SFYCA Connections: A Pandemic Rara Avis

As part of the OBF 2021 Virtual Festival, SFYCA alum (2006, 2007, 2008), Emmanuel “Onry” Henreid participated in an OBF Virtual Happy Hour event where he shared what he is up to now and performed two lovely pieces for the audience of OBF patrons and supporters. Onry, an award-winning singer, actor, dancer, and pianist based …

OBF is Hiring

Director of Artistic Administration and Operations We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Director of Artistic Administration and Operations (DAAO) to join our team. The DAAO is responsible for hiring and coordinating the schedules of all musicians and performing groups, preparing artistic and production budgets, coordinating all operations related to concert production, contract negotiations, and …

Organ Institute 2021

Auditions are now open for OI 2021 The Oregon Bach Festival Organ Institute led by Grammy-winning organist Paul Jacobs is now accepting applications for the 2021 Season. During this difficult time with so many artistic concerts and programs cancelled and postponed, we saw an opportunity to make this one portion of Oregon Bach Festival happen. …

OBF 2021 Season Announcement

Oregon Bach Festival Announces 2021 Virtual Concert Lineup As previously announced, ongoing precautions surrounding COVID-19 have led the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance to convert the 2021 Oregon Bach Festival (OBF) to a series of virtual events. OBF remains resilient during this year of global crisis, and is proud to announce a …

OBF REWORKS 2021 PLANS

OREGON BACH FESTIVAL REWORKS 2021 PLANS AS COVID-19 HEALTH & SAFTEY REMAIN A PRIORITY February 18, 2021 – Due to ongoing precautions surrounding COVID-19, the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance has made the difficult decision to convert the 2021 Oregon Bach Festival to a series of virtual events – offering audiences around …

Bach Secular Cantatas on KWAX

Tune into KWAX on Friday, February 19 at 10:00am BWV 214 and BWV 201 are secular cantatas dealing with Greek mythology rather than Lutheranism. These works are the closest Bach came to writing opera, though they would have been performed in concert style during his time. BWV 214 was a gift to Maria Josephia, the Queen of …

Embracing America

Embracing Americaby Ed Dorsch Night after grueling night, Richard Danielpour went to sleep at 11:00 p.m., only to wake up at 2:00 a.m. “I tried everything I could think of,” said the Grammy-winning composer. “My doctor prescribed sleeping pills. I tried melatonin, magnesium, this, that. Nothing would do it.” It was March, and COVID-19 was …

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 Announces World Premiere

Grammy-winning composer Richard Danielpour has been commissioned by Oregon Bach Festival to compose a set of fifteen miniatures, titled “An American Mosaic,” for celebrated pianist Simone Dinnerstein to be premiered on December 6, 2020 at 2pm PST. Each miniature commemorates segments of the American population that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, including parents, …