage and into the community, this concert offers an exclusive first look at the creativity and innovation thriving in our program. Don’t miss the chance to witness the next generation of dance artists in action!
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
This year's annual Clarinet Symposium includes recitals, concerts, master classes, lectures, and a clarinet orchestra concert. This year's featured artist is Seunghee Lee.
Featured Ensembles: Lawrie Bloom, Solo Bass Clarinet Emeritus, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Oregon Clarinet Ensemble Cascadia Clarinet Quartet Platypus Clarinet Orchestra
7:30 p.m.
Experience the energy and artistry of the Student Dance Collective, the School of Music and Dance’s pre-professional dance company. This exciting home concert showcases a dynamic collection of works, featuring original choreography by our talented student artists, two stunning faculty pieces, and three captivating works by guest artists. Before we take these performances beyond the stage and into the community, this concert offers an exclusive first look at the creativity and innovation thriving in our program. Don’t miss the chance to witness the next generation of dance artists in action!
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UO students with ID FREE
3:00 p.m.
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7:30 p.m.
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7:30 p.m.
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7:30 p.m.
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May 2025
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7:00 p.m.
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3:00 p.m.
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Cappella Artemisia visits UO Musicking Ensemble.
6:00–7:50 p.m.
Cappella Artemisia visits UO Musicking Ensemble.
1:30–2:30 p.m.
This lecture performance will highlight the relationship between the clarinetist Richard Mühlfeld and composer Johannes Brahms. What was so alluring about Richard Mühlfeld’s playing that made Brahms come out of self-proclaimed retirement, which led him to compose 4 masterworks for 19th century clarinet repertoire, which also eventually became Brahms' own swansong? Brahms' Clarinet Sonata in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1 will be performed by David Kwek, clarinet and Wayne Wang, piano.
7:30 p.m.
The Assaggi for solo violin by the Swedish violinist and composer Johan Helmich Roman (1694–1758) are a curious collection of works: wondrously diverse, stylistically forward-looking for the 1730s, and yet they project an aura of being somewhat incomplete, almost as if they serve as a placeholder, a memory of larger, grander compositions. This project employs the Assaggi as a catalyst for creating possible sonic landscapes of this time. Performance by Andrew Wong, baroque violin, and Anders Muskens, harpsichord.
8:30–9:50 a.m.
Cappella Artemisia visits the Graduate Renaissance Music History Survey.
Cappella Artemisia visits the Choral Literature class.
10:00–11:20 a.m.
Cappella Artemisia visits the Choral Literature class.
Voice area masterclass with Cappella Artemisia.
1:30–3:30 p.m.
Voice area masterclass with Cappella Artemisia.
10:00–11:30 a.m.
“Concerto delle sorelle: New light on musical activities at the Roman Convent of S. Lucia in Selci” (John K. Cox, Visiting Professor of Music at Lewis & Clark College).
“The Virgin Mary’s Essence in New Spanish Song, or a Collaborative 21st-Century Edition” (Cesar D. Favila, Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in Musicology, University of California, Los Angeles).
Featuring School of Music and Dance students.
noon
Featuring School of Music and Dance students.
3:15–4:30 p.m.
Candace Smith, Artistic Director of Cappella Artemisia.
Reception to follow.
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7:00 p.m.
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Featuring the UO Musicking Ensemble.
7:30 p.m.
Featuring the UO Musicking Ensemble.
2:00 p.m.
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3:00 p.m.
The all-female vocal and instrumental ensemble presents laments and lamentations from 16th- and 17th-century Italy as they might have been heard in that most exclusively female environment: the convent. Presented in collaboration with Oregon Bach Festival Musicking Conference.
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7:30 p.m.
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7:30 p.m.
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noon
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7:30 p.m.
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7:30 p.m.
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June 2025
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7:30 p.m.
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7:30 p.m.
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7:30 p.m.
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1:00–3:00 p.m.
Join the School of Music and Dance for our 2025 Commencement ceremony on Monday, June 16th at 1:00 pm in Beall Hall. For more information please visit the School of Music and Dance commencement website.
6:30 p.m.
Before the 2025 festival begins! Based on the paradigm-shifting play of the same name, the award-winning film explores the impact of an anti-gay hate crime and murder in a small Wyoming town. Witnessing the power of compassion and love to overcome bigotry. Learn the story and join the conversation before the June 28 performance of Craig Hella Johnson’s Considering Matthew Shepard. Stay after the film for a panel discussion.
7:30 p.m.
On April 2, 1800, Beethoven self-produced a benefit “Akademie” concert in Vienna showcasing his talent as both composer and pianist. The program featured his Symphony No. 1 and marked his entry into Vienna’s elite music scene. The evening included works from Beethoven’s predecessors, Mozart, Haydn, and Bach. OBF artistic partner, Jos van Veldhoven, conducts the OBF classical Orchestra and Bewick Academy, side-by-side, in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the OBF Berwick Academy for Historically Informed Performance.
W.A. Mozart Adagio – Allegro from Symphony No. 39 J.S. Bach Prelude and Fugue in F Minor, BWV 534 Beethoven Prelude in F Minor Haydn “Auf starkem Fittiche schwinget sich der Adler stolz” from The Creation Beethoven Adagio – Allegro con brio from Septet Haydn “Holde Gatten, dir zur Seite” from The Creation Beethoven Romance No. 2 Beethoven Symphony No. 1 Berwick Academy Orchestra OBF Classical Orchestra Rowan Pierce, soprano Peter Harvey, bass Augusta McKay Lodge, violin Jonathan Oddie, fortepiano Jos van Veldhoven, conductor
Friends of the Festival early access: March 11 - April 7. General tickets on sale: April 8. Artists, dates, times, repertoire, and venues are subject to change.
11:00 a.m.
Experience the magical storybook world of the Mother Goose Suite as we celebrate Ravel’s 150th birthday! Join the fun as audiences, #instaballet, and members of the OBF Modern Orchestra work together to create an enchanting journey through the iconic tales of Sleeping Beauty, Tom Thumb, Empress of the Pagodas, Beauty and the Beast, and The Fairy Garden. The event begins at 10:00am with a flurry of exciting lobby activities, followed by the concert. Fun for all ages!
Ravel Mother Goose Suite Ravel Bolero
OBF Modern Orchestra #instaballet Deanna Tham, conductor
2:30 p.m.
Among today’s most popular choral musicians, the composer/conductor prepares a choir of community members to participate in “All of Us” – a critical vocal role during the June 28 performance of Considering Matthew Shepard. Registration and administrative fee required. More information coming soon.
Conductor, composer, and OBF artistic partner Craig Hella Johnson offers a pre-concert talk to enhance your listening experience.
6:30 p.m.
Conductor, composer, and OBF artistic partner Craig Hella Johnson offers a pre-concert talk to enhance your listening experience.
7:30 p.m.
On October 6, 1998, University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard was kidnapped, beaten, and left to die, in what became an infamous act of brutality, and one of America’s most notorious anti-gay hate crimes. Shepard’s murder served as a catalyst for legislation that expanded the definition of a hate crime to include sexual orientation. The Grammy-nominated oratorio, composed and conducted by OBF artistic partner Craig Hella Johnson, is an evocative and compassionate musical response to the murder of Matthew Shepard.
OBF Chorus OBF Modern Orchestra Camilla Tassi, projection designer Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
Friends of the Festival early access: March 11 - April 7. General tickets on sale: April 8. Artists, dates, times, repertoire, and venues are subject to change.
2:30 p.m.
Bach’s set of six instrumental works composed between 1718 and 1721 showcase his exceptional skill in blending diverse musical textures and styles. Each concerto features unique instrumentation, highlights various solo instruments, and epitomizes the Baroque era’s grandeur and innovation. Volume 1 of the OBF 2025 season includes Concertos 1, 2, and 6, as well as a contemporary concerto from Pulitzer and Grammy winner, Caroline Shaw. Presented in collaboration with Chamber Music Northwest.
J.S. Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 J.S. Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 C. Shaw Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings J.S. Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 2
Friends of the Festival early access: March 11 - April 7. General tickets on sale: April 8. Artists, dates, times, repertoire, and venues are subject to change.
6:30 p.m.
Bach’s set of six instrumental works composed between 1718 and 1721 showcase his exceptional skill in blending diverse musical textures and styles. Each concerto features unique instrumentation, highlights various solo instruments, and epitomizes the Baroque era’s grandeur and innovation. Volume 2 of the OBF 2025 season includes Concertos 3, 4, and 5, as well as a contemporary twist on the iconic concertos from “outright sensation,” (Los Angeles Times) Gabriella Smith. Presented in collaboration with Chamber Music Northwest.
J.S. Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 J.S Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 G. Smith Brandenburg Interstices J.S. Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 4
Friends of the Festival early access: March 11 - April 7. General tickets on sale: April 8. Artists, dates, times, repertoire, and venues are subject to change.
10:00 a.m.
A renowned Bach practitioner and scholar, OBF artistic partner Jos van Veldhoven presents an educational, entertaining, and enlightening look into the life and works of the one-and-only Johann Sebastian Bach.
7:30 p.m.
Five internationally renowned vocal soloists join forces for arias, duets, and ensemble pieces. Enjoy an intimate performance of Bach, the Romantics, quintessential operas, and more.
Rowan Pierce, soprano Clara Osowski, mezzo-soprano Ulrike Malotta, alto Thomas Hobbs, tenor Peter Harvey, bass Jonathan Oddie, keyboard
Friends of the Festival early access: March 11 - April 7. General tickets on sale: April 8. Artists, dates, times, repertoire, and venues are subject to change.
July 2025
5:00 p.m.
Join the virtuoso violinist for a glass of wine and an informal chat about his artistic vision and career in music. The event is free to attend, but alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages are available for purchase from Oregon Wine L.A.B.
7:30 p.m.
Grammy-winning mezzo-soprano, Fleur Barron, and Chamber Music Northwest co-artistic director, Gloria Chien, return to OBF for an evening of song and solo piano. Join the powerhouse performers for music from Trenet, Montsalvatge, Mahler, and Robert Schumann, as well as a Bach-inspired Prelude and Fugue from Clara Schumann. Presented in collaboration with Chamber Music Northwest.
C. Schumann Prelude and Fugue No. 2 R. Schumann Selected Lieder Mahler Rückert Lieder Montsalvatge Cinco Canciones Negras Trenet Three Songs
Friends of the Festival early access: March 11 - April 7. General tickets on sale: April 8. Artists, dates, times, repertoire, and venues are subject to change.
6:30 p.m.
An outdoor, sunset concert to celebrate the 500th anniversary of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, the “Prince of Music,” whose works defined the golden age of Renaissance polyphony. The evening also features a transformative reimagining of J.S. Bach’s Chaconne and a world premiere new work by award-winning west coast composer, Derrick Skye. Interwoven throughout the program are readings inspired by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, the 17th-century Mexican poet and nun. Conducted by OBF artistic partner, Craig Hella Johnson.
OBF Chorus Shunske Sato, violin Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
Friends of the Festival early access: March 11 - April 7. General tickets on sale: April 8. Artists, dates, times, repertoire, and venues are subject to change.
7:30 p.m.
Universally considered Bach’s crowning achievement, the profound and astounding Mass is the summation of a lifetime of work. It took decades to complete and remains a testament to Bach’s faith and artistic virtuosity.
OBF Ripieno Ensemble OBF Baroque Orchestra Rowan Pierce, soprano I Clara Osowski, soprano II Ulrike Malotta, alto Thomas Hobbs, tenor Peter Harvey, bass Jos van Veldhoven, conductor
This concert will also be performed at Mount Angel Abbey on July 5 and Kaul Auditorium in Portland on Sunday, July 6. Tickets for Mount Angel are available through Hult Center and tickets for Kaul Auditorium are available through that venue.
Friends of the Festival early access: March 11 - April 7. General tickets on sale: April 8. Artists, dates, times, repertoire, and venues are subject to change.
2:30 p.m.
Universally considered Bach’s crowning achievement, the profound and astounding Mass is the summation of a lifetime of work. It took decades to complete and remains a testament to Bach’s faith and artistic virtuosity.
OBF Ripieno Ensemble OBF Baroque Orchestra Rowan Pierce, soprano I Clara Osowski, soprano II Ulrike Malotta, alto Thomas Hobbs, tenor Peter Harvey, bass Jos van Veldhoven, conductor
This concert will also be performed in Eugene on July 3 and Kaul Auditorium in Portland on Sunday, July 6. Tickets for Eugene are available through Hult Center and tickets for Kaul Auditorium are available through that venue.
Friends of the Festival early access: March 11 - April 7. General tickets on sale: April 8. Artists, dates, times, repertoire, and venues are subject to change.
7:30 p.m.
Bach virtuoso and “musical force” (South Florida Classical Review), Shunske Sato, leads the Berwick Academy Orchestra through the iconic OBF Discovery Series. The program includes secular works performed during the social gatherings of church and academic musicians in the early 1700s. Sato explores concertos by Bach and Fasch, as well as pieces from Telemann and Heinichen.
Fasch Allegro from Violin Concerto in D Major Telemann Excerpts from Divertimento in E-flat Major J.S. Bach Violin Concerto No. 1 Heinichen Excerpts from Overture-Suite Telemann Excerpts from Overture-Suite in D Major
Berwick Academy Orchestra Shunske Sato, conductor
Friends of the Festival early access: March 11 - April 7. General tickets on sale: April 8. Artists, dates, times, repertoire, and venues are subject to change.
Conductor Stephanie Childress and composer Oswald Huỳnh offer a pre-concert talk to enhance your listening experience.
1:30 p.m.
Conductor Stephanie Childress and composer Oswald Huỳnh offer a pre-concert talk to enhance your listening experience.
2:30 p.m.
Gabriel Fauré's Requiem is one of the 19th century’s most beloved choral masterpieces. Unlike traditional requiems, it emphasizes peace and solace over fear and judgment. The concert opens with the second annual installment of the OBF “New Transcriptions” Project, featuring composer Oswald Huỳnh, and a signature performance of Luciano Berio’s Folk Songs by “charismatic star” (The Boston Globe) mezzo-soprano, Fleur Barron.
J.S. Bach/Huỳnh New Bach Transcription Berio Folk Songs Fauré Requiem OBF Chorus OBF Modern Orchestra Fleur Barron, mezzo-soprano Celena Shafer, soprano Elliot Madore, baritone Stephanie Childress, conductor
Friends of the Festival early access: March 11 - April 7. General tickets on sale: April 8. Artists, dates, times, repertoire, and venues are subject to change.
10:00 a.m.
Explore Claudia Rankine’s poem, “Weather” with composer Rollo Dilworth, as he explains the tonal, rhythmic, stylistic, and expressive elements he employed to amplify the important and timely message to the world through music. Gain insight into the work before it is performed at OBF by Stangeland Family Youth Choral Academy on July 8.
A showcase from some of the best high school choral singers in the nation.
2:30 p.m.
A showcase from some of the best high school choral singers in the nation.
7:30 p.m.
Grammy winner and perennial OBF favorite, Paul Jacobs, returns with one of Bach’s final and most enigmatic works. The unfinished collection of fugues and canons is a love letter to counterpoint and all those who adore it.
Friends of the Festival early access: March 11 - April 7. General tickets on sale: April 8. Artists, dates, times, repertoire, and venues are subject to change.
Conductor Anton Armstrong offers a pre-concert talk to enhance your listening experience.
6:30 p.m.
Conductor Anton Armstrong offers a pre-concert talk to enhance your listening experience.
7:30 p.m.
For more than 25 years, Stangeland Family Youth Choral Academy has been a flagship educational and training program for the nation’s most talented high school choral singers. Led by Dr. Anton Armstrong, SFYCA performs various works including Weather – a musical reflection of the 2020 murder of George Floyd – and a performance of J.S. Bach’s festive Cantata 129. J.S. Bach Cantata 129: Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott Dilworth Weather: Stand the Storm Keane/Faulkner Mouth Music R. Powell To Sit and Dream C.H. Johnson “All of Us” from Considering Matthew Shepard Parker On the Common Ground R.M. Johnson Listen Gabriel I Sing Because I’m Happy
Stangeland Family Youth Choral Academy OBF Modern Orchestra Pascale Beaudin, soprano Clara Osowski, alto Jonathan Woody, bass Anton Armstrong, conductor Therees Hibbard, conductor Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
Friends of the Festival early access: March 11 - April 7. General tickets on sale: April 8. Artists, dates, times, repertoire, and venues are subject to change.
7:30 p.m.
Rahel Rilling, daughter of OBF co-founder Helmuth Rilling, returns to the festival! Rilling and an ensemble of first-class musicians offer a diverse crossover performance of music from J.S. Bach and Ravel to Sting and Dizzy Gillespie.
J.S. Bach Violin and Harpsichord Sonata No. 3 Ravel Violin Sonata No. 2 Piazzolla La Muerte del Ángel and La Ressurección del Ángel Fauré Pavane Bonfá Manhã de Carneval Gillespie A Night in Tunisia Sting Fragile Rainhardt Minor Swing Santamaría Afro Blue Romero Pajarillo
Friends of the Festival early access: March 11 - April 7. General tickets on sale: April 8. Artists, dates, times, repertoire, and venues are subject to change.
Conductor and OBF artistic partner Craig Hella Johnson offers a pre-concert talk to enhance your listening experience.
6:30 p.m.
Conductor and OBF artistic partner Craig Hella Johnson offers a pre-concert talk to enhance your listening experience.
7:30 p.m.
Explore the complicated relationship between peace and conflict. Internationally renowned pianist Awadagin Pratt joins the OBF Chorus and Modern Orchestra for a thrilling and haunting performance of Jessie Montgomery’s Rounds, as well the Vaughan Williams “Dona nobis pacem,” and music from J.S. Bach. Conducted by OBF artistic partner, Craig Hella Johnson.
Pärt Credo J.S. Bach Largo from Concerto No. 5 in F Minor Montgomery Rounds Barber Adagio for Strings/Agnus Dei Vaughan Williams Dona nobis pacem
OBF Chorus UO Chamber Choir OBF Modern Orchestra Awadagin Pratt, piano Celena Shafer, soprano Elliot Madore, baritone Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
Friends of the Festival early access: March 11 - April 7. General tickets on sale: April 8. Artists, dates, times, repertoire, and venues are subject to change.
An afternoon of free music on the acclaimed Brombaugh organ.
2:30 p.m.
An afternoon of free music on the acclaimed Brombaugh organ.
Conductor Julian Perkins offers a pre-concert talk to enhance your listening experience.
6:30 p.m.
Conductor Julian Perkins offers a pre-concert talk to enhance your listening experience.
7:30 p.m.
In addition to his well-known Passions based on the Gospels of John and Matthew, Bach wrote a Passion setting for the Gospel of Mark. After his death in 1750, Bach’s Markus Passion was hand-delivered to a Leipzig publisher. By the time the centennial complete works of Bach’s music were compiled in 1850, the work had gone missing. The lost Passion was reconstructed in 2019 by Malcolm Bruno, and in 2025, a new OBF-commissioned stage production tours the US and UK featuring beloved TV/film actor Joseph Marcell (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air). The “pocket passion”—which includes four singers and single strings —gives the world what it never should have lost. A production by Concert Theatre Works.
OBF Baroque Orchestra Joseph Marcell, narrator Pascale Beaudin, soprano Cody Bowers, alto James Reese, tenor Jonathan Woody, bass Julian Perkins, conductor and harpsichord
This concert will also be performed at First United Methodist Church in Portland on Saturday, July 12, and at Town Hall, Seattle on Sunday, July 13. Tickets for those performances are available through their respective venues.
Friends of the Festival early access: March 11 - April 7. General tickets on sale: April 8. Artists, dates, times, repertoire, and venues are subject to change.
10:00 a.m.
Acclaimed poet and music critic, A.B. Spellman, offers a morning of poetry readings and discussion about his life, work, and involvement in the Grammy-winning Passion for Bach and Coltrane project with Imani Winds – presented by OBF on July 12.
A culminating performance from the highly skilled participants of the OBF Organ Institute.
2:30 p.m.
A culminating performance from the highly skilled participants of the OBF Organ Institute.
7:30 p.m.
Jeff Scott’s Grammy-winning oratorio is full of inspiration from two giants of music – Johann Sebastian Bach and John Coltrane. The innovative and surprising confluence of classical and jazz features the spoken word poetry of A.B. Spellman, and offers an intimate perspective on Imani Wind’s most personal recording in their 25-year history.
Imani Winds Harlem Quartet Alex Brown, piano Edward Pérez, bass Neal Smith, drums Spoken word by A.B. Spellman
Friends of the Festival early access: March 11 - April 7. General tickets on sale: April 8. Artists, dates, times, repertoire, and venues are subject to change.
Conductor Ken-David Masur and Eugene Ballet artistic director Toni Pimble offer a pre-concert talk to enhance your listening experience.
1:30 p.m.
Conductor Ken-David Masur and Eugene Ballet artistic director Toni Pimble offer a pre-concert talk to enhance your listening experience.
2:30 p.m.
Join OBF and Eugene Ballet for a thrilling performance of one of classical music’s most electrifying works. From the instantly recognizable opening chorus, “O Fortuna,” to its evocative tales of love, nature, and fate, Orff’s masterpiece delivers raw emotion and dazzling energy. An unforgettable tribute to Eugene Ballet artistic director Toni Pimble. The concert opens with violinist Rahel Rilling—daughter of OBF co-founder Helmuth Rilling—soloing with OBF violinists Sarah Kwak and Suzanne Leon on Bach’s Concerto for Three Violins.
J.S. Bach Concerto for Three Violins Orff Carmina Burana OBF Chorus Resonance Ensemble UO Chamber Choir Pacific Youth Choir OBF Modern Orchestra Eugene Ballet Rahel Rilling, Sarah Kwak, and Suzanne Leon, violins Celena Shafer, soprano Andrew Haji, tenor Elliot Madore, baritone Ken-David Masur, conductor
Friends of the Festival early access: March 11 - April 7. General tickets on sale: April 8. Artists, dates, times, repertoire, and venues are subject to change.