OE Oficina presents a new international initiative devoted to Aita Donostia, one of the key figures in twentieth-century Basque music and folklore, marking the centenary of his work Illustrations Musicales pour la Vie Profonde de Saint François d’Assise.

Pianist and researcher Josu Okiñena, joined by mezzo-soprano Noelia Ibáñez, will present a series of lecture-concerts in San Francisco, Chicago and New York during September, focusing on Aita Donostia’s musical, folkloric and spiritual legacy, as well as his place within the movements of musical renewal and nationalism of his time.