Colin will be singing the Bass Solos in Mozart’s Requiem with the Santa Maria Philharmonic

The Santa Maria Philharmonic Orchestra and Maestro Michael Nowak welcome a guest ensemble to close out the 2024-25 concert season with a concert that explores the range of human expression, from the sensual to the profound. 

Early 20th Century composer Darius Milhaud expresses French exoticism through jazz-inspired harmonies and rhythms that portray an African creation myth in the ballet suite La Creation du Monde. Russian composer Igor Stravinsky explores the harmonies and driving dance rhythms of early American jazz music in Ragtime. And finally, Maestro Nowak and the Philharmonic Orchestra are joined by the Allan Hancock College Singers for a performance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Requiem, the legendary unfinished threnody penned the same year of the composer’s death.

There will be a pre-concert lecture that will enhance your enjoyment and understanding of the music. This Pre-Concert Lecture is FREE and open to all concert goers. The lecture will be held just before the concert, beginning at 6:50PM and ending at 7:10PM.

FREE KIDS TICKETS (18 yrs old & younger), with purchase of an adult ticket. Enter promo code KIDSFREE at checkout when purchasing your adult tickets, and make it a family night!

Complete Program:

Darius Milhaud: La Creation du Monde
Igor Stravinsky: Ragtime
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem

I’m so thrilled to be joining the Verdi Chorus again and this time with my wife! The program will feature music by Bellini and Verdi including the Act II Finale from La Forza del Destino and the great duet, Suoni la Tromba from I Puritani.

My fellow soloists include my wife Christina, Roberto Perlas Gomez, and the fabulous Jaime Chamberlin. Many thanks to Anne Marie and I can’t wait to sing with my Verdi Chorus friends again!

I’m so thrilled to be joining the Verdi Chorus again and this time with my wife! The program will feature music by Bellini and Verdi including the Act II Finale from La Forza del Destino and the great duet, Suoni la Tromba from I Puritani.

My fellow soloists include my wife Christina, Roberto Perlas Gomez, and the fabulous Jaime Chamberlin. Many thanks to Anne Marie and I can’t wait to sing with my Verdi Chorus friends again!

Colin will be joining the Santa Barbara Choral Society for performances of Handel’s Messiah. The performance will feature certain movements sung in a new Spanish language translation.

Soloists:

Christina Bristow, Soprano

Christina Pezzarossi, Mezzo Soprano

JJ Lopez, Tenor

Colin Ramsey, Bass

Colin will be joining the Santa Barbara Choral Society for performances of Handel’s Messiah. The performance will feature certain movements sung in a new Spanish language translation.

Soloists:

Christina Bristow, Soprano

Christina Pezzarossi, Mezzo Soprano

JJ Lopez, Tenor

Colin Ramsey, Bass

Opera Santa Barbara’s most prolific artist returns to the Lobero stage to perform his first fully staged production of Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro. Figaro is a role Colin has sung and studied for many years and is thrilled to be doing his first outing at home in Santa Barbara. He leads the cast with many former and current Christman Studio Artists incuding his wife, Christina Pezzarossi Ramsey. Kostis Protopappas conducts, Sara Widzer directs the production with projections by Yuki Izumihara

CAST

Figaro - Colin Ramsey

Susanna - Sun Woo Park

Il Conte - Matthew Petersen

La Contessa - Jennifer Lindsay

Cherubino - Max Potter

Marcellina - Christina Pezzarossi

Dr. Bartolo - Scott Levin

Don Basilio - Manfred Anaya

Don Curzio - William Grundler

Antonio - Byron Mayes

Opera Santa Barbara’s most prolific artist returns to the Lobero stage to perform his first fully staged production of Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro. Figaro is a role Colin has sung and studied for many years and is thrilled to be doing his first outing at home in Santa Barbara. He leads the cast with many former and current Christman Studio Artists incuding his wife, Christina Pezzarossi Ramsey. Kostis Protopappas conducts, Sara Widzer directs the production with projections by Yuki Izumihara

CAST

Figaro - Colin Ramsey

Susanna - SunWoo Park

Il Conte - Matthew Petersen

La Contessa - Jennifer Lindsay

Cherubino - Max Potter

Marcellina - Christina Pezzarossi

Dr. Bartolo - Scott Levin

Don Basilio - Manfred Anaya

Don Curzio - William Grundler

Antonio - Byron Mayes

I’ll be making my Pacific Chamber Orchestra debut singing the Bass solos in Handel’s Messiah. The performance will include some of parts II and III, notably, Why do the Nations Rage, and The Trumpet Shall Sound.

SOPRANO - Jaime Chamberlin
ALTO - Kindra Scharich
TENOR - Nathan Granner
BASS - Colin Ramsey

I’ll be making my Pacific Chamber Orchestra debut singing the Bass solos in Handel’s Messiah. The performance will include some of parts II and III, notably, Why do the Nations Rage, and The Trumpet Shall Sound.

SOPRANO - Jaime Chamberlin
ALTO - Kindra Scharich
TENOR - Nathan Granner
BASS - Colin Ramsey

I will be presenting a recital at UC Santa Barbara along with pianist, Dr. John Ballerino featuring the music of Henri Duparc and Hugo Wolf including Wolf’s final song cycle to poetry of Michelangelo Buonarotti.

Colin returns to Amarillo Opera singing his acclaimed Escamillo in Bizet’s Carmen. The production will be directed by frequent collaborator, Fenlon Lamb and conducted by Jorge Parodi.

CAST

Carmen - Hilary Ginther

Don Jose - Trey Smagur

Escamillo - Colin Ramsey

Micaela - Cecelia lopez

Morales - Travis Sherwood

Frasquita - Elizabeth Magnor

mercedes - candace carpenter

el remendado - corey trahan

dancairo - alexander winn

zuniga - sean milligan

Colin will be making his role debut as Hunding in Wagner’s Die Walkure using the Jonathan Dove orchestration.

He continues his participation in Opera Santa Barbara’s Ring that began with Fafner in Das Rheingold. Crystal Manich returns to direct along with Kostis Protopappas conducting.

Wotan - Kyle Albertson

Brunnhilde - Alexandra Lousition

Siegmund - Robert Stahley

Sieglinde - TBA

Hunding - Colin Ramsey

CAST & CREDITS

DIRECTION

Director:

Layna Chianakas

Conductor:

Kostis Protopapas

Scenic & Projection Design:

Yuki Izumihara

Lighting Design:

Helena Kuukka

Filmmaker:

Zach Mendez

ARTISTS

Floria Tosca:

Eleni Calenos

Mario Cavaradossi:

Adam Diegel

Baron Scarpia:

Wayne Tigges

Angelotti/Sciarrone:

Colin Ramsey

Sacristan:

Ben Lowe

Spoletta:

Matthew Peterson

Its wonderful to be revisiting Leporello in Mozart’s Don Giovanni again. This will be a concert presentation in Del Mar, CA.

Ted Pickell (Don Giovanni)

Colin Ramsey (Leporello)

Tasha Koontz (Donna Anna)

Sarah Tucker (Donna Elvira)

David Margulis (Don Ottavio)

Brandon Morales (Masetto)

Mindy Ella Chu (Zerlina)

Shelby Condray (Commendatore)

Its wonderful to be revisiting Leporello in Mozart’s Don Giovanni again. This will be a concert presentation in Del Mar, CA.

Ted Pickell (Don Giovanni)

Colin Ramsey (Leporello)

Tasha Koontz (Donna Anna)

Sarah Tucker (Donna Elvira)

David Margulis (Don Ottavio)

Brandon Morales (Masetto)

Mindy Ella Chu (Zerlina)

Shelby Condray (Commendatore)