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The official press release is out… coming up next summer in Eugene Oregon (and beyond), the Oregon Bach Festival (OBF) is bringing in some great artists…
2011 Oregon Bach Festival, June 23 through July 10, 2011 in Eugene, Ashland, Bend, and Portland.
The headliners include:
- Yo-Yo Ma, as soloist in Osvaldo Golijov’s Azul, a showcase for cello written for the classical superstar. Jeffrey Kahane conducts this opening night concert Thursday, June 23, which also includes Bach’s Magnificat.
- Marin Alsop conducts a staged concert of Honneger’s Joan of Arc at the Stake. Directed by James Robinson, the inventive and versatile artistic director of Opera Theatre of St. Louis, the new production is slated for later performance in Carnegie Hall.
- Miguel Harth-Bedoya appears with his Caminos Del Inka ensemble. The collaborative group takes listeners on a musical and visual journey along the Inca Trail, with classical and folk music, authentic folk instruments, and stunning visual projections. Harth-Bedoya also conducts “Once More with a Twist,” small-group arrangements of such major works as Mahler’s fourth symphony.
- Matthew Halls, the versatile harpsichordist and conductor based in the UK but now earning accolades as a conductor with operas and the world’s major orchestras. Halls conducts the OBF choir and orchestra in music by Purcell, Handel, and Britten, and leads one of six Discovery lecture-concerts.
- Violinist Monica Huggett directs her Portland Baroque Orchestra in performances of Purcell’s opera Dido and Aeneas in OBF concerts in Portland, Bend, Eugene, and Ashland. South African opera newcomer Golda Schultz sings the title role.
Other artists and concerts include:
- Venezuelan conductor Maria Guinand, whose Schola Cantorum choir appears with OBF forces and headlines their own concerts
- Pianist Shai Wosner, who enthralled audiences as a last-minute fill-in for Jeffrey Kahane last summer
- Cellist Alban Gerhardt, performing the cello suites of Bach and Benjamin Britten over three concerts
- Jamie Bernstein, presenting cabaret and children’s classical concerts.
The full Festival schedule will be available February 14, 2011, when tickets go on sale.
More surprises to come. Keep your eyes on OBF’s website, their Facebook page, and their Twitter… as news comes out.
~Dan – np: Charles Mingus – Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus 
mini-REVIEW: Tiempo Libre @ OBF/Hilton Ballroom (Eugene, OR – 7/10/10)
How does the penultimate night of the Oregon Bach Festival keep things going? By having a Cuban dance party… naturally. ;)
Wait… Cuban music at the Bach Fest?! Well, Tiempo Libre melds the two seemingly disparate styles together in quite a popular way. In fact, their latest CD, Bach in Havana, was nominated for a Grammy this past year (category: Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album).
The show moved out of the Hult Center’s confining chairs over to the Eugene Hilton’s Ballroom. The dance floor filled up almost immediately. Throughout Tiempo Libre’s two sets, the dancers spilled out off of the dance floor onto the surrounding carpet. Super fun night, super hot music!
Tiempo Libre is Jorge Gomez (piano, coros, music director), Joaquin Díaz (lead vocal), Leandro G. (congas, bata & coros), Tebelio Fonte (bass, coros), Luis Beltran C. (sax & flute), Cristóbal F.G. (trumpet, trombone), and Armando Arce (drums, timbal & bata).
If you’re reading this early on Sunday… today is the last day of the Oregon Bach Festival. Catch the festival-capping Elijah this afternoon at the Hult (3pm)! Or check back soon for the 2011 schedule… http://oregonbachfestival.com/
The Appropriate Linkage:
- Tiempo Libre’s Site
- Tiempo Libre on MySpace
- Oregon Bach Festival
- Pink Martini review from OBF (June 26th, 2010)
- Bobby McFerrin/SFYCA review from OBF (July 5th, 2010)
~Dan – np: Múm – Sing Along to Songs You Don’t Know
REVIEW: Bobby McFerrin & Stangeland Youth Choral @ OBF/Hult Center (Eugene, OR – 7/5/10)
This special Oregon Bach Festival performance brought together two diverse but compatible vocal acts – the more straight-forward orchestral-meets-gospel Stangeland Family Youth Choral Academy [SFYCA] and the vocal gymnastic Bobby McFerrin. Outside of the rendition of 23rd Psalm being penned by Bobby McFerrin, which prompted his walk on to the stage to show gratitude to the choral and conductor Anton Armstrong, the entire first set belonged to the youth. The first piece, Kyrie, showcased their angelic voices and was the start to what would become a very religious-centric repertoire…
SFYCA’s 1st Set: ~90 mins (SFYCA only)
- Kyrie from Mass in B Minor [Bach]
*set change* - The 23rd Psalm [McFerrin]
- Estampie Natalis [Nelhybel]
- Jesus Christ the Apple Tree [Scriven]
- Zigeunerleben, Op. 29, No. 3 [Schumann]
- The Seal Lullaby [Whitacre]
- Beautiful City [A.Thomas]
The group was very talented, but I felt they could have mixed it up in both song selection and interaction with Bobby McFerrin. Perhaps it’s my own slant, but the church music is good in moderation. Again, outside of Kyrie (which was from a Mass, but in another language and not so god-y), I could have done without most of the rest of the choral-only selections. 
Additionally, trading off more with Bobby in both sets would have been better in my opinion.
Bobby came on right away during the second set, which was welcome…
He started off with his standard first song improvisation – which set the stage for his vocal gymnastics throughout the show. He twisted his vocals chords into warbles, gurgles & bubbles. He moved all over the range of several octaves with ease. His style, for those unfamiliar, is much more than the “Don’t Worry Be Happy” guy, but one of vocal experimentation – not quite singing, not quite beat-boxing, not quite human. He’s a one-man band with only one organic instrument.
Beyond his initial improv song, he sang and vocalized alongside the SFYCA, who for the second set was conducted by Bobby’s VOCAbuLarieS co-writer Roger Treece. Bobby interacted a lot with both the choral group and the audience – directing us in “call & repeat” verses and improvising on some random people’s names…
SFYCA with Bobby McFerrin Setlist: ~85 mins
- Bobby McFerrin solo improvisation
- Circlesongs (with SFYCA)
- VOCAbuLarieS[McFerrin & R.Treece]:
- The Garden (with SFYCA)
- Blackbird [Beatles]
- I Can See Clearly Now [Johnny Nash] (with SFYCA)
- Messages (with SFYCA)
- He Ran the Train / Name Improvisation (with SFYCA)
- Wailers (with SFYCA)
- True Light [K.Hampton] (SFYCA only, Anton back conducting)
My favorite pieces of the evening were the initial improvisation and the Beatles cover. This show gave me a great taste for Bobby’s music, and I’d definitely recommend seeing him if he comes through your town.
The Appropriate Linkage:
- Bobby McFerrin’s Site
- Bobby McFerrin on MySpace
- Stangeland Family Youth Choral Academy
- The Hult Center
- Oregon Bach Festival
- My Pink Martini review from OBF (June 26th, 2010)
More OBF shows are running through July 10th. Find out more at http://oregonbachfestival.com/events/
Next shows for me? The Melvins on Wednesday (not part of OBF… haha), and OBF’s Tiempo Libre on Saturday.
~Dan – np: +Live+ – Birds of Pray
REVIEW: Pink Martini @ OBF/Hult Center (Eugene, OR – 6/26/10)
FYI… PHOTOS of the SHOW at the BOTTOM
The only appropriate way to explain the multi-culturally influenced, genre hopping band Pink Martini is that they are an Oregonian treasure. You expect some schizophrenia when you mix classical, big band, jazz, and pop with vocals in not only English, but also French, two dialects of Italian, Japanese and Turkish. However, that schizophrenic expectation melts away when you see how seamlessly they stir the musical melting pot.
Since 1994, Pink Martini has wowed not only their local Portland Oregonians, but also the world – Europe, Asia, Greece, Turkey, the Middle East, Northern Africa, Australia and New Zealand, and North America. And while Pink Martini aren’t strangers to Eugene (we’re only 100+ miles south of their hometown), this was their first appearance at the Oregon Bach Festival (OBF).
The “mini orchestra” last night was led by pianist/founder Thomas Lauderdale and vocalist China Forbes and includes Timothy Nishimoto (vocals and percussion), Robert Taylor (trombone), Gavin Bondy (trumpet), Phil Baker (bass), Dan Faehnle (guitar), Nicholas Crosa (violin), Maureen Love (harp), Brian Davis (congas, drums and percussion), Derek Rieth (percussion), Martín Zarzar (drums) and more (names announced that weren’t in the program but I didn’t catch).
Saturday’s concert was only the second day of 2010’s OBF, and Pink Martini played the first bit of Bach for the Fest – Double Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor. Pink Martini also dug into many songs from their excellent back catalogue, as well as a few new tunes – including the Turkish song “A Dusty Road” from their upcoming symphonic release.
Setlist: 2 sets spanning 2+ hours
- Set 1: Bolero
- Let’s Never Stop Falling in Love
- Sympathique
- Lilly
- Kikuchiyo To Mohshimasu
- big band instrumental song with band solos
- Fantasy in F-minor for Piano and 4 Hands (Schubert)
- And Then You’re Gone
- But Now I’m Back
- Double Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor (Bach)
- Splendor in the Grass
- instrumental song – Spanish flavor
- Set 2: Ninna Nanna
- Tempo Perdido (Adolfo Alves)
- Over the Valley
- Tuca Tuca
- Hey Eugene
- A Dusty Road
- Hang On Little Tomato
- Dosvedanya Mio Bombino
- Encore: Amado Mio
- Brazil
Some fan favorites throughout the double set were the entrance of China Forbes with “Let’s Never Stop Falling in Love,” the tango-rific “Lilly,” and the Schubert-inspired “And Then You’re Gone” (with China on vocals) and “But Now I’m Back” (featuring Timothy Nishimoto’s vocal response). Even though the song is not about our fair city, “Hey Eugene” got the biggest crowd reaction. To cap the wonderful night of music, Pink Martini got the crowd on their feet for a conga line with “Brazil.” This was a wonderful ensemble opening to the two week long 40th Annual Oregon Bach Festival.
OBF attendees can win a chance to “cuddle up with Pink Martini.” There is a raffle to win this beautiful Pink Martini quilt (pictured at the right), handsewn by Corvallis fiber artist Karen Illman Miller. It has the band members’ autographs inscribed on each of the pink fabric martini glasses. Miller designed the quilt she calls “Singing the Blues” to help mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Corvallis Youth Symphony in 2007 (Pink Martini had performed with the CYS the prior year). Raffle tickets for the Pink Martini quilt are only $5 and on sale at the Bach Boutique in the Hult Center lobby, where the quilt is on display. The winner will be announced on July 11, prior to the Festival’s Eugene performance of Elijah. All proceeds from the raffle benefit the Stangeland Family Youth Choral Academy Scholarship Fund.
many more photos below
The Appropriate Linkage:
More upcoming OBF shows are running through July 10th. Find out more at http://oregonbachfestival.com/events/
~Dan – np: Damien Jurado – Saint Bartlett
PINK MARTINI at OBF PHOTOS
all pictures (cc) 2010 Daniel Temmesfeld,
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Pink Martini @ OBF (trailer)
Here’s a great new trailer for the upcoming Pink Martini performance at the Oregon Bach Festival (they play Saturday, June 26th at the Hult Center).
OBF tickets are on-sale now… http://oregonbachfestival.com/
~Dan – np: Carissa’s Wierd [sic] – They’ll Only Miss You When You Leave
Oregon Bach Fest preview with Trio Voronezh
The good music is matched by the good deals at the University of Oregon when the Oregon Bach Festival and the Duck Store present a season preview party Thursday, May 13 from 5:30 to 7 pm. On tap are ticket discounts, book discounts, beer, wine, and other refreshments, and a live performance by Trio Voronezh.
Conservatory trained in their native Russia, the members of Trio Voronezh played for money on the streets of Europe until discovered by a friend of the Oregon Bach Festival. Playing classical favorites on Russian folk instruments with showmanship and virtuosity, they made their American debut at the festival in 1996. After several return tours they became U.S. citizens, with Eugene as their home base for recording and touring.
During the OBF preview event participants can get vouchers for ticket discounts of up to 20% for selected concerts, and get discounts for 20% off general books in the Duckstore, an OBF sponsor. OBF staff members will be present to answer questions and assist with ticket orders online at the event.
The party takes place in the “Literary Duck” on the second floor of the Duck Store building at 13th and Kincaid in Eugene. Free refreshments include beer from Eugene City Brewery, wine, soft drinks and snacks.
The UO’s Oregon Bach Festival takes place June 25 through July 11 in Eugene, Bend and Portland. Tickets for the Festival go on sale over the counter at Eugene’s Hult Center ticket office on May 11. For complete schedule and ticket information call (541) 682-5000 or click http://oregonbachfestival.com.
For regular OBF-related updates, check out the Official OBF blog.
~Dan – np: King’s X – Out of the Silent Planet
-Eyvind Kang
-Frank Zappa
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