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Our ensembles are small orchestras of Flute, Violin, Cello, and Classical Guitar. We provide quartets, trios, duos, and solo classical guitar for live performances. Jerry and Gail Acosta created La Folia Chamber Ensemble to play music for weddings and we've performed for thousands of events in nearly every popular venue in the Los Angeles area; we look forward to playing many many more.
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Quartet
Trio
Duo
Guitar Solo
“We are committed to artistry and to making our performance of Classical and Contemporary music a memory you will cherish."
Concerto in D III - Vivaldi
Stairway To Heaven ... Led Zeppelin
Canon in D - Pachelbel
Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix
All You Need Is Love (Live) - Beatles
Bridal Chorus - Wagner
The Shadow of Your Smile
Viva la Vida (Live) - Coldplay
Wedding Ceremony Music
Canon In D Major - Pachelbel
Bridal Chorus - Wagner
Wedding March - Mendelssohn
Air In G - J.S. Bach
All You Need Is Love - Beatles
Ave Maria - Shubert
Ave Maria -Bach/Gounod
Dodi Li
Erev Shel Shoshanm
Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - Bach
La Rejouissance - Handel
Ode To Joy - Beethoven
Sheep May Safetly Graze - Bach
Siman Tov
Somewhere In Time - Barry
Trumpet Voluntary - Clark
Trumpet Tune - Purcell
Water Music - Handel
Where'er You Walk - Handel
La Rejouissance - Handel
Here Comes The Sun - Beatles
Life On Mars (Live) - David Bowie
Wedding Cantata - J.S. Bach
Over The Rainbow - Arlen
Pasadena Ritz Carlton
Farmers Market
Oceans (Live) - Hillsong United
Billy Ray at the Wilshire Ebell
Marina del Rey
Hollywood Foreign Press
Corporate Lobby Party
Courtyard Marriott Hotel Garden
The Beach Club
"We were beyond thrilled with the La Folia Chamber Ensemble performance during our wedding ceremony and cocktail reception and we received so many compliments about them from our guests. Their music just made our day magical."
Heather
Wedding Wire
Contemporary Songs
A Thousand Years - Christina Perri
A Time For Us-Romeo and Juliet
Ain't Misbehavin' - Fats Waller
All I Ask - Phantom Of The Opera
All My Love - Led Zeppelin
All of Me - John Legend
All You Need Is Love - Beatles
Almost Like Being In Love
An American Tale - Horner
And I Love Her - Beatles
And This Is My Beloved
Anniversary Waltz - Ivanoci
Another Morning- Moody Blues
Arthur's Theme - Burt Bacharach
As Time Goes By - Hupfeld
At Last -Etta James
Autumn Leaves - Nat King Cole
Beauty and the Beast - Disney
Bittersuite Symphony - Verve
Black Magic Woman-Santana
Caminando por la Calle-Gipsy Kings
Can You Feel the Love Tonight-Elton
Can You Read My Mind - Williams
Cantina Band - Star Wars
Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis
Cassidy - Grateful Dead
Cinema Paradiso - Morricone
Colors Of The Wind - Pocahontas
Colour My World - Chicago
Con Te Partiro-Sartori
Darktown Strutters Ball
Don’t Stop Believin’ - Journey
Edelweiss - Hammerstein
8:05 - Moby Grape
Enchantment Waltz - Alberti
Endless Love - Lionel Richie
Europa - Santana
Evergreen - Barbara Streisand
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
Quartets & Trios
Renaissance
Almain - Richard Johnson
Almain - Anon. 16th C.
Almain- Thomas Morley
Borree - William Babell
Courante - Anon 16th C
Light Of Love
Mr. Southcote’s - Thomas Ford
My Lord Willoughby - Dowland
Pavan - Anon
Watkins Ale- Anon
The Flatt Pavin - John Johnson
Baroque
Air in G -J.S. Bach
Andante BWV 1034 - Bach
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Ave Maria - Schubert
Brandenberg #6 III - J.S. Bach
Canon in D - Pachelbel
Cantata 156 - J.S. Bach
Concerto in Am - Vivaldi
Guitar Concerto In D - Vivaldi
Hallelujah Chorus - Handel
Jesu Joy Of Man's Desiring - Bach
La Rejouissance - Handel
Menuetto - Weber
Sonata da Camera Op. 2 - Corelli
Sonata in G - Sammartini
Sheep May Saftely Graze - Bach
Spring - Antonio Vivaldi
Trio Sonata in D - Handel
Trio Sonata in Cm - Handel
Two Trio Sonatas - Hotteterra
Trio in G - Canciello
Trio Op 9 #1- Carulli
Trio Op 9 #3 - Carulli
Trio Sonata in C - Telemann
Trio Sonata in F - TelemannTrumpet Tune - Purcell
Trumpet Voluntary - Purcell
Water Music - Handel
Wedding Cantata - J.S. Bach
Where'er You Walk - Handel
Irish Music
Coquetside
Da Mihi Manum
Irish Washerwoman
King of the Blind
Maggie BrownMolly Halfpenny
O'Carolan's Concerto
Planxty Johnston
Tenpenny Bit
Thomas Burke - O’Carolan
Classical
Cantabile-Paganini
Divertimento-Giuliani
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik-Mozart
Serenade Op. 8-Beethoven
Sonata in D-Scheidler
Trio Sonata-Canciello
Trio In C Major-Call
Trio Op. 9 No. 1 and No. 3-Carulli
Trio Sonata in D (Op. 45)-Molino
Romantic
And This Is My Beloved-Borodin
Anniversary Waltz-Ivanovice
Ave Maria-Schubert
Ave Maria - Gounod
Barcarolle-Offenbach
Blue Danube - Strauss
Cavalleria Rusticana - Mascagni
Day By Day
El Velario-Cervantes
Echmiadzin Dance - Komitas
Enchantment Waltz-Alberti
Fandango-McLean
Flower Duet-Delibes
L'ame des Poetes
La Cinquantaine- Gabriel Marie
La Gazza Ladra-Rossini
L'ame des Poetes
La Paloma-Yradier
Le Secret - Gauthier
Little Fandango - McLean
Morning Mood-Grieg
O Entardecer - Fonseca
Oh Marie
Parlami D'amore
Pavane - Faure
Placir D' Amor-Martini
Polish Dance - Scharwenka
Serenade - Pierne
Sousles toits de Paris-French Song
Contemporary Classical
Ashokan Farewell - Daryl Unger
Buongiorno Principesa-Piovani
Cinco Canciones-Gomez
Cinema Paradiso - Morricone
Con Te Partiro-Sartori
Father of the Bride - Silvestri
Gabriel's Oboe - Morricone
Gymnopedie-Satie
Hymne-Vangelis
La Califfa - Morricone
La Vita e Bella - Piovani
Pulcinella Suite-Stravinsky
Duo Repertoire
Renaissance Duo
Alamain- 16C anon
Almail-Morley
Tarleton's Resurrection
As I Went To Walsingham
Capt. Digorie Piper-Dowland
Greensleeves-Cutting
La Rossignol-Anon
My Lord Willoughby-Dowland
The Night Watch- Holborne
The Carman’s Whistle - Byrd
Hartes Ease - Holborn
Robin Is To The Greenwood
Heigh Ho Holiday- Holborne
Tarlton’s Resurrection - Dowland
Baroque Duo
Allegro in G - Teleman
Bouree in Am - Bach
Concerto in D- Vivaldi
Sinfonia - J.S. Bach
Sonata E-moll-Corelli
Sonata in G - Baron
Spring - Vivaldi
"These guys just took our wedding to the next level! We hired them to play the guitar and violin while guests arrive and for my walk down the aisle. They made it SO magical! I originally thought I would just have the DJ play some music for my walk down the aisle but it's just not the same. These guys are so affordable and just made it so beautiful for us!! I would HIGHLY recommend them!!"
Wedding Wire Client
Latin America Duo
A Que Has Venido (Argentina)
Adeus (Brazil)
Carnavalito (Perou)
El Gato (Argentina)
Las Gaviotas (Mexique)
Manha de Carnival - Bonfa
Mi Linda Marquita (Mexique)
Milonga (Argentina)
Romance - Brazil
Samba de Orfeo - Bonfa
San Pedro (Argentina)
Sertaneja (Brazil)
Classical Duo
Andante K545- Mozart
Divertimento - Giuliani
Sonata in D-Scheidler
Romantic Duo
Andante Cantabile- Paganini
Cantabile - Paganini
Pavane - Faure
Prince Igor - Borodin
Rondo Allegretto - Paganini
Sicilienne-Paradis
Sonatina Semplice-Truhlar
To A Wild Rose - MacDowell
Wedding Chorus - Wagner
Wedding March - Mendelssohn
Modern Classical
Gymnopedie No. 1 - Satie
Reverie-Debussy
Sonata - Jan Truhlar
Waltz - Chopin
Calamigos Ranch
Classical Guitar Solos
Rennaissance Solos
Come Away -Dowland
Fortune - Dowland
Greensleeves - Anon
Guardame Las Vacas - Narvarez
Lord Willoughby - Dowland
The Night Watch - Holborne
Two Pavans - Milan
Baroque Solos
A Mighty Fortress - Bach
Aria - Frescobaldi
Bouree in Em - Bach
Canarios - Sanz
Jesu, Joy of Mans' Desiring- Bach
Prelude in D - Bach Cello Suite I
Prelude from Bach Lute Suite
Preludium" Bach Anna Magadalena
Sarabande BWV 1002 - Bach
Sonata - Cimmerosa
Sonata L. 483 - Scarlatti
Where'er You Walk - Handel
Classical Period
Allegro In C - Giuliani
Clair de Lune - Debussy
Dance Rondo - Giuliani
Danza Pomposa - Tansman
Etude Op. 60 #7- Carcassi
Estudios - Sor
French Lullaby - Brandon
Gymnopedie #1 - Satie
La Palute - Gagnon
Northern Dance Op. 14
Rondo - Carulli
Pas du Cygne - Marsaglia
Six Etudes - Brouwer
Romance - Bartoli
The Green Valleys - McCorkle
Valse Venezalano #3 - Lauro
Spanish Guitar Solos
Adelita - Tarrega
Adieu Grenade - Calle
Bolero - Calatuyud
Catalonian Song - Anon
Cordoba - Lecuona
El Testament d’Amelia - Llobet
Farruca - Traditional
Granadinas - Traditional
Habanera para Baile
Lagrima - Tarrega
La Paloma - Iradier
Romanza - Anon
Sevillanas - Traditional
Tango of the Roses - Bottero
"Jerry Acosta from La Folia Chamber Ensemble gave a stellar performance at
my mother's birthday party. He's a talented musician who is adept at sensing pieces most fitting for an event--and he then performs them beautifully. Jerry is also warm and personable. I highly recommend him and La Folia Chamber Ensemble."
Jeffrey Event: 01/17/2015
Romantic
Danza Pomposa - Tansman
Valse Venezalano #3 - Lauro
Adelita - Tarrega
Lagrima - Tarrega
La Paloma - Iradier
Romanza - Anon
Wedding Ceremony Music
Canon in D - Pachelbel
Bridal Chorus - Wagner
Wedding March - Mendelssohn
Irish
Danny Boy
Farewell
MacPherson's Lament - O’Carolan
O'Carolan's Receipt - O’Carolan
The Minstrel Boy
The Skye Boat Song
Contemporary Guitar
All I Ask -Webber
Arthurs Theme - Bacharach
Beauty and the Beast
Fifth Monkey Theme
The Legend of Zelda - Zelda
Calcutta - Pockriss
Don't Cry For Me Argentina
Edelweiss - Sound of Music
Fascination - Hansen
Hyrule Field - Zelda
Links Awakening - Zelda
One Hand One Heart - Bernstein
Saria's Song - Zelda
Speak Softly Love - Godfather
The Legend of Zelda - Zelda
You're So Cool - Hans Zimmer
"La Folia performed at my May 30, 2015 wedding at Calamigos Ranch, in Malibu. From putting together our song list, to the end of our wedding, working with Jerry was a breeze. And most importantly all the songs that were performed at our wedding were wonderful. I would highly recommend La Folia for any wedding ceremony or special event!"
Aimee
Yelp Review
"I have employed the services of La Folia Chamber Ensemble before and every time they have met and exceeded my expectations. I too am a musician and so much appreciate the professionalism of these great musicians. They are prompt, always easy to work with and come to the event totally prepared for the task before them. The events we do are high end and require an ensemble of this caliber. I would not hesitate to have them time and time again. They have delighted my guests and clients both. True excellence."
Sincerely,
Wayne Pulcini,
October 4, 2014
Bluegrass / Fingerstyle
Ashokan Farewell - Unger
Deep River Blues - Doc Watson
Doc’s Guitar - Doc Watson
Fisherman - Leo Kottke
Get A Klugh - Huttlinger
I Knew It Was You - Stephen Bennett
In Christ There Is No East Or West
Ojo - Leo Kottke
Singing In The Country - Leo Kottke
Brazilian / Latin
A Man And A Woman - Lai
Choros - Semenzato
Get A Klugh - Huttlinger
Ilha de Coral - Bonfa
Manha de Carnaval
Sambalamento
Sons de Carilhoes - Pernambuco
Solidao - Jobim
Waiting For Cathy - Earl Klugh
60's & 70's Songs
And I Love Her - Beatles
A Taste Of Honey - Scott
Besame Mucho - Velazquez
Black Mountainside - Led Zeppelin
Bron Yr Aur - Led Zeppelin
Classical Gas - Williams
Eres Tu - Calderon
Fields Of Gold - Sting
Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
In My Life - Beatles
Little Martha - Duane Almann
Long And Winding Road - Beatles
Love Is Blue - Mauriat
Never Going Back - Fleetwood Mac
Something - Beatles
Spanish Harlem - King
Try To Remember - Schmidt
Yesterday - Beatles
Your Song - Elton John
Standards
Ain't Misbehavin - Fats Waller
Anything Goes - Porter
Don't Get Around Much -Ellington
Non Ti Scordar
Torna a Surriento - Curtis
What A Wonderful World - Armstrong
"La Folia string quartet played music at our wedding ceremony and cocktail hour last week and I cannot recommend them enough, they were just amazing!! The music was so beautiful and they were very accommodating with our song choices. They made our day truly amazing. They were very professional and communication leading up to the big day was great."
Thanks again
Laura
(Wedding Wire)
Viva La Vida - Coldplay
Wake Up - Arcade Fire
We Are the Champions - Queen
We're All Alone - Boz Scaggs
We've Only Just Begun - Carpenters
Whatever - Oasis
When I'm Sixty Four - Beatles
Where Are You - Smith
While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Beatles
White Wedding - Billy Idol
With Or Without You - U2
Wild Horses - Rolling Stones
Wind Beneath My Wings - Beaches
Wondering Aloud - Jethro Tull
Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
Yellow Bird- Durand
You Are The Sunshine of My Life
You Needed Me - Ann Murray
You Raise Me Up - Josh Grobin
Pop Guitar Solos
Across The Universe - Beatles
All My Love - Led Zeppelin
America- Ray Charles
As Tears Go By - Rolling Stones
Banana Boat Song - Harry Belafonte
Because - Dave Clark Five
Blackbird - Beatles
Black Magic Woman- Santana
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
California Dreamin'-Mamas & Papas
City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie
Country Roads - John Denver
Cowgirl In The Sand - Neil Young
Delilah - Tom Jones
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
Do Ya Want My Love - ELO
Down By the Riverside - Folk Song
Eleanor Rigby - Beatles
Everyday - Buddy Holly
Feelin’ Groovy - Simon & Garfunkel
Fire & Rain - James Taylor
500 Miles - Folk Song
Friend of the Devil - Grateful Dead
Georgy Girl - Seekers
Get Back - Beatles
Green Tamborine - Lemon Pipers
Happy Together- Turtles
Hallelujah-Leonard Cohen
Hotel California - Eagles
Hey Jude - Beatles
Homeward Bound - Chad & Jeremy
House of the Rising Sun - Animals
I Looked Away - Eric Clapton
I Got You Babe - Sonny and Cher
I Shot the Sheriff - Bob Marley
I Started A Joke - Bee Gees
I'll Follow The Sun - Beatles
In The Summertime - Mungo Jerry
Layla - Eric Clapton
Lean On Me - Bill Withers
Let It Rain - Eric Clapton
Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix
Light My Fire
Lola - Kinks
Longer - Dan Fogelberg
Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett
Midnight Hour - Wilson Picket
Mr. Tamborine Man - Bob Dylan
Mrs. Brown - Herman’s Hermits
Mother Natures Son - Beatles
Nights In White Satin - Moody Blues
Norwegian Wood - Beatles
Octopus Garden - Beatles
Ohio- Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young
Old Man - Neil Young
Paint It Black - Rolling Stones
Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly
Play With Fire - Rolling Stones
Rain Song - Led Zeppelin
Ruby Tuesday - Rolling Stones
San Francisco - Scott McKenzie
Secret Agent - Johnny Rivers
Sloop John B - Beach Boys
Sounds of Silence-Simon&Garfunkel
Swanee River - Stephen Foster
Tangerine - Led Zeppelin
Teach Your Children-Crosby, Stills...
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
The Thrill Is Gone - BB King
The Sunshine of My Life-Wonder
Time is On My Side - Rolling Stones
This Little Light of Mine - Folk Song
Two of Us - Beatles
Under My Thumb - Rolling Stones
Unforgiven - Metallica
Walk Away Renee - Left Banke
We Are The Champions - Queen
Wendy - Seekers
Where Have All the Flowers Gone
Who'll Stop The Rain - John Fogerty
Wild Horses - Rolling Stones
Wild World - Cat Stevens
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
Words of Love- Buddy Holly
Wouldn’t It Be Nice- Beach Boys
Yellow Submarine - Beatles
Falling Slowly - Glen Hansard
Feel Again - One Republic
Fields of Gold - Sting
Fly Me To The Moon - Sinatra
For All We Know-Carpenters
From A Distance - Bette Midler
Game of Thrones - Djawadi
God Only Know’s - Beach Boys
Going To California - Led Zeppelin
Grow Old With Me - John Lennon
Here Comes The Sun - Beatles
Honeysuckle Rose - Fats Waller
Hotel California - Eagles
How High The Moon
Hymne - Vangeles
I Choose You - Sara Bareilles
I Love You Much Too Much
I Will Be Here - Chapman
Ice Castles - Movie Theme
I’ll Follow The Sun - Beatles
I’m Your’s - Jason Mraz
In My Life- Beatles
It Had To Be You - Isham Jones
It Might Be You - Tootsie Movie
John Barleycorn - Traffic
Jurassic Park - John Williams
Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel
Kashmir - Led Zeppelin
Lara's Theme - Dr. Zhivago
Latch - Sam Smith
Layla- Eric Clapton
Let It Go - Frozen
Life On Mars - David Bowie
Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix
Longer - Dan Fogelberg
Love Is All Around - Troggs
Love Me Tender - Elvis
Love Song - Elton John
Lucy in The Sky With Diamonds
Lullaby Of Birdland -Shearing
Makin' Whoopee! - Gus Kahn
Married Life - Up Movie
Marry Me - Train
Memories-Cats
Moonlight In Vermont-Blackburn
Morning Has Broken - Cat Stevens
My Favorite Things-Sound Of Music
My Funny Valentine-Richard Rodger
My Heart Will Go On - Titanic
My Neighbor Totoro-Miyazaki
My Own True Love
Nights In White Satin- Moody Blues
Oceans - Hillsong United
Old Cape Cod -Patti Page
One Hand One Heart-West Side
Only Time - Enya
Open Arms - Air Supply
Over The Rainbow -Wizard Of Oz
Over The Rainbow - Iz
Pieces Of Dreams (Lost Little Boy)
Princess Leia's Theme - Star Wars
Puff The Magic Dragon-Peter, Paul...
Rain Song - Led Zeppelin
Sabbath Prayer - Jerry Bock
Saint Elmo's Fire - Movie Theme
Satin Doll-Duke Ellington
Scarborough Fair-Simon&Garfunkle
Secrets - One Republic
Show Me The Way To Go Home
Signed, Sealed, Delivered -Wonder
Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin
Someone To Watch Over Me
Something - Beatles
Somewhere In Time - John Barry
Somewhere Out There - Ronstadt
Speak Easy - Godfather Movie
Stand By Me - Ben E. King
Starting Over - John Lennon
Steele Magnolia's - Movie Theme
Summertime - George Gershwin
Sunny Side Of The Street- Fields
Sunrise Sunset-Fiddler On The Roof
Take Five-Paul Desmond
Tell Me Why - Neil Young
Terms Of Endearment - Movie
That’s Amore - Bobby Darin
The Actor - Moody Blues
The Girl From Ipanema - Jobim
The Rose - Bette Midler
The Shadow Of Your Smile
The Throne Room - Star Wars
The Wedding Song - Paul Stookey
Through The Eyes Of Love- Movie
To Life - Harnick
Trista Pena - Gipsy Kings
True Companion - Cohn
Two of Us - Beatles
Unchained Melody-Righteous Bros.
Velocity of Love - Chiani
Wayfarer's Chapel Palos Verdes (Quartet)
Hotel California (Pop Guitar)
Our Story
“La Folia” is Portuguese and means folly, though it also suggests “madness”. So, why would anyone choose a name like that? Well, there were actually several reasons. First, and probably the least interesting, is that it is a term of significance in classical music. Since the sixteenth century La Folia has referred to a chord progression so popular that the likes of Vivaldi and Rachmaninoff and a host of great composers have used it.
But even before the popular chord progression, there was an annual event in Portugal called La Folia. It was a raucous festive event at which men and women dressed in strange clothing and behaved in a manner that was seemingly “madness”. There was even a dance associated with this outrageous revelry called the “Morris Dance”. Our business card has a reproduction of a Bruegel painting–The wedding Dance– which suggests how a Morris Dance might have looked.
There was still one other reason for choosing “La Folia”. There is a beautiful book by Kahlil Gibran entitled, “The Madman,” which tells the story of how a great poet discovered his artistic spirit. Returning home one afternoon he found that a thief had broken into his home and stolen his masks. Discovering this he ran into the street shouting, “Thieves, they've stolen my masks.” A women heard him and from her balcony above she shouted back, “You’re a madman”, and hearing this, the poet looked up to see the woman and for the first time he felt the sun upon his face, and in that moment he realized he would never again need his masks.
La Folia continues to be my inspiration and my search for Freedom, to feel, not only the sunshine, but the uniqueness of every moment.
If you have further interest in our music, e-mail me at lafoliamail@gmail.com.
Best Wishes,
Jerry Acosta
La Folia Chamber Ensemble
(818) 761-5560