Ojai picks On My Way music director
NewsThe Ojai Music Festival has named composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens as its 2023 music director.
This is her torch song:
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She is absolutely fantastic. Also a classically trained soprano and the host of the Aria Code podcast by WQXR and the Met.
WQXR eh? Well there you go.
I remember when Ojai meant Boulez as a regular. Is she as good?
Fabulous choice. She is a sensational talent!
So is Wayne Newton, but I don’t want him at Ojai.
It’s not about classical music any more, obviously. It would figure Ojai would turn into this.
As to wokeness — why didn’t they pick a native Californian?