The Power and
The Passion OREGON
BACH FESTIVAL
June 29-July 15, 2012 Monday, January 23, 2012
What’s New? Monday, January 23, 2012
Olympic Track and Field Trials June 22-July 1 • •
Monday, January 23, 2012
Two concerts Special projects
Record number of cities and concerts Monday, January 23, 2012
Liberty Theater, Astoria
Celebrations to honor Helmuth Rilling’s last two seasons and his 40-year legacy
Monday, January 23, 2012
St. Matthew Passion
and its influence
Monday, January 23, 2012
St. Matthew Passion • Masterwork at the heart of the
Festival • Four-part exploration in Rilling
lecture-concert series • Live Hi Def recording for new
feature of the Digital Bach website
Monday, January 23, 2012
http://DigitalBach.com Monday, January 23, 2012
St. Matthew Passion • Concert finale July 15 • Influenced two major concerts
Monday, January 23, 2012
A Child of our Time
Monday, January 23, 2012
Portland and Eugene, July 6-7
A Child of our Time • Profound response to war by
Michael Tippett, with prodding by T.S. Eliot • Parallel structure to Bach’s
St. Matthew Passion with chorales replaced by spirituals
Monday, January 23, 2012
A Child of our Time
• Matthew Halls conducts in
Trinity Cathedral and Silva Hall • Program begins with Bach’s
Lutheran Mass
Monday, January 23, 2012
Felix Mendelssohn • Spurred Bach revival with
1829 St. Matthew Passion
Monday, January 23, 2012
Mendelssohn • Opening concert conducted by
Rilling ‣ Italian Symphony ‣ Die Erste Walpurgisnacht ‣ E minor Violin Concerto, featuring...
Monday, January 23, 2012
Joshua Bell
Monday, January 23, 2012
Joshua Bell • “The most celebrated Americanborn violinist of the modern era” —Elle Magazine • Avery Fisher Prize • Music Director of The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields • “One of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World” —People • His own cadenza as the highpoint of the Concerto
Monday, January 23, 2012
Goldberg Variations
The
Monday, January 23, 2012
The Goldberg Variations Glenn Gould • Birth/death anniversary year • OBF Cinema: Two prize-winning films • Digital Bach exploration with Matthew Halls
on harpsichord • Hinkle Distinguished Seminar
Monday, January 23, 2012
The Goldberg Variations Angela Hewitt Solo piano July 14
“Today's finest exponent of Bach's keyboard music" — Gramophone
Monday, January 23, 2012
The Goldberg Variations Portland Baroque • String orchestra arrangement
directed by Monica Huggett • Four-city tour concludes in
Eugene • “Magic voyage of transformation”
Monday, January 23, 2012
and more
BACH honoring traditions of Festivals past
Monday, January 23, 2012
Keyboard concerti Monday, January 23, 2012
Matthew Halls July 9
Motets and concerti Monday, January 23, 2012
Rilling and forces July 11
John Scott, organist Monday, January 23, 2012
Clavier-Ăœbung III
Anniversary celebrations
Debussy 150th birthday concert-soiree
Monday, January 23, 2012
Stangeland Family
Youth Choral Academy 15th anniversary
Passions of a different hue Monday, January 23, 2012
Pink Martini
with Storm Large
Monday, January 23, 2012
July 1, Cuthbert Amphitheatre
Tango Harmonica Joe Powers and Friends Four cities July 11-14
Monday, January 23, 2012
The 5 Browns July 12, Silva Hall
Monday, January 23, 2012
So much more!
Monday, January 23, 2012
Tamara Wilson and vocal soloists Monday, January 23, 2012
Patron Celebration and donor events Monday, January 23, 2012
Guy, Nadina, and OBF principal artists Monday, January 23, 2012
OBF Kids Saturday morning children’s concerts Monday, January 23, 2012
And all of you! Monday, January 23, 2012
Preaching to the choir... • Get your tickets! • February 13 Gold Tickets on sale • March 21 Friends of Festival priority ordering (new exclusive) • May 8 Over-counter ticket sales • June 29 Opening Night
Monday, January 23, 2012
The Power and
The Passion OREGON
BACH FESTIVAL
June 29-July 15, 2012 Monday, January 23, 2012