QuickTake:

There are so many top-notch performances coming to Eugene as part of the Oregon Bach Festival, it can be difficult to narrow down exactly what concerts someone might want to attend. We built a choose-your-own adventure guide to the festival, for everyone from Bach lovers to festival first-timers.

Here’s a not-so-hypothetical hypothetical. Imagine a world-class, multiweek festival is opening in your city this weekend, and you have no idea what concerts you actually want to get tickets for — let alone what concerts still have tickets available.

In Eugene, where the storied Oregon Bach Festival launches its 2026 lineup of concerts this weekend, that’s a real worry. Between the Johann Sebastian Bach-centered concerts, a four-concert suite of performances meditating on the theme of American identity, oodles of Grammy-winners and classical luminaries coming to town, it can be difficult to know where to begin.

Composer-in-residence Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate will present two pieces during this year’s Oregon Bach Festival. Credit: Shevaun Williams
Ken-David Masur conducting Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony during the 2024 Oregon Bach Festival. Credit: Athena Delene

We’ve put together an interactive guide to your Oregon Bach Festival experience, whether you’re looking for a performance to satisfy a Bach diehard, a funky, mandolin-fueled experimental concert (or, just a free concert to pop into).

What Bach Festival concerts should I go to?

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Article and web development by Annie Aguiar.

Annie Aguiar is the Arts and Culture Correspondent. She has reported arts news and features for national and local newsrooms, including at the Seattle Times, the Washington Post and most recently as a reporting fellow for the New York Times’ Culture desk covering arts and entertainment.