Cellos, choirs, conversations: OBF free events

As part of this summer’s Oregon Bach Festival, 17 free events—from concerts to lectures, cellos to choirs—will be presented in Eugene and Portland. These events are drawn from the many facets of music in community and our lives and provide opportunities to learn more about this year’s Festival music and musicians.

The Portland Cello Project presents a free concert at the Hult Center on Monday June 27 at 1pm

On the House – concerts (all 1pm in Hult Center Lobby)

• PICCFEST Choirs (Saturday 6/25)
• Portland Cello Project (Monday 6/27)
• SFYCA soloists (Friday 7/1)
• Idit Shner and Friends (Saturday 7/2)

Let’s Talk – meet the music makers (all 12pm in The Studio)

• Miguel Harth-Bedoya (Friday 6/24)
• Marin Alsop (Wednesday 6/29)
• Matthew Halls (Tuesday 7/5)
• Tamara Wilson (Friday 7/8)

Organ Interlude – (both 12pm at Central Lutheran Church)

• ElRay Stewart-Cook (Thursday 6/30)
• Michael Kleinschmidt (Thursday 7/7)

Hinkle Lecture

• Maria Guinand, Tuesday June 28, 12pm (Soreng)

Inside Line - pre-concert insights (all in Soreng)

• Bach, Golijov, and Yo-Yo Ma (Thursday 6/23, 6:30pm)
• Brahms Requiem (Sunday 6/26, 2pm)
• Joan of Arc at the Stake (Saturday 7/2, 7pm)
• In Praise of St. Cecilia (Thursday 7/7, 6:30pm)
• Ode to Joy (Sunday 7/10, 2pm)

For more information about these and all other OBF events, visit oregonbachfestival.com/events.

10:35 am • Friday • May 20, 2011