The Oregon Bach Institute led by Grammy Award-winning organist Paul Jacobs is now accepting applications for the 2020 Season
Participants and auditors explore organ technique and repertoire, especially the music of JS Bach, while attending a wide array of concerts and lectures in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.
Highlights of this summer’s program include:
· Live in-residence with other musicians of the Oregon Bach Festival from June 29-July 4, 2020
· Daily master classes with the Paul Jacobs, Director of the Organ Institute
· Seminars in organ technique and performance on two superb instruments, the HochHalter 1999 at First United Methodist and the Brombaugh Op. 19 at Central Lutheran Church in Eugene, OR
· Full recital “Fantasia and Fugue” performance by Paul Jacobs on June 29th
· Free and reduced admission to select OBF concerts and events
· A final recital by the Institute participants on July 4th
· A day-long organ crawl in Portland, Oregon, featuring four of the finest instruments in the Pacific Northwest
Participants are selected through auditions and the deadline for applications is Tuesday, March 24. Auditors can enroll until June 1. A generous grant from The Reed Foundation provides these talented musicians tuition-free access to the six-day course of master classes and performances, with no cost for room and board.
For more information about the Organ Institute and the Oregon Bach Festival please visit our website and contact us with any questions at OBFOrgan@uoregon.edu.
The Seattle Chapter AGO will be hosting a Pipe Organ Encounter this summer, July 14-19. Applications are coming in and over one third of our registration slots are full. Early registration ends May 1st.
Any young aspiring piano students are welcome to join as well, at least intermediate piano level ages 13 to 18.
Check out our website at agoseattle.com/poe for more information.
Start:
Sunday, June 28, 2020 -
Registration 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Finish: Friday, July 3, 2020 -
Final Dismissal 12:00 p.m.
The 2020 POE in Long Beach will offer teenagers an amazing opportunity to learn more about the pipe organ and its construction; to receive instruction from experienced, world-renowned faculty; to hear and play outstanding instruments located in Southern California; and to meet and interact with peers who share an interst in the "King of Instruments."
Additional information may be found on the American
Guild of Organists website here.
Applications may be found at here.
Scholarship information may be found here.
Please feel free to contact us with any questions