Ventura Music Festival

KIDnotes! Smiles for you from students who participated in our Music in the Schools program. We think Adam's enthusiasm and vocabulary are"stupendous! Music in the Schools is supported by Aera Energy LLC, the Julius Gius and Limoneira along with individual donors. Would you like to help bring music to our schools? Go to https://venturamusicfestival.org/become-a-donor/

Rastrelli Cello Quartet had fun performing a swashbuckling Pirates of the Caribbean just for us. So will you, Enjoy. #MusicConnects #MusicConnectsUs #MusicConnectsPeople #VenturaMusicFestival

The extraordinary Rastrelli Cello Quartet serves up a lively & fun video created especially for Festival fans in tomorrow's Music Connects. You will not want to miss this one - so Stay Tuned IN!!

Move, groove and smile - tomorrow MC27 m-pact creates an a cappella soundscape with an Earth, Wind & Fire medley. Stay tuned & watch on VMF social media channels and on venturamusicfestival.org #MusicConnects #MusicConnectsUs #MusicConnectsPeople

2-Reasons 2-Smile 2-day! Two weeks of #Kidnotes shared your way. Thank you Aera Energy LLC, the Julius Gius Foundation and Limoneira Company for making #musicintheschools possible!

A perfect selection for this Thanksgiving weekend. Technical virtuosity matched by great emotional expressiveness; Alfredo's vast multicutural repertory is represented in today's original selection and Besame Mucho! Enjoy!!

MC26- Gershwin Preludes Special Edition premiering NOW! Featuring VMF Artistic Director, Nuvi Mehta and his San Diego Symphony colleague Bryan Verhoye. Check out Prelude 3 where Snoopy joins in for a glorious finish to the Gershwin trio. #MusicConnects #MusicConnectsPeople #MusicConnectsUs #MusicFestivals #Gershwin

We at the Ventura Music Festival are so very grateful for our Festival family, who have continued to support the Music Festival during this challenging year. For all who may be missing friends and family, as well as concerts this season, we wish you peace and joy.

MC25- Mark & Maggie O'Connor's rendition of 'Jerusalem Ridge' is a glorious feast for ears and eyes! Enjoy!

Fiddle or riddle me this . . . which celebrated creator of 'a new American Classical music' has played the Ventura Music Festival twice? See why tomorrow when Mark O'Connor and wife Maggie perform one of the most beautiful renditions of 'Jerusalem Ridge ever. #MusicConnects #MusicConnectsUs #musicconnectspeople

MC24- Music Connects us with Billy Valentine - you'll want to check out the singer Burt Bacharach calls on when he's developing (fine-tuning!) new material. #BillyValentine #MusicConnects #MusicConnectsus #WhatAWonderfulWorldThisWouldBe

A Little Phat tonight at the Fairgrounds! Gordon Goodwin's amazing Little Phat Band featuring vocalist Vangie Gunn.

MC24 Premiers tomorrow featuring the one & only Billy Valentine. Enjoy this smooth and soulful master sing 'What a Wonderful World'. #MusicConnets #MusicConnectsUs #MusicConnectsPeople #BillyValentine #whatawonderfulworldthiswouldbe

TONIGHT!!! Tix available online. VMF Artistic Director Nuvi Mehta calls Gordon Goodwin one of the greatest big band and jazz arrangers of all time. It’s at a level for the 21st century . . . it’s just ear-popping. Some of the best musicians in the world. Plan a wonderful night out - in a socially distanced, audience safe environment. bit.ly/phatband online tickets sales only.

From Latin to Funk, standards to swing - Gordon Goodwin's Little Phat Band at the VMF Drive In It's TIME!!! Only online tix accepted bit.ly/phatband

Thank you VCReporter for the great story on our LIVE jazz concert this Thursday-Gordon Goodwin at the VMF Drive! Socially distanced-audience safe FUN!! Gordon Goodwin’s Little Phat Band known as one of THE BEST jazz bands today. Tix on VenturaMusicFestival.org or bit.ly/phatband https://vcreporter.com//phat-thursday-gordon-goodwin-and-/

Premiering NOW! The Manhattan Transfer still setting the high bar for swinging four-part harmonies. #MusicConnects #MusicConnectsUs

Get ready Ventura. Tomorrow The Manhattan Transfer takes you to Birdland, with four-part harmonies yet! #MusicConnects #musicconnectspeople #MusicConnectsUs