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Porter, Barbra

Prolific violinist and violist who is a member of the Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra.

She has recorded with a who’s-who of pop icons, including Christina Aguilera, Burt Bacharach, Harry Connick, Jr., Earth, Wind & Fire, Fergie, Michael Jackson, Barry Manilow, Smokey Robinson, Kenny Roger, Linda Ronstadt, Frank Sinatra, Rod Stewart, and Barbra Streisand.

She has been equally busy in the movie studio, recording on a number of soundtracks, including The Bourne IdentityThe Bourne SupremacyThe Color PurpleConspiracy TheoryThe Day After TomorrowDisturbiaDomestic DisturbanceEnoughFlags Of Our FathersLetters From Iwo JimaNational TreasureThe NotebookSpider-Man 2TransformersX-Men 2, and XXX.

In 1999, she lent string support to the Santa Clarita Master Chorale at their debut performance, along with fellow violinists Leslie Woodbury and Kgong Zhang.

Gamers may have heard her bowing in the background of Bioshock.

She performs here on Jennifer Warnes’ “Famous Blue Raincoat”…

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