Chris A. Bowman: Conductor, Composer, Vocals, Hammond B-3, Piano, Pipe Organ, Synths, Trumpet and Flugel Horn; Cathleen McIsaac Bowman: Vocals, Lyrics and Poems. Many other incredible musicians from Santa Barbara County and L. A. - depending on the project. Cathleen is also a visual artist. Here are some of her recent works from the WavePoint Art Gallery. Visit wavepointproductions.com to see more art and hear more music.
Influences
J.S. Bach, The Doors, Robert Frost, W. A. Mozart, Louis Armstrong, Stussey, Miles Davis, Gregorian Chant, Blood Sweat and Tears, Shakespeare, Steppenwolf, Les McCann, Mary Oliver, Led Zeppelin, Gustav Mahler, William Blake, Ludwig von Beethoven, The Beatles, William Stafford, Giacomo Puccini, Jimmy Smith, Jack Gilbert, Stan Getz, Stanislavski, Duke Ellington, Gabriel Faure, Claudio Monteverdi, David Mamet, Cole Porter, Richard Strauss, Simon and Garfunkle, Igor Stravinsky, Pablo Neruda, George M. Cohan, Richard Diebenkorn, Matisse, Carlos Santana, Robert Frost, Peter Schreier, Eugene O'Neill, Leonard Bernstein, Arnold Schoenberg, Ray Charles, William Carlos Williams, George and Ira Gershwin, Anne Valley Fox, Jerry Lee Lewis, Giuseppe Verdi, Donald Margulies, Dizzy Gillespie, Aaron Copland, Strindberg, W. C. Handy, Edward Albee, Jimi Hendrix, Cesar Franck, Chris Delange, Charles-Marie Widor, Kurt Weil, Steven Sondheim, Picasso, Olivier Messiaen, Joni Mitchell, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tolstoi, Dostoyevsky, Suzan Lori Parks.
Sounds Like
"It could only be called a roaring success!...”
Jim Buckley, Montecito Journal, commenting on Toad Hall, the Musical.
Toad Hall has been described as a "unique blend of Sondheim and Cirque du Soleil."
"Your music is like angels, and should be heard all over the world."
Audience member after a performance of Sanctus at St. Mark's Cathedral, Venice, Italy.
Chris A. Bowman: Sanctus
Sanctus "evokes reverent images of the sublime and the ethereal." - Performed by the Kiev Philharmonic & Chorus
"Perfect! Exactly the kind of music I had in mind." The Bard of Avon.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
An original music score composed by Chris A. Bowman for Vincent Dowling's Production at The Heart of America Shakespeare Festival in Kansas City, Missouri.
.. Ciao Cathleen & Chris~ Grazie per l' aggiunta Nice to meet you~ Is my grande onore to be your friend~ Grazie per la visita~ Cari saluti~ Antonio Vivaldi~
Cathleen and Chris.. beautiful music! thank you for inviting me into your circle of friends and it is an honor to have you in mine.. much peace...until we connect ~kenny~
