OBF Press Room: 2010 Season

OBF anniversary reaches record heights

The Oregon Bach Festival capped its three-week 40th anniversary celebrations with artistic triumphs, record sales, and key organizational milestones.

Elijah features Quasthoff in Portland, Eugene

Mendelssohn's masterful choral work closes the OBF July 9 and 11 in a blaze of musical adventure.

UO alums honored for endowment leadership

The OBF Chorus is now the Berwick Chorus of the Oregon Bach Festival, reflecting the support of donors honored during the 2010 Patron Celebration.

Tiempo Libre to light up the Hilton

Fresh from Dancing with the Stars, a hot Latin Band headlines an OBF dance concert.

OBF revises programs, artists for Kahane

Music luminaries Nicholas McGegan, Robert Levin, Monica Huggett, and rising star Shai Wosner step up in revised OBF concert programs.

Free and family events for final week

Updated schedule of free events includes Tuesday's InChoir sing along and on Thursday, a book signing with Sara Rilling

40 years in one glorious night-the Anniversary Gala

Complete program for the July 3 gala concert. More than 200 artists will take part, including Thomas Quasthoff, Bobby McFerrin, Jeffrey Kahane, and Helmuth Rilling.

B Minor Mass filmed for multimedia project

Audiences at the four installments of the B Minor Mass can expect to see video crews as part of a major project to document Helmuth Rilling's Discovery lecture-concerts.

Rilling, Requiem launch big anniversary year

The Festival's 40th anniversary officially begins Friday, June 25 with one of music's all time masterworks.

Bernstein on Broadway: Songs and family stories

The June 28 pops concert features famous tunes and Jamie Bernstein's insights into her father's glorious Broadway music.

Festival Reaches, Surpasses $10 Mllion Goal

On the eve of musicmaking, a crowd of more than 500 heard the good news: The OBF reached its $10 million endowment goal.

OBF honors Wells Fargo's long support

In honor of its long-time commitment, Wells Fargo received the Silver Baton at the 2010 Patron Celebration.

OBF Kids: rhythm's the key!

Two Saturday morning concerts at the Festival will get all ages into the rhythm of Latin, swing, and jazz.

Win the Pink Martini Quilt!

A handmade quilt signed by members of Pink Martini will raise funds for the Stangeland Family Youth Choral Academy

OBF Portland features Verdi, Mendelssohn, Quasthoff

OBF's 2010 Portland concerts showcase great masterworks in the Verdi Requiem June 27 and Elijah with Thomas Quasthoff July 9.

El ritmo es clave en dos conciertos del Festival Bach de Oregon para ninos

Descubre todos los ritmos, idiomas y temas que influyeron sobre los musicales de teatro de Leonard Bernstein. Esta será una hora llena de energía con una orquesta dirigida por Jamie Bernstein, la hija del compositor.

Tiempo Libre va a encender la pista de baile en el Hilton

¡Prepárense para rumbear! Recién llegados del programa televisivo Bailando con las Estrellas, Tiempo Libre nos va a poner a bailar con su irresistible mezcla de timba, jazz latino, ritmos afrocubanos, y son. ¡A bailar toda la noche!

FAME, Beta Collide headline Bach Remix 5

The Bach Remix returns June 24 at Eugene's Cowfish nightclub with Bay Area DJs FAME and 12 new songs premiered by Beta Collide.

Order online for all OBF 2010 Tickets

Tickets for all Oregon Bach Festival concerts are now available online and through print order forms.

OBF cofounder wins national choral award

Royce Saltzman will be the first recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from Chorus America.

Half off Bernstein Beat for Wild Card Wednesday

One day only: Click here to get 50% off tickets for the June 26 performance of the Bernstein Beat - a Wild Card Wednesday special through the Hult Center Ticket Office.

The Trio performs tonight at Duck Store

Good music and good deals are in order at the Bach Night preview May 13 at the UO Duck Store in Eugene.

Bend concert revisits Bach's suites with PBO

Fine old wine in a new bottle: Portland Baroque performs new reconstructions of Bach's Orchestral Suites in this year's OBF concert in Bend.

Lecture Reveals Social Role of Bach's Wife

This year's German Studies lecture, with Cornell musicologist David Yearsley, explores the lifestyles of Leipzig's musical women.

Rich variety in major concerts

Choose from a wide variety of music and artists in the Festival's 2010 major concerts.

Shanghai Quartet Shares Brilliance at Beall

The ChamberMusic@Beall series comes to a close with the world renowned Shanghai Quartet.

Conducting class deadline March 1

Now's the time for aspiring conductors to complete their applications to be one of 12 selected to lead Discovery concerts of the B Minor Mass.

Chuang-Levin Duo provide a Valentine's Day treat

On February 14th ChamberMusic@Beall presents a gift of delightful music from the renowned Chuang-Levin Duo.

OBF announces new workshop for choral teachers

Four music-filled days are geared for teachers to come away with new ideas for leading high school choirs.

Tickets now on sale

Tickets for the 2010 Oregon Bach Festival are now on sale via online and print order forms.

Auditions now thru March 17 for choral academy

Our high school choral program, with this year's guest artist Bobby McFerrin, is now accepting audition CDs and has live auditions at several Oregon sites.

Trio Con Brio kicks off winter chamber series

Trio con Brio Copenhagen ignites the second half of our chamber music season Jan 17 with fiery works by Ravel, Dvorak and Shostakovich.

Pink Martini, "Bach in Havana" spice OBF lineup

Legendary Oregon band Pink Martini and red-hot Latin artists Tiempo Libre add variety to the 2010 Oregon Bach Festival.

Conducting Master Class explores B Minor Mass

Applications are now being accepted for the Festival's Master Class in Choral Orchestral Conducting, which for the first time will have as its focus Bach's great B Minor Mass.

Elijah a fitting ending to memorable festival

Review: Sunday's closing performance of 'Elijah' was "satisfying and memorable," writes Terry McQuilkin.

Transcendent Elijah with magnificent Quasthoff

Review: James Bash describes the July 9 Elijah at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland as a "performance for the ages."

Intimate Schumann recital really quite lovely

Review: "At Home with the Schumanns" presented a believable and charming image of music-making in the Schumann home, says reviewer John Farnworth.

Bach Festival 40th anniversary concert

Review: Terry McQuilkin of the Register-Guard writes that the 40th anniversary gala exemplified the Festival's tradition of bringing people together through music.

Oregon Bach Festival goes all out in gala concert

Review: James Bash gives the 40th Anniversary Gala concert a standing and "enthusiastic" ovation.

Quasthoff and Levin create superb Schubert song cycle

Review: Thomas Quasthoff's performance conveyed the music's depth of emotion in a way that resonated deeply, writes James Bash.

Reviews are in for OBF 2010

Links to press coverage of OBF 2010 concerts

Quasthoff mesmerizes audience

Review: Marilyn Farwell was mesmerized by the "heartrending experience" of Thomas Quasthoff singing Schubert.

Pianist duo just dazzling in playing Bach, Brahms

Review: The June 29 Bach and Brahms concert was "both persuasive and moving" for Register-Guard reviewer Marilyn Farwell.

Oregon Bach Festival soars with Requiem

Review: James Bash of the Oregon Music News deems the Portland Verdi Requiem performance nothing less than "truly spectacular."

Soprano elevates Verdi's 'Requiem'

Review: Marilyn Farwell attended opening night and observed a "dramatically charged reading of this monumental score."