Seckou Keita

#4810, Ojai On the Air 2023, Part 1

New Sounds | Nov 25, 2024

From the ongoing collaboration between New Sounds and the Ojai Music Festival, the Senegalese kora master Seckou Keita performs solo and with others; Steven Schick offers a tribute to the late Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho; and the cutting-edge string quartet Attacca Quartet offers performances of Philip Glass, Squarepusher, and work by violinist and composer Colin Jacobsen (Brooklyn Rider, The Knights.)

This is Part 1 of a four-part series for 2023. The performances and interview were recorded at the 2023 Ojai Music Festival.  -Caryn Havlik

Program #4810, Ojai on the Air 2023, Part 1 (First aired 11/06/2023)

ARTIST: Seckou Keita, kora
WORK: Distance [1:00]
RECORDING: Live from Ojai, 2023
SOURCE: This performance not commercially available
INFO: ojaifestival.org | rhiannongiddens.com | seckoukeita.com

ARTIST: Steven Schick, percussion
WORK: Kaija Saariaho: Six Japanese Gardens, V: Moss Garden [1:53]
RECORDING: Live from Ojai, 2023
SOURCE: This performance not commercially available
INFO: ojaifestival.org | rhiannongiddens.com | stevenschick.com

ARTIST: Attacca Quartet
WORK: Philip Glass: String Quartet No. 3, "Mishima", 1st mvmt [4:22]
RECORDING: Live from Ojai, 2023
SOURCE: This performance not commercially available
INFO: ojaifestival.org | rhiannongiddens.com | attaccaquartet.com

ARTIST: Attacca Quartet, Kayhan Kalhor, Francesco Turrisi
WORK: Colin Jacobsen: Beloved Do Not Let Me Be Discouraged [13:50]
RECORDING: Live from Ojai, 2023
SOURCE: This performance not commercially available
INFO: ojaifestival.org | rhiannongiddens.com | attaccaquartet.com

ARTIST: Seckou Keita, kora
WORK: Distance [8:46]
RECORDING: Live from Ojai, 2023
SOURCE: This performance not commercially available
INFO: ojaifestival.org | rhiannongiddens.com | seckoukeita.com

ARTIST: Seckou Keita, kora
WORK:  If Only I Knew [8:31]
RECORDING: Live from Ojai, 2023
SOURCE: This performance not commercially available
INFO: ojaifestival.org | rhiannongiddens.com | seckoukeita.com

ARTIST: Attacca Quartet
WORK: Squarepusher: Xetaka 1 [5:13]
RECORDING: Live from Ojai, 2023
SOURCE: This performance not commercially available
INFO: ojaifestival.org | rhiannongiddens.com | attaccaquartet.com

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