MUSIC
The Oregon
Bach Festival
'The Oregon Bach Festival has
come a long way since those
formative years in the early 70's.
One need only slightly stir the
memory to recall some of the con
certs performed in the sweltering
heat of an Oregon summer. . . .
Memory is blurred, however,
when it attempts to remember the
Festival's first budget picture. Is it
really possible that within the
short span of 15 seasons this
monetary image has increased in
size nearly 150 times? This year
the major challenge continued to
be the move into the Hult Center.
Last year was a milestone for the
Festival when it took the formid
able leap to a hall with a seating
capacity nearly five times larger
than the previous facility. The
beauty and spaciousness of the
Hult Center had to be balanced by
increased audiences and greater
financial support if the transition
was to be justifiable and attain
able.
'The format and schedule this
summer reflect the luxury of hav
ing three halls available for pro
gramming, the Silva and Soreng
at the Hult Center and Beall Hall
at the University. No less than 43
events have been included in the
two weeks, with more than one
half open to the public without
admission charge. The festival has
expanded to include children's
concerts, classes on art, architec
ture and philosophy and an ex
hibit by local artists. All of these
are in addition to the dual series of
noon programs in Beall and the
Hult, the unique cantata lecture
performances (5:15 pm) and the
superb array of evening concerts."
These are the words of H. Royce
Saltzman, executive director of
the Oregon Bach Festival.
It does indeed look like an ex
citing event Eugene should be
proud of. Begun in 1970 as one
performance and two workshops,
the Festival is now respected
throughout the country. Helmuth
Rilling, artistic director and con
ductor, is recognized as one of the
world's leading interpreters of
Bach choral repertoire. He has di
rected throughout Europe, Japan,
South America and the U.S. He
also records extensively. The
Festival orchestra consists of
players from such major Ameri
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Mezzo-soprano Florence Quivar is one of the soloists performing at the Bach
Festival. She will be heard in Beethoven's Missa Solemnis on Sat., July 7. She is
one of America's most distinguished singers having appeared throughout the
world.
can orchestras as the L. A. Philhar
monic, L.A. Chamber Orchestra,
and the San Francisco, Denver,
Seattle and Oregon symphonies.
The Festival chorus is comprised
of trained singers from major pro
fessional and University choirs.
Many are choral conductors who
come to study with Helmuth Rill
ing. There are also many well
known and respected soloists who
perform throughout the Festival.
The Festival runs from June 25
July 8. Special features this year
include two children's concerts on
Saturday mornings. The Eugene
ballet will perform Stravinsky's
Pulcinella, and the Theater Mask
Ensemble of Portland will perform
mime, dance, acrobatics and
music. The complete schedule
may be found in What's Happen
ing's calendar this issue and the
next (July 5).
The evening concerts (all at the
Hult) series tickets are $33, $45,
$85 and $99 for Series 1 or II
(seven concerts). Single admis
sions are $5.50, $8.50, $12.50,
$16.50, $19.50. The afternoon
Bach Cantatas: Series 1 (Hult
Center) is from Mon-Thurs, Week
1, at 5:15 pm; Series II (Hult
Center) is from Tues-Fri, Week 2,
at 5:15 pm. Series price for either
is $11. Single tickets are $3.50.
Seniors, children under 12 and
students with ID, $1.50. Tickets
are available at the Hult Center.
Cost of tickets for the children's
concerts are $5.50 for adults and
$3.50 for children. They will be at
10:30 am in the Soreng Theatre.
The noon concerts at both the
Hult and Beall Hall are free. There
is also a benefit picnic where
patrons meet the musicians on
Sunday, July 1 on the lawn behind
Beall Hall at 5:30 pm. The cost of
$15 covers two box suppers, wine
and entertainment for the patron
and the musician. You may buy
tickets for the supper at the Beall
Hall box office. Call 686-5667 for
more information.
World Music
Festival Dates
The dates of the World Music
Festival at the Catlin Gabel School
in Portland are July 21 and 22.
They were inadvertently left out
of the article in the June 7 issue.
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