OREGON BACH FESTIVAL
COMPOSERS SYMPOSIUM

– 30th Anniversary Celebration Year –

OBFCS 2025 Theme:

LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE

THE ENVIRONMENT

AND GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE

or a theme of your choice

SUNDAY, JULY 6, 2025 [date of arrival]

through

THURSDAY, JULY 17, 2025 [date of departure]

[Dates may be adjusted

for those with scheduling conflicts.]

University of Oregon

School of Music and Dance

Eugene, Oregon

APPLICATION DEADLINE:

TUESDAY, MAY 20, 2025

APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED:

MONDAY, MAY 26, 2025

**We are thrilled with the response we have received so far for OBFCS 2025 and we encourage you to apply by the original Tuesday, May 20th deadline. However, out of courtesy for our applicants, we are extending the deadline to Monday, May 26th for those that need it. Please feel free to choose what is ideal for you.**

Compose, Perform & Hear Your Music Premiered

Composers of all styles and musical backgrounds are welcome

• Project #1: Compose a New Work on the theme of "Living in Harmony with Nature: The Environment and Global Climate Change"

• Project #2: Compose a New Work on any theme of your own choosing

• Project #3: Submit several previously composed works for us to consider for performance in an OBFCS concert

• Project #4: New Intercultural Composition for Shakuhachi

• Project #5: Intercultural Composition & Performance for Balinese Gamelan ("Pacific Rim Gamelan")

– Collaborate with guest artists-in-residence:

• Compose music for them

• Perform with them as a member of ACE

(Artists Collaborative Ensemble)

– Compose for and perform in the