Oregon Bach Festival and the University of Oregon are saddened to announce the passing of Andrew Berwick Jr. The Berwicks – Andy and Phyllis – are long-time advocates of OBF and passionate supporters of the arts. “Andy and Phyzz enriched the UO campus experience for countless students, our entire community, and music lovers from around …
Boyd smiles alongside Kalapuya tribal elder, Jan Michael “Looking Wolf” after indigenous land blessing, June 30 A native Oregonian and University of Oregon graduate, Dr. James Boyd, returned to the University of Oregon campus during the most difficult period the world of live performance has ever witnessed: the pandemic. His task was a monumental one; …
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“We use music as a way of nurturing the whole person.” This message is at the heart of This House of Peace, a work commissioned by PeaceHealth in 2008 to celebrate the opening of the new Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend and dedicated to PeaceHealth Caregivers. The text in the choral-orchestral work, which premiered …
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Those who pass by the Schroeder’s in Gresham, Oregon are likely to hear the melodious sound of choral works or Broadway showtunes echoing through their family home. Early in the morning you can hear Jeff waking his children with a rendition of “Oh, what a beautiful mornin’” from Broadway musical “Oklahoma!” or his wife, Amber, …
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Photographer Grzegorz Mart Polish musician Anna Sułkowska-Migoń never had any intention of becoming a conductor. She was dedicated to studying the viola in college, that is, until she started to feel immense frustration during performances. “I realized I couldn’t express myself as I wanted to with the instrument,” she recalled. “I was stressed and …
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Those attending Vivaldi’s wildly popular The Four Seasons at the Oregon Bach Festival, will experience an evocative piece of pastoral music, with singing birds, murmuring streams, drunken country dancers, and more. The sold-out audience will witness four distinct concertos, based on sonnets, and depicting the four seasons: spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Each concerto will …
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OBF music librarian, Greg Hamilton The average concertgoer has likely never heard of an orchestra librarian or what such a position entails. However, the role is not just important, but crucial to the success of the Oregon Bach Festival (OBF). That is because librarians provide the music audiences will hear – literally. Since 2013, …
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Photographer Shervin Lainez Dubbed an “interpretive dynamo” by The New York Times, Eric is a cellist and conductor. He graduated from The Juilliard School and is currently the artistic director and co-founder of The Knights, an NYC-based chamber orchestra. He is also the music director of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra and the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra. …
“It’s not the most delicate way to put it, but a heckelphone is basically the love child of an oboe and bassoon,” laughed University of Oregon School of Music and Dance professor, Dr. Steve Vacchi. According to Steve, the heckelphone is a hybrid between those two instruments in several ways. Its range is exactly between …
RODNEY MARSALIS PHILADELPHIA BIG BRASS HEADLINES CONCERT AND FIREWORKS EVENT The Eugene Emeralds and Oregon Bach Festival (OBF) are proud to announce “Big Brass and Boom” – a partnership between two of the community’s long-standing, favorite summertime activities. The back-to-back Northwest League Champions and the Grammy-winning music festival will offer the unique evening of fun, …