Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper
GRAMMY® Award-Winner and 12-Time IBMA Fiddle Player of the Year, Michael Cleveland, brings unparalleled bluegrass to Ventura, with his band Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, 7-Time Instrumental Group of the Year Winners.
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO)
Beloved by audiences and praised by critics, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, known to Angelenos as LACO, is a preeminent interpreter of historical masterworks as well as a champion of contemporary composers. Headquartered in the heart of the country’s cultural capital, LACO has been proclaimed “America’s finest chamber orchestra” (Public Radio International), “LA’s most unintimidating chamber music experience” (Los Angeles Magazine), “resplendent” (Los Angeles Times), and “one of the world’s great chamber orchestras”(KUSC Classical FM).
Caleb Teicher & Conrad Tao: Counterpoint II
THEY’RE BACK! A collaboration between pianist Conrad Tao and choreographer & dancer Caleb Teicher, exploring the intersections between their artistic worlds once again in Ventura.
Bach, Baroque, and Brunch
Bach, Baroque, and Brunch. A Classical Edge Concert with VMF Artistic Director Nuvi Mehta and renowned pianist and composer Greg Anderson.
Perla Batalla
A festival favorite returns! Singer-songwriter Perla Batalla earns critical acclaim for her distinctive voice, emotional honesty, and culture-merging compositions.
Jason Vieaux & Julien Labro
From the dance halls of Buenos Aires to the heat of Brazil, Jason Vieaux and Julien Labro take the listener on a Latin-inspired journey through the works of Piazzolla and Gnattali, with detours to northern and southern Europe via Arvo Pärt and Rossen Balkanski!
Anderson & Roe
Described as “the most dynamic duo of this generation” by the San Fran. Classical Voice, known for their adrenalized performances, original compositions, and notorious music videos, Greg Anderson and Elizabeth Joy Roe are revolutionizing the piano duo experience for the 21st century.
Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
In an evening of music and light-hearted comedy, Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain brings us popular songs and interpretations from a wide variety of musical genres.
The John Pizzarelli Trio
Guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli has been hailed by the Boston Globe for “reinvigorating the Great American Songbook and re-popularizing jazz.” Established as one of the prime contemporary interpreters of the Great American Songbook, Pizzarelli has expanded that repertoire by including the music of Paul McCartney, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Tom Waits, Antônio Carlos Jobim and the Beatles.
Kings Return
Kings Return: a “vocal band of brothers.” The Dallas, Texas-based a cappella group was formed unintentionally in 2016 after first singing together for one of the member’s college graduation recital. Their sound is proudly born out of Gospel, Jazz, R&B/Soul and Classical music and their popularity grew when they began posting videos to social media from the stairwell where they rehearse.