Change is Coming to the Britt Festival Orchestra

MEDFORD, OR — The Britt Festival Orchestra (BFO) is excited to announce two new changes as it prepares for the 60th anniversary of the Britt Music & Arts Festival in 2022. Britt announces that a new General Manager of the BFO has been hired. And, the BFO is moving its storied and popular orchestral music […]

By |2021-10-27T16:59:02-07:00October 27th, 2021|News From Britt Hill, Now|Comments Off on Change is Coming to the Britt Festival Orchestra

Teddy Abrams Named Musical America’s Conductor of the Year 2022

Teddy Abrams, Now in Eighth Season as Music Director of the Louisville Orchestra, Named Musical America’s Conductor of the Year 2022

Musical America announced today that Teddy Abrams—the galvanizing conductor now in his eighth season as Music Director of the Louisville Orchestra—has been named Conductor of the Year for 2022. Louisville Mayor Greg Fisher congratulated […]

By |2021-10-12T18:00:03-07:00October 12th, 2021|News From Britt Hill, Now|Comments Off on Teddy Abrams Named Musical America’s Conductor of the Year 2022

2021 Britt Season Comes to a Successful Close

Despite pandemic and wildfires, the 2021 Britt Season comes to a successful close.

 MEDFORD, OR — Overcoming multiple challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic and several weeks of wildfire smoke in the region, the Britt Music & Arts Festival has completed an outstanding season filled with amazing music and artists.  Britt thanks its patrons, members, business […]

By |2021-10-13T10:36:53-07:00October 13th, 2021|News From Britt Hill, Now|Comments Off on 2021 Britt Season Comes to a Successful Close

Gratitude on Britt Hill and Beyond – by Donna Briggs

News From Britt Hill – October 2021

We did it! Against all odds—COVID-19, smoke, fires, lower revenue, and staff shortages; Britt’s community came together and prevailed. From my perspective, the biggest payoff was seeing the joy of the performers getting back on stage and the audiences being there to experience it. To […]

By |2021-10-15T10:35:47-07:00October 4th, 2021|Featured Stories, News From Britt Hill|Comments Off on Gratitude on Britt Hill and Beyond – by Donna Briggs

Britt Announces Retirement of President & CEO Donna Briggs

MEDFORD, OR — The Britt Music and Arts Festival’s Board of Directors is announcing the planned retirement of Donna Briggs, President and CEO of Britt Music and Arts Festival, effective December 31, 2021.  Briggs informed the Board leadership of her intentions to retire earlier this year.

Former Board Chair, Mike Burrill Jr., stated that “Briggs started […]

By |2021-09-07T13:07:55-07:00September 7th, 2021|News From Britt Hill, Now|Comments Off on Britt Announces Retirement of President & CEO Donna Briggs

Five More Weeks of the Britt Experience – by Donna Briggs

News From Britt Hill – September 2021

It’s been an incredible summer so far with two amazing Britt Festival Orchestra experiences—the world premiere of Brush: Music in the Woodlands and Ellen Reid SOUNDWALK. We’ve also “Come Together” for seven concerts in our Britt Presents series so far. It’s hard to believe kids are already back in […]

By |2021-08-26T15:03:18-07:00August 26th, 2021|Featured Stories, News From Britt Hill|Comments Off on Five More Weeks of the Britt Experience – by Donna Briggs

Britt Presents “Come Together” for the 2021 Season – by Donna Briggs

News From Britt Hill – August 2021

Nothing beats the adrenaline and the exhilaration of sitting on our beautiful hill, enjoying an amazing live performance. Or the rush of discovery that comes with witnessing the birth of a newcomer who you know will become a massive star—like Brandi Carlile before she made it big. Spanning eras […]

By |2021-07-30T14:20:41-07:00July 30th, 2021|Featured Stories, News From Britt Hill|Comments Off on Britt Presents “Come Together” for the 2021 Season – by Donna Briggs

Britt Music & Arts Festival Announcement #2!

JULY, 14, 2021, MEDFORD, OR — Britt Music & Arts Festival invites everyone to “Come Together” for more concerts during the 2021 Britt Presents season, offering more musical variety and a comedy act. This is the final announcement for the 2021 Britt Presents season, bringing the total number of concerts to 17. The announcement introduces […]

By |2021-07-14T10:44:35-07:00July 14th, 2021|Event News, News From Britt Hill, Now|Comments Off on Britt Music & Arts Festival Announcement #2!

Your Britt Festival Orchestra is Back… for a Non-Traditional Season – by Donna Briggs

News From Britt Hill – July 2021

By the time this issue of the Jacksonville Review hits the stands, the state of Oregon will have reached the 70% vaccine benchmark. This is great news for our state’s economy and cultural wellbeing. It’s time to celebrate!

This year, our philosophy has been to focus on ways the BFO […]

By |2021-07-01T12:33:58-07:00July 1st, 2021|Featured Stories, News From Britt Hill|Comments Off on Your Britt Festival Orchestra is Back… for a Non-Traditional Season – by Donna Briggs

Britt Festival Orchestra Announces its 2021 Season

June 25, 2021 – The Britt Festival Orchestra (BFO), under the leadership of the festival’s Music Director, Teddy Abrams, is announcing three unique musical experiences for its 2021 season.

It begins with a virtual installation art piece titled Ellen Reid SOUNDWALK that will be accessible through a smartphone app from July 1 through October 15. Then, […]

By |2021-06-25T10:42:28-07:00June 25th, 2021|Event News, News From Britt Hill, Now|Comments Off on Britt Festival Orchestra Announces its 2021 Season

The Britt Festival Orchestra’s 2021 Season Features a Unique Musical Experience – Brush: Music in the Woodlands

The Britt Festival Orchestra (BFO) will present the world premiere of an experiential new work by the multi-faceted, Pulitzer Prize-winning musician and composer, Caroline Shaw. Under the leadership of the festival’s Music Director, Teddy Abrams, the BFO will perform this special project on the Jacksonville Woodlands Trail system in six free performances from July 30 […]

By |2021-06-07T14:19:10-07:00June 7th, 2021|Event News, News From Britt Hill, Now|Comments Off on The Britt Festival Orchestra’s 2021 Season Features a Unique Musical Experience – Brush: Music in the Woodlands

Britt Presents “Comes Together” for Summer 2021 – First Set of Concerts Announced!

Britt announces eight amazing concerts ranging from big beards to the “Empress of Soul.” 

MEDFORD, OR — Britt Music & Arts Festival is excited to announce its first set of concerts for the 2021 Britt Presents season. In the first of two announcements, Britt invites music lovers to “Come Together” and enjoy a wide variety of musical […]

By |2021-06-14T10:33:09-07:00June 14th, 2021|Event News, News From Britt Hill, Now|Comments Off on Britt Presents “Comes Together” for Summer 2021 – First Set of Concerts Announced!

 Britt Seeing More Ticket Scams This Year

MEDFORD, OR — ATTENTION: Do not purchase your Britt Music & Arts Festival tickets anywhere except at brittfest.org. Britt is seeing more ticket scams than ever this year. Don’t get scammed.

Only go to: https://brittfest.org/performances

Many ticket resellers such as StubHub, Seat Geeks, and Tickets-Center offer Britt tickets at inflated prices. Purchase your […]

By |2021-06-18T12:54:58-07:00June 18th, 2021|Event News, News From Britt Hill, Now|Comments Off on  Britt Seeing More Ticket Scams This Year

Britt Will Be Back! It’s Just a Matter of When… – by Donna Briggs

News From Britt Hill – May 2021

As you can imagine, everywhere Britt’s staff and Board leadership go, our friends and neighbors want to know what our plans are for 2021. The most urgent question is always the same: “Are we going to have a season?” We wish the answer was a simple “yes” or “no.” […]

By |2021-04-30T14:01:01-07:00April 30th, 2021|Featured Stories, News From Britt Hill|Comments Off on Britt Will Be Back! It’s Just a Matter of When… – by Donna Briggs

It Started with a Dream – by Donna Briggs

News From Britt Hill – April 2021

It’s been a while since I have shared the story of how Britt began. In case you’re not familiar with the history of the Peter Britt Gardens Music & Arts Festival, it all started with a dream in the summer of 1962.

Two friends—Sam McKinney and John Trudeau—had a dream […]

By |2021-04-05T16:06:50-07:00April 5th, 2021|Featured Stories, News From Britt Hill|Comments Off on It Started with a Dream – by Donna Briggs

Britt’s Education Programs Never Missed a Beat! – by Donna Briggs

News From Britt Hill – March 2021

When our state shut down in late March of last year, all in-person Residency classroom visits, BrittKids Koncerts, and Britt Festival Orchestra Fellowships were cancelled. To try to replace these live programs, we created several video series: BrittVids, BrittKids Koncert Video Series, Britt Bridge Series, and Scout’s Sing-a-long Songs. […]

By |2021-02-25T15:04:28-08:00February 25th, 2021|Featured Stories, News From Britt Hill|Comments Off on Britt’s Education Programs Never Missed a Beat! – by Donna Briggs

Save Our Stages – by Donna Briggs

News From Britt Hill – February 2021

Performing arts venues are still shuttered with no earned income and fixed overhead. Over the fall of last year, ninety percent of venues reported they could be forced to close forever without meaningful federal relief; hundreds have already permanently shuttered, never to return.

Since April 2020, Britt Music and Arts […]

By |2021-01-29T16:28:59-08:00January 29th, 2021|Featured Stories, News From Britt Hill|Comments Off on Save Our Stages – by Donna Briggs

Remembering Hannelore Enfield – A Message From Music Director Teddy Abrams

The Britt Festival Orchestra joins the southern Oregon community in mourning the loss of one of our dearest friends, Hannelore Enfield, who passed away the morning of December 7,2020.

An orchestra is a family, and the strength of that family depends on people believing in the power and beauty of that institution. Hannelore was as much […]

By |2020-12-28T11:55:09-08:00December 28th, 2020|News From Britt Hill, Now, Performing Arts|Comments Off on Remembering Hannelore Enfield – A Message From Music Director Teddy Abrams

Uncertainty and Opportunity in the Air – by Donna Briggs & Dominic Campanella

News From Britt Hill – December 2020/January 2021

This year the COVID-19 pandemic systematically shut down the entire live music economy and ecosystem. Live music venues were the first to close and will be the last to reopen. Iconic assembly spaces like Britt Music and Arts Festival now face an unknown future. This summer the I-5 […]

By |2020-11-28T20:11:05-08:00November 28th, 2020|Featured Stories, News From Britt Hill|Comments Off on Uncertainty and Opportunity in the Air – by Donna Briggs & Dominic Campanella

Grateful for the Britt Stage – by Christopher Kranenburg

Christopher’s Angle – November 2020

When I was in fourth grade, I performed in my first musical theater production on a real stage in front of real people. All fourth, fifth and sixth-grade students at Jacksonville Elementary participate in the school play each year. I was in the ensemble, a monkey, in The Lion […]

By |2020-11-04T16:11:32-08:00November 4th, 2020|News From Britt Hill, Performing Arts|Comments Off on Grateful for the Britt Stage – by Christopher Kranenburg

Atmospheric Conditions – A Column for Sound Techies – by Donna Briggs

News From Britt Hill – November 2020

Without question, Covid-19 has posed new and previously unimaginable challenges for Britt Music and Arts Festival. However, within every challenge is perhaps an even greater opportunity. We are inspired by how the community of Jacksonville has adapted and moved forward. This global pandemic has made it difficult for many […]

By |2020-10-30T16:12:21-07:00October 30th, 2020|Featured Stories, News From Britt Hill|Comments Off on Atmospheric Conditions – A Column for Sound Techies – by Donna Briggs

Britt Hill Now a Non-Smoking Venue – by Donna Briggs

News From Britt Hill – October 2020

The unimaginable has happened. Rogue Valley communities have burned beyond recognition. Lives have been lost. Families have lost their homes. Business owners have lost their livelihoods. Gratefully, Jacksonville was spared for now. Oregonians take great pride in the many outdoor treasures our state has to offer and we must […]

By |2020-10-01T11:47:34-07:00October 1st, 2020|Featured Stories, News From Britt Hill|Comments Off on Britt Hill Now a Non-Smoking Venue – by Donna Briggs

BFO… we miss you so!

The Britt Festival Orchestra is online for those wishing to revisit some of their favorite performances from past summers with Music Director Teddy Abrams. BFOnline features five recordings, preceded by a discussion about the recorded work with Teddy, members of the BFO, and select guest artists and composers. Each recording will be accompanied by a […]

By |2020-09-30T14:15:39-07:00August 2nd, 2020|News From Britt Hill, Now, Performing Arts|Comments Off on BFO… we miss you so!

Britt Announces Best of Britt Benefit Rescheduled to 2021 with ‘60s and ‘70s Happy Together Tour

MEDFORD, OR – Britt announces that the popular Happy Together Tour and Best of Britt benefit, an annual summer fundraising event benefiting Britt Education & Engagement, has been rescheduled to Tuesday, July 13, 2021.

In its eighth year, the Best of Britt is a popular Britt extravaganza featuring a fun-filled evening of food, spirits and music […]

By |2020-09-30T14:15:40-07:00June 23rd, 2020|News From Britt Hill, Now, Performing Arts|Comments Off on Britt Announces Best of Britt Benefit Rescheduled to 2021 with ‘60s and ‘70s Happy Together Tour

A Virtual Summer Season – by Donna Briggs

News From Britt Hill – July 2020

Our valley is yearning for art and culture in this moment of great uncertainty. For Britt to make music this summer for our audiences—in whatever configuration is safe and feasible—will be a joy for our staff and wonderful musicians. We hope our virtual programming will inspire you through the […]

By |2020-09-30T14:15:40-07:00June 29th, 2020|Featured Stories, News From Britt Hill|Comments Off on A Virtual Summer Season – by Donna Briggs

Bow on Bowing Out – by Bow Seltzer, Britt Director of House Operations

One could say, I’ve been working on this message for nearly thirteen years. So, thank you Donna Briggs for allowing me to take over your column this month. Makes me happy!

Many of you don’t know me, but certainly many of you do. I’m Britt’s Director of House Operations, Bow Seltzer, and I’m retiring in a […]

By |2020-09-30T14:15:42-07:00May 28th, 2020|Featured Stories, News From Britt Hill|Comments Off on Bow on Bowing Out – by Bow Seltzer, Britt Director of House Operations

Looking Forward to 2021 – by Donna Briggs

News From Britt Hill – June 2020

One positive aspect to the current situation is seeing the passion and creativity of our entire community as we rise to meet unimaginable challenges, and watching all of us come together even as we maintain our social distance. Over the past months, you have reinforced something that this community […]

By |2020-05-28T18:04:29-07:00May 28th, 2020|Featured Stories, News From Britt Hill|Comments Off on Looking Forward to 2021 – by Donna Briggs

Britt’s 2020 Season Postponed Until 2021

MEDFORD, OR – Like so many performing arts organizations and businesses, Britt is now faced with the challenge of carving our path in an uncertain world.  Today, Governor Brown issued a mandate canceling all large gatherings, including concerts or large sporting events, through at least September 2020. Due to this mandate, and out of an […]

By |2020-09-30T14:15:42-07:00May 7th, 2020|Event News, News From Britt Hill, Now, Performing Arts|Comments Off on Britt’s 2020 Season Postponed Until 2021

2020 Britt Festival Orchestra Season Canceled in Light of Ongoing Coronavirus Pandemic

2020 Britt Festival Orchestra Season Update in Light of Ongoing Coronavirus Pandemic

After careful consideration, Britt Music & Arts Festival’s Board of Directors, staff, and musicians of the Britt Orchestra Committee have agreed the 2020 BFO Season cannot proceed as we had planned. All previously scheduled performances between July 31 – August 16, 2020 have been […]

By |2020-09-30T14:15:44-07:00April 17th, 2020|News From Britt Hill, Now, Performing Arts|Comments Off on 2020 Britt Festival Orchestra Season Canceled in Light of Ongoing Coronavirus Pandemic

Britt Presents Third Announcement Postponed Until Further Notice

MEDFORD, OR – Due to frequently changing circumstances created by the spread of COVID-19, Britt Music & Arts Festival has postponed its third and final 2020 Britt Presents Season Announcement until further notice. The announcement had previously been rescheduled for Friday, May 8, 2020.  Over the coming weeks, Britt will monitor local, state, and federal […]

By |2020-05-04T09:13:49-07:00May 1st, 2020|News From Britt Hill, Now, Performing Arts|Comments Off on Britt Presents Third Announcement Postponed Until Further Notice

Britt Music and Arts Festival 2020 Postponements

April 3, 2020—MEDFORD, OR – Due to quickly changing circumstances surrounding the spread of COVID-19 and resulting artist schedule changes, Britt Music & Arts Festival has decided to postpone its third 2020 Britt Presents Announcement, originally scheduled for April 9, 2020, to be held on May 8, 2020.   As previously announced, the Annual Season Announcement […]

By |2020-09-30T14:15:45-07:00April 5th, 2020|News From Britt Hill, Now, Performing Arts|Comments Off on Britt Music and Arts Festival 2020 Postponements

Second Britt Presents Announcement Brings More Music and Comedy This Summer

JACKSONVILLE, OR — In the second season announcement for 2020, Britt Presents is adding a variety of popular music artists and a comedian to the summer series line-up with several favorite returning artists. Britt Presents is excited to bring comedy back to the Britt Pavilion with Blue Collar Comedy Tour favorite, Ron White, on June […]

By |2020-03-13T11:51:22-07:00March 13th, 2020|News From Britt Hill, Now, Performing Arts|Comments Off on Second Britt Presents Announcement Brings More Music and Comedy This Summer

2020 Best of Britt Benefit Features ‘60s and ‘70s Hitmaker-filled Happy Together Tour

MEDFORD, OR – Britt announces the return of the popular Happy Together Tour, who will perform after Best of Britt, an annual summer fundraising event benefiting Britt Education & Engagement, happening Thursday, July 9, 2020.

In its eighth year, the Best of Britt is a popular Britt extravaganza featuring a fun-filled evening of food, spirits and […]

By |2020-09-30T14:15:47-07:00March 10th, 2020|News From Britt Hill, Now, Performing Arts|Comments Off on 2020 Best of Britt Benefit Features ‘60s and ‘70s Hitmaker-filled Happy Together Tour

Booking Britt – by Donna Briggs

News From Britt Hill – March 2020

Years ago, I wrote a column addressing our booking process. With so many new people in our community, we continue to hear questions about how we book our season or “Why can’t Britt book this artist or that artist?” It seems appropriate to reprise the earlier column.

Logically, since Britt […]

By |2020-09-30T14:15:48-07:00March 2nd, 2020|Featured Stories, News From Britt Hill|Comments Off on Booking Britt – by Donna Briggs

Britt Announces First Set of Concerts for the 2020 Britt Presents Season

MEDFORD, OR — Britt Music & Arts Festival announces its first set of concerts for the 2020 Britt Presents season this summer. In the first of three announcements, Britt presents a variety of musical artists including the classic country of Tanya Tucker, who was awarded two GRAMMYs this past January, modern bluegrass inspired acoustic jam […]

By |2020-02-14T16:13:01-08:00February 14th, 2020|Event News, News From Britt Hill, Now, Performing Arts|Comments Off on Britt Announces First Set of Concerts for the 2020 Britt Presents Season

2020 BFO Season Celebrates Beethoven and Nature – by Donna Briggs

News From Britt Hill – February 2020

Years ago when Britt was looking for a new Music Director for the orchestra, Teddy Abrams stood out with his hunger for creativity. As a young prodigy at the beginning of his career, we knew his creativity would bring something unique to the Britt Festival Orchestra (BFO). After six […]

By |2020-02-14T16:14:29-08:00February 5th, 2020|Featured Stories, News From Britt Hill|Comments Off on 2020 BFO Season Celebrates Beethoven and Nature – by Donna Briggs

Britt Festival Announces 2020 Orchestra Season!

Teddy Abrams Leads Oregon’s Britt Festival Orchestra Season, Celebrating Beethoven’s 250th Birthday with Stellar Guest Artists and a World Premiere by Caroline Shaw

The Britt Festival Orchestra (BFO) announces its 2020 summer season, anchoring Oregon’s Britt Music and Arts Festival with three weeks of exciting open-air programming in the scenic Rogue Valley. Under the inventive […]

By |2020-09-30T14:15:51-07:00January 23rd, 2020|News From Britt Hill, Now, Performing Arts|Comments Off on Britt Festival Announces 2020 Orchestra Season!

Britt Website Receives Significant Upgrade

MEDFORD, OR –  Britt Music & Arts Festival announces the redesign and significant upgrade of their website that will improve the ability of Britt patrons and fans to purchase tickets and learn about various operations of the non-profit organization. Constructed by web design firm Project A, the new design is constructed on a modern WordPress […]

By |2020-01-16T15:56:53-08:00January 16th, 2020|News From Britt Hill, Now, Performing Arts|Comments Off on Britt Website Receives Significant Upgrade

Britt Education and Engagement Joining Global GivingTuesday Movement

Britt Education and Engagement is Joining the Global GivingTuesday Movement to raise $5,000 for education programs that benefit children and schools throughout Jackson & Josephine Counties

Medford, Oregon – This GivingTuesday, Britt Education & Engagement will celebrate giving by raising $5,000 for our free music education programs.

GivingTuesday, taking place December 3rd, is a global day of […]

By |2020-09-30T14:15:54-07:00November 8th, 2019|News From Britt Hill, Now|Comments Off on Britt Education and Engagement Joining Global GivingTuesday Movement

Gratitude for our Little Rotary Club – by Donna Briggs

News From Britt Hill – November 2019

Many moons ago, I was interviewed for the Executive Director position by a panel of nine Britt Music and Arts Festival Board members. The interview lasted 1.5 hours and covered many different areas of the professional expertise needed for the job. Given my extensive background in non-profit management, I […]

By |2020-09-30T14:15:55-07:00October 29th, 2019|Featured Stories, News From Britt Hill|Comments Off on Gratitude for our Little Rotary Club – by Donna Briggs

2019 Britt Season Strong Due to Good Weather and Big Acts

MEDFORD, OR — The Britt Music & Arts Festival has finished an outstanding season filled with wonderful weather and lots of big artists, and is thanking its patrons, members, business partners, media partners, artists and fans for a successful season. Ticket sales started slightly slow before the season began, but caught up and surpassed 2018 […]

By |2020-09-30T14:15:55-07:00September 18th, 2019|News From Britt Hill, Now, Performing Arts|Comments Off on 2019 Britt Season Strong Due to Good Weather and Big Acts

BOW… BOW… – by Donna Briggs

News From Britt Hill – October 2019

I am dedicating this entire column to one man.

Dear Bow, this letter is one way of letting you know how much the Board, staff and most importantly, Britt Society Volunteers appreciate you.

Your tireless commitment as Britt’s House Manager over the past twelve years has been nothing short of extraordinary. […]

By |2020-09-30T14:15:56-07:00September 27th, 2019|Featured Stories, News From Britt Hill|Comments Off on BOW… BOW… – by Donna Briggs

Britt: More Than Concerts on the Hill – by Donna Briggs

News From Britt Hill – September 2019

My two young grandchildren joined me in July for the Britt Festival Orchestra’s presentations of “Peter and the Wolf” (retold with a delightful Southern Oregon twist) and the story of the “The Mountain that Loved a Bird” by composer Caroline Shaw. They were enthralled, including the […]

By |2020-09-30T14:15:58-07:00August 29th, 2019|Featured Stories, News From Britt Hill|Comments Off on Britt: More Than Concerts on the Hill – by Donna Briggs

Music: A Family Reunion – by Frank De Luca

A few years ago, I learned a fancy word: ineffable. It is defined as “too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words,” as in the ineffable natural beauty of Crater Lake. Speechless is another way to say it. I have experienced this ineffability at the Britt Festival Orchestra concerts more than I can count. It […]

By |2020-09-30T14:15:58-07:00August 2nd, 2019|News From Britt Hill, Now, Performing Arts|Comments Off on Music: A Family Reunion – by Frank De Luca

2019 Britt Season Updates

BFO August 4 Concert will be On the Hill at the Britt Pavilion

08/03/19 MEDFORD, OR — Based on weather/smoke forecasts and the improved AQI numbers in Jacksonville, the Britt Festival Orchestra performance scheduled for Sunday, August 4 will be held on the hill at the Britt Pavilion in Jacksonville. All regularly […]

By |2020-09-30T14:15:58-07:00August 1st, 2019|News From Britt Hill, Now|Comments Off on 2019 Britt Season Updates

Britt Fine Arts Poster “Call to Artists” Announced

Submission period extended to August 15th!

Britt Music & Arts Festival has opened a Call to Artists for the 2020 Fine Arts Poster. Britt is also considering artists for the 2021 and 2022 seasons. The Call to Artists will be open until July 31st, 2019, and will be juried by […]

By |2020-09-30T14:15:58-07:00July 16th, 2019|News From Britt Hill, Now, Performing Arts|Comments Off on Britt Fine Arts Poster “Call to Artists” Announced

Big Art Heart – by Donna Briggs

News From Britt Hill – August 2019

Back in early July, I spent a Saturday afternoon enjoying a wonderful reception and book signing at Art Presence Art Center. As I stood in line to purchase three of Debbie Earley’s creative little glass mushrooms, I flipped through Ken Gregg’s beautiful new book, A […]

By |2020-09-30T14:16:00-07:00July 29th, 2019|Featured Stories, News From Britt Hill|Comments Off on Big Art Heart – by Donna Briggs

Britt Festival Orchestra Will Perform at the Britt Pavilion as Scheduled Tonight

MEDFORD, OR – The Britt Festival Orchestra performance scheduled for 8:00 PM this evening, July 26, 2019, will be presented as scheduled. The decision to perform outdoors at the Britt Pavilion was made this morning per Britt’s protocol by an ad-hoc committee consisting of the Britt President and CEO, Artistic Operations Director, Britt […]

By |2019-07-29T09:00:29-07:00July 26th, 2019|News From Britt Hill, Performing Arts|Comments Off on Britt Festival Orchestra Will Perform at the Britt Pavilion as Scheduled Tonight

The 2019 Britt Festival Orchestra Season Opens, Features Teddy’s Discovery Tuesdays Series

JACKSONVILLE, OR – The Britt Festival Orchestra (BFO), led by Maestro Teddy Abrams, returns to southern Oregon for its 57th season with three weeks of exhilarating orchestral programs at the Britt Pavilion in Jacksonville. The annual BFO season begins with a new series for families and people of all musical interests entitled Teddy’s Discovery Tuesdays (TDT), which offer […]

By |2020-09-30T14:16:00-07:00July 22nd, 2019|News From Britt Hill, Now, Performing Arts|Comments Off on The 2019 Britt Festival Orchestra Season Opens, Features Teddy’s Discovery Tuesdays Series

Another Special Season on the Hill… – by Donna Briggs

News From Britt Hill – July 2019

What you might be missing…

Oh my, it’s July! The epicenter of summer and picnic weather. We kick-off July 1st and 2nd with blockbusters, Kris Kristofferson and Michael Franti. And who doesn’t know the masterful work of Dwight Yoakam, the iconic band […]

By |2020-09-30T14:16:01-07:00June 29th, 2019|Featured Stories, News From Britt Hill|Comments Off on Another Special Season on the Hill… – by Donna Briggs
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