EQ Artists at Ojai Music Festival: program

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The US debut of Equilibrium Young Artists is this week at the Ojai Music Festival from 6 – 9 June 2019.
Barbara Hannigan is Music Director for the 2019 edition of the festival; LUDWIG ensemble-in-residence and Equilibrium artists-in-residence.

PROGRAM
Thursday June 6, 2019

 | 1:00-4:30pm
Ojai Presbyterian Church

OJAI TALKS

Led by Ojai Talks Director Ara Guzelimian, these insightful sessions will include Mentoring for the Future with Barbara Hannigan, My Ojai Adventure with Thomas W. Morris, and The Ludwig Vision with members of LUDWIG.

Thursday June 6, 2019

 | 7:30-10:30pm
Libbey Bowl

STRAVINSKY The Rake’s Progress *LIVE STREAM*                
Equilibrium Artists: Aphrodite Patoulidou, soprano; Yannis Francois, bass; Elgan Llyr Thomas, tenor; Fleur Barron, mezzo-soprano; Antoin Herrera-Lopez Kessel, bass; James Way, tenor | LUDWIG | Los Robles Master Chorale | Edo Frenkel, harpsichord |  Linus Fellbom, Director and Lighting Design | Barbara Hannigan, conductor


Friday June 7, 2019 | 7:30-10:00pm *LIVE STREAM*
Libbey Bowl

Part I 7:30-8:30pm

DEBUSSY Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut 
RAVEL Une barque sur l’ocean 
MESSIAEN Un reflet dans le vent                                                 
SCHOENBERG String Quartet No. 2 
Barbara Hannigan, soprano | Stephen Gosling, piano | JACK Quartet 
           
Part II 9:00–10:00pm

DEBUSSY Syrinx                                                                                       
SCHOENBERG Verklärte Nacht
VIVIER Lonely Child                          

Aphrodite Patoulidou, soprano | LUDWIG | Barbara Hannigan, conductor


Saturday June 8, 2019 | 12:00-1:00pm *LIVE STREAM*
Libbey Bowl
RACHMANINOFF The Isle of the Dead (arr. by Thomas Beijer)    
MARK-ANTHONY TURNAGE Twice Through the Heart
Kate Howden, mezzo-soprano | LUDWIG | Edo Frenkel, conductor 

Saturday June 8, 2019 | 2:00-3:30pm
Ojai Presbyterian Church
OJAI FILM: Music is Music – film by Mathieu Amalric | C’est presque au bout du monde – film by Mathieu Amalric  | Taking Risks – Accentus documentary on Equilibrium (US premiere)


Saturday June 8, 2019 | 7:30-10:15pm *LIVE STREAM*
Libbey Bowl

Part I 7:30-8:00pm
JOHN ZORN Jumalattaret *US premiere   

Barbara Hannigan, soprano | Stephen Gosling, piano

Part II 8:15-9:00pm
RITES OF PASSAGE: Folk songs from around the world
Equilibrium Artists | Edo Frenkel, piano

Part III 9:30-10:15pm
GRISEY Quatre chants pour franchir le seuil

Barbara Hannigan, soprano | LUDWIG | Steven Schick, conductor


Sunday June 9, 2019 | 
11:00am-1:15pm *LIVE STREAM*
Libbey Bowl

Part I 11:00-11:45am
WALTON Façade: An Entertainment 

LUDWIG | Barbara Hannigan, speaker

Part II 12:15-1:15pm
TERRY RILEY In C

Festival artists

Sunday June 9, 2019 | 
4:30-6:30pm *LIVE STREAM*
Libbey Bowl

FINALE CONCERT 

STRAVINSKY Pulcinella (complete) 

HAYDN Symphony No. 49 “La Passione”
GERSHWIN Girl Crazy Suite (arranged by Bill Elliott)
Kate Howden, mezzo-soprano | James Way, tenor | Antoin Herrera-Lopez Kessel, bass | LUDWIG | Barbara Hannigan, soprano and conductor