Who We Are

Since 1970, the Oregon Bach Festival celebrates the music and legacy of J.S. Bach in an unequalled environment of performance, discovery, and community, in the refreshing early summer of the Pacific Northwest.

Our mission is to inspire the human spirit through the art of music.

Perhaps the most influential and critically acclaimed platform for Bach’s music in America, the Festival forges connections between people through a love of great music. Meet the key people who make it happen, and read the story of how the OBF came to be.

• Helmuth Rilling, artistic director
• John Evans, executive director and president
• Matthew Halls, artistic director designate
• OBF Administrative Staff
• OBF Interns
• Board of Directors, Friends of the Oregon Bach Festival
• OBF Mission Statement
• OBF History