2018 Oregon Bach Festival Schedule
June 29:
  • 6 p.m. — Opening celebration at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts at Seventh and Willamette streets in downtown Eugene features marimba player David Lee; a talk by KWAX-FM radio host Peter van de Graaff; steel drummer Randal Larson; and the festival’s PicFest Youth Chorus. Free. (Hult Center)
  • 7:30 p.m. — J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1, 2, 4, and 5, with violinist Monica Huggett and conductor Alexander Weimann. (Hult Center, Silva Concert Hall)

June 30:

  • 10 a.m. — Traveling Lantern Theatre Company presents “OBF Family: The Life of Mozart,” a play about the musical genius William Amadeus Mozart, providing a good opportunity to introduce young children to an appreciation of the time and the sounds of Mozart. (Hult Center, Soreng Theater)
  • Noon — Picfest performance, featuring youthful singers from around the country. Free. (Hult Center Lobby)
  • 7:30 p.m. — Omani Winds: Old Made New features the wind quartet playing works by Felix Mendelssohn, Astor Piazzolla, Igor Stravinsky and more, encompassing American, Latin American and African musical forms. (Beall Concert Hall, University of Oregon campus)

July 1:

  • 2 p.m. — Bach & Sons, works by J.S. Bach and four of his sons, including “The Musical Offering,” a trio sonata composed for the King of Prussia. (Beall Concert Hall, UO)
  • 4:30 p.m. — Starry, Starry Night, gala featuring live auction, dinner and entertainment in a fundraiser to support Oregon Bach Festival programming. (Ford Alumni Center, UO)

July 2:

  • Noon — On the House: ElRay Stewart-Cook Recital on the Brombaugh organ at Central Lutheran Church. Free. (1857 Potter St., Eugene)
  • 7:30 p.m. — Discovery Series I: Cantata 77. Examination of two works written by J.S. Bach in 1723, led by Scott Allen Jarrett, director of music at Boston University, conducting the OBF Baroque Orchestra. (Beall Concert Hall, UO)

July 3:

  • 3 p.m. — Composer Richard Danielpour, creator of The Passion of Yeshua, discusses his execution of the commission from the OBF, in advance of the world premiere of the piece on July 8. Free. (Hult Center, Soreng Theater)
  • 7:30 p.m. — Handel & Telemann: A Tale of Two Georgs, includes performance of pieces by the two composers who lived only 50 miles apart and are classed among the most prolific of the Baroque composers. Their work is performed by the Berwick Academy under the direction of Jacques Ogg. (Beall Concert Hall, UO)

July 5:

  • 7:30 p.m. — Discovery Series II: Cantata 105 was composed by J.S. Bach in 1723 during his time in Leipzig, presented and conducted by Scott Allen Jarrett, director of music at Boston University, with the OBF Baroque Orchestra. (Beall Concert Hall, UO)

July 6:

  • 7:30 p.m. — Paul Jacobs’ All-Bach Organ Recital mixes Bach masterworks with lesser-known selections from the repertoire. (Central Lutheran Church, 1857 Potter St.)
  • 12:30 p.m. — On the House: SFYCA Soloists presents solo singers from the Stangeland Family Youth Choral Academy. Free. (Hult Center, The Studio)
  • 2 p.m. — OBF Family: Big Brass Bonanza features brassy tunes such as Stars and Stripes Forever, When the Saints Go Marching In, plus music from J.S. Bach, George Frideric Handel and  Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story. (Hult Center, Soreng Theater)
  • 7:30 p.m. — The Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass plays music of John Philip Sousa, J.S. Bach, Leonard Bernstein, George Frideric Handel, Elvis Presley, Fats Waller, and more. (Hult Center, Soreng Theater)

July 8:

  • 1 p.m. — Let’s Talk! features an informal preconcert chat by KWAX-FM host Peter van de Graaff and composer Richard Danielpour. Free. (Hult Center, The Studio)
  • 2 p.m. — The Passion of Yeshua, composed by American Richard Danielpour, follows Messianic texts, presenting them in Hebrew and English and including the viewpoints of his mother Mary, and Mary Magdalene. Soloists are Sarah Shafer, J’Nai Bridges, Kenneth Overton, and Matthew Worth, with the OBF Orchestra, OBF Chorus, and UO Chamber Choir, all directed by JoAnn Falletta. (Hult Center, Silva Concert Hall)

July 9:

  • Noon — Serenade Wine and Music Excursion features wine from the Iris Vineyards Winery, food from Eugene’s Party Downtown Restaurant, and live music; complimentary round-trip transportation is available on request. (Iris Vineyards Winery, 195  E. Palmer Ave., Cottage Grove)
  • 7:30 p.m. — Berwick Academy: Mozart at Twilight offers an all-Mozart program that includes Adagio and Fugue, Serenade in C Minor, and the G Minor Symphony, No. 40, with violinist and director Marc Destubé. (Beall Concert Hall, UO)

July 10:

  • 7:30 p.m. — Grammy-winning organist Paul Jacobs and the 80-voice Stangeland Family Youth Choral Academy chorus, led by Anton Armstrong, celebrate what would be Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday with a performance of the Chichester Psalms. The program also includes works by Kurt Weill, Carolyn Jennings, and J.S. Bach’s Cantata No. 4. (First United Methodist Church, 1376 Olive St.)

July 11:

  • 7:30 p.m. — An Evening with Philip Glass pairs the famous composer — of opera, symphonies, and collaborations with the likes of Twyla Tharp, Allen Ginsberg, Woody Allen, and David Bowie — with KWAX-FM radio host Peter van de Graaff in an evening of conversation and music. (Hult Center, Soreng Theater)

July 12:

  • 1 p.m. — On the House: Organ Institute Showcase presents the culminating performance by fellows of the OFB Organ Institute. (First United Methodist Church, 1376 Olive St.)
  • 7:30 p.m. — Glass: Piano Concerto No. 3 features pianist Simone Dinnerstein and the OBF Orchestra playing the Northwest premiere of Philip Glass’ piano concerto, as well as J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, Piano Concerto No. 7 in G Minor, and Glass’ String Quartet No. 5. (Beall Concert Hall, UO)

July 13:

  • 12:30 p.m. — Inside the Music Brunch features UO music theorist Stephen Rodgers as he takes an in-depth look at 19th-century oratorio as the audience enjoys light food while following the score. The lesson-and-lunch will be followed by a live rehearsal with conductor John Nelson, the Elijah soloists, and the OBJ Orchestra. (Hult Center, The Studio)
  • 7:30 p.m. — Simply Three is a genre-hopping string trio that will play renditions of favorite, widely varying pieces and artists that include Adele, George Gershwin, Coldplay, twenty one pilots, Ed Sheeran, and Michael Jackson. (Hult Center, Soreng Theater)

July 14:

  • 6:30 p.m. — Let’s Talk! features KWAX-FM radio host Peter van de Graaff and UO music theorist Stephen Rodgers in an informal, pre-concert chat. Free. (Hult Center, The Studio)
  • 7:30 p.m. — Felix Mendelssohn’s composition, Elijah, is considered one of the most revered oratorios of the Victorian era, as the prophet calls people to righteousness, performs miracles, endures his own struggles against idolatry and eventually ascends to heaven in a blazing chariot. John Nelson conducts soloists Nicole Cabell, William Brock, J’Nai Bridges, Nicholas Phan, Kenneth Overton and the OBF Orchestra and UO Chamber Choir. (Hult Center, Silva Concert Hall)

Tickets: Available at the Hult Center box office, 541-682-5000, noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, and one hour prior to curtain; or online at hultcenter.org

Oregon Bach Festival: 541-346-5666 or oregonbachfestival.org/