Oregon Bach Festival | Beethoven: Symphony No. 9

• Resonance Ensemble
• Ken-David Masur, conductor

The festival reaches its grand conclusion with one of the greatest compositions of all time. Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is made even more remarkable by the fact that, at its premiere in 1824, Beethoven was completely deaf. The triumphant work culminates with the iconic, transformative finale—the famous "Ode to Joy" chorus.

Conductor Ken-David Masur offers a pre-concert lecture to enhance your listening experience, 1:30pm in The Studio at The Hult Center. More information: https://calendar.uoregon.edu/event/lets_talk_beethoven_symphony_no_9

About Oregon Bach Festival

https://oregonbachfestival.org/

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.

About Oregon Bach Festival Modern Orchestra

https://oregonbachfestival.org/about/

About Resonance Ensemble

Resonance Ensemble, a professional vocal ensemble based in Portland, Oregon, creates powerful programs that promote meaningful social change. Resonance works to amplify voices that have long been silenced, and they do so through moving, thematic concerts that highlight solo and choral voices, new music by composers and poets whose stories have been underrepresented on the concert stage, visual and other performing artists, and community partners.

About Ken-David Masur, conductor

http://www.kendavidmasur.com/