FRIDAY, JUNE 12
11:00am-2:30pm
Ojai Valley Community Church (907 El Centro St)
Part I: One-on-One with Claire Chase
Part II: One-on-One with Wu Man, including the documentary film “Discovering a Musical Heartland: Wu Man’s Return to China”
Ara Guzelimian, Ojai Talks director
4:00pm-5:00pm
Libbey Park Gazebo
Members of ICE
STEVE REICH: Electric Counterpoint, for guitar and tape
JOHN ZORN: Apophthegms, for two violins
RAND STEIGER: Concatenation, for bassoon and electronics
SUZANNE FARRIN: Polvere et ombra, for harp
DU YUN: San, for cello and electronics
MARIO DIAZ DE LEÓN: Luciform, for flute and electronics
PAULINE OLIVEROS: Rock Piece
FREE
2015 Ojai Films are cancelled due to ongoing construction at the Ojai Playhouse. For more information, call 805 646 2053.
Part I: 6:00-7:00pm | Part II: 8:00-9:45pm
Libbey Bowl
Part I: Bartók Boulez II
Calder Quartet
Joshua Rubin, clarinet
Levy Lorenzo, live sound and electronics
Miller Puckette, electronics design support
Nicholas Houfek , lighting design
BÉLA BARTÓK: String Quartet No. 3
PIERRE BOULEZ: Dialogue de l’ombre double
BÉLA BARTÓK: String Quartet No. 5
Night and shadows – central obsessions in the works of Bartók and Boulez, heard here in two magnificent quartets and an unforgettable classic of spatial theater.
Part II: Presenting Steven Schick
Steven Schick, solo percussion
IANNIS XENAKIS: Rebonds
KARLHEINZ STOCKHAUSEN: Zyklus
KAIJA SAARIAHO: Six Japanese Gardens
DAVID LANG: The Anvil Chorus
LEI LIANG: Trans
VINKO GLOBOKAR: ?Corporel
XENAKIS: Psappha
Steven Schick presents a tour de force of solo percussion: pioneering works by Stockhausen, Xenakis, and Globokar along with pieces by today’s claimants to their bold legacies.
** One ticket for both parts **
Between concert parts, join us for a supper in the park, enjoy specialty food trucks, or visit a local restaurant – read more about Ojai Eats >>
10:30-11:30pm
Libbey Bowl
Maya Beiser, cello
Steven Schick, percussion
OSVALDO GOLIJOV: Mariel
MICHAEL HARRISON: Just Ancient Loops (with film by Bill Morrison)
ROLAND AUZET: La Cathédrale de Misère (American Premiere)
Staged version of Ursonate by Kurt Schwitters
Roland Auzet, director
Wilfried Wendeling, video & live electronic music designer
Cellist Maya Beiser and Steven Schick perform works that confront spiritual and psychological voids, spaces in which light, film, and drama intensify what music intimates.
FREE – Ticket required