SEASON 6
Welcome to OJAICAST, where we pull back the curtain to take a sneak-peek at the upcoming Ojai Music Festival, June 11 to 14, in beautiful Ojai Valley, California. All are welcome here, from newcomers to long-time music fans. In-depth insights and special guests will help introduce this year’s programming and whet your musical appetites for what’s to come with host Christopher Noxon.
EPISODE 1
Artistic Director, Ara Guzelimian talks about Esa-Pekka Salonen’s return to the festival, Messiaen’s birdsong obsession and celebrating 80 years of the Ojai Music Festival.
Will Thomas, Producer
Christopher Noxon, Host
Ara Guzelimian, guest
OJAICAST theme by Thomas Kotcheff and Louis Weeks
Music featured –
1. Lachen Verlernt composed by Esa-Pekka Salonen and performed by Tim Fain on the album Unraveling
2. FOG composed by Esa-Pekka Salonen and performed by Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, currently unreleased
3. Quartet for the End of Time composed by Olivier Messiaen and performed by Martin Fröst
4. Sequenza XIII for Accordion composed by Luciano Berio and performed by Teodoro Anzellotti on the album Berio: Sequenzas
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ABOUT OUR HOST
Christopher Noxon writes and paints in Ojai, CA. His solo show “Terra Incognita” opens at Oxford House Projects in LA on May 17. He’s on the board of the Ojai Valley Museum and the Ojai Studio Artists. He’s the author and illustrator of Good Trouble: Lessons from the Civil Rights Playbook, Plus One: A Novel and Rejuvenile: Kickball, Cartoons Cupcakes and the Reinvention of the American Grown-Up. His work has been featured in the New Yorker, the Atlantic and the New York Times Magazine.
ABOUT OUR PRODUCER
Will Thomas is a composer, producer and sound artist based in Ojai, CA. He has composed music for TV, Film scores, movie trailers and has released multiple albums on labels Thrill Jockey, Hydrogen Dukebox and his own Neutral Music imprint. He is a frequent collaborator including works with Joseph Arthur, Roger Eno, Natalie Walker, and Jason Bentley. His music has been featured in countless programs on Netflix, HBO, SyFy, NBC, and he won the award for Best Score at the Filmquest Film Festival for The Haunted Swordsman. Most recently, he has experimented with mechanical instrument making and sound art installations.