All Classical

John Evans

Director

Since joining the Oregon Bach Festival as President and Executive Director in 2007, Evans has guided the University of Oregon event to new levels of box office and critical success, expanding its seasonal and geographic reach with broadcasts, year-round programming, concerts in Ashland and Bend, and a summer festival in Portland.

Born and educated in Wales, Evans joined the OBF following a twenty-one-year career with the BBC in London, producing many of its landmark projects, including A Britten Evening, A Bernstein Day (live from New York), and Live from Tanglewood, and rising to head of music policy and production at Radio 3 in 2000. His broadcasting awards include a Sony Gold and a Prix Italia.

A Britten scholar, Evans’s book Journeying Boy: The Diaries of the Young Benjamin Britten was published by Faber and Faber in 2009. In addition to All Classical, he also serves on the boards of the Britten Estate Ltd. and Chorus America.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

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Greetings
from Istanbul

Robert McBride and Mary Evjen journey to Turkey and Greece with a group of All Classical travelers and Earthbound Expeditions. Yesterday Mary sent this gorgeous photo of the inside of Ayasofya Mosque (now a museum), built by Emperor Justinian in the 6th century and considered Christendom’s greatest church. See the rest of the photos on our Facebook page, and stay tuned for more updates as they make their way through Istanbul and on to Greece.

Join All Classical and Christa Wessel on our next Cultural Tour to New Zealand!

The Best of All
Possible Shows

Forty fast-paced scenes whisk the naïve Candide around the world – and the audience along with him – in Leonard Bernstein's galloping adaptation of Voltaire's satire. Portland Opera dishes up two more performances on May 17 and 19. Get tickets through Ticketmaster, or call 503-241-1802 during business hours.

Be Radiant,
O Peoples!

The vocal ensemble Cappella Romana celebrates its 20th season with a program of various settings of the Easter Canon of St. John of Damascus. Three performances: May 18 in Lincoln City, May 19 in Portland, and May 20 in Seattle. Reserve seats for the latter two concerts through boxofficetickets.com.

Seen
a Good Movie
Lately?

All Classical is about music, of course, but our website offers coverage of other art forms as well, from dance to theater to cinema. In fact, you can catch film reviews and essays by D.K. Holm, Kimberly Gadette, Ed Goldberg and Becky Ohlsen at our special Four on the Aisle page. Take a look, cop a read and see what you think.