Oregon Bach Festival | Strauss: An Alpine Symphony
$20-$60 ($5 full time college student/ages 18 & under)
Johannes Brahms — Schicksalslied ("Song of Destiny"), Op. 54
Richard Strauss — Eine Alpensinfonie ("An Alpine Symphony"), Op. 64
Journey through the dramatic terrain of Europe's grand mountain range. Richard Strauss' tone poem summons an orchestra of 100 musicians to depict an 11-hour trek with rocky summits, waterfalls, a hunting party, a violent storm, and a triumphal return. "Interpretive dynamo" (The New York Times) Eric Jacobsen returns to conduct.
Join OBF for a pre-concert lecture to enhance your listening experience about "Strauss: An Alpine Symphony," moderated by Peter Van de Graaff! 6:45pm in The Studio at The Hult Center; more info here: https://calendar.uoregon.edu/event/lets_talk_strauss_an_alpine_symphony
About Oregon Bach Festival Chorus
When Royce Saltzman and Helmuth Rilling founded the "Summer Festival of Music" in 1971, one of their first programming choices was Bach's St. John Passion. Knowing they'd need a chorus, Saltzman and Rilling set out to find the most talented voices in the community. Over the course of five decades, the Festival Chorus grew and evolved into the pinnacle of choral music performance. In 2001, Rilling and the OBF Chorus received the Grammy Award for their recording of Krzysztof Penderecki's Credo—a piece of epic size and sound that will hold its 25th anniversary celebratory performance during the 2023 Festival. The current chorus, led by Kathy Saltzman Romey, ranges from 15 to 54 musicians and features top-tier vocalists from prominent choruses and all four corners of the country.
https://oregonbachfestival.org/chorus-orchestra/About Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Silva Concert Hall, Hult Center for the Performing Arts
1 Eugene CenterEugene, OR 97401
United States