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| Friday 28-Jun-13 07:30pm |
 Hult Center for the Performing Arts: Silva Concert Hall, Eugene, ORBeethoven: Missa Solemnis Oregon Bach Festival |
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| Hult Center for the Performing Arts: Silva Concert Hall, Eugene, OR, 1 Eugene Center, Eugene, 97401, United States Friday 28-Jun-13 07:30pm Beethoven: Missa Solemnis “From the heart, may it return to the heart.” The words Beethoven inscribed upon the top of his score say it all. In its monumental scope and scale, the Missa Solemnis reflects Beethoven’s drive to express the great and mysterious forces beyond our earthly reach, in ways that set hearts ablaze. | ||
| Saturday 29-Jun-13 07:30pm |
Soreng Theatre, Eugene, OR Czech Mates: Radim Zenkl & Leo Chern Oregon Bach Festival |
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| Soreng Theatre, Eugene, OR, Hult Center, Eugene, OR, United States Saturday 29-Jun-13 07:30pm Czech Mates: Radim Zenkl & Leo Chern Travel back to the old country with two Czech emigrés who offer a fresh take on European folk music, seasoned with amazing skill, inviting humor, and a joyous kick. A U.S. champion mandolinist, Radim Zenkl is equally fluent on a variety of flutes, whistles, didgeridoo, and vocals. Leo Chern contributes keyboards, bass, and percussion as this spirited duo creates a world of sound. Works by Various | ||
| Sunday 30-Jun-13 03:00pm |
University of Oregon: Beall Concert Hall, Eugene, OR Bach's Circle - Eugene Oregon Bach Festival |
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| University of Oregon: Beall Concert Hall, Eugene, OR, 961 East 18th Avenue, Eugene, OR, United States Sunday 30-Jun-13 03:00pm Bach's Circle - Eugene OBF Orchestra stalwarts Allan Vogel, Beth Baker, and Janice Tipton return with their LA-based ensemble for music by J.S. Bach and his contemporaries including the beautiful Flute Sonata BWV 1034 and two sets of arias that encompass sentiments both sacred and sensual; a trio sonata most likely penned by Johan Gottlieb Goldberg, namesake of the Goldberg Variations; Couperin’s Mysterious Barricades for solo harpsichord; and a festive concerto by Vivaldi. | ||
| Monday 1-Jul-13 04:30pm |
Soreng Theatre, Eugene, OR Discovery Series: St. John Passion Part 1 Oregon Bach Festival |
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| Soreng Theatre, Eugene, OR, Hult Center, Eugene, OR, United States Monday 1-Jul-13 04:30pm Discovery Series: St. John Passion Part 1 Over this series' 40-year history Helmuth Rilling has opened pathways to insights for generations of conductors while illuminating for audiences new ways to listen and understand. This year’s lecture-concerts explore Bach’s intensely theatrical St John Passion. Part 1 covers the opening through movement No. 11, the chorale "Wer hat dich so geschlagen." | ||
| Monday 1-Jul-13 07:30pm |
University of Oregon: Beall Concert Hall, Eugene, OR Anniversary Soirée Oregon Bach Festival |
Works by Britten Works by Hindemith Works by Lutoslawski Works by Poulenc |
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| University of Oregon: Beall Concert Hall, Eugene, OR, 961 East 18th Avenue, Eugene, OR, United States Monday 1-Jul-13 07:30pm Anniversary Soirée In 2013 the music world celebrates an unmatched confluence of great composer anniversaries. In the art songs of this year’s musical soirée we salute four 20th century master composers among them: Benjamin Britten, Paul Hindemith, Witold Lutoslawski, and Francis Poulenc. Works by Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976) Works by Hindemith, Paul (1895-1963) Works by Lutosławski, Witold (1913-1994) Works by Poulenc, Francis (1899-1963) | ||
| Tuesday 2-Jul-13 07:30pm |
Hult Center for the Performing Arts: Silva Concert Hall, Eugene, OR A Night at the Opera with Tamara Wilson and Matthew Halls Oregon Bach Festival |
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| Hult Center for the Performing Arts: Silva Concert Hall, Eugene, OR, 1 Eugene Center, Eugene, 97401, United States Tuesday 2-Jul-13 07:30pm A Night at the Opera with Tamara Wilson and Matthew Halls Festival favorite Tamara Wilson headlines a gala concert of great moments from Verdi, Wagner, and Britten operas conducted by Matthew Halls. Included: Verdi’s prelude to La Traviata and overture to La Forza del Destino; the intensely beautiful arias Ernani involami and Pace Pace mio Dio; Wagner’s ravishing Prelude and Liebestod and the symphonic poem Siegfried Idyll; and Britten’s Four Sea Interludes as well as arias from Peter Grimes, poignant evocations of the dramatic North Sea coastal setting of his first operatic masterpiece. | ||
| Wednesday 3-Jul-13 04:30pm |
Soreng Theatre, Eugene, OR Discovery Series: St. John Passion Part 2 Oregon Bach Festival |
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| Soreng Theatre, Eugene, OR, Hult Center, Eugene, OR, United States Wednesday 3-Jul-13 04:30pm Discovery Series: St. John Passion Part 2 Over this series 40-year history Helmuth Rilling has opened pathways to insights for generations of conductors while illuminating for audiences new ways to listen and understand. This year's lecture-concerts explore Bach's intensely theatrical St John Passion. Part 2 covers movements No.12, the Evangelist aria "Und Hannas sandte ihn gebunden," through No. 22, the chorale "Durch dein Gefängnis, Gottes Sohn." | ||
| Wednesday 3-Jul-13 07:30pm |
University of Oregon: Beall Concert Hall, Eugene, OR Verdi and Wagner Transcribed: Chuang-Levin Piano Duo Oregon Bach Festival |
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| University of Oregon: Beall Concert Hall, Eugene, OR, 961 East 18th Avenue, Eugene, OR, United States Wednesday 3-Jul-13 07:30pm Verdi and Wagner Transcribed: Chuang-Levin Piano Duo Dynamic, unerring, and impassioned pianists Ya-Fei Chuang and Robert Levin reveal deep truths within the music. This duo concert furthers our anniversary salute to Wagner and Verdi with keyboard fantasies, souvenirs, and transcriptions of themes from Die Meistersinger, Tannhäuser, Aida, Tristan and Isolde, and The Ring Cycle. It’s also a tribute to Liszt, a benefactor of Wagner whose piano transcriptions popularized great works across European society. | ||
| Friday 5-Jul-13 04:30pm |
Soreng Theatre, Eugene, OR Discovery Series: St. John Passion Part 3 Oregon Bach Festival |
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| Soreng Theatre, Eugene, OR, Hult Center, Eugene, OR, United States Friday 5-Jul-13 04:30pm Discovery Series: St. John Passion Part 3 Over this series 40-year history Helmuth Rilling has opened pathways to insights for generations of conductors while illuminating for audiences new ways to listen and understand. This year's lecture-concerts explore Bach's intensely theatrical St John Passion. Part 3 covers movements No. 23, the recitative "Die Jüden aber schrieen und sprachen," through No. 32, the bass solo and chorale "Mein teurer Heiland, laß dich fragen." | ||
| Friday 5-Jul-13 07:30pm |
Central Lutheran Church, Eugene, OR Paul Jacobs: Bach Organ Recital - Eugene Oregon Bach Festival |
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| Central Lutheran Church, Eugene, OR, Eugene, OR, United States Friday 5-Jul-13 07:30pm Paul Jacobs: Bach Organ Recital - Eugene An extraordinarily expressive performer and an intensely intelligent musician, Grammy Award-winning organist Paul Jacobs is helping the King of Instruments retake its rightful place in classical music. He performs this all-Bach concert on Central Lutheran’s majestic Brombaugh organ. Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750), Dies sind die heilgen zehn Gebot - chorale prelude in G Major, BWV678 | ||
| Saturday 6-Jul-13 07:30pm |
Hult Center for the Performing Arts: Silva Concert Hall, Eugene, OR Rilling and Halls: Passing of the Baton Oregon Bach Festival |
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| Hult Center for the Performing Arts: Silva Concert Hall, Eugene, OR, 1 Eugene Center, Eugene, 97401, United States Saturday 6-Jul-13 07:30pm Rilling and Halls: Passing of the Baton Join a family of more than 200 OBF musicians as we cross a symbolic bridge into the future. Helmuth Rilling begins by conducting his daughter and son-in-law in Brahms’s darkly lyrical, profoundly symphonic Double Concerto. He will then hand the baton on to his successor Matthew Halls, who leads the chorus and soloists in the vividly contrasting worlds of Brahms’s “Song of Destiny” and Mendelssohn’s joyous Psalm 95, “Come let us sing.” Works by Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847) | ||
| Sunday 7-Jul-13 03:00pm |
University of Oregon: Beall Concert Hall, Eugene, OR Midori Plays Bach Oregon Bach Festival |
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| University of Oregon: Beall Concert Hall, Eugene, OR, 961 East 18th Avenue, Eugene, OR, United States Sunday 7-Jul-13 03:00pm Midori Plays Bach Three decades after her sensational debut, Midori still enchants audiences with her virtuosic command of the violin’s range and tonal colors. Beginning her OBF 2013 residency, this concert’s four Bach solo works continue her 30th anniversary mission to perform the composer’s complete violin sonatas and partitas. | ||
| Monday 8-Jul-13 04:30pm |
Soreng Theatre, Eugene, OR Discovery Series: St. John Passion Part 4 Oregon Bach Festival |
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| Soreng Theatre, Eugene, OR, Hult Center, Eugene, OR, United States Monday 8-Jul-13 04:30pm Discovery Series: St. John Passion Part 4 Over this series 40-year history Helmuth Rilling has opened pathways to insights for generations of conductors while illuminating for audiences new ways to listen and understand. This year's lecture-concerts explore Bach's intensely theatrical St John Passion. Part 4 covers movement No. 33, the recitative "Und siehe da, der Vorhang im Tempel" to the conclusion. | ||
| Monday 8-Jul-13 07:30pm |
Hult Center for the Performing Arts: Silva Concert Hall, Eugene, OR Haydn, Bach, and Beethoven: Midori and Kahane Oregon Bach Festival |
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| Hult Center for the Performing Arts: Silva Concert Hall, Eugene, OR, 1 Eugene Center, Eugene, 97401, United States Monday 8-Jul-13 07:30pm Haydn, Bach, and Beethoven: Midori and Kahane Partners in a celebrated 2007 OBF concert, these artists reunite for a program of inspired orchestral works. Haydn’s Symphony No 99 opens the program with its sprightly themes, elaborate counterpoint, and lively conclusion. Midori takes center stage as soloist in Bach’s ebullient E Major violin concerto. And Jeffrey Kahane commands Beethoven’s daring Piano Concerto No. 4 from his soloist seat at the keyboard. | ||
| Tuesday 9-Jul-13 07:30pm |
Hult Center for the Performing Arts: Silva Concert Hall, Eugene, OR Stangeland Family Youth Choral Academy Oregon Bach Festival |
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| Hult Center for the Performing Arts: Silva Concert Hall, Eugene, OR, 1 Eugene Center, Eugene, 97401, United States Tuesday 9-Jul-13 07:30pm Stangeland Family Youth Choral Academy Drawn from across the country, the academy's 90 singers light up the stage with their energy and passion. Highlights of the classical, world music, and gospel program led by brilliant conductor Anton Armstrong are Benjamin Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb—a cantata of colorful and ecstatic worship—and Bach’s motet Singet dem herrn, with Helmuth Rilling conducting. | ||
| Wednesday 10-Jul-13 07:30pm |
University of Oregon: Beall Concert Hall, Eugene, OR Bach: St. John Passion Oregon Bach Festival |
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| University of Oregon: Beall Concert Hall, Eugene, OR, 961 East 18th Avenue, Eugene, OR, United States Wednesday 10-Jul-13 07:30pm Bach: St. John Passion The first of Bach’s four sacred masterworks, the St. John propels the gospel drama with urgency and lean emotional power. In 1971 it was also the first of these masterworks to be conducted at the OBF by Helmuth Rilling, marking the start of a 40-year exploration of Bach’s most profound statements of faith. Rediscover the artistry of the St. John in a concert that pays tribute to the beginnings of Helmuth’s leadership. | ||
| Thursday 11-Jul-13 07:30pm |
University of Oregon: Beall Concert Hall, Eugene, OR Jeffrey Kahane in Recital Oregon Bach Festival |
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| University of Oregon: Beall Concert Hall, Eugene, OR, 961 East 18th Avenue, Eugene, OR, United States Thursday 11-Jul-13 07:30pm Jeffrey Kahane in Recital A Festival favorite for his energy and eloquence at the keyboard, Jeffrey Kahane performs with a "deep musical understanding and razor-sharp sense of drama" (Denver Post). He’s at his best in demanding and ambitious solo recitals such as this, with Bach’s French Suite No. 5, Chopin’s Barcarolle Op. 60, Schumann’s C Major Fantasy, Liszt transcriptions of Schumann and Schubert, and music by his son Gabriel Kahane. Works by Haas, Pavel (1899-1944) Works by Kahane, Gabriel | ||
| Friday 12-Jul-13 07:30pm |
University of Oregon: Beall Concert Hall, Eugene, OR PBO, Huggett, Halls, and Bach - Eugene Oregon Bach Festival |
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| University of Oregon: Beall Concert Hall, Eugene, OR, 961 East 18th Avenue, Eugene, OR, United States Friday 12-Jul-13 07:30pm PBO, Huggett, Halls, and Bach - Eugene This concert captures the essence of Bach’s compositional wizardry, heightened with the wit and spark of PBO’s period performance style. The beloved Suite No 3, with its famous Air, delights with courtly charm and dancing rhythms. The Concerto for Three Violins beguiles with its breathless pacing and brilliantly imagined writing. The Trio Sonata from the ingenious Musical Offering intrigues, while Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, with guest soloist Matthew Halls, bedazzles with its near-superhuman harpsichord cadenza. | ||
| Saturday 13-Jul-13 07:30pm |
University of Oregon: Beall Concert Hall, Eugene, OR Hohenstaufen Quartet Oregon Bach Festival |
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| University of Oregon: Beall Concert Hall, Eugene, OR, 961 East 18th Avenue, Eugene, OR, United States Saturday 13-Jul-13 07:30pm Hohenstaufen Quartet Making music together was a cherished bond of the Bach family. The Rilling sisters and Adorjan brothers continue that tradition as the Hohenstaufen Quartet, named for the Rilling family’s hilltop retreat. They offer the soaring melodies and sweet sentimentality of Mendelssohn’s Op. 44, No. 2 String Quartet, and Schubert’s epic Quartet No. 15, a spellbinding series of contrasts, expansions, and variations. | ||
| Sunday 14-Jul-13 03:00pm |
Hult Center for the Performing Arts: Silva Concert Hall, Eugene, OR Bach: B Minor Mass - Eugene Oregon Bach Festival |
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| Hult Center for the Performing Arts: Silva Concert Hall, Eugene, OR, 1 Eugene Center, Eugene, 97401, United States Sunday 14-Jul-13 03:00pm Bach: B Minor Mass - Eugene For the climactic concert of his tenure as artistic director, Helmuth Rilling, one of the world’s foremost Bach interpreters, has chosen the B Minor Mass—the grand and glorious summation of Bach’s life, faith, and craft. Join us for the emotionally charged finale of this triumphant Festival season. Following the performance, join us in the lobby for a community reception in Helmuth Rilling's honor. | ||
