Oregon Bach Festival: American Tapestry

Conductors Gemma New and Anton Armstrong combine forces for a thrilling expedition through contemporary American music. The evening includes Gershwin’s iconic Rhapsody in Blue, featuring pianist Conrad Tao – “[a] magician at the keyboard” (The Boston Globe) – as well as Margaret Bonds’ profound and moving Credo, selections from Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring and The Tender Land suites, and the third iteration of the OBF New Bach Transcriptions Project.

J.S Bach/Tao: OBF New Transcriptions Project, Year 3

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue

Bonds: Credo

Copland: Appalachian Spring Suite (abridged) and “The Promise of Living” with National Park Suite visual concerto

OBF Chorus

UO Chamber Choir

OBF Modern Orchestra

Conrad Tao, piano

Nicole Joseph, soprano

Carl DuPont, baritone

Nicholas Bardonnay, photographer & multimedia artist

Gemma New, conductor

Anton Armstrong, conductor