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, the third iteration of the OBF New Bach Transcriptions Project, and a multimedia performance of selections from Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring and The Tender Land suites.

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
Anton Armstrong, conductor
Gemma New, conductor

Artists, dates, times, repertoire, and venues are subject to change.