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Don't miss the FREE bonus events that are happening during Festival weekend! Scroll to view all events.

Thursday, June 11
8:00 pm
Libbey Bowl



LISA KAPLAN, piano
JEREMY DENK, piano
MATTHEW DUVALL, percussion
DOUG PERKINS, percussion
GREG BEYER, percussion
TODD MEEHAN, percussion

Thierry de Mey: Musique de Tables
John Luther Adams: Dark Waves
Takemitsu: Rain Tree
George Crumb: Music for a Summer Evening




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Friday, June 12
1:00 pm – 4:30 pm

FESTIVAL SYMPOSIUM



ARA GUZELIMIAN, symposium director




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Friday, June 12
8:00 pm

Libbey Bowl




EIGHTH BLACKBIRD
RINDE ECKERT, singer/actor
STEVEN MACKEY, electric guitar
TIN HAT, contemporary ensemble

Selections by Tin Hat
Steven Mackey: Slide*





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Saturday, June 13
11:00 am
Libbey Bowl



JEREMY DENK , piano

Ives: Piano Sonata No. 1
Bach: Goldberg Variations




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Saturday, June 13
2:00 pm
Ojai Theatre

TREMBLING AIR


TIM MUNRO, flute
ALEXIS KENNY, flute


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Saturday, June 13
4:30 pm
Ojai Theatre

SNEAK PREVIEW OF AN UPCOMING DOCUMENTARY ON TRIMPIN



The Festival will get a sneak preview of the fascinating life and work of Trimpin through the lens of director Peter Esmonde. This is a special presentation for Festival attendees only.

Saturday, June 13
8:00 pm
Libbey Bowl




EIGHTH BLACKBIRD and friends
LUCY SHELTON, soprano
MARK DeCHIAZZA, director
ELYSSA DOLE, dancer

David M. Gordon: Quasi Sinfonia
Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire



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Saturday, June 13
11:00 pm
Ojai Theatre

BREATHtaking



QNG, recorder collective


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Sunday, June 14
11:00 am
Libbey Bowl



EIGHTH BLACKBIRD and friends

Steve Reich: Music for 18 Musicians




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Sunday, June 14
4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Libbey Bowl




EIGHTH BLACKBIRD
TIN HAT, contemporary ensemble
QNG, recorder collective
JEREMY DENK, piano
STEVEN MACKEY, electric guitar
CARLA KIHLSTEDT, violin and singer
LUCY SHELTON, singer
TRIMPIN, sound sculptor
AMY BRIGGS, piano

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:

PART I - 4:00 pm
Steve Reich: Double Sextet
Stravinsky: Songs
Lee Hyla:
We Speak Etruscan
Victor Ekimovskij: Kites Flying
Taverner: In Nomine
Pete Rose: Tall P


PART II - 5:30pm
Stephen Hartke: Meanwhile
Steven Mackey: Heavy Light
Lisa Bielawa: Kafka Songs
John Cage: Construction No. 3


PART III - 7:00pm
David Rakowski: Selected Piano Etudes
Hartke:
Oh Them Rats is Mean in My Kitchen
Nathan Davis/Trimpin: Sounder
Louis Andriessen: Workers Union



Throughout Festival Weekend: TRIMPIN AT LIBBEY PARK
Thursday, June 11 at 6pm & Sunday, June 14 at 2pm




The innovative sound installations of Trimpin, a MacArthur “genius” recipient, have intrigued people with their complexity, uniqueness, and sheer fun. Now, everyone can enjoy a few of his latest interactive sound sculptures at Libbey Park throughout the weekend,including Sheng High based on an ancient Chinese instrument and Giuter-toy made of an assortment of plastic toy guitars. Plus, join Trimpin during two free demonstrations at the park!

* F R E E B O N U S E V E N T S
Bonus event tickets are guaranteed to donors of $150+ and early series subscribers. A limited number of tickets for each bonus event will be released on a first-come, first-served basis at the Ojai Theater 15 minutes prior to each starting time.

As of March 5, 2009.
Programs and artists are subject to change.