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Ojai Music Festival / Omar's Journey

Sat, Jun 10

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Ojai Music Festival

Rhiannon GIDDENS/Michael ABELS Omar’s Journey

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Time & Location

Jun 10, 2023, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Ojai Music Festival, 201 S Signal St, Ojai, CA 93023, USA

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8:00PM   OMAR’S JOURNEY Libbey Bowl

Ojai Festival EnsembleSeckou Keita kora Justin RobinsonfiddleRhiannon GiddenssopranoCheryse McLeod Lewis mezzo-soprano Limmie Pulliam tenor Michael Preacelybass-baritone

Music from Senegal and the Carolinas /    World PremiereRhiannon GIDDENSMichael ABELSOmar’s Journey

An Ojai-commissioned work for voices and chamber ensemble drawn from the opera , by Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels, framed by traditional music that traces the journey of the real-life Omar Ibn Said from Senegal to the Carolinas.Omar

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