Music lovers gathered on campus Saturday for the 45th Willamette Valley Music Festival. Three stages were set up across campus — one in the EMU amphitheater, one in the EMU ballroom, and a third in the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art — hosting music performances all afternoon and into the evening. This year featured Ann Arbor native, soul revivalist Mayer Hawthorne.
Mayer Hawthorne, dressed in a red suit and sporting Nike Air Jordans, plays to the crowd at the University of Oregon on Saturday, May 5, 2012. (Jeff Matarrese/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Students and community members gathered to enjoy the good weather and music of Saturday’s 45th annual Willamette Valley Music Festival. (Jeff Matarrese/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Tyler Morin sings and plays blues guitar on stage with his band Homeschool during Saturday’s music festival. Morin, a native of Eugene, learned how to play guitar in high school and was heavily influenced by Jimi Hendrix. (Jeff Matarrese/Oregon Daily Emerald)
The EMU amphitheater stage at the Willamette Valley Music Festival featured a unique power source: bicycles. Two cyclists were required throughout the day to power the two main speakers on the stage, helping make the festival more sustainable. (Jeff Matarrese/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Katrina Magnifico and Larry Yox dance in the EMU amphitheater on campus during the Willamette Valley Music Festival Saturday, May 5, 2012. (Jeff Matarrese/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Rebecca Conner sings and plays guitar on stage with her band Hot Milk at the Willamette Valley Music Festival on the University of Oregon campus Saturday, May 5, 2012. (Jeff Matarrese/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Mayer Hawthorne performs on stage in the EMU ballroom on Saturday, May 5, 2012 at the Willamette Valley Music Festival. (Jeff Matarrese/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Mayer Hawthorne leads the audience with clapping along during his set Saturday night at the EMU Ballroom. (Jeff Matarrese/Oregon Daily Emerald)
The crowd raises their hands as Mayer Hawthorne plays, “Make Her Mine” off of his 2009 release, “Strange Arrangement” for the crowd inside the EMU ballroom on Saturday, May 5, 2012. (Jeff Matarrese/Oregon Daily Emerald)
