Beginning with his first concert in Rome in 1979, Seattle-based, award winning, Segovia-trained guitar artist/composer Andre Feriante has performed for over three decades in Europe, S. America and throughout the U.S., bringing his sensual, contemporary blend of classical, flamenco and Brazilian styles to people from all walks of life. In recent years' performances, and with his latest albums 'Beatles Masquerade' and 'Novella, Ukulele Mosaique', Feriante has garnered rave reviews for applying his innovative approach and guitar mastery to rare instruments such as custom ukuleles and the nylon stringed banjo. Feriante's concerts promise inspiring musical journies with original music, classical and jazz standards, vocals in Italian, and poetry over guitar. Andre's hope is that... Read More
StringStories
2014 Fall Tour
"unique fusion of classical, flamenco, & jazz
on guitar, banjo, and ukulele"
Andre introduces StringStories in this video, a journey into Andre's unique fusion signature style, blending classical flamenco, jazz music on guitar, banjo and ukulele.
Beginning in the Fall of 2014, Andre will be touring in concert halls with StringStories in the Northwest and the West Coast. The first concert will be at the Snowy Owl Theater in Leavenworth WA, on October 24th, 2014 presented by Icicle Creek Music Center.
Andre Feriante brings his unique sound to the ukulele. Read More
Video of Song from Novella
Reviews
Critics, Fans, & Colleagues
"His musicianship is sensitive, articulate, pleasing and entirely in accord with his own music. One does not always find this sort of harmony on the concert platform."
- R.M. Campbell, Seattle PI Music Critic
"Feriante's music is full of lyricism and reflection... I'm not surprised he's gaining national and international recognition."
- Peter Donnelly, Former President,
Seattle Corporate Council for the Arts
"Muy bien... wonderful tone."
- Andres Segovia
"Andre Feriante and The Bohemian Entourage produced a unique blend of classical, flamenco, opera, contemporary and world musics...elegant, and compelling. Feriante's guitar truly sings..." - Harriet Bullitt
Played at Benaroya Hall in Seattle with the NW Symphony, Heart, and Alice and Chains.
Andre's Album Bohemian Boulevard won "Best World Album" NAR Lifestyle Awards 2006; his 10 albums have consistently charted in the top 10 in College and Public Radio airplay.
Played first concert in Rome Italy at age 17 and then on to Bogota, Colombia at the Javerian University and on Columbian National Radio.
Studied in a Madrid master class with the great Spanish guitarist Andre Segovia at age 21.
Played the national anthem at Qwest Field for the Seattle Sounders and at Key Arena for the Seattle SuperSonics.
Has been invited on three different occasions to play private performances for the Jose Carreras Leukemia Foundation, one such show was at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
Toured the western states with his CD "Serenade" for Borders Books and Music.
We are just starting to put together a new YouTube channel featuring a large collection of Andre Feriante videos. Come see
Andre Feriante
And The Bohemian Entourage
This latest incarnation of Andre Feriante offers a very unique and compelling sound to the concert stage. You will hear original Spanish influenced music combined with opera, Bach, Leonard Cohen, jazz standards, east Indian rhythms played with Feriante's creative banjo and ukulele techniques, fiery South American songs, early music and improvisations on the Beatles. Improvisation, humor and storytelling are a big part of the concept of the Entourage.
Video Preview of the Bohemian Entourage
Book of Poetry
Anatomie de la Luna
Samples
from Anatomie de la Luna
Women of Picasso
I dance the world
on spinning mountain peaks
of sleep
invisible partners glide
to and from my arms falling out
into spacious ballrooms of rose
My sorrow is a cup of blue honey
and I sip the swirls of desire
laughing strong in dance
because I know nothing
Every place I spin
there forms a memory of me
billows of light engulf me
and I am driven by the music
of vibrant abandon
I dance where silence
has not yet formed
beneath the virgin coils of longing
where the wings of angels
are waiting still to move
I dance in the eyes of the dead...
Untitled
I almost put 'I love you'
in words last night
but I held my tongue
and kept it in my eyes
Portrait
I will paint for you
a large guitar with thick black lines
I will fill it with
the fading cities of yesterday
Rome Barcelona Santa Cruz
with the ancient streets
I frequent in my sleep
I will paint the neck
as delicate
as the back of a woman
Along the strings
I will spin invisible strands of joy
and long filaments of moonlight
I will paint myself
as the arms of a tree
slowly embracing the guitar
in gradual surrender
to the heavy beauty of stars
My face will be painted
in the eyes of clouds
drifting yet paralyzed in stillness...
