Ojai Music Festival
Ojai Music Festival
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About this organization
Mission
Vision Statement: Transcendent and immersive musical experiences that spark joy, challenge the mind, and ignite the spirit. Mission Statement: Enable artists and inquisitive audiences to engage with one another around adventurous programming in the intimate setting of Ojai and reach out beyond the Festival and the Ojai community throughout the year to connect with broader audiences.
About
THE 70TH OJAI MUSIC FESTIVAL, LED BY ACCLAIMED THEATRE AND OPERA DIRECTOR PETER SELLARS, TOOK PLACE FROM JUNE 9 THROUGH 12, 2016. SELLARS' VISION-A CELEBRATION OF THE DIVERSE VOICES OF WOMEN AS ARTISTS, ACTIVISTS, PIONEERS AND VISIONARIES-WAS POWERFULLY REALIZED IN 16 PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS OVER THE COURSE OF FOUR DAYS. AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE FOR THE FESTIVAL, ALL BUT TWO OF THE PROFESSIONAL COMPOSERS WHOSE WORKS WERE PERFORMED WERE WOMEN. OTHER 2016 HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED:*FREE FAMILY CONCERTS: THE FESTIVAL PROGRAMMED TWO FREE FAMILY CONCERTS ON SUNDAY, JUNE 12. THE FIRST AT THE OJAI ART CENTER WAS AN INTIMATE PERFORMANCE OF MUSIC FOR TOY PIANOS AND TOY INSTRUMENTS, PERFORMED BY PHYLLIS CHEN AND MEMBERS OF THE ICE WITH MORE THAN 250 AUDIENCE MEMBERS. THAT SAME AFTERNOON, NEARLY 1,500 CHILDREN AND ADULTS PACKED LIBBEY BOWL FOR AN EXUBERANT FREE CONCERT THAT FEATURED THE YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF LOS ANGELES AND ICE PERFORMING SEVEN WORLD PREMIERES.* SANTA PAULA: THE CULMINATING EVENT OF THE 2016 FESTIVAL WAS A "FREE STREET PARTY JAM" IN SANTA PAULA, A MUSICALLY ECLECTIC STREET FESTIVAL HELD ON THEIR MAIN STREET. ATTENDED BY A VERY DIVERSE GROUP OF NEARLY 1,000 PEOPLE FROM SANTA PAULA, OJAI, AND LOS ANGELES, THE PROGRAM WAS A MULTI-CULTURAL CELEBRATION OF MUSICAL TRADITIONS FROM INDIA, EGYPT, LATIN AMERICA, AND THE UNITED STATES. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IN ITS 70-YEAR HISTORY THAT A FESTIVAL PERFORMANCE WAS HELD OUTSIDE THE CITY OF OJAI. THE PROJECT WAS COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE OJAI MUSIC FESTIVAL, THE CITY OF SANTA PAULA, THE SANTA PAULA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND LIMONEIRA. * REMOTE PARTICIPATION: LIVE VIEWING OF THE 2016 FESTIVAL CONCERTS FROM LIBBEY BOWL VIA THE INTERNET INCREASED BY 180% OVER THE PRIOR YEAR, FROM 4,462 VIEWS TO MORE THAN 13,000. IN THE MONTHS SINCE THE FESTIVAL ENDED, THERE HAVE BEEN ANOTHER 13,523 VIEWS OF THE RECORDED CONCERTS AND TALKS.BRAVO IS THE FESTIVALS' MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAM IN THE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY. BRAVO PROGRAMS PROVIDE A VARIETY OF MUSICAL EXPERIENCES TO PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE OJAI VALLEY AND GREATER VENTURA COUNTY AREA, DELIVERED BY PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS AND TRAINED VOLUNTEERS. THIS PAST YEAR, BRAVO WORKED IN SEVEN ELEMENTARY PUBLIC SCHOOLS THROUGH A VARIETY OF IN-DEPTH AND SEQUENTIAL EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES THAT DEVELOP THEIR MUSICAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS; WORKED WITH FOUR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES FOR SENIOR CITIZENS.
Interesting data from their 2017 990 filing
The non-profit's mission, as documented in the filing, is “The primary purpose of the organization is to produce the annual ojai music festival. the festival is one of the world's preeminent music festivals. performed in the small california community of ojai, the festival has a unique structure that explores a different artistic world every year. artistic director thomas w. morris appoints a new music director annually. music directors are encouraged to develop projects and collaborations that would not be possible in a more traditional environment. as a result, the festival draws open-minded audiences eager to discover new and boundary-breaking music performed by the finest artists of our time. see schedule o for additional information.”.
When explaining its purpose, the activities were described as: “Hailed as a creative music laboratory, the ojai music festival has nurtured many of the most important artists and composers to international prominence for almost 70 years.”.
- The non-profit is legally allowed to operate in the state of CA, as reported.
- The filing provides the non-profit's address in 2017 as PO BOX 185, OJAI, CA, 93024.
- The non-profit has a total of 10 employees, as reported on their form for 2017.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$100,002.
- The organization has 17 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1947.
- The organization pays $511,944 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $310,758 in fundraising expenses.
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