Joseph Marcell Stars in OBF-Commissioned Lost Markus Passion
Markus Passion is an intimate yet powerful new production, offering audiences a fresh way to experience Bach’s lost Passion.
“Understanding and Kindness Is Something I Pray and Hope For”: Brian Giebler on the Impact of Considering Matthew Shepard
In this Q&A, Brian Giebler shares what it means to embody Matthew Shepard’s story, the emotional weight of the performance, and what he hopes audiences take away from the powerful work, Considering Matthew Shepard.
Berwick Academy Celebrates 10 Years
As Berwick Academy celebrates its 10th anniversary, it welcomes another class of talented musicians to Eugene for OBF 2025.
Vintie Beall’s Legacy: 100 Years of Music at Beall Hall
OBF Announces Its 2025 Season
February 18, 2025 – [Eugene, OR] – The internationally renowned Oregon Bach Festival (OBF) and the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance are pleased to announce the 2025 festival lineup of concerts and artists. The upcoming season, which runs June 27 through July 13, continues the long-standing tradition of presenting the finest choral-orchestral …
Centering Service and Community in the Youth Choral Academy Experience
Oregon Bach Festival remembers Lilah Stangeland
Lilah M. Stangeland (1930-2024) Lilah M. Stangeland, namesake of OBF’s acclaimed Stangeland Family Youth Choral Academy (SFYCA), died peacefully surrounded by family at her home in San Marino, California on January 3rd, 2024. She was 93 years old. Mrs. Stangeland led a life of service and was long active in civic and community affairs. She …
Musicking 2024 Conference Celebrates Resurgent Voices
The Oregon Bach Festival is pleased to announce the lineup of lecture-recitals, academic panels, and presentations for the 2024 Musicking Conference, which runs April 9 through April 12. The Conference – themed “Resurgent Voices” – is dedicated to highlighting previously lost, discarded, or suppressed “voices,” music, and performance practices. “I guarantee that attendees will encounter …
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Oregon Bach Festival Announces Its 2024 Season
The internationally renowned Oregon Bach Festival (OBF) and the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance are pleased to announce the 2024 lineup of concerts and artists. The upcoming season, which runs June 28 through July 14, continues the long-standing tradition of presenting the finest choral-orchestral works, extraordinary new music, illuminating lectures, and captivating …
Oregon Bach Festival Names Artistic Partners
Oregon Bach Festival names celebrated pair as artistic partners Craig Hella Johnson and Jos van Veldhoven will shape the festival’s vision and development Two luminaries in the world of classical music and the work of Johann Sebastian Bach have been named as the new artistic partners who will help lead the acclaimed Oregon Bach Festival …