SATURDAY, JUNE 13
8:00-9:00am
Zalk Theater
Besant Hill School (8585 Ojai Santa Paula Rd)*
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Nicholas Houfek, lights
Levy Lorenzo, sound and custom light mapping software
JULIO ESTRADA: Memorias—para teclado
PAULINE OLIVEROS: Thirteen Changes: For Malcolm Goldstein
ANNA THORVALDSDÓTTIR: In the Light of Air
Three composers explore the creative act of listening – the aural tapestry of our memories, the delights of shared improvisation, and the revelations of environmental awareness.
*Ojai Sunrises are an Ojai Member Event at the $100 level.
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11:00am-12:45pm
Libbey Bowl
Gloria Cheng & Vicki Ray, pianos
Mellissa Hughes, soprano
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red fish blue fish
Steven Schick, conductor
OLIVIER MESSIAEN: Visions de l’amen
MAURICE RAVEL: Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé: Soupir
PIERRE BOULEZ: Improvisation sur Mallarmé I: Le vierge, le vivace et le bel aujourd’hui
RAVEL: Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé: Placet futile
BOULEZ: Improvisation sur Mallarmé II: Une dentelle s’abolit
RAVEL: Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé: Surgi de la croupe et du bond
Messiaen’s visionary mysticism is joined here with works by Ravel and Boulez inspired by the poetry of Mallarmé – music enveloped in mysteries both sacred and profane.
3:00pm-4:00pm
Greenberg Activity Center
Ojai Valley School (723 El Paseo Rd)
** SOLD OUT **
Maya Beiser, cello
Glenn Kotche, percussion
Gyan Riley, electric bass
Dave Cook, sound engineer
LED ZEPPELIN (arr. Evan Ziporyn): Black Dog
GEORGE GERSHWIN/JANIS JOPLIN (arr. Evan Ziporyn): Summertime
HOWLIN’ WOLF (arr. Evan Ziporyn): Moanin’ at Midnight
PINK FLOYD (arr. Evan Ziporyn): Wish You Were Here
GLENN KOTCHE: Three Parts Wisdom
JIMI HENDRIX (arr. Evan Ziporyn): Little Wing
KURT COBAIN (arr. Evan Ziporyn): Lithium
LED ZEPPELIN: Kashmir
FREE – Ticket required
**Priority seating for series subscribers prior to Nov. 1**
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 III
Calder Quartet
Claire Chase, flute
Jacob Greenberg, piano
BÉLA BARTÓK: String Quartet No. 4
PIERRE BOULEZ: Sonatine, for flute and piano
BÉLA BARTÓK: String Quartet No. 6
On the eve of war Bartók’s last quartet is a haunting farewell to an old world; in its wake Boulez’s Sonatine imagines the contours of the new.
Part II:
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Wu Man, pipa
Renga, string ensemble
Peter Evans, trumpet
Miller Puckett & Rand Steiger, electronics
Steven Schick, conductor
RAND STEIGER: Template for Improvising Trumpeter and Ensemble
GEORGE LEWIS: The Will to Adorn
IANNIS XENAKIS: Thallein
JULIA WOLFE: Four Marys (string orchestra version) – World Premiere
LOU HARRISON: Concerto for Pipa with String Orchestra
A concert in which beauty takes many forms – sometimes wild, exuberant in its excess; sometimes chaste and restrained with a friendly nod to neighbors near and far.
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
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Renga
Steven Schick, conductor
JOHN LUTHER ADAMS: Become River – WEST COAST PREMIERE
AARON COPLAND: Appalachian Spring (chamber version)
John Luther Adams, a musical poet of nature’s wonders; Aaron Copland, the singer of a nation’s spirit – are joined together in a concert celebrating the flow of living things.