ICE is fast becoming a favorite at the legendary Ojai Music Festival in Ojai, CA. The 2016 festival, under director Peter Sellars, brings staged performances of new classics, festival commissions, and recent chamber music. ICE is featured alongside memorable soloists, the vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth, the Calder Quartet, and other stars of the contemporary music world from both coasts and abroad.
Ojai Talks
June 9 | 2:00-4:30pm
Ojai Valley Community Church - 907 El Centro St
Part I: Peter Sellars in conversation with Ara Guzelimian
Part II: Kaija Saariaho in conversation with Ara Guzelimian
Ara Guzelimian, Ojai Talks director
Thursday Transformation Talks and Evening Concert
June 9 | 7:00pm (talk) & 8:00pm (concert)
Libbey Bowl
Transformation Talks: Light Into Darkness, Darkness Into Light
Susan McClary and Peter Sellars in conversation with featured composers
Twilight Concert
KAIJA SAARIAHO: La Passion de Simone (chamber version) - US Premiere
Text: Amin Maalouf
Julia Bullock, soprano
Joana Carneiro, conductor
Peter Sellars, director
ICE (International Contemporary Ensemble)
Roomful of Teeth
Morning Meditation I
June 10 | 9:00am
Meditation Mount
**Ojai Member Event**
PAULINE OLIVEROS: Sonic Meditations I
ICE (International Contemporary Ensemble)
Morning Meditations are a benefit for members of $100 and above. To become a member, add a donation when you complete your order or contact 805 646 2053.
Friday Chamber Music and Mystic Hour Concerts
June 10 | 1:00-2:15pm & 3:00-4:15pm
Libbey Bowl
** One ticket for both concerts **
SAARIAHO CHAMBER MUSIC I
Kesäpäivä mvt 1 - "Daybreak"
Terrestre mvt 1 - "Oiseau dansant"
Kesäpäivä mvt 2 - "Work"
Light and Matter
Kesäpäivä mvt 3 - "The Hour of Longing"
Adjö
Kesäpäivä mvt 4 - "The Mystic Hour"
Grammaire des rêves
Kesäpäivä mvt 5 - "Twilight"
Terrestre mvt 2 - "L'Oiseau, un satellite infime"
ICE (International Contemporary Ensemble)
Roomful of Teeth
The Mystic Hour I
CAROLINE SHAW: Partita For 8 Voices
CARLA KIHLSTEDT: At Night We Walk in Circles and Are Consumed by Fire
ICE (International Contemporary Ensemble)"
Roomful of Teeth
Carla Kihlstedt, violin and vocal
Friday Evening Concerts
June 10 | 7:00-7:40pm (talk) & 8:00-10:00pm (concert)
Libbey Bowl
Transformation Talks: Light Into Darkness, Darkness Into Light
Susan McClary and Peter Sellars in conversation with featured composers
Evening Concert
The Sounds of Tahrir Square, Cairo
DINA EL WEDIDI AND BAND
Friday Ojai Late Night Extra
June 10 | 10:30-11:30pm
Libbey Bowl
** FREE - Ticket required **
If you are a series subscriber, this event is included in your subscription
Leila Adu: Songs & Improvisations
LEILA ADU, voice and piano
Nathan Davis, dulcimer
Saturday Chamber Music and Mystic Hour
June 11 | 1:00-2:15pm & 3:00-4:15pm
Libbey Bowl
** One ticket for both concerts **
SAARIAHO CHAMBER MUSIC II
Nymphéa for string quartet and electronics
Solar
Sombre
Calder Quartet
Jean-Baptiste Barrière, electronics
ICE (International Contemporary Ensemble)
Joana Carneiro, conductor
Camilla Hoitenga, bass flute
Davone Tines, baritone
The Mystic Hour II
CAROLINE SHAW: Don't Let Me Be Lonely (Text: Claudia Rankine) - World Premiere
LEILA ADU: Alyssum
DU YUN: An Empty Garlic, for bass flute, electronics and tam tam
Roomful of Teeth
ICE (International Contemporary Ensemble)
Calder Quartet
Bridget Kibbey, harp
Claire Chase, bass flute
Morning Meditation II
June 12 | 9:00am
Meditation Mount
**Ojai Member Event**
PAULINE OLIVEROS: Sonic Meditations II
ICE (International Contemporary Ensemble)
Morning Meditations are a benefit for members of $100 and above. To become a member, add a donation when you complete your order or contact 805 646 2053.
Sunday Afternoon Free Family Concert
June 12 | 1:00-1:50pm
Libbey Bowl
** Free, reservations required **
If you are a series subscriber, this event is included in your subscription
Toy Piano Circus with Phyllis Chen, toy piano
TANIA LEÓN: new work - World Premiere
SHARON HURVITZ: new work - World Premiere
Youth Orchestra LA (YOLA)
ICE (International Contemporary Ensemble)
Tania León. Conductor
Sunday Mystic Hour
June 12 | 3:00-4:15pm
Libbey Bowl
CLAUDE VIVIER: Kopernikus ritual opera - US Premiere
ICE
Roomful of Teeth
Sam I Am, dancer
Eric Dudley, conductor