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Oregon Festival of American Music

Program No. 14988RJ
If you love music, join us for toe-tapping concerts, films, lectures and rehearsal access at the Oregon Festival of American Music!
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Music FestivalsMusic Appreciation
Length
7 days
Rating (4.73)
Activity Level
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1,699
Itinerary
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While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of our published materials, programs are typically advertised more than a year prior to their start date. As a result, some program activities, schedules, accommodations, personnel, and other logistics occasionally change due to local conditions or circumstances. Should a major change occur, we will make every effort to alert you. For less significant changes, we will update you during orientation. Thank you for your understanding.
Duration
7 days
6 nights
What's Included
17 meals ( 6B, 5L, 6D )
16 expert-led lectures
1 expert-led field trip
10 performances
An experienced Group Leader
6 nights of accommodations
Taxes and customary gratuity
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Activity Note
Hotel check-in from 3:00 p.m. Shuttles from hotels to The Shedd will pick-up around 5:30
Afternoon:
When you check in at the front desk, pick up your welcome packet containing your name-tag, up-to-date schedule that reflects any last-minute changes, other important information, and to learn when and where the Orientation session will take place. If you arrive late, please ask for your packet when you check in. If the packet isn't at the hotel, we will have it at The Shedd. Then take some time to freshen up and relax before dinner. At 5:30 p.m., we will begin van shuttle service from the hotel to The Shedd (John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts) for dinner. This Road Scholar program at OFAM includes 5 evening concerts, 4 matinees, the festival film series, public talks, and several expert led presentations. Road Scholar tickets for all concerts are in A-level seating that can be upgraded to AA-level for a small fee. To reserve your seats, you can contact the Shedd Ticket Office directly at 541-434-7000.
Dinner:
6:00 p.m. In the Warren Court at The Shedd, we’ll have plated meals with beverage choices of soda, coffee tea, Oregon water; other beverages available for purchase. Please let us know if you would prefer the vegetarian option.
Evening:
Orientation: Heidi Turnquist, Director of Education, and Ginevra Ralph, Co-Founder of The Shedd Institute and Oregon Festival of American Music, will greet everyone and lead introductions. at orientation we will also explain the new group-singing option for this departure and give you a chance to opt-in for this fun return to our Songsters group led by Amy Adams! We will review the up-to-date program schedule, discuss roles and responsibilities, logistics, safety guidelines, emergency procedures, and answer questions. After orientation, shuttles will take participants back to their hotels.
Activity Note
Shuttles from the hotel to The Shedd will be available. If you prefer to walk the few blocks, we will give you easy directions. The Shedd is a full accessible building. Stairs and also an elevator available to all floors.
Breakfast:
In the Great Hall at The Shedd, choose what you like from the breakfast buffet.
Morning:
Attend presentations by Shedd Music School Faculty, UO Faculty, guest artists or other local experts on topics that will set the music you will hear in its cultural and historical context and to expand your understanding of musical styles, technique, composers and lyricists, arranging, and improvisation. This presentation will be followed by a public talk that expands on the festivals themes
Lunch:
In the Great Hall at The Shedd, choose what you like from the lunch buffet that includes soda, coffee, tea, Oregon water; other beverages available for purchase.
Afternoon:
After lunch you can attend the Festival’s community sing-along, led by The Shedd's vocal department head, Amy Adams, to join in singing many of the great Songbook melodies you'll be enjoying all week. Our singing group will have their first official rehearsal with Amy Adams. There will also be a private Road Scholar lecture led by one of our festival experts along with a public talk connected to this evening's concert theme.
Dinner:
Shedd plated meal. Sign-up sheet for vegetarian option is available.
Evening:
Evening Concert in the Jaqua Hall. Shuttles will be provided to hotels after the concert.
Activity Note
Shuttles from the hotel to The Shedd will be available. If you prefer to walk the few blocks, we will give you easy directions. The Shedd is a full accessible building. Stairs and also an elevator available to all floors.
Breakfast:
Shedd buffet.
Morning:
Attend a screening of one of the films in our festival film series. All films are introduced by local film historian, Bill Taliaferro.
Lunch:
Shedd buffet.
Afternoon:
After lunch we will have this week's first matinee concert in the Jaqua Concert Hall. After the concert, attend a presentation by Shedd Music School Faculty, UO Faculty, guest artists or other local experts on topics that will set the music you will hear in its cultural and historical context and to expand your understanding of musical styles, technique, composers and lyricists, arranging, and improvisation. After the presentation, our public-talk series will continue.
Dinner:
Shedd plated meal. Sign-up sheet for vegetarian option is available.
Evening:
Concert in the Jaqua Hall. Shuttles will be provided to hotels after the concert.
Activity Note
Shuttles from the hotel to The Shedd will be available. If you prefer to walk the few blocks, we will give you easy directions. The Shedd is a full accessible building. Stairs and also an elevator available to all floors.
Breakfast:
Shedd Buffet
Morning:
Attend a screening of one of the films in our festival film series. All films are introduced by local film historian, Bill Taliaferro.
Lunch:
Shedd Buffet
Afternoon:
Matinee Concert followed by an expert led presentation and a public talk
Dinner:
Shedd plated meal. Sign-up sheet for vegetarian option is available.
Evening:
Concert in the Jaqua Hall Shuttles will be provided to hotels after the concert.
Activity Note
Shuttles from the hotel to The Shedd will be available. If you prefer to walk the few blocks, we will give you easy directions. The Shedd is a full accessible building. Stairs and also an elevator available to all floors.
Breakfast:
Shedd Buffet
Morning:
Attend a screening of one of the films in our festival film series. All films are introduced by local film historian, Bill Taliaferro.
Lunch:
Shedd Buffet
Afternoon:
Matinee Concert followed by an expert led lecture and a public talk
Dinner:
Shedd plated meal. Sign-up sheet for vegetarian option is available.
Evening:
Concert in the Jaqua Hall Shuttles will be provided to hotels after the concert.
Activity Note
Shuttles from the hotel to The Shedd will be available. If you prefer to walk the few blocks, we will give you easy directions. Many stairs in handicapped accessible building, elevator available.
Breakfast:
Shedd buffet.
Morning:
Attend a screening of one of the films in our festival film series. All films are introduced by local film historian, Bill Taliaferro.
Lunch:
Shedd buffet.
Afternoon:
Attend a matinee concert followed by a field trip to one of two museums of your choosing: The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art (JSMA) or The Museum of Natural & Cultural History (MNCH) both are located on the University of Oregon campus. If you choose not to visit the museums, you will have some free time to explore the beautiful downtown Eugene and visit the Saturday Market! The afternoon will also feature another expert led public talk
Dinner:
Shedd plated meal. Sign-up sheet for vegetarian option is available.
Evening:
Concert in the Jaqua Hall Shuttles will be provided to hotels after the concert.
Activity Note
Hotel check-out 11:00 a.m.
Breakfast:
Shedd buffet. This concludes our program. We will have shuttles available back to the hotels after breakfast. We hope you enjoy Road Scholar learning adventures and look forward to having you on rewarding programs in the future. Please join our Facebook page and share photos of your program. Visit us at www.facebook.com/rsadventures. Best wishes for all your journeys!
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Please Note: This program has itinerary variations on certain dates.
Aug 11, 2025 - Aug 17, 2025
Aug 05, 2025 - Aug 11, 2025
Aug 11, 2025 - Aug 17, 2025
Aug 11 - Aug 17, 2025 Itinerary Differences: My Star Dust Melody The Jazz Standard & The Songbook Save the date! With OFAM 2025 Summer, Chuck Redd and company continue their exploration of the relationship between jazz and the Songbook. While furthering their look at jazz musicians’ use of songs from the Classic Songbook (featuring Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, Harry Warren among others), they will also celebrate the instrumentals by composers working with a jazz context (Hoagy Carmichael, Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn, Thelonious Monk, etc.) which became jazz standards and often Songbook standards as well. As usual there will be 8 unique concerts, the Jazz Party, talks & lectures & sing-alongs. This departure is 7 days / 6 nights. Meals: 17 total (6 B, 5 L, 6 D)