Jefferson Baroque Orchestra

14/05/2026

Do you have a special talent for early music or know someone who does? Auditions are open for talented professional singers and instrumentalists for the 2026-2027 season! We will hear any instrument/vocal type, but some specific needs are vocal soloists in all vocal types, natural horn, Baroque oboe, Baroque Bassoon, Baroque recorder, and chalumeau. JBO is a paid, professional Baroque orchestra that performs at A415 on period instruments. We present four concerts per year in Medford, Ashland, and Grants Pass in Southern Oregon. For best consideration please submit your audition by July 1st. More information: JeffersonBaroque.org/Audition.

06/05/2026

THANK YOU to our wonderful audiences in Medford and Ashland for a memorable weekend presenting Keyboard Fantasy! Audience members were invited to come see and even play the six unique keyboard instruments featured at the end of each concert.

Thank you for an outstanding 2025-2026 season. We will be announcing our 2026-2027 season soon--stay tuned!

02/05/2026

The stage is set for Keyboard Fantasy TOMORROW, Saturday, 3 p.m. at St. Mark's Episcopal Medford! Sunday we take the show on the road to First United Methodist, Ashland, 3 p.m.
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More info and tickets: JeffersonBaroque.org

29/04/2026

The grand finale at both of our concerts this weekend will feature the pipe organs that are installed in St. Mark's Episcopal in Medford, and First United Methodist in Ashland.

St. Mark's Episcopal Pipe Organ: Built by Richard Bond of Bond Organ Builders, Portland, and installed in 1992. Opus No. 22 has 19 ranks, two keyboards, and a pedalboard. Features a mechanical action with copper-flamed façade pipes and a case made of madrone wood. Margaret Evans will perform Buxtehude's Praeludium in F-sharp Minor, BuxWV 146 on this incredible instrument on Saturday!

First United Methodist Church Pipe Organ: Reuter pipe organ installed in 1929 with pipes added in 1989 and polished brass Fanfare Trumpet added in 2004. Design follows the contemporary organ-building trends of the early 20th c. Adam Kukuk will play Zipoli's Pastorale and All’ Offertorio from Sonate d'Intavolatura per Organo e Cimbalo Op.1 on this magnificent instrument on Sunday!

25/04/2026

Keyboard Fantasy, next weekend, May 2 & 3! Get your tickets today: JeffersonBaroque.org

24/04/2026

This beautiful Flemish harpsichord will be featured on our concerts next week! Built locally by Stephen Bacon and Bo Leyden from a Zuckermann kit, this instrument is modeled after an Andreas Ruckers harpsichord from the 17th c. It is owned by the Rogue Valley Symphony and currently on loan to JBO. Abigail Mace will perform works of Buxtehude and Sweelinck on this instrument May 2 & 3!
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18/04/2026

In our final concert of the season you will hear this lovely clavichord. It was likely built from a Zuckerman kit by JBO's founder, Jim Rich, around 1997. This is a fretted clavichord, meaning two or more keys share one set of strings. It is the quietest of all instruments but also the most sensitive to touch due to the lack of any elaborate mechanical action between the player and the string. Abigail Mace will perform works by Bach and Weckmann on this fine instrument May 2 (St. Mark's, Medford) and 3 (First United Methodist, Ashland) at 3 p.m.!
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15/04/2026

This organetto will be featured in our upcoming concerts May 2 & 3! Modeled after the organetto pictured in Hans Memling's painting, "Mary in the Rose Garden" c. 1480-90, this unique instrument was built by George Simmons in 2008 from a kit sold by Cornetto Verlag, Munich. George Simmons will perform this instrument in works of Landini, Dufay, and more!
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For more information and to purchase tickets: JeffersonBaroque.org

12/04/2026

We are so grateful for all of our supporters who make Jefferson Baroque Orchestra thrive. Today we would like to especially thank the Oregon Community Foundation for their generous support:

https://www.orartswatch.org/love-letter-no-2-oregon-community-foundation-gives-7-million-for-oregon-arts

The foundation's newest round of grants, part of a three-year commitment of $23 million, helps boost the budgets of 276 arts and cultural groups across Oregon.

12/04/2026

The rarely-heard ottavino is also featured on our upcoming concerts May 2 & 3! This instrument was built by Jack Peters in Seattle in 2000 and is currently owned by George Simmons in Ashland. The ottavino is a piccolo harpsichord, tuned an octave higher than standard spinets. It was popular in Italy from the 16th-18th centuries due to its portability. Abigail Mace will perform Martin Peerson's "The Primerose" from the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book and Claudio Merulo's Toccata Quinta from Toccate d’intavolatura d’organo, Libro 1 on this fascinating instrument.
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For more info and tickets: JeffersonBaroque.org