OBF Press Room: 2007 Season

Rave Reviews from 2007

Listings and links to 2007 media coverage and news releases

07 OBF Records Success

The OBF ended as it began -- with an ovation for Royce Saltzman and a stirring concert.

Kahane Sells Out; Others Close

Update on status of sold out and limited-seating events at the Festival.

Multimedia Lecture on Bach Counterpoint Added to Fest Schedule

Interactive music software featured in free BACH lecture

Midori to Make Festival Debut

The violin virtuoso will team with Jeffrey Kahane in an all-Mendelssohn orchestra program.

DJ Smuve Takes Remix Crown

Sun, fun, and Smuve is number one as three DJS take Bach for a spin

It's a Remix Rematch

DJs take Bach for a spin in a battle for cash and dance beats June 2 at Oakway Center

Mia Hall Savage to Manage Fest Youth Choir

Portland youth choir specialist assumes duties for the 2007-08 season

Religion and Politics in the Baroque

Controversial topics and an organ recital by David Yearsley are the focus of our annual symposium May 24-25, subtitled "Sovereigns, Servants, Sermons, and Song."

Want to Experience Singing? InChoir!

Sing with the Festival chorus June 27

Festival Goes Outside the Bachs

Unexpected musical treasures from beyond J.S.B. await at the 2007 Oregon Bach Festival.

Ride the EMX to Bach Night April 17

Season preview, prizes, and music from Trio Voronezh at the Wildish Theater in Springfield

Conducting Master Class Accepting Apps

Step up to the podium and immerse yourself in the Master Class for Choral Orchestral Conducting

Rilling Conducts Bach at Carnegie

Helmuth Rilling conducts the St. Matthew Passion January 13.

Shop at 5th St. Arts Benefit & Hear Bach's Brass Quartet

Night of a Thousand Stars showcases arts groups, including the Sons of Bach.

Save the '07 dates, PDQ

Major music from Beethoven, Brahms, Haydn, and Honegger. Plus PDQ: the last (and least) of Bach's musical progeny. Save the dates! June 29-July 15.

Major Gift Rechristens Saltzman Endowment

More than halfway towards its goal of $10 million, the Festival Sustaining Endowment last night was given a financial boost and a new name.

Get Ticket Discounts, CD with Membership

Become a Friend of the Festival and receive a free CD!

Report Documents Outline for Change

Timeline-to-date of the Festival's long range planning activities, including links to recent press coverage, comments, and steps outlined in consultant report undertaken by the University of Oregon.

$700,000 for Youth Choral Academy

Gift from the Stangeland Family takes festival halfway past $10 million endowment goal.

Ticket sales, revenue up for Bach Festival

Reversing a downward trend of the past several years, attendance and ticket revenue were up substantially at this year's Oregon Bach Festival -- coverage from The Register-Guard.

Student uses music to aid Colombia

A Master Class conductor from Colombia has been using music to repair some of the violence created by the illegal drug trade.

Music Memories

Karen McCowan of the Register-Guard meets alumni of the Stangeland Family Youth Choral Academy during preparations for a big concert

A Goliath show

Reporter Bob Keefer says expect something really big when King David is staged July 12.

Beyond Bach: This year, the festival focuses on others

Bob Keefer previews the 2007 Oregon Bach Festival season.

Festival co-founder retiring with heap of good memories

Bob Keefer writes about the memories Royce Saltzman made as his tenure as executive director of the Oregon Bach Festival.

The Five Browns

Bob Keefer writes about the Five Browns: five pianos, plus five siblings, plus one stage, equals one unusual concert.

Prelude to a Farewell

Friday night's opening featured a spontaneous standing ovation before the concert began, writes Bob Keefer of the Register-Guard.

Bach Festival's large-scale delights

David Stabler of the Oregonian previews the 2007 Oregon Bach Festival.

News Arts Magazine Features OBF

A new, twice-yearly arts magazine produced by The Register Guard prominently features the Oregon Bach Festival.

UO German Culture Class Connects to Fest

"Music in German Cultural History" is a two-week UO course June 29-July 15 that investigates German culture, literature, and music and integrates three Festival concerts. Open to both UO students and general public.

Fest, Museum Offer Art & Spirituality

Delve into the topic "Art & Spirituality" in an experience-oriented collaboration between the Oregon Bach Festival and the University of Oregon's Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art.

John Evans Hosts 'Performing Britten'

Until June, when he comes to Eugene, the Festival's next executive director can be heard on the BBC.

Friends Get Dibs for Philly

Special offer for Philadelphia Orchestra's May 27 concert, which kicks off a year of Celebrating Hult 25.

Scaling a Bach Monument With a Masterly Touch

NY Times reviewer James Oestreich terms Rilling's Carnegie Hall performance of the St. Matthew Passion "an eloquent performance, conducted from memory and cannily unified."

Cultural Trust Extends Donor Benefits

You can double your support for the Festival - at no additional cost - by making a match to the Oregon Cultural Trust and claiming the tax credit. See the details.

Tykeson Challenges Donors to Join New Leader Group

Read about Don Tykeson's $100,000 challenge and other exciting happenings in our new Conductor's Society newsletter (story and PDF download).

Long Range Planning History

A timeline of events detailing the devlopment of the Oregon Bach Festival's long range planning, endowment, and transition initiatives.

Op-Ed Response: Festival a Major Force

Op-ed for the October 11 Register-Guard from University of Oregon President Dave Frohnmayer and Senior Vice President and Provost Linda Brady.

Pappas Report Recommendations

Summary of action steps cited in the consultant report funded by the University of Oregon in support of the Oregon Bach Festival's long-range plans.

Festival's finale grand, though short of perfect

Review: The energy of the Missa Solemnis had its own momentum and emotional reward, writes Tom Manoff. Plus, a recap of some favorite performers from throughout the Festival.

Triad makes Saturday's concert a triumph

Review: Terry McQuilkin covers the "radiant and well-balanced" performance of Triad.

The 5 Browns put 50 fingers to good use

Review: What do you do with 440 piano keys? Tom Manoff reviews the sold out concert of The 5 Browns.

Festival brings 'King David' to life

Review: Kirk Boyd's imaginative direction and Robin Engelen's conducting anchored "King David," according to James Bash of The Register-Guard.

Better with the Russians than with Bach

Review: Bernd Glemser's interpretations of Shostakovitch and Rachmaninoff intrigued Terry McQuilken.

Intimate artistry wins over audience

Review: Midori's virtuosity flat-out wowed a near sellout crowd, writes James Bash in The Register-Guard.

Orchestral concert walks a familiar line

Review: The Bach and Family concert illustrated what's inspired as well as workaday, observes reviewer Terry McQuilkin.

Opening night resonates with celebration

Review: Tom Manoff reviews Friday's opening for The Register-Guard.

Majestic Brahms opens Bach fest

Review: David Stabler of the Oregonian writes about the "enveloping beauty" in Friday's opening, the Brahms Requiem.