On Sunday, January 17th, viola player Helen Callus will perform a concert at the Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara. The performance is dedicated to the memory of Oige, a former student. Oige was accepted to study viola under Professor Callus at UCSB, despite him only being a Senior at Santa Ynez High School.
The evening before Oige died, he and Helen discussed schools Oige might consider applying to in the coming months. Among Oige’s top choices were Oberlin, Boston Conservatory of Music, Bard, Stanford, Yale, Peabody Institute of Music, Cleveland Institute of Music, SF Conservatory, Jacobs at Indiana University, and UCSB.
The concert will be held at the Unitarian Chjurch at 1535 Santa Barbara Street in downtown Santa Barbara at 3:00pm. Tickets are $20 general admission and $9 for students. NPR will also be recording the performance for a later podcast.