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Carpe Diem String Quartet -- Photo by Bob Handelman

Interview

5 Questions to Carpe Diem String Quartet

Ariana Nelson, Carpe Diem Quartet, Dr. Mark Lomax II, Jonathan Bingham, Korine Fujiwara, Marisa Ishikawa, Nicky Sohn, Sam Weiser

Once described as “multilingual” for their captivating performances of music from around the world, the Carpe Diem String Quartet (CDSQ) is committed to redefining what it means to be a modern string…

Ciyadh Wells

May 19, 2025

Concert

History Dog, Elder Ones, and Qasim Naqvi Cultivate Justice at Union Pool

Alfredo Colón, Amirtha Kidambi, Amirtha Kidambi’s Elder Ones, Chris Williams, Elder Ones, History Dog, Jason Nazary, Lesley Mok, Lester St. Louis, Luke Stewart, Matt Nelson, Qasim Naqvi, Shara Lunon, Union Pool

Union Pool was filtered with a buzzing moodiness on the evening of May 11. There was an unshakeable feeling of “in media res” – that we had walked into things that had long been set in motion. The bac…

Yaz Lancaster

May 15, 2025

Family Junket -- Photo by Grace Del Vecchio

Concert

Family Junket and Akenya Enact Joy, Awareness, and Action at Chicago’s Constellation

Akenya, Clarence Young, Constellation Chicago, Family Junket, Hasani Cannon, House of Dov, Jonah Lazarus, Max Lazarus, Rahila Coats, Scott Daniel, Wilfred Farquharson

It was a warm spring night on Saturday, May 10, and the line to get in the door at Constellation was spilling out onto the sidewalk. The headliner for the evening was Family Junket, a Chicago musical…

Thulasi Seshan

May 14, 2025

Ojai Music Festival -- Photo by Timothy Norris

Feature

The 2025 Ojai Music Festival Manifests a Better World through Sonic Discovery

Anna Thorsvaldsdottir, Annea Lockwood, Bahar Royaee, Claire Chase, Craig Taborn, Eduardo Aguilar, Julius Eastman, Leilehua Lanzilotti, Liza Lim, Marcos Balter, Ojai Music Festival, Pauline Oliveros, Rita Dove, Ross Karre, Sofia Gubaidulina, Steve Schick, Susie Ibarra, Tania León, Terry Riley, Vincente Atria

In a tranquil southern Californian park, shaded by oak trees, the Libbey Bowl transforms each June into an epicentre of contemporary classical music as the home of the Ojai Music Festival. Now in its…

Gemma Peacocke

May 12, 2025

Interview

5 Questions to Raimundo Atal (composer, environmentalist, economist)

A.B.E.L.A., Adam Janos, Canto Villano, Gold Bolus Recordings, Grace Exhibition Space, Mr. Sassy and the Backup Plans, Raimundo Atal

The mention of ambient music often evokes the feeling of staring at one of those corporate inspirational posters – a tree, the definition of the word “tenacity,” the unflatteringly t…

Forrest Howell

May 11, 2025

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