Ojai On The Air 2022
This week of Oct. 3, New Sounds and the long-running, adventurous Ojai Music Festival present exclusive performances in an ongoing collaboration called Ojai On the Air.
"For seven decades, the Ojai Music Festival has been a laboratory for the special chemistry that results from combining insatiable curiosity with unbounded creativity. The formula is simple: Each year a [different] music director is given the freedom and resources to imagine four days of musical brainstorming." - Ojai Festival
In 2022, it was the American Modern Opera Company (AMOC), who served as Music Director for the Festival. AMOC programmed multimedia works with drama and movement, pushing boundaries and stretching limits, with music by the late singer, pianist, composer, and "misfit in classical music" Julius Eastman (NPR Music), featuring bass-baritone Davóne Tines; music by L.A.-based baroque violinist and composer Andrew McIntosh (of new music band Wild Up); music inspired by Eastern mysticism by the late German composer, pianist Hans Otte, as performed by pianist Conor Hanick; music by J.S. Bach and violinist/songwriter Andrew Bird. Hear this music along with artist interviews recorded at the 2022 Ojai Music Festival, this week on New Sounds.
Listen to Show #4668, Ojai On the Air, Part 1: Eastman. A conversation with bass-baritone Davóne Tines about this concert devoted to the music of Julius Eastman. (Airdate: Mon., Oct. 3, 2022)
Watch the entire EASTMAN concert from Ojai 2022:
Listen to Show #4669, Ojai On the Air, Part 2: Little Jimmy. Composer Andrew McIntosh introduces his atmospheric chamber music piece “Little Jimmy” for two pianos and two percussionists. Also, Davóne Tines sings Tyshawn Sorey and Margaret Bonds. (Airdate: Tues., Oct. 4, 2022)
Listen to Show #4670, Ojai On the Air, Part 3: The Book Of Sounds. Pianist Conor Hanick plays and discusses this overlooked masterpiece by the late Hans Otte. (Airdate: Wed., Oct. 5, 2022) Watch the entire Book of Sounds concert from Ojai 2022:
Listen to Show #4671, Ojai On the Air, Part 4: About Bach. Flutist Emi Ferguson explains how early music instruments, rock rhythms, and a song by Andrew Bird fit into the universe of Bach. Also, Julius Eastman’s “Stay On It” played by AMOC (American Modern Opera Company). (Airdate: Thurs., Oct. 6, 2022)
Watch About BACH:
