Ridgewood resident plays violin at Super Bowl halftime show
Lifelong Ridgewood Place resident Edgar Sandoval played his violin at the 60th annual Super Bowl halftime show with Bad Bunny. Sandoval said, “It was an intense experience.”
DONNING HIS COSTUME, Sandoval performed with Bad Bunny during the Super Bowl halftime show.
LOCAL VIOLINIST Edgar Sandoval is first on left, back row.
The 41-year-old musician spent more than a week rehearsing for his one song in the big performance on a stage erected inside the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. After that, Sandoval, as part of a group of primarily Latin string musicians, most of whom hailed from Los Angeles, traveled to the Bay Area and spent nine more days practicing. Three or four days were spent getting the over 300 performers on and off the field, which he said was one of the hardest parts of the performance—“so many different moving parts.” In fact, the cellos were cut from the act a few days before the show because of logistics.
Each rehearsal day had a different start and end time; and all cast members had to lock their phones in special pouches and sign a nondisclosure agreement before being hired.
Being a violinist for almost 30 years, Sandoval has performed with a number of famous artists over the years, including Lady Gaga, who he gave a wave and a nod to during one of his appearances on stage.
Bad Bunny thanked all the musicians for performing with him. Regarding the whole experience at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., Sandoval said, “It was great!”
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