March 21

ChamberMusic@Beall: Shanghai String Quartet

3 pm | Beall Concert Hall

Originally formed in Shanghai, this versatile ensemble is known for their passionate musicality, virtuosic technique, and multicultural… more »
The Shanghai String Quartet

SPONSORS: KLCC-FM, Valley River Inn

June 25

Inside Line: Intro to Verdi Requiem

6:30 pm | Soreng Theater

This talk will explore the ways in which this masterpiece honored the poet Manzoni and expressed Verdi's lifelong desire for a liberated and… more »
Barbara Corrado Pope, UO Professor Emerita of Women's and Gender Studies

Verdi Requiem-Eugene

7:30 pm | Silva Concert Hall

Thrilling and potent at every turn, the Requiem is the greatest concert work by the master composer of Aida, Otello, and Falstaff. In… more »
Simone Schneider, soprano; Yosep Kang, tenor; Nathan Berg, bass; OBF Chorus and Orchestra; Helmuth Rilling, conductor

SPONSOR: KeyBank

June 26

The Bernstein Beat

11 am | Silva Concert Hall

Share the joys of Leonard Bernstein's Broadway music with a new generation in this family-oriented hour. Propelled by the Latin-American… more »
OBF Orchestra; Robert Moody, conductor; Jamie Bernstein, narrator and host

SPONSOR: Lane Transit District

Pink Martini

8 pm | Silva Concert Hall

Savor a night of sophisticated style with Pink Martini. With distinctive vocals by China Forbes and arrangements by pianist Thomas… more »
Pink Martini

June 27

Verdi Requiem-Portland

3 pm | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

SPONSOR: All Classical FM

June 28

Discovery Series: B Minor Mass Part 1

4:30 pm | Beall Concert Hall

As the public showcase for the OBF's conducting master class program, this series of lecture-concerts has long been the heartbeat of the… more »
Linh Kauffman, soprano; Laura Atkinson, alto; SFYCA chorus; OBF Orchestra; master class conductors; Helmuth Rilling, lecturer-conductor

SPONSOR: Cascade Manor

Bernstein on Broadway

7:30 pm | Silva Concert Hall

Best known as a composer, Leonard Bernstein was also a great teacher; he mentored the OBF's Helmuth Rilling in the mid 1960s. And the… more »
Michelle Areyzaga, soprano; Elizabeth Shammash, mezzo; Jeffrey Picon, tenor; Hugh Russell, baritone; OBF Orchestra; Robert Moody, conductor; Jamie Bernstein, narrator and host

June 29

Bach and Brahms

7:30 pm | Beall Concert Hall

Themes of love and rhythms of dance weave through works by two giants of the German tradition. Bach's BWV 34 ("O eternal fire, o source of… more »
Laura Atkinson, alto; James Taylor, tenor; Nathan Berg, bass; Ya Fei Chuang and Robert Levin, piano; OBF Chorus and Orchestra; Craig Hella Johnson, conductor

June 30

Discovery Series: B Minor Mass Part 2

4:30 pm | Beall Concert Hall

For the first time in the Festival's history, the Mass is explored in-depth in our Discovery Series format. Part 2 begins with the familiar… more »
Linh Kauffman, soprano; Laura Atkinson, alto; James Taylor, tenor; David Kim, bass; OBF Chorus and Orchestra; master class conductors; Helmuth Rilling, lecturer-conductor

SPONSOR: Cascade Manor

Kleiner on Keyboards

7:30 pm | Beall Concert Hall

Since first performing with the Festival in 1993 Boris Kleiner has been an anchor of the continuo, the baroque rhythm section. His… more »
Boris Kleiner, harpsichord, piano and organ

July 1

Hinkle Lectures: Hinkle Distinguished Lecture

12 pm | Soreng Theater

"Theology, Cosmology, and Intellectual Rigor: Bach's Musical World View." This lecture, with examples from the keyboard, illustrates how J.… more »
Robert Levin

Inside Line: Intro to die Schöne Müllerin

6:30 pm | Soreng Theater

This lecture situates Die schöne Müllerin in its historical and musical context. It will explore the story of Wilhelm Müller's poetic… more »
Stephen Rodgers, UO Assistant Professor of Music Theory and Musicianship

Quasthoff and Kahane: Die schöne Müllerin

7:30 pm | Silva Concert Hall

Thomas Quasthoff is among the outstanding singers of his generation and one of the most compelling figures in music. Since his American… more »
Thomas Quasthoff, bass-baritone; Jeffrey Kahane, piano

July 2

Discovery Series: B Minor Mass Part 3

4:30 pm | Beall Concert Hall

For the first time in the Festival's history, the Mass is explored in-depth in our Discovery Series format. Part 3 explores the Credo.
Linh Kauffman, soprano; Laura Atkinson, alto; David Kim, bass; OBF Chorus and Orchestra; Helmuth Rilling, conductor

SPONSOR: Cascade Manor

Chuang-Levin Duo

7:30 pm | Beall Concert Hall

Whether displaying their individual virtuosity or engaging in sensitive musical dialogues, the wife and husband team of Ya-Fei Chuang and… more »
Ya-Fei Chuang and Robert Levin, piano; David Adorjan, Dane Little, cello; Richard Todd, horn

July 3

On the House: Cascade Consort

1 pm | Hult Lobby

“German Masters: A Prelude to Bach”
The period instrument trio offers works by Buxtehude, Rosenmüller and Schütz, masters of the… more »
Joanna Blendulf, viola da gamba; Julia Brown, organ; Aaron Cain, baritone

40th Anniversary Gala Concert

8 pm | Silva Concert Hall

Celebrate the Festival's first forty years and get a glimpse of its future at this gala anniversary concert featuring great performers from… more »
Soloists: Ya-Fei Chuang and Robert Levin, Roxana Constantinescu, Jeffrey Kahane, Elizabeth Keusch, Bobby McFerrin, Thomas Quasthoff, James Taylor. Ensembles: OBF Chorus and Orchestra; Stangeland Family Youth Choral Academy. Conductors: Anton Armstrong, Jeffrey Kahane, Helmuth Rilling

SPONSOR: KeyBank

July 4

OBF at Art in the Vineyard

8:45 pm | Alton Baker Park

OBF, the Eugene 20/30 Club, and Art and the Vineyard present Eugene's favorite Russian musicians, with their irresistible blend of classical… more »
Trio Voronezh...and Fireworks

July 5

Discovery Series: Orchestral Suite No. 4

4:30 pm | Beall Concert Hall

Here, the focus of the series shifts from choral to instrumental for two of Bach's Orchestral Suites. A modern-instrument perspective… more »
OBF Orchestra; master class conductors; Jeffrey Kahane, lecturer-conductor

Bobby McFerrin and the Stangeland Family Youth Choral Academy

7:30 pm | Silva Concert Hall

Singer/conductor Bobby McFerrin thrilled audiences and young singers in his sold-out 1993 and 2001 OBF appearances. And he has broken… more »
SFYCA Chorus; OBF Orchestra; Anton Armstrong and Helmuth Rilling, conductors; Bobby McFerrin, guest artist

July 6

Hinkle Lectures: Hinkle Seminar: Bach and the Brain

12 pm | The Studio

What effect does music have on our minds? This fascinating presentation and panel discussion will integrate the topics of music and brain… more »
Guy Few; Drs. Helen Neville, Michael Posner, and McKay Moore Sohlberg.

InChoir: Elijah Sing Along

4:30 pm | Beall Concert Hall

Now free! Stand alongside a member of the OBF's professional chorus and hear what it's like to sing Mendelssohn. All singers are welcome to… more »
OBF Chorus, Kathy Saltzman Romey, conductor

Inside Line: Intro to the Schumanns

6:30 pm | SOM 163

Salons were not only a place for conversation and music, they were a site of women's influence. Starting with the famous French salons of… more »
Barbara Corrado Pope, UO Professor Emerita of Women's and Gender Studies

At Home with the Schumanns

7:30 pm | Beall Concert Hall

They formed one of classical music's great love stories and together, inspired a generation of artists. The fruitful years after Robert… more »
Elizabeth Keusch, soprano; Roxana Constantinescu, alto; James Taylor, tenor; Carey Bell, clarinet; Allan Vogel, oboe; Rahel Rilling, violin; Sara Rilling, viola; David Adorjan, violoncello; Jeffrey Kahane and David Riley, piano

July 7

Discovery Series: B Minor Mass Part 4

4:30 pm | Beall Concert Hall

For the first time in the Festival's history, the Mass is explored in-depth in our Discovery Series format. Starting with the Sanctus, the… more »
Roxana Constantinescu, alto; James Taylor, tenor; OBF Chorus and Orchestra; master class conductors; Helmuth Rilling, conductor

SPONSOR: Cascade Manor

Bach's Suites Rediscovered-Bend

7:30 pm | Tower Theatre

In the beautiful acoustics of Bend's Tower Theatre, hear Bach's treasured Orchestral Suites in a new way. Monica Huggett's recent CD… more »
Portland Baroque Orchestra, Monica Huggett, director

Jeffrey Kahane in Recital

7:30 pm | Beall Concert Hall

Living the Romantic era's ideals of expression and individuality, Schumann and Chopin were influential figures of the time. Jeffrey Kahane… more »
Jeffrey Kahane, piano

July 8

Bach's Suites Rediscovered-Eugene

7:30 pm | Beall Concert Hall

You'll hear Bach's treasured Orchestral Suites in a new way. Monica Huggett's recent CD revealed reconstructed orchestrations and earned a… more »
Portland Baroque Orchestra, Monica Huggett, director

July 9

Discovery Series: Orchestral Suite No.1

4:30 pm | Beall Concert Hall

Here, the focus of the series shifts from choral to instrumental for two of Bach's Orchestral Suites. Monica Huggett, director of the first… more »
Portland Baroque Orchestra; master class conductors; Monica Huggett, lecturer-conductor

Elijah-Portland

7:30 pm | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Portland performance: Mendelssohn's grand and mighty oratorio tells of the Old Testament prophet in a fast-moving story of faith,… more »
Elizabeth Keusch, soprano; Roxana Constantinescu, alto; James Taylor, tenor; Thomas Quasthoff, bass-baritone; OBF Chorus and Orchestra; Helmuth Rilling, conductor

July 10

Tiempo Libre for Kids

11 am | Hilton Hotel - Eugene

At this family-friendly fiesta you won't have to worry about your kids sitting still. They'll learn about Latin rhythms and instruments… more »
Tiempo Libre

SPONSOR: Lane Transit District

Tiempo Libre Dance Concert

8 pm | Hilton Hotel - Eugene

Come to the Hilton ready to rumba! Schooled in Cuba's leading conservatory and fresh from TVs Dancing with the Stars, Tiempo Libre presents… more »
Tiempo Libre

SPONSOR: SELCO Community Credit Union

July 11

Inside Line: Intro to Elijah

2 pm | Soreng Theater

Linda Hathaway Bunza, Director of the Columbia Research Institute for the Arts and Humanities in Portland, connect the events of… more »
Dr. Linda Hathaway Bunza

Elijah-Eugene

3 pm | Silva Concert Hall

The Eugene finale: Mendelssohn's grand and mighty oratorio tells of the Old Testament prophet in a fast-moving story of faith, fearlessness,… more »
Elizabeth Keusch, soprano; Roxana Constantinescu, alto; James Taylor, tenor; Thomas Quasthoff, bass-baritone; OBF Chorus and Orchestra; Helmuth Rilling, conductor

Party on the Plaza

6 pm | College of Education

SPONSOR: KeyBank

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