Folk Orchestra of Santa Barbara - Americana/Mexicana
Venue: El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park 123 E. Canon Perdido Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Thursday, June21 @ 7:30pm - https://folkorchestrasb-amermex-thursday6-21.bpt.me Sunday, June 24 @ 4pm - https://folkorchestrasb-amermex-sunday6-24.bpt.me A LOCAL orchestra of Santa Barbara's best musicians playing a rich amalgam of folk and classical music in exciting, unique arrangements! This program is so much fun! Wayfaring Stranger, music from the movie Coco, Shenandoah, Cielito Lindo, House the the Rising Sun, El Rey, and MANY MORE - come and enjoy a blending of cultures in the beautiful Presidio Chapel! What you say: It was a great program, and the second to the last piece, House of the Rising Sun, brought the house down. The acoustics are great: it's a warm, enveloping sound that really flatters the lower ranges of the orchestra, but with clarity to hear into the orchestra, which reminds me: I keep forgetting how good of an arranger Adam is! The colors and sounds he can make his orchestra do is really amazing considering how small they are. Several family members went to your concert last night and we were all overwhelmed with the magnificent sound that was created....both tearful and inspiring at times. It was one of the most memorable musical performances I have been to and the environment and musical abilities and the creative composition with their arrangements were magical.Thank you for a terrific evening. This is without a doubt in my opinion the most fantastic group of musicians ever! I felt wrapped in a musical hug, dynamic energy! Adam is conducting the orchestra plus playing a bunch of instruments and singing at the same time it is phenomenal! AND you get to have a beer at intermission in the beautiful presidio courtyard. A superb concert by an excellent group of musicians! What a lovely Sunday afternoon and what a impressive concert by very talented musicians. We immensely enjoyed the FOSB concert at the Presidio last Sunday. It was just pure joy. Thank you so much. LOCAL MUSICIANS Founder/Music Director - Adam Phillips, vocals, vihuela Mexicana, acoustic guitar, mandolin, mandocello, Native American style flute Violins: *Nicole McKenzie *Kristi Holstein Marie Hébert DeeDee Nussmeier Laury Woods Laura Nelson Kristine Pacheco Violas: *Angela Miller Helena McGahagan Esther Frankel Jimmy Chen Lucy Kohansamad Cello: *Jeannot Maha'a Kathryn Carlson Karen Spechler Michael Burridge Bass: *Rob Moreno Jeff Peterson Todd Harwig Harp - *Laurie Rasmussen Flute, Whistles - *Erin McKibben Acoustic Guitar/Mandolin: *Michael Witt *Ian Martyn Pat Hackney Matthew Roy Joshua Jenkins Sio Tepper Banjo - Theo Montrose * denotes Principal players Price: $35 Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/folkorchestrasb/
