OMF is an international gathering of musicians in celebration of music. Presented in three segments - Spring, Summer & Fall editions - the festival brings together outstanding artists of diverse backgrounds and perspectives from across the globe to perform locally, nationally and internationally.
The 2020 season is inspired by the paintings of Iranian artist Hessam Abrishami. It is the season of color.
Join us as we celebrate great art music.
The 2020 season is inspired by the paintings of Iranian artist Hessam Abrishami. It is the season of color.
Join us as we celebrate great art music.
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Festival Director/Chief Conductor
Zvonimir Hačko "Hačko has that rare and enviable ability to conduct large, expansive works with great attention to detail while traversing the vast musical terrain with sustained, relentless energy that gives the performance both visceral and architectural integrity." I. Jan Cesar, Who is Who in Music/Europe |
UPCOMING CONCERT
Tickets for all concerts on sale February 1, 2020
ORPHEUS ACADEMY
Orpheus Academy is a scholarship-based summer immersion program for talented young musicians age 15-25. The Academy offers tuition-free training with internationally acclaimed artists/teachers, concerts, orchestral training and masterclasses.
Application Information for the 2020 session available soon.
THE SOURCE OF INSPIRATION: ABRISHAMI & OMF
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With the 2020 season OMF continues its inspirational ties with the visual arts and specifically with the works of Iranian artist HESSAM ABRISHAMI. To Abrishami, color is the central dramatic and structural element - the element that is also central to the design and the choice of repertoire for our 2020 season. Consequently, you will see various Abrishami's paintings incorporated throughout this and other OMF 2020 publications.
Recognized world-wide, Abrishami’s style is fundamentally Romantic, though his language is modern. Loose, vibrant, colorful, and full of joy, his paintings contain amazing depth, feeling and dimension that intrigue and disarm the viewer. He has exhibited throughout Europe, Asia and North America. The French press has called his work “a statement in the fluidity of human figures . . . with tension between each figure -- a kinship that provokes the viewer to seek reasons for such a relationship” -- the same kind of interplay of expressive language found in the music of our 2020 season. OMF is pleased to announce that we have received a gift of one of Abrishami’s limited-edition prints for our new offices - a generous gift from one of our board members. You can find more about Abrishami at https://hessam-artist.com/. Abrishami's paintings used in this publication are: Simple Event 1995; Idle Afternoon; Free from Time (courtesy, private collection).
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OMF 2019 SEASON IN REVIEW
Over 250 musicians performed for close to 16,000 audience members during the year: some 40 soloists, conductors, dancers and choreographers; three orchestras, a chorus, and four chamber music ensembles took part. They came from Brazil, Switzerland, Italy, Croatia, Austria, Iceland, Serbia, Korea, Czech Republic, Canada as well as from around the U.S., and performed repertoire that ranged from Haydn and Shostakovich to Oregon premieres of contemporary works by Peteris Vasks, Sofia Gubaidulina and more.
