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Oregon Bach Festival

Speak No Evil: Oregon Bach Festival

Fri, Sep 9, 2017
Adaptistration People 210 large
When all else fails, try burying bad PR under a sack of cash. That appears to be what the Oregon Bach Festival (OBF) and University of Oregon (UO) decided when it came to the snowballing PR disaster following their decision to end Artistic Director Matthew Halls’ three-year contract extension a mere two months after it

Are Things About To Go Sideways For The Oregon Bach Festival?

Tue, Sep 9, 2017
PR Crisis Management
There’s a study in PR crisis management unfolding in real-time via the Oregon Bach Festival’s (OBF) decision to terminate artistic director, Matthew Halls. If you haven’t been following the details, here’s what you need to know: In June, 2017, the OBF completed a contract extension with Halls through the 2020 season. Barely two months later