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Oregon Bach Festival: Organ Symphony with Paul Jacobs

Grammy-winner Paul Jacobs returns to Oregon Bach Festival to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the OBF Organ Institute! The centerpiece of the anniversary celebration is an OBF co-commission and west coast premiere of a new organ concerto by Lowell Liebermann. The program includes the Saint Saëns “Organ Symphony” and a new Bach transcription by composer Damien Geter.

J.S. Bach (arr. Geter): Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847 from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
Liebermann: Organ Concerto, Op. 141
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78, “Organ”

OBF Modern Orchestra
Paul Jacobs, organ
Gemma New, conductor

Oregon Bach Festival presents

Season packages and Friends of the Festival presale begin March 19. Single tickets go on sale May 1. A full list of artists and repertoire will be announced soon. Artists, dates, times, repertoire, and venues are subject to change.

Let’s Talk: Organ Symphony

Thursday, July 11, 6:30pm
The Studio, Hult Center for the Performing Arts
FREE

Conductor Gemma New offers a pre-concert lecture to enhance your listening experience.