The Oregon Bach Festival is losing its executive director permanently, leaving a leadership void in the 49-year-old mainstay of Eugene’s arts community. The University of Oregon will lay off the current director, Janelle McCoy, and permanently eliminate the position in a cost-cutting move, said Sabrina Madison-Cannon, dean of the university’s School of Music and Dance, in a message to donors Friday. The school oversees the festival, a donor-supported program at the university. McCoy has agreed to stay on the job through this year’s festival, which starts Friday and runs for three weeks. Madison-Cannon said university leaders asked the school to reduce the Bach Festival’s budget by $250,000, or about 9% of its total budget for this year.
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