ATO Article: Bach Festival Brings Trumpet Virtuoso to Eugene
TRUMPET VIRTUOSO
RODNEY MARSALIS VISITS UO
TO SHED LIGHT ON EMPOWERMENT IN MUSIC
CONTACT: Josh Gren, Director of Marketing & Communications
458-210-6631 or jgren@uoregon.edu
April 5, 2018 – [Eugene, OR] – Ahead of its 2018 Season, Oregon Bach Festival (OBF) welcomes international trumpet sensation Rodney Marsalis to Eugene on April 16 and 17. In partnership with the University of Oregon (UO) School of Music and Dance, OBF engaged Marsalis to speak with UO students, faculty, and the public about his career as a musician and the necessary role of empowerment and entrepreneurship in today’s music industry.
The first lecture and conversation, which will discuss Marsalis’ career and the importance of empowering underrepresented groups in the music business, takes place April 16 at Noon at Berwick Hall on the UO campus.
The following day, Marsalis visits students in two UO School of Music classes to discuss the life of a professional musician and entrepreneur with the next generation of professional musicians, educators, and arts advocates. A Brass Sectional will be held at 1pm in the MarAbel B. Frohnmayer Music Building, Room 190, and “Music, Money, and Law with Rodney Marsalis” will follow immediately at 2pm in Berwick Hall. All three sessions are free and open to the public. In addition to his guest speaker role, Marsalis will spend a portion of his time in Eugene working with musicians from a local youth orchestra.
Marsalis, a graduate of the highly prestigious Curtis Institute of Music, leads The Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass, which will perform twice during the 2018 Oregon Bach Festival.
More information about The Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass concert, as well as the entire OBF 2018 Season, is available at www.oregonbachfestival.org.
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University of Oregon is a world-class teaching and research institution and Oregon’s flagship public university. The UO School of Music and Dance presents more than 250 concerts and events during the academic year featuring scholars, guest artists, faculty artists, and student ensembles. The incredible wealth of concert material ranges from contemporary dance to African dance, early and classical music to contemporary music, world music, and jazz.
Oregon Bach Festival (OBF) has presented the masterworks of J.S. Bach, and composers inspired by his work, to audiences in Eugene and throughout the State of Oregon for nearly five decades. The annual event began as a collaboration between German Conductor and Organist, Helmuth Rilling and former Associate Dean of the University of Oregon School Of Music, Royce Saltzman. In addition to traditional choral-orchestral masterworks, the festival also presents internationally renowned guest artists such as Yo-Yo Ma, Midori, Pink Martini and Joshua Bell, and offers educational opportunities, children and family programing, and community events.
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Calendar Listing
Lecture
April 16, 2018, Noon
Berwick Hall, UO Campus
975 East 18th Ave
“Rodney Marsalis: Resiliency in the Music Industry”
Free Admission, Open to the Public
Drop-In Sessions
April 17, 2018, 1:00pm
MarAbel B. Frohnmayer Music Building, Room 190, UO Campus
961 East 18th Ave
“UO Brass Sectional”
Free Admission, Open to the Public
April 17, 2018, 2:00pm
Berwick Hall, UO Campus
975 East 18th Ave
“Music, Money, and Law with Rodney Marsalis”
Free Admission, Open to the Public