A Once-in-a-Lifetime Ojai Festival Cultivates Deep Listening

Photo by Timothy Teague

“For audience members, it’s a journey that requires patience and a willingness, quite literally, to go with the flow. […] And like the rest of this year’s festival, the experience invited listening on multiple levels, incorporating the sounds around us as an integral part of the composition. Somewhere, Oliveros’s spirit was smiling.”

June 16th, 2025
By Jim Farber