PacificSource Partners with Bach Festival for COVID-19 Concert

“Since 1933, PacificSource Health Plans has been dedicated to the communities we serve. The people that make up the fabric of our community, are also the people who look to us as their pathway to getting the care they need, for themselves and the ones they love. That’s always been a big responsibility, and one …

Pete von Hippel Named Honorary Life Director

On September 1, Oregon Bach Festival (OBF) Board Chair Robin Burk announced that the organization has named longtime patron and donor, Dr. Peter von Hippel, as an Honorary Life Director of the Board of Oregon Bach Festival. “Pete has been an active supporter and advocate for the Festival for more than three decades,” says Burk. …

OBF 2019: June 28 – July 13

The 49th Oregon Bach Festival will be held June 28 – July 13, 2019. While a full season announcement won’t be made until early February, audiences can expect choral-orchestral works from Bach, Mozart, and Berlioz, a collaboration with an international dance company, and a concert that fuses jazz with Oregon’s lush landscape. Berwick Academy, Stangeland …

OBF Receives $34,000 Grant from Oregon Cultural Trust

OBF is honored to be the recipient of a $33,970 grant from Oregon Cultural Trust for an exciting 2019 project. As a testament to Oregonians’ steadfast and growing commitment to supporting culture, Oregon Cultural Trust awarded a record $3.02 million in grants to 137 cultural nonprofits in fiscal year 2019 – a 3 percent increase …

Starry, Starry Night: Gala 2018

Save the Date! Oregon Bach Festival Annual Fundraising Gala Sunday, July 1   |   4:30pm UO Ford Alumni Center Light up the night sky! Featuring an exciting live auction, dinner, entertainment, dessert dash, and more, the OBF 2018 Gala celebrates the unsung stars of OBF—YOU! It is truly thanks to our incredible community of supporters that …

OBF to Receive $25,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $25 million in grants as part of the NEA’s first major funding announcement for fiscal year 2018.  Included in this announcement is an Art Works grant of [$25,000] to Oregon Bach Festival for the world premiere commission of The Passion of Yeshua by …

OBF Awarded Cultural Trust Creativity Grant

Oregon Cultural Trust has awarded OBF a creativity grant of $31,246 to support the commission and world premiere of The Passion of Yeshua, a new work by Richard Danielpour, and to engage the community in productive, cross-cultural dialogue. Generous spring donors lifted Oregon Cultural Trust fundraising to a new high, resulting in a record $2.94 million …