The Rilling Master Class 

With a focus on Bach's B Minor Mass, this documentary takes viewers inside the conducting master class of the Oregon Bach Festival, a high-level professional training program. Participants conduct the Festival's forces both in the classroom and in concert, gaining insights from Helmuth Rilling, an acknowledged master of the Bach repertoire and Festival cofounder. Since 1970 more than 1,000 conductors from around the world have graduated from the class. Recorded June 26-July 7, 2010 at the Oregon Bach Festival on the University of Oregon campus. Underwritten by the Hinkle Charitable Foundation. For more, see digitalbach.com.