Oregon Bach Festival

Oregon Bach Festival Since 1970, the Pacific Northwest's summer home for the music of Bach and the world of music he influenced.

OBF 2026, Concert 1️⃣4️⃣: The ElementsImmerse yourself in the forces of nature, human ingenuity, and the elemental build...
05/28/2026

OBF 2026, Concert 1️⃣4️⃣: The Elements

Immerse yourself in the forces of nature, human ingenuity, and the elemental building blocks of creation. Listen as Jean-Féry Rebel conjures earth, air, fire, and water, and as Telemann’s musical brilliance flows with shimmering aquatic energy. Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestral Suite No. 4 blend expert craftsmanship with the life, motion, imagination, and wonder at the heart of creation itself.

Rebel: The Elements
Telemann: 'Water Music'
J.S. Bach: Concerto for Two Violins
W.F. Bach: Sinfonia in F Major, 'Dissonant'
J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 4

OBF Baroque Orchestra
Marc Destrubé, violin
Augusta McKay Lodge, conductor and violin

The Elements | July 8 | 7:30pm | Beall Concert Hall

Come early for a free pre-concert talk at 6:30 pm!

Ticket 🔗 : OregonBachFestival.org

OBF 2026, Concert 1️⃣3️⃣: Stangeland Family Youth Choral Academy For nearly 30 years, Stangeland Family Youth Choral Aca...
05/26/2026

OBF 2026, Concert 1️⃣3️⃣: Stangeland Family Youth Choral Academy

For nearly 30 years, Stangeland Family Youth Choral Academy has been a flagship educational and training program for the nation’s most talented high school choral singers. Led by Dr. Anton Armstrong, SFYCA 2026 performs various works including the J.S. Bach Motet, Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden.

Smith: The Star-Spangled Banner
J.S. Bach: Motet 230: Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden
Thompson: The Last Words of David
Traditional: God Is Seen
R. Powell: With What Shall I Come?
Miller: Love Has Broken Down the Wall
Trenney: God Wouldn't Bring You This Far to Leave You
Royal Canoe: Walk Out on the Water
Hagenberg: O Love
Aspaas: We the People
Berlin: Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor
Valverde: When Thunder Comes
Schneckenburger: Hope Lingers On
Thomas: I Hear America Singing

Stangeland Family Youth Choral Academy
Sarah Kwak, violin
TBD, violoncello
Philip Biedenbender, piano and organ
Tim Cogswell, percussion
Anton Armstrong, conductor
Therees Tkach Hibbard, conductor

Stangeland Family Youth Choral Academy | July 7 | 7:30pm | Beall Concert Hall

Come early for a free pre-concert talk at 6:30 pm!

Ticket 🔗 : OregonBachFestival.org

OBF 2026, Concert 1️⃣2️⃣: Mendelssohn's 1840 All-Bach ProgramModeled on Felix Mendelssohn’s visionary concert of 1840, G...
05/22/2026

OBF 2026, Concert 1️⃣2️⃣: Mendelssohn's 1840 All-Bach Program

Modeled on Felix Mendelssohn’s visionary concert of 1840, Grammy-winner Paul Jacobs offers an immersive journey, placing the organ music of J.S. Bach in the starring role. Showcasing Bach’s range from monumental architecture to intimate expression, each work presents Bach as vivid, daring, and endlessly transformative.

J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue, 'St. Anne'
J.S. Bach: Chorale-Prelude: Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele
J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in A Minor
J.S. Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor
J.S. Bach: Pastorella in F Major
J.S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor

Paul Jacobs, organ

Mendelssohn's 1840 All-Bach Program | July 6 | 7:30pm | Central Lutheran Church

Ticket 🔗: OregonBachFestival.org

OBF 2026, Concert 1️⃣1️⃣: The Notebooks of Leonardo da VinciOBF invites you into the restless mind of history’s greatest...
05/21/2026

OBF 2026, Concert 1️⃣1️⃣: The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci

OBF invites you into the restless mind of history’s greatest polymath. Through vivid musical invention and stunning video projection, we trace Leonardo’s sketches, obsessions, and experiments—where art, science, and imagination collide—revealing creativity as an act of perpetual curiosity and daring discovery. The evening celebrates the legacy of longtime OBF Chorus Director, Kathy Saltzman Romey.

J.S. Bach: Motet 225: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied
Nystedt: Immortal Bach
Dunphy: Wake Up
Hagen: The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci

OBF Chorus
OBF Modern Orchestra
Tim Takach, projection
Kathy Saltzman Romey, conductor

The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci | July 5 | 6:30pm | Soreng Theater,

Ticket 🔗: hultcenter.org/seasons/oregon-bach-festival-2026
Festival 🔗: OregonBachFestival.org

OBF 2026, Concert 🔟: Cantatas on CampusAs the University of Oregon celebrates its 150th anniversary, OBF draws a vibrant...
05/20/2026

OBF 2026, Concert 🔟: Cantatas on Campus

As the University of Oregon celebrates its 150th anniversary, OBF draws a vibrant line across centuries and continents to another great community of learning: the university town of Leipzig. Bach composed many of his most spirited secular works, including ‘The Contest between Phoebus and Pan’ and Vereinigte Zwietracht der wechselnden Saiten while immersing himself in the Collegium Musicum gatherings, local coffee houses, and rich intellectual academic life that shaped Leipzig. In bringing these two cantatas to the stage—full of wit, virtuosity, and musical pageantry—OBF honors Bach’s deep connection to university culture and UO’s legacy as a place where arts and scholarship flourish. Conducted by OBF artistic partner, Jos van Veldhoven.

J.S. Bach: Cantata 201: “The Contest between Phoebus and Pan”
J.S. Bach: Cantata 207: Vereinigte Zwietracht der wechselnden Saiten

Berwick Academy Orchestra
Ilse Eerens, soprano (Momus/Happiness)
Carley Defranco, soprano
Sylvia Leith, alto (Mercury/Gratitude)
Julian Habermann, tenor (Midas/Diligence)
Steven Soph, tenor (Tmolus)
Tobias Berndt, bass (Phoebus/Honor)
Edmund Milly, bass (Pan)
Jos van Veldhoven, conductor

The July 6 performance at Kaul Auditorium is ticketed by Chamber Music Northwest. OBF and the Hult Center do not offer tickets to that event.

Cantatas on Campus | July 5 | 2:30pm | Beall Concert Hall

Come early for a free pre-concert talk at 1:30 pm!

Ticket 🔗: hultcenter.org/seasons/oregon-bach-festival-2026
Festival 🔗: OregonBachFestival.org

OBF 2026, Concert 8️⃣ & 9️⃣: Bach's Living Room I and IIA sunny, summer morning of duets from Dan Tepfer, “one of the mo...
05/19/2026

OBF 2026, Concert 8️⃣ & 9️⃣: Bach's Living Room I and II

A sunny, summer morning of duets from Dan Tepfer, “one of the moment's most adventurous and relevant musicians” (New York Magazine) and the “blindingly impressive” (New York Times) Emi Ferguson. Includes works from J.S. Bach and Italian priest, Francesco Antonio Bonporti, who influenced Bach’s 15 Inventions. Enjoy complimentary coffee and pastries!

Bach's Living Room I | July 3 | 10:00am | Gerlinger Hall Lounge

Bonporti: Invention No. 8
J.S. Bach/Ferguson: Partita, recomposed
J.S. Bach/Tepfer: Major Key Selections from Inventions / Reinventions

Bach's Living Room II | July 3 | 12:00pm | Gerlinger Hall Lounge

Bonporti: Invention No. 6
J.S. Bach/Ferguson: Sonata in C Major, recomposed
J.S. Bach/Tepfer: Minor Key Selections from Inventions / Reinventions

Emi Ferguson, flute
Dan Tepfer, clavichord

Ticket 🔗: hultcenter.org/seasons/oregon-bach-festival-2026
Festival 🔗: OregonBachFestival.org

Volunteer Drivers Needed! 🚐Volunteers play a vital role in welcoming artists, students, and guests from around the world...
05/15/2026

Volunteer Drivers Needed! 🚐

Volunteers play a vital role in welcoming artists, students, and guests from around the world — and van drivers are the behind-the-scenes support that help keep the festival moving.

2026 Festival Dates 🗓️: June 27 - July 12, 2026

Volunteer 🔗: oregonbachfestival.org/volunteer

“The Manhattan Chamber Players have been consistently delivering some of the most refined and intelligently programmed c...
05/15/2026

“The Manhattan Chamber Players have been consistently delivering some of the most refined and intelligently programmed chamber music performances around.”
– Strad Magazine

We can't wait to have Manhattan Chamber Players close out the 2025-26 Chamber Music at Beall season! Don't miss an incredible afternoon of chamber music this weekend. Secure your seats! ✨🎶🎫

3:00 PM | Beall Concert Hall | $5-50

Ticket 🔗: musicanddance.uoregon.edu/cmb

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