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Meet the Conductor: Anna Sułkowska-Migoń’s personal relationship with Credo

by adminNews July 7, 2023July 10, 2023Comments are Disabled

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 …

Berwick Academy musicians return to Eugene as Vivaldi soloists

by adminNews June 29, 2023December 6, 2023Comments are Disabled

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 …

Behind the Scenes: music librarian provides music for the Oregon Bach Festival

by adminNews June 29, 2023December 6, 2023Comments are Disabled

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, …

Meet the Conductor: Eric Jacobsen takes the podium for An Alpine Symphony at Oregon Bach Festival

by adminNews June 14, 2023June 16, 2023Comments are Disabled

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. …

What the heck is a heckelphone?

by adminNews June 14, 2023December 6, 2023Comments are Disabled

“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 …

OBF Announces “Big Brass and Boom”

by adminNews, Tickets & Events June 13, 2023June 13, 2023Comments are Disabled

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, …

Subject of “Chevalier” Hollywood film to be featured at Oregon Bach Festival

by adminNews May 23, 2023May 23, 2023Comments are Disabled

Portrait of Joseph Bologne Attribution: Mather Brown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The story of composer Joseph Bologne has captured the hearts and minds of producers in Hollywood. On April 21, Searchlight Pictures released “Chevalier.” The historical drama documents the life of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Sainte-George. CHEVALIER | Official Trailer | Searchlight Pictures Bologne …

Royce Saltzman, 1928-2023

by adminNews April 5, 2023April 17, 2023Comments are Disabled

Oregon Bach Festival (OBF) is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Dr. H. Royce Saltzman. The OBF co-founder, long-time executive director, and board member died on Monday, April 3rd surrounded by his family. He was 94 years old. “This is a moment of true heartbreak for our festival, the university, and the entire choral …

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