Oregon Bach Festival Organ Institute

01/16/2026

Grammy Award-winning organist Paul Jacobs and our Oregon Bach Festival Organ Institute director was featured on the W.T.F. Bach? podcast!

Tune In 🔗: https://wtfbach.substack.com/p/ep-119-special-guest-paul-jacobs

Concert Organist, Chair of the Organ Department, Juilliard

08/18/2025

"To hear organist Paul Jacobs play Bach is a revelation." Read more and listen to Grammy Award-winning organist and Organ Institute director Paul Jacobs at the 🔗 below!

The superlative organist, a long-time OBF favorite, tackled Bach’s late masterpiece on Central Lutheran Church’s Brombaugh organ.

07/28/2025

Oregon Bach Festival Organ Institute program director Paul Jacobs discusses his passion for Bach's music, particularly "The Art of Fugue", BWV 1080, one of the composer's last and most profound works, left incomplete on his deathbed. Watch the video now! 🤩👇🎹🎶

🎥 by Athena Delene & Steven Weeks
🎙 by Steven Weeks

Paul Jacobs made musical history at age 23 when he performed J.S. Bach's complete organ works in an 18-hour non-stop marathon concert. He is one of the world...

07/12/2025

Event recap⏮: 2025 Organ Crawl!

Musicians hit the road from Salem to Mount Angel Abbey to Portland, visiting stunning organs across the Pacific Northwest.
During the crawl, they enjoyed a delicious lunch at a German restaurant!

07/11/2025

Throw🔙 to last year's showcase!

We can't wait for the culminating performance from the highly skilled participants of the 2025 OBF Organ Institute🎶📸🎹

July 12 | 2:30pm | First United Methodist Church | Free

Event 🔗: OregonBachFestival.org

07/10/2025

Learning about the intricacies of pipe voicing from Lanny Hochhalter ⚙️🎹🎼

OI Showcase
July 12 | 2:30pm | First United Methodist Church | Free

Event 🔗: OregonBachFestival.org

07/10/2025

2️⃣ days away from the 2025 OI Showcase!

Between seminars, masterclasses, and preparing for their performance, the 2025 Organ Institue musicians enjoyed a sweet great from Prince Pucklers!

July 12 | 2:30pm | First United Methodist Church | Free

Event 🔗: OregonBachFestival.org

04/01/2024

Are you in the Eugene area? Join us next week for the 2024 Oregon Bach Festival Musicking Conference! All events free and open to the public, no registration or tickets required.

The Oregon Bach Festivalis pleased to announce the lineup of lecture-recitals, academic panels, and presentations for the 2024 Musicking Conference, happening April 9 through April 12.
The Conference – themed “Resurgent Voices” – is dedicated to highlighting previously lost, discarded, or suppressed “voices,” music, and performance practices.

Read more about this year’s Musicking Conference: https://musicanddance.uoregon.edu/Musicking2024

Download the complete schedule and program book: https://blogs.uoregon.edu/musicking/2024-schedule-of-events/

All events free and open to the public, no registration or tickets required.

03/04/2024

Today is the last day to submit your application for the 2024 Oregon Bach Festival Organ Institute! Apply today for the opportunity to come to Eugene, Oregon and work with Paul Jacobs during our 10th Anniversary season! July 8-13, 2024. Details: https://oregonbachfestival.org/organ-institute/