Oige Keane, 1992-2009 Rest in natural great peace

Helen Callus concert – Sunday, Jan. 17, 3pm

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.

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Denis “Oige” Branan Keane

Oige Keane died on July 22, 2009 while hiking on Grass Mountain in Los Olivos, California. Temperatures on the mountain were possibly over 100° Fahrenheit and it is believed he died of heatstroke. He was 17 years old.

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In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to a music program of your choice (such as the Santa Barbara Youth Symphony, the SB Symphony Strings/MAC group, the Music Academy of the West's MERIT program, or the SYHS Music Program).