July 3

On the House: Puttin' on the RITS

A concert of joy and colorful movement, with choral music and solos performed by singers of changed and unchanged voices grades five to nine, participants in the Regional Institute for the Teaching of Singing.
A concert by young singers; Sandra Brown Williams, director

OBF Hayward: Bach Remix

Enjoy the third annual mash-up of Bach and music from the area's best hip hop DJs. They'll compete for cash to put the best new spin on an old Bach groove, on Eugene 08's festival stage next to Hayward Field.

Discovery Series: St. John Passion 2

Helmuth Rilling continues the exploration of Bach's profound setting of John's gospel through a lecture, musical examples, and performances led by master class conductors.
Sibylla Rubens, soprano; Ingeborg Danz, alto; Lothar Odinius, tenor; Michael Nagy, Florian Schmitt-Bohn, bass; OBF Chorus and Orchestra; master class conductors; Helmuth Rilling, conductor

Stangeland Family Youth Choral Academy

Twelve days of rehearsal and study culminate in an energizing program by 85 of the most talented high school singers from across the U.S. The program features the world premiere of a work by Ralph Johnson, commissioned for the opening of the new Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend.
Maria Jette, soprano; Stangeland Family Youth Choral Academy; OBF Chamber Orchestra; Anton Armstrong, conductor