InChoir

Ever imagine what it's like to be in the OBF Chorus? Step up and sing for yourself right alongside chorus members in an actual rehearsal of the B Minor Mass. Limited to the first 100 registrants; to register, simply purchase a ticket.
OBF Chorus, Kathy Romey, conductor

Hinkle Distinguished Lecture

"When the Words Hurt: The Gospel of John, Bach's Music, and Religious Intolerance"

Tom Hall, scholar, author, broadcaster and Music Director of the Baltimore Choral Arts Society, is one of the leading choral conductors of his generation, an authority on the historically informed approach to familiar works of the Baroque and Classical periods. Here, he confronts the critical dilemma of performing Bach's St. John Passion in today's multicultural society, the first of two events under the theme "Paths of Reconciliation."
Tom Hall

Discovery Series: Concertos for Violin and Oboe

Two of Bach's best known instrumental works are explored through a lecture, musical examples, and performance.
Allan Vogel, oboe; Rahel Rilling, violin; OBF Chamber Orchestra; master class conductors, Helmuth Rilling, lecturer-conductor

Discovery Series: St. John Passion 1

Helmuth Rilling directs a four-part exploration and performance of Bach's profound setting of John's gospel, illuminating how its structure, symbolism, and musical techniques create a powerful effect. Conductors from the OBF master class lead each session's concert.
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

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

Discovery Series: St. John Passion 3

Insights into Bach's dramatic telling of the passion story are deepened in the third of four lecture-concerts.
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

Discovery Series: Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor

Nicholas McGegan, celebrated maestro of Philharmonia Baroque, the nation's preeminent period instrument orchestra, guides this exploration of Bach's Second Orchestral Suite, a showpiece for flute based on the French dance styles of the day.
Lorna McGhee, flute; OBF Chamber Orchestra; master class conductors; Nicholas McGegan, lecturer-conductor

Hinkle Seminar: St John Passion

In “An Exploration of Contexts" Steven Shankman (UNESCO Chair in Transcultural Studies, Interreligious Dialogue, and Peace at the University of Oregon) leads a panel of scholars and academic leaders in a broad consideration of the texts of Bach's St. John Passion from Judaic, religious, historical, and musical perspectives.
Professor Steven Shankman; Associate Professors Daniel Falk, Lori Kruckenberg, David Luebke of the University of Oregon.

Discovery Series: St. John Passion 4

The concluding drama of the Passion story is revealed in the final exploration of Bach's choral-orchestral work.
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