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July 25, 26, 27, 28; Aug. 2, 3, 4 — Ventura Music Festival announces upcoming events including performance by Perla Batalla (Aug. 2)

by Community Contributor • January 1, 2024 • Comments Off

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Click to view Bach’s Toccata & Fugue in D minor, as a roaring electric guitar solo!

The Influence of J.S. Bach…

…on the history of western music is hard to overstate. Aside from being one of the greatest keyboard artists of all time, he was at the front edge of developments in tempering the notes of the scale, which is what allows instruments to play together in different keys and for harmonies to work together across the keys. He brought a new harmonic depth to music, while at the same time elevating the art of counterpoint to its zenith. Every subsequent classical composer has studied him. But not only classical composers: the list of pop artists who name Bach as a major influence is long.

The Bluegrass fiddle techniques we hear on opening night at the Festival (7/25) have grown out of techniques Bach expanded in his Brandenburg Concertos, which we will hear on night two of the Festival. We will explore Bach’s connection to the present day in our Bach, Baroque and Brunch on Sunday the 28th. You will get to hear the aria from Bach’s glorious Goldberg Variations not only during that brunch, but also as the framework to Conrad Tao and Caleb Teicher’s Piano /Dance Counterpoint II. On the second weekend, Jason Vieaux and Julien Labro will perform Bach during their concert, as will Anderson and Roe when they close out the Festival on Sunday, August 4.

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Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper

Thursday, July 25, 2024 – 7:00 PM

Olivas Adobe Historical Park

Cleveland, a GRAMMY® and 12-time IBMA Fiddle Player of the Year winner, leads Michael Cleveland, & Flamekeeper, bringing unparalleled bluegrass to the stage.

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Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

Friday, July 26, 2024 – 7:00 PM

Ventura College PAC

Beloved by audiences and praised by critics, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) has been proclaimed “America’s finest chamber orchestra” (Public Radio International)

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Caleb Teicher & Conrad Tao: Counterpoint II

Saturday, July 27, 2024 – 7:00 PM

Ventura College PAC

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.

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Bach, Baroque, and Brunch

Matinee with Optional Brunch

Sunday, July 28, 2024

11:30am & 1:30pm

Ventura College PAC

A Classical Edge Concert with VMF Artistic Director Nuvi Mehta and renowned pianist and composer Greg Anderson.

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Perla Batalla

Friday, August 2, 2024

7:00 PM

Ventura College PAC

A festival favorite returns! Singer-songwriter Perla Batalla earns critical acclaim for her distinctive voice, emotional honesty, and culture-merging compositions.

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Jason Vieaux & Julien Labro

Saturday, August 3, 2024 – 7:00 PM

Ventura College PAC

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 Europe via Arvo Pärt and Rossen Balkanski!

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Anderson & Roe

Sunday, August 4, 2024

3:00 PM

Ventura College PAC

A festival favorite returns! Known for their adrenalized performances an original compositions, Greg Anderson & Elizabeth Joy Roe revolutionize the piano duo experience.

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