Santa Cruz County 2017 Artist of the Year
The Santa Cruz County Arts Commission has named Shelley Phillips 2017 Artist of the Year. A local musician, performer, and teacher, Shelley is the County’s 31st artist to be so honored.
The high level of artistic production in Santa Cruz County is acknowledged through the Artist of the Year Award. Recipients must live in Santa Cruz County and have a national and/or international reputation, as well as having contributed to the cultural enrichment of the local community.
Profile Performance at Samper Recital Hall, Cabrillo College, on Friday, June 2 from 7 -9 p.m. for a concert featuring Shelley and friends, including the Teen Celtic Band and Harp Orchestra, the Ukulele Club of Santa Cruz, and previous Artist of the Year Linda Burman Hall.
Admission is FREE to the public; seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis the night of the event.
Shelley (folk harp, oboe, cor anglais, and flutes) has played with many professional folk musicians in America, Ireland, and the UK, and maintains a private studio where she presents concerts and workshops with visiting musicians of the highest caliber. She received her master’s in music from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and has studied Irish and Scottish flute styles, shehnai, dizi, and willow flute. The Wood Between The Worlds is her most recent among many solo albums with Gourd Music.
As the director of the Community Music School of Santa Cruz, Shelley runs Celtic music camps for children and teens. Shelley serves as a board member of the Music of Bhutan Research Center, the American Pipers’ Guild, and Boxwood Flute Festivals.
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The Artist of the Year program is sponsored by the Santa Cruz County Arts Commission and the County of Santa Cruz Department of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services. For more information about Artist of the Year, including how to nominate an artist for the award, please visit www.scparks.com.