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Brombaugh organ marks 50 years at Central Lutheran Church in Eugene

Posted by Daniel Buckwalter | Jul 13, 2026 | Music

(Detail of the 50-year-old pipe organ crafted by John Brombaugh in 1976 for Central Lutheran...

Two plays by Eugene playwright Martin Fogarty scheduled for Open-Door Playhouse podcast

Posted by Daniel Buckwalter | Jul 13, 2026 | Reviews

By Daniel BuckwalterForget the concept of forgiveness, for there is nothing to be forgiven for. It’s all about acceptance, according to Eugene playwright Martin Fogarty, and he has taken this thought and put it into two plays —...

Review: 2026 Oregon Bach Festival reveled in America’s 250-year history

Posted by Daniel Buckwalter | Jul 13, 2026 | Music, Reviews

By Daniel BuckwalterSometimes the old becomes new again, as I was reminded at a recent Oregon Bach Festival concert. The standard bearer for re-imagining music classics on July 9 was Conrad Tao, a 32-year-old, well-traveled and...

Reviewer: OBF’s Baroque Orchestra concert offers “sweet, serene magic”

Posted by Daniel Buckwalter | Jul 11, 2026 | Reviews

By Daniel BuckwalterA glorious pastoral landscape came into sharp focus when the Oregon Bach Festival’s Baroque Orchestra took center stage. Exquisite all-around grace was sprinkled with spritely and melodic elegance, and there...