Voluminous volunteers

June 27, 2004

By Tim Christie
The Register-Guard

Two weeks after moving to Eugene from California, music teacher Phyllis Villec found herself on stage at the Hult Center under a cascade of applause, presenting a bouquet of flowers to conductor Helmuth Rilling, the founding artistic director of the Oregon Bach Festival.

The spotlight wasn’t on Villec, of course, but the chance to play even a small part in the acclaimed music festival was a thrill nonetheless.

“It blew me away,” she said.

Villec was hooked from that experience two years ago, and is now a dedicated soldier in an army of volunteers that works tirelessly to keep the festival going during its 17-day run in Eugene…

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