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Helmuth Rilling, artistic director ot the Oregon Bach Festival, brings togother world renowned musicians
to honor peace and the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II
Bach Festival to unite state with
‘War, Reconciliation and Peace’
Anne Moser-Kornfeld
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Nothing unites the world, the
little geographic area Eugene
calls home, or the University
community, like music
The Oregon Bach Festival
m c ents that unity when the fes
tival begins a two-week sched
ule of events on Friday, June 2't.
Opening ceremonies take plac e
at the Mult Center Plaza at t>
p in.
The Oregon Bach Festival's
longstanding tradition, more
than 25 years strong, of offering
one of the premier cultural
events in the United States,
includes 51 events and concerts
that are dedicated to commem
orate- the 50th anniversary of the
end of World War 11
George Kvano. director of
c ommunications for the Oregon
Bach Festival, said this year's
theme ■ “War, Reconciliation
and Peac e —- takes on main
forms
For students, this means the
festival provides numerous
opportunities to begin their
appreciation of Bach, enhance
their understanding of world
music or start a lifelong love
affair with classical music:
Access to the Oregon Bach
Festival is as easy as attending
four free noon concerts on June
2-4 and 28. and July 5 and 8
Fvano said these hour-long con
i erts provide an excellent intro
duct ion to the festival or fill out
oven further a serious cone ortgo
er's appetite for muse
Tic ket prices range from $2
for events like those devoted to
children’s audiences — uri up to
S.< > for major c one arts, which
are held in the Silva Concert
fl.dl of the Mult (enter. (amoral
l> prices depend an avadabilitv
concert dates, seating, and the
performance lot ation.
The Oregon Mach Festival
began in 1070, under the artistic
direc tion of Helmut!) Killing
Killing uses music to cross polit
ical and ethnic boundaries. He
received the Theodor Houss
Prize in 1005 for advancing ns
onciliation and international
understanding.
Killing recorded all 200 of
Johann Sebastian Mach's church
cantatas. Riiiing conducts,
among other performances dur
iug the festival, the Discovery
Series Lecture Performances,
which t.ikcc place at 5 p m in the
Meall Concert Hall beginning
June 27. During the series he
explains the symbolism and
artistic: intent of the c antatas in a
relaxed atmosphere
Other festival performers
include the Paul Winter ('on
sort, anti Beniamin Britten's tVnr
Ht'ijuiein with Liszlo IU>t la)
directing
I he Oregon Bac h f estival's
affiliation with the University
ensures education remains the
lifeblood of the festival.
Fa< h ve.ir the festival includes
advanced training in choral and
orchestral conducting through
the Master Class in ( unducting
Ihe Composers Symposium
gathers composers from around
the world and enables them to
premiere now work Creative
Journeys is a series of communi
ty Based discussions that put the
musical events of each year's
festival in contest for audiences.
Ihe festival continues
through July ft in various hala
tions throughout the state This
year marks the first time Salem
and Corvallis residents < an
expel ieni i' dii- testiv d t .oncerts
will be held at the Klsinore The
atre in Salem and laiSells Stew
art Center for the Performing
Arts and the First Presbyterian
Church in Corvallis
Contact the Holt (’.enter’s
Bach oi'fii e for available ticket
prices a! B87-5O0Q and the Ore
gon Bach Festival for any addi
tional information at ,14fi-5tW>e
Toronto’s ‘Ice Cream Quartet’ brings life
Anne Moser-Kornfeld
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Quartette Gelato, "ice cream
quartet" in Italian, performs June
2(i at Beall Hall in the Universi
ty School ot Music
The artists developed their
trademark sound with a combi
nation ol accord con-vcolm-vinla-otcoe-inandohn
guitar tenor voice
According to cellist George Mean well. Quartette
Gelnto was fluttered to be asked to play at the Ore
gon Bach Festival.
The musical intent of the group is to play won
derful music Meanwell describes their range as
being classical in the European tradition.
Quart otto Gelnto hopes tlieir inu.su is aide to elim
inate distinctions between what is traditionally con
sidered classical and what makes up a seriouscham
Iwr ensemble.
Mean well said the musicians "take the music seri
ously but not themselves." On stage Claudio Vena,
who plays the viola and accordion, explains the
Festival Pick of the Week
Quartette Golato
Monday June 26
8 p.m at Beall Concert Hall
Admission is Si3, $1 7, $19
background of the music they're
playing.
As part of the festival, Quartet
te Celato will play in Kugone, (>ir
vallis and Salem Meanvvell s.ns
tfmy will contribute well to the
theme of this year’s festival.
When you're talking about death
and reconciliation, you're also talking about life
That's where Quartette Gelato comes in: we bring
life," Mean well sidd
To him. it is a "tremendous gift" to play music
for audient es who apprec into classical music
Quartette (Potato's members live in Toronto and
originally their success has been measured by the
reception they ve gotten from audiem.es
QuartetteCetato plans to release a new compact
disc m September and to tour Australia and Hawaii
in the upcoming year
Mean well said audiences watching the Quartet
toGelato perforin “will see four friends in a joyous
celebration of music."
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