Upcoming Performance

Women's Voices Concert

Janet Robin, Rebecca Folsom,
Charu Suri, Katie Hendricks, and Kris Angelis

This Concert has been Postponed.
New Date to be Announced Soon.

LOGAN HOUSE
at the Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts
8585 Ojai-Santa Paula Rd. (in Upper Ojai)
Ojai, CA 93023

Tickets $35.00

Presented in conjunction with Cord International Media Group

Join us for a beautiful and potent weave of Women's Voices--celebrating stories both personal and universal. Wrap yourself in the graceful and powerful composition of singer-songwriter vocals, world class instrumentals, evocative spoken word, and lilting vocal harmonies, all in an elevated afternoon of music.

A musical and poetic blend of five exquisitely gifted national performers. On their own they are each a powerhouse, and together they create an artistic convergence altogether extraordinary and unique. Grammy nominee Janet Robin with String Revolution; #1 National Radio chart topper Rebecca Folsom; ISSA Entertainer of the Year Charu Suri; poet & NYT Bestseller Katie Hendricks; and #1 iTunes top Singer/Songwriter Kris Angelis, will weave their talents to offer an exceptional afternoon of refined artistry! The show will be a combination of solo performances, innovative collaborations and rousing group numbers. Come enjoy this beautiful and potent weave of Women’s Voices!

Come for the Concert and drop deeply into the magic and peace of the Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts, enjoying the exquisite musicianship, vocal harmonies, writing, and extraordinary talent of our female artists in the Women’s Voices Concert.  

Janet Robin

LA native Janet Robin has been a guitarist since age 6 and is a veteran musician of the LA music scene. She got her start taking lessons from legendary guitarist Randy Rhoads.

Music audiences around the world have seen Janet’s incredible guitar work as a former touring member of the Lindsey Buckingham Band (from Fleetwood Mac), Meredith Brooks, Air Supply, and many other international touring artists.

She is also a member of the instrumental all guitar band, The String Revolution, managed by Miles Copeland. The String Revolution were just nominated for a Grammy for their unique arrangement of “Folsom Prison Blues,” featuring Tommy Emmanuel. It was produced by Johnny’s son, John Carter Cash.

Guitar Player Magazine named Robin as of one of the "Top 20 Rock/Songwriter Acoustic Guitar Players” and Guitar World Magazine listed her as one of the “Top 10 Female Guitarists.”  

Rebecca Folsom

Colorado singer-songwriter, Rebecca Folsom believes every lyric, every note, every musical collaboration carries the potency to change the world. With her new recording, Sanctuary, Rebecca is on a mission to do that one listener at a time. Moving with ease through her four-octave range she plucks the instrument of the heart with tender fearlessness and fiery passion all meant to awaken unfettered aliveness.

Born and raised in Boulder, Colorado, Rebecca’s formative years were inspired by the alternative pulse that beats in a town nestled at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. She grew up running trails and writing songs amongst the pines and aspens, capturing inspiration from the plethora of spiritual teachings along with the sanctuary of the natural world.

Seasoned in a 20-year Zen Buddhism study, Rebecca meets these changing times with an equanimity centered in relaxing into the Wisdom Of Uncertainty. It’s in this open spirit of being teachable that Rebecca has traversed the many bridges that have led to her latest album, Sanctuary. With Sanctuary, Rebecca uses her platform to serve the underprivileged, to inspire collective change, and to create an international movement of peace.

Her new album Sanctuary, rooted in folk and gospel, moves from lilting, deeply touching folk ballads to unbridled, sing-along anthems. The album is a tapestry of sonic landscapes written with or for marginalized communities with songs produced by 3-time Grammy winning producer Tom Wasinger and 5-time Grammy winning producer Shaun Martin. Americana Highways calls Sanctuary, “…simply impressive,” and, “…worthy of awe.” Westword Magazine says, "Her songs hit like little earthquakes."

In the spirit of collaboration, Rebecca wrote the songs for Sanctuary with activists, Zen masters, NYT Best Selling authors, Forbes America’s 100 Self-Made Women, social justice organizations, and those impacted in compromised, disempowered situations. Prisoners, refugees, veterans, homeless, elderly, and many others came together into creative circles with Rebecca. There, they shared in authentic conversations, found tears and laughter, and the natural inclination to share common human values.

Rebecca has played on BBC television/radio for an audience of 1.5 million, Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado, The Bluebird and Opryland in Nashville, TN, and numerous festivals nationwide. The song Sanctuary was a semi-finalist in the “2021 International Songwriting Competition.” Sanctuary the song and album hit Number 1 on the National Roots Folk Radio Chart, top 10 on the National College Radio chart and has been top 40 for the entire year of 2023.

Rebecca laughs and says, “I tend to live in extremes. I decided a long time ago that I would channel my intensity into the positive power of creativity. From my personal past history, I’m not afraid to walk with others through some dark places. Sometimes we have to face into the shadows of life to free ourselves into a brighter future.”

For more than 30 years, she has been a transformational teacher and leadership coach. Nicknamed “the Creativity Shaman” by her clients of all ages and backgrounds, Rebecca has inspired thousands of individuals, large and small groups, and leadership teams of national and international corporations.

In addition to her 11 released albums and vibrant coaching career, Rebecca has written and published two books of poetry and created numerous paintings of fine art.  

Charu Suri

Charu Suri is a pianist and composer who treads fearlessly between genres, blending several styles and fusing Indian ragas with more traditional jazz.

Born in South India, she was a piano prodigy performing in various concert halls at an early age. Charu's most recent album, RAGS & RAGAS, was recorded with John Patitucci on the double bass, Steve Gadd and Joe Lastie on the drums, and debuted recently at #3 on the iTunes jazz charts, and reached #2 in Kenya. Her previous albums charted #1 in India in both the jazz and overall albums charts.

Her work has won numerous awards. She received eight nominations in the International Singer Songwriters Association (ISSA) Awards in 2023, and was named Entertainer of the Year (Gold) by ISSA at its annual awards ceremony in Atlanta. On May 13, 2023, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra performed her work for the very first time at NJPAC in the family-friendly "Hooray for Bollywood" concert and will also perform arrangements of hers of popular Bollywood tunes. She returns to Carnegie Hall for the fourth time on Friday, April 5, 2024.  

Katie Hendricks

Kathlyn Hendricks, is an evolutionary catalyst, contextual disruptor and freelance mentor who has been a pioneer in the field of body intelligence and conscious loving for fifty years. She describes her purpose: “I feel through to the heart with laser-love and evoke essence through deep play.”

Dr. Hendricks is the co-author of twelve books, including the best-selling Conscious Loving, At The Speed of Life and Conscious Loving Ever After: How to Create Thriving Relationship at Midlife and Beyond.

She specializes in translating concepts such as commitment into directly felt experiences that lead to new choices and creative engagement. Her unique coaching and leadership programs have generated hundreds of body intelligence and relationship coaches in the U.S. and Europe.

She is currently joining with her Foundation for Conscious Living community to create the Big Leap Online Programs. These online videos are designed to support people in coming home to presence, restoring resourcefulness and creating caring communities.  

(Photo of Katie Hendricks by Mariana Schulze.)

Kris Angelis

Kris Angelis has been living musically her whole life. “My mom says I’ve been singing since before I could talk. I would sing melodies when I didn’t actually know words.” Growing up on a farm in Florida, Angelis spent her childhood playing, running around the farm, and making up songs with her twin sister. They composed their first song at the age of three -- and it lives on now, interwoven into one of Kris’s more recent works.

While her early musical influences were limited to her grandparents’ Rodgers and Hammerstein videos, her parents’ records, and the Lawrence Welk show -- one of the few that came in on their TV -- Kris did not feel deprived. “I would put on my parents vinyl records which included the Beatles, the Eagles, the Archies, and even Strauss waltzes, and dance around, pretending to be the singer. I loved it. It was a great basis in melodies and harmonies.” Later she would sing in the church choir and, when her family moved to California, in her summer camp’s musical productions. Discovering the band Hanson, siblings who were very young themselves at the time, opened up the possibility of making music herself. She delved into learning harmonies with her twin sister, Alix, taking full advantage of the way siblings' voices work together.

It was with the help of a musician friend that Kris first began learning guitar. She continued learning on her own—and dived right into songwriting with inspirations including Brandi Carlile, Ray Lamontagne, Taylor Swift, Hanson, The Lumineers, Elton John, Ingrid Michaelson, Sara Bareilles, and many more! “It’s how I create, how I express myself. But it’s also a huge part of how I get through life. Music is a universal language. It evokes emotion. It resonates in our souls, it actually vibrates in our bodies. There’s a Victor Hugo quote that expresses exactly how I feel about it: ‘Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.’ That’s how songwriting has been for me.” And she certainly hasn’t been silent. Kris put her musical talents to good use in her first full-length album, "The Left Atrium" produced by Jeff Zacharski, a fusion of genres and sounds that includes elements of everything from smoky jazz to bold rock. “The Left Atrium” is a great example of who Kris is as a musician—beautiful, eclectic, surprising, and yet somehow always herself.

The critics agreed. "The Left Atrium" was awarded Best Female Album of 2013 by the LA Music Critics Awards. The video for the song "Not Your Fault" was an exclusive premier on RyanSeacrest.com. She was chosen for a month long tour in Europe with Songs&Whispers in spring of 2014 and opened for Tyler Hilton on a US tour in August. Kris wants to connect with people through music and make a difference, so she partnered through Live Music Cares with Project AK-47, which rescues child soldiers, and joined the Extreme Tour in the US to bring music to underserved communities and youth. Kris played at the New Orleans House of Blues as a finalist in Belk Southern Musician competition. She's also played at several festivals, including Sundance, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, SXSW, NAMM, and MondoNYC. 

In 2017, she collaborated with Morgan Taylor Reid, and Alexander Cardinale for the "Heartbreak is Contagious" EP. The EP landed in the Top 10 of the iTunes Singer-songwriter chart, was awarded Best Female EP in the 2016 LA Music Critics Awards. The single is featured on Relix Magazine's first ever "Women Who Rock" sampler CD in their September/October 2016 issue and can be heard thematically throughout Season 2 of AwesomenessTV's show Guidance. as well as in Regal, Cinemark, and AMC theaters across the US. Kris was awarded Best Female Artist in the 13th annual International Acoustic Music Awards and was a finalist in the 2017 International Songwriting Competition. The title track "Heartbreak is Contagious" debuted at #67 on the Mediabase Hot AC charts after being added to rotation on SiriusXM's The Pulse on Nov 8th 2018.

Kris has been releasing some exciting collaborations in 2018 including "Bright Side" with Adrianne Gonzalez (The Rescues), "Roll The Dice" with Rockwell Sands of the band WØLVES, and teamed up with producer Billy Lefler (Ingrid Michaelson, Joshua Radin, Cary Brothers) for Pieces That Were Stolen EP which debuted at #3 on the iTunes singer/songwriter charts and on The Billboard Heatseekers chart on August 3rd after her sold out release show at The Hotel Cafe on July 21st. Stained Glass won Best Female Single in the LA Music Critics Awards and was a finalist in the International Acoustic Music Awards.

The adventure continued in 2019 during which Kris completed a tour of all 50 of the United States while writing and recording her new album, became a top streamer on live-streaming app LiveAF, winning several competitions which landed her on billboards in Chicago and New York City, and was chosen for the Grammy NEXT program. "That Siren, Hope" debuted on Jan 24th, 2020 at #1 on the iTunes singer/songwriter chart and as the highest ranking independent release at #79 on the Billboards Top Current Albums chart. It explores all the facets of hope, painting it as a mythical siren that draws you in only to leave you drowning, but also as a comfort and a force that keeps you going when you can’t see what’s ahead. The first track of the album, “I Hope I Never Fall In Love Again” was added to rotation on SiriusXM Velvet, "Ghost (I'm Alive & Breathing)" was featured 3 times on SiriusXM "The Pulse" Train Tracks with Pat Monahan, the video for the title track was premiered by American Songwriter Magazine, and the album broke into the top 100 of the Americana Albums radio chart.

Even though her tour was cut short in March, like so many others, the lock down hasn't slowed her down. Kris performed as part of the UnCancelled Music Festival online opening for Colbie Caillat and William Fitzsimmons as well as multiple other live-stream concerts. She put out a "Live from the Hotel Cafe" album and two new singles, and the video for her song "Photobooth" won 3 awards (Best Americana/Folk Video, Best Pop Video, and Fan Favorite in the Americana/Folk category) in the International Independent Music Video Awards, as well as being one of the 6 finalists for Video of the Year. 

About Cord International Media Group

Ojai native and resident Maryann Cord, Co-Founder & CEO of Cord International Media Group is producing and promoting the concert for Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts cultural programming. Cord International's Hana Ola Records is known as the first name in vintage Hawaiian music, a music recording and licensing company passionately dedicated to preserving, restoring and releasing lost real Hawaiian music, with a huge catalog of recordings.