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ICE at Ojai Music Festival


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