LIbbey Bowl
Ojai, CA

Wu Wei, sheng
Kathryn Schulmeister, bass
Joshua Rubin, clarinet
Claire Chase, flute
Alex Peh, piano
JACK Quartet
Festival Artists
Steven Schick, conductor

PROGRAM

JS BACH Chorale Prelude, Vor deinen Thron, BWV 668

Sofia GUBAIDULINA Meditation on the Bach chorale Vor deinen Thron, BWV 668

Tania LEÓN Hechizos

Liza LIM How Forests Think

Music by Bach, Sofia Gubaidulina (inspired by Bach) and Tania León, precede the West Coast premiere of the large-scale How Forests Think by Liza Lim, a work inspired by the imagery of ancient forests as vibrant, symbiotic communities that, as the composer writes, “that nourish the old connections and keep a song going. One might think of a forest as a choir or certainly as an ensemble. Stories, dreams, and thoughts inhabit multiple forms in a living matrix.

More info HERE.