FULL SCHEDULE
THU, June 8
2:30PM OJAI TALKS
Ojai Presbyterian Church
Two-part session with Music Director Rhiannon Giddens and featured collaborators, hosted by Ara Guzelimian and John Schaefer of WQXR New Sounds
8:00PM LIQUID BORDERS
Libbey Bowl
The Festival opens with Gabriela Ortiz’s Liquid Borders performed by red fish blue fish conducted by Steven Schick. The second half welcomes back the Attacca Quartet performing a curated playlist made especially for Ojai audiences
FRI, June 9
8:00AM OJAI DAWNS
Zalk Theater, Besant Hill School
red fish blue fish, percussion ensemble
CHOU WEN-CHUNG Echoes from the Gorge
Works by composers of the Iranian Female Composers Association
The Ojai Dawns is a benefit for Festival Family Donor Circles. Learn more here>
10:00AM VIS-À-VIS
Libbey Bowl
Kayhan Kalhor, kamancheh | Wu Man, pipa | Steven Schick, percussion
LEI LIANG Vis-À-Vis
Works by Michael Abels and others
3:30PM GHOST OPERA
Greenberg Center, Ojai Valley School lower campus
Wu Man, pipa | Attacca Quartet
A new staging of Tan Dun’s Ghost Opera for pipa and string quartet evokes the spirits of Bach and Shakespeare, standing with the ancient folk traditions of traditional shamanistic Chinese music
Ghost Opera is an add-on event, not included in the Libbey Bowl Series Pass. Purchase here >
8:00PM AN EVENING WITH RHIANNON GIDDENS AND FRANCESCO TURRISI
Libbey Bowl
An intimate acoustic concert with Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi with music ranging from Baroque, Appalachian ballads to traditional Black American songs
SAT, June 10
8:00AM MORNING MEDITATION
Chaparral Auditorium
Artist and program to be announced
FREE. Open to the public.
10:00AM MORNING CONCERT
Libbey Bowl
Kayhan Kalhor and friends
Program to be announced
2:30PM GHOST OPERA
Greenberg Center, Ojai Valley School lower campus
Wu Man, pipa | Attacca Quartet
A new staging of Tan Dun’s Ghost Opera for pipa and string quartet evokes the spirits of Bach and Shakespeare, standing with the ancient folk traditions of traditional shamanistic Chinese Opera
Repeat performance. Ghost Opera is an add-on event, not included in the Libbey Bowl Series Pass. Purchase here >
8:00PM OMAR’S JOURNEY World Premiere
Libbey Bowl
Rhiannon Giddens, singer/instrumentalist | Justin Robinson, fiddle | Francesco Turrisi, instrumentalist | Ojai Festival Chamber Ensemble
An Ojai-commissioned chamber work for voices and small ensemble drawn from the opera Omar, by Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels, paired with the musical traditions of Senegal and the Carolinas
SUN, June 11
8:00AM MORNING MEDITATION
Chaparral Auditorium
Artists and program to be announced
FREE. Open to the public.
10:00AM EARLY MUSIC
Libbey Bowl
Curated by Francesco Turrisi, a program of morning music spanning from ancient pipa music to works of Dowland and Monteverdi
2:30PM BETWEEN WORLDS
Greenberg Center, Ojai Valley School lower campus
Members of the Silkroad Ensemble: Mazz Swift, violin/viola | Mario Gotoh, viola | Karen Ouzonian, cello | Shawn Conley, double bass
A complete performance of Carlos Simon’s cycle Between Worlds, four solo string works placed in visual context by the remarkable paintings of Bill Traylor (ca. 1853-1949), chronicling nearly a century of Black American life
Festival Family Donor Circle Members receive first priority seats. Learn more here>
4:00PM COMMUNITY CONCERT
Libbey Park Gazebo
The tradition continues! A community concert fun for all ages and families
FREE. Open to the public.
5:30PM FINALE: STRINGS ATTACHED
Libbey Bowl
A musical summit and jam session featuring solos and collaborations among the bowed and plucked string instruments from cultures in the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East
THU, June 8
2:30PM OJAI TALKS
Ojai Presbyterian Church
Two-part session with Music Director Rhiannon Giddens and featured collaborators, hosted by Ara Guzelimian and John Schaefer of WQXR New Sounds
8:00PM LIQUID BORDERS
Libbey Bowl
Rhiannon Giddens, vocals | Steven Schick, conductor/percussion | Attacca Quartet | red fish blue fish, percussion ensemble
The Festival opens with Gabriela Ortiz’s Liquid Borders performed by red fish blue fish conducted by Steven Schick. The second half welcomes back the Attacca Quartet performing a curated playlist made especially for Ojai audiences
FRI, June 9
8:00AM OJAI DAWNS
Zalk Theater, Besant Hill School
red fish blue fish, percussion ensemble
CHOU WEN-CHUNG Echoes from the Gorge
Works by composers of the Iranian Female Composers Association
The Ojai Dawns is a benefit for Festival Family Donor Circles. Learn more here>
10:00AM VIS-À-VIS
Libbey Bowl
Kayhan Kalhor, kamancheh | Wu Man, pipa | Steven Schick, percussion
LEI LIANG Vis-À-Vis
Works by Michael Abels and others
3:30PM GHOST OPERA
Greenberg Center, Ojai Valley School lower campus
Wu Man, pipa | Attacca Quartet
A new staging of Tan Dun’s Ghost Opera for pipa and string quartet evokes the spirits of Bach and Shakespeare, standing with the ancient folk traditions of traditional shamanistic Chinese music
Ghost Opera is an add-on event, not included in the Libbey Bowl Series Pass. Purchase here >
8:00PM AN EVENING WITH RHIANNON GIDDENS AND FRANCESCO TURRISI
Libbey Bowl
An intimate acoustic concert with Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi with music ranging from Baroque, Appalachian ballads to traditional Black American songs
SAT, June 10
8:00AM MORNING MEDITATION
Chaparral Auditorium
Artist and program to be announced
FREE. Open to the public.
10:00AM MORNING CONCERT
Libbey Bowl
Kayhan Kalhor and friends
Program to be announced
2:30PM GHOST OPERA
Greenberg Center, Ojai Valley School lower campus
Wu Man, pipa | Attacca Quartet
A new staging of Tan Dun’s Ghost Opera for pipa and string quartet evokes the spirits of Bach and Shakespeare, standing with the ancient folk traditions of traditional shamanistic Chinese Opera
Repeat performance. Ghost Opera is an add-on event, not included in the Libbey Bowl Series Pass. Purchase here >
8:00PM OMAR’S JOURNEY World Premiere
Libbey Bowl
Rhiannon Giddens, singer/instrumentalist | Justin Robinson, fiddle | Francesco Turrisi, multi-instrumentalist | Ojai Festival Chamber Ensemble
An Ojai-commissioned chamber work for voices and small ensemble drawn from the opera Omar, by Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels, paired with the musical traditions of Senegal and the Carolinas
SUN, June 11
8:00AM MORNING MEDITATION
Chaparral Auditorium
Artists and program to be announced
FREE. Open to the public.
10:00AM EARLY MUSIC
Libbey Bowl
Curated by Francesco Turrisi, a program of morning music spanning from ancient pipa music to works of Dowland and Monteverdi
2:30PM BETWEEN WORLDS
Greenberg Center, Ojai Valley School lower campus
Members of the Silkroad Ensemble: Mazz Swift, violin/viola | Mario Gotoh, viola | Karen Ouzonian, cello | Shawn Conley, double bass
A complete performance of Carlos Simon’s cycle Between Worlds, four solo string works placed in visual context by the remarkable paintings of Bill Traylor (ca. 1853-1949), chronicling nearly a century of Black American life
Festival Family Donor Circle Members receive first priority seats. Learn more here>
4:00PM COMMUNITY CONCERT
Libbey Park Gazebo
The tradition continues! A community concert fun for all ages and families
FREE. Open to the public.
5:30PM FINALE: STRINGS ATTACHED
Libbey Bowl
A musical summit and jam session featuring solos and collaborations among the bowed and plucked string instruments from cultures in the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East