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EasyFor people looking to exercise their minds more than their bodies. There’s minimal walking and not too many stairs.
ModerateThese programs get you on your feet and include activities such as walking up to a mile in a day through a city and standing in a museum for a few hours.
ActiveFor people who enjoy walking as much as two miles a day, perhaps to explore historic neighborhoods or a nature trail.
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Elevation Note
The Eugene area is largely between 200 and 800 feet above sea level.

Itinerary for Jul 10 — Jul 16, 2012

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Day One: Tuesday, July 10 - Evening Concert: Debussy Soiree Imagine yourself in a Paris salon at... 
Evening Concert: Debussy Soiree Imagine yourself in a Paris salon at the turn of the century for a night of impressionist music penned by Claude Debussy.

Note: Program check in at Riley Hall, 650 E. 11th Ave, 2-4pm. Welcome reception, 4-5pm

Afternoon: Check In from 2:00-4:00 p.m. 

Dinner: Dinner at University of Oregon dining services at Barnhart Hall cafeteria features a wide variety of menu choices.

Evening: Oregon Bach Festival evening concert. Debussy Soiree Imagine yourself in a Paris salon at the turn of the century for a night of impressionist music penned by Claude Debussy, whose unmistakable sonorities and harmonies influenced a generation of composers. In celebration of the 150th anniversary of Debussy's birth, this concert offers both his piano music and his distinctive songs, with their sensitive settings of poetic texts. Tamara Wilson, soprano; Anita Krause, alto; Tom Randle, tenor; Ya-Fei Chuang, David Riley, piano

Lodging: Phoenix Inn or University of Oregon Riley Hall

Meals Included: Dinner
Day Two: Wednesday, July 11 - Evening concert featuring Helmuth Rilling: Bach Motets and Concerti.... 
Evening concert featuring Helmuth Rilling: Bach Motets and Concerti. Bach's beautiful choral motets in a concert setting for chamber orchestra. Gabriel Adorjan, violin; Allan Vogel, oboe; Boris Kleiner, harpsichord; OBF Chorus and orchestra.

Note: Lecture: Oregon Bach Festival co-founder Royce Salzman

Breakfast: University of Oregon dining service provides many breakfast choices at Barnhart Hall cafeteria. Continental breakfast also available at Phoenix Inn.

Morning: Conductor, Helmuth Rilling: Bach Motets and Concerti rehearsal

Lunch: Lunch at University of Oregon dining services at Barnhart Hall cafeteria features a wide variety of menu choices.

Afternoon: Lecture by Oregon Bach Festival co-founder Royce Saltzman at the UO Baker Downtown Center.

Dinner: Dinner at University of Oregon dining services at Barnhart Hall cafeteria features a wide variety of menu choices.

Evening: Helmuth Rilling conducts Bach's beautiful choral motets in a concert setting with chamber orchestra. Johann Sebastian Bach Motet: Singet dem Herrn BWV 225 Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto for Harpsichord in D Minor BWV 1052 Johann Sebastian Bach Motet: Der Geist hilft BWV 226 Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto for Violin & Oboe in C Minor BWV 1060 Johann Sebastian Bach Motet: Jesu meine Freude BWV 227 Gabriel Adorjan, violin; Allan Vogel, oboe; Boris Kleiner, harpsichord; Berwick Chorus of the OBF; OBF Orchestra; Helmuth Rilling, conductor

Lodging: Phoenix Inn or University of Oregon Riley Hall

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day Three: Thursday, July 12 - Oregon Bach Festival evening concert: The 5 Browns 
Note: Orchestra rehearsal and/or lecture

Breakfast: University of Oregon dining service provides many breakfast choices at Barnhart Hall cafeteria. Continental breakfast also available at Phoenix Inn.

Morning: Grace Ho Piano Recital "Of Time and Timelessness: Memory, Nostalgia, and the Imagination" Artists and composers of the Romantic period were captivated and inspired by the past. Their yearning sometimes took the form of depicting a lost golden age, and often times memory was expressed as bittersweet nostalgia for a forgotten past.

Lunch: Lunch at University of Oregon dining services at Barnhart Hall cafeteria features a wide variety of menu choices.

Afternoon: Discovery Series rehearsal. Bach's St. Matthew Passion at Beall Concert Hall

Dinner: Dinner at University of Oregon dining services at Barnhart Hall cafeteria features a wide variety of menu choices.

Evening: Evening Concert: The 5 Browns, the first family of five siblings ever to simultaneously attend the Juilliard School, radiate youthful exuberance yet perform on their matching Steinway pianos with a mature musical sensibility. The OBF welcomes back the fabulous five for a concert that includes classical favorites and Hollywood hits.

Lodging: Phoenix Inn or University of Oregon Riley Hall

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day Four: Friday, July 13 - Oregon Bach Festival evening concert: Joe Powers Tango Quintet  
Breakfast: University of Oregon dining service provides many breakfast choices at Barnhart Hall cafeteria. Continental breakfast also available at Phoenix Inn.

Morning: Wyatt True and Margaret Greis, Violin and Harpsichord Recital at the historic Collier House on University of Oregon campus. Their program will look at typical Italian, French, and German styles in the early eighteenth century through the works of Arcangelo Corelli, Jean Baptist Senaillé, and Johann Sebastian Bach.

Lunch: Lunch at University of Oregon dining services at Barnhart Hall cafeteria features a wide variety of menu choices.

Afternoon: Craig Einhorn, Classical and Tango guitar recital, UO Baker Downtown Center. As a tribute to the Oregon Bach Festival, Craig Einhorn will perform several works by J.S. Bach. In honor of the Spanish roots of the guitar, he will perform Spanish works by Issac Albeniz and other Spanish composers. In addition, he will perform various Brazilian and Argentine works in more popular styles including Choro, Tango, and Milonga.

Dinner: Dinner at University of Oregon dining services at Barnhart Hall cafeteria features a wide variety of menu choices.

Evening: Evening Concert: Tango Harmonica Joe Powers Tango Quintet: An Oregon native who was trained in Buenos Aires, and who has performed in such wide-ranging locales as Tokyo, Paris, London, Geneva, and San Francisco, harmonica virtuoso Joe Powers welcomes new musical adventures and thrives on expanding the horizons of his instrument. Joe, his international quartet, and a troupe of tango dancers will perform a typically eclectic mix of tango, milonga, samba, and classical works.

Lodging: Phoenix Inn or University of Oregon Riley Hall

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day Five: Saturday, July 14 - Evening Concert: Pianist Angela Hewitt performs Bach's Goldberg... 
Evening Concert: Pianist Angela Hewitt performs Bach's Goldberg Variations

Note: Orchestra rehearsal and/or lecture.

Breakfast: University of Oregon dining service provides many breakfast choices at Barnhart Hall cafeteria. Continental breakfast also available at Phoenix Inn.

Morning: Henkel Seminar: Goldberg Variations at the Studio in the Hult Center for the Performing Arts

Morning: Oregon Bach Festival orchestra rehearsal at the Silva Concert Hall.

Lunch: Lunch at University of Oregon dining services at Barnhart Hall cafeteria features a wide variety of menu choices.

Afternoon: Wine tasting. King Estates Vinyard

Dinner: Dinner at University of Oregon dining services at Barnhart Hall cafeteria features a wide variety of menu choices.

Evening: Evening Concert: Pianist Angela Hewitt performs Bach's Goldberg Variations at Beall Concert Hall. First published in 1741, the work is considered to be one of the most important examples of variation form.

Lodging: Phoenix Inn or University of Oregon Riley Hall

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day Six: Sunday, July 15 - Oregon Bach Festival Concert Finale  
Note: J.S. Bach's St. Matthew Passion conducted by Helmuth Rilling

Breakfast: University of Oregon dining service provides many breakfast choices at Barnhart Hall cafeteria. Continental breakfast also available at Phoenix Inn.

Morning: Open time for religious and spiritual pursuits.

Lunch: Lunch at University of Oregon dining services at Barnhart Hall cafeteria features a wide variety of menu choices.

Afternoon: BBC Great Composers Series: J. S. Bach.

Afternoon: Oregon Bach Festival Concert Finale: Bach's St. Matthew Passion. OBF orchestra and chorus conducted by Helmuth Rilling. Hult Center for the Performing Arts Silva Concert Hall

Dinner: Dinner at University of Oregon dining services at Barnhart Hall cafeteria features a wide variety of menu choices.

Evening: Farewell social

Lodging: Phoenix Inn or University of Oregon Riley Hall

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day Seven: Monday, July 16 - Check Out 
Note: Breakfast, then check out from Riley Hall or Phoenix Inn

Depart From: Check Out from 8:00-11:00 a.m.

Breakfast: University of Oregon dining service provides many breakfast choices at Barnhart Hall cafeteria. Continental breakfast also available at Phoenix Inn.

Meals Included: Breakfast


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Eugene, OR
UO Oregon Bach Festival Road Scholar Program"Located in the heart of the city, the University of Oregon campus is home to over 20,000 students from around the world. The UO offers a broad spectrum of opportunities for learning in the liberal arts and professional programs in architecture, arts, business, education, journalism, law, music and dance. The division of Continuing Education has offered the Road Scholar programs since the 1980s."
For additional information, visit: center.uoregon.edu/elderhostel/index.php
Oregon Bach Festival"Perhaps the most expansive and critically acclaimed platform for Bach’s music in America, the Festival forges connections between people through a love of great music. Our mission is to inspire the human spirit through the art of music."
For additional information, visit: www.oregonbachfestival.com
Convention & Visitors Association of Lane County Oregon"Explore the Eugene, Cascades & Coast region of Oregon! In this adventure-driven destination, find yourself hiking to spectacular waterfalls in the Cascade Mountains or endless public beaches on the Oregon Coast, kayaking white water on the McKenzie River or cycling through Oregon wine country. Don't forget to sample the premier culinary bounty that awaits. Come experience real adventures, real close."
For additional information, visit: www.travellanecounty.org
Travel Oregon"Travel Oregon is the official travel guide to planning an Oregon vacation. Whether your Oregon vacation destination is Greater Portland, Mt. Hood or the Oregon Coast, start your trip here! From suggestions on places to go in Oregon and things to do in Oregon to places to stay in Oregon and where to eat—and of course our abundant outdoor recreation—you’re cordially invited to roam TravelOregon.com, the complete source of Oregon travel & vacation information."
For additional information, visit: www.traveloregon.com/
City of Eugene"Known for its cultural events, Eugene is the home of the Hult Center for the Performing Arts. The Hult Center offers ballets, symphonies and opera in several halls. The internationally known Oregon Bach Festival, featuring more than 40 concerts at the University's Beall Concert Hall and the Hult Center, includes the music of Bach, Brahms, Mozart and other classic composers as well the music of 20th century artists. The Center has free tours every Thursday and Saturday."
For additional information, visit: www.el.com/to/eugene/

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