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  • Understanding Schubert: Multimedia Lecture 2017

    Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
    Chamber Music

    In Susan Waterfall’s multi-media exploration of Franz Schubert’s life, you will learn how the Vienna of Mozart and Beethoven changed with an increasingly large, restricted and regimented urban middle class. Schubert’s potent settings of Romantic lyric poetry thrived in bourgeois settings where there was a growing need for personal emotional outlet. The inwardness and subjectivity ...

    $12 – $30

  • Pre-Concert Lecture, Kayleen Asbo, Ph. D. 2017

    Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
    Lecture

    Kayleen Asbo is a passionate scholar: a cultural historian, musician, writer and teacher who weaves myth, music, psychology, history and art with experiential learning. A faculty member of the San ...

  • Pre-Concert Lecture, Daniel Lockert 2017

    Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
    Lecture

    Daniel Lockert has collaborated with singers past and present of the Metropolitan Opera, such as Deborah Voight, as well as current young recitalists, including Christopheren Nomura. As a coach and ...

  • Thoughts on Interpretation: a discussion with Allan Pollack and Susan Waterfall 2018

    Community Center of Mendocino 998 School Street, Mendocino, CA
    Classical

    Thoughts on Interpretation: a discussion with Allan Pollack and Susan Waterfall Join in a discussion of the interpretation of classical music. What does interpretation mean? What kind of effect does it have on the listener, if any? What are some of the issues musicians explore as they study, prepare and perform a piece of music? Does ...

    Free

  • Pre-Concert Lecture, Erin Neff 2018

    Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
    Classical

    Enhance your experience of this evening's opera performance with a pre-concert lecture by director Erin Neff. Mezzo-soprano Erin Neff’s dynamic performance abilities and radiant sound have earned her the veneration of her musical peers and made her an audience favorite throughout the country. Equally at home in the operatic, lied and oratorio repertoires, Ms. Neff ...

  • Pre-Concert Lecture, Marcia Lotter 2018

    Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
    Classical

    A freelance musician throughout northern California, Marcia Lotter received her undergraduate training from the University of Washington in Seattle and has studied with such noted teachers as Vilem Sokol, Andor Toth, and Leonard Austria. Marcia performs in chamber groups for concerts and special events and has played in back-up groups for singers such as Smokey ...

  • Pre-Concert Lecture, Daniel Lockert 2018

    Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
    Classical

    As a soloist or collaborator, Daniel Lockert is equally versatile on the piano, organ and harpsichord. A native of San Diego, CA, he began formal piano studies at the age of five. Throughout high school, he exclusively studied the organ. After getting his Bachelor’s in Piano Performance and a minor in organ from Loma Linda ...

  • Pre-Concert Lecture, Anne Woodhead 2019

    Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
    Lecture

    Lecture admission is included with your concert ticket. Ann Woodhead, Stage Director for this year’s opera, L’elisir d’amore,  is an award-winning dancer, choreographer, actor, and director. This is her second production for the Mendocino Music Festival. Now a full-time Mendocino Coast resident, Ann lived in Sonoma County for 30 years, teaching at Sonoma State University ...

  • Pre-Concert Lecture, Kayleen Asbo, Ph. D. 2019

    Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
    Lecture

    Kayleen Asbo is a passionate scholar: a cultural historian, musician, writer and teacher who weaves myth, music, psychology, history and art with experiential learning. A faculty member of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music for seventeen years, Kayleen also teaches regularly for the Osher Life Long Learning Institutes at UC Berkeley, Sonoma State University and ...

  • Pre-Concert Lecture, Daniel Lockert 2019

    Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
    Lecture

    As a soloist or collaborator, Daniel Lockert is equally versatile on the piano, organ and harpsichord. A native of San Diego, CA, he began formal piano studies at the age of five. Throughout high school, he exclusively studied the organ. After getting his Bachelor’s in Piano Performance and a minor in organ from Loma Linda ...

  • Wonder Women: Hidden Heroines of Music History, Kayleen Asbo, Ph. D.

    Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
    Education

    Composer, musicologist and pianist Kayleen Asbo, the acclaimed cultural historian for the Santa Rosa Symphony, will introduce us through lecture and performance to four of the most fascinating women from ...

    $15

  • Lunchtime Lecture Series

    Lunchtime Lecture Series
    Zoom Cyberspace
    Course

    Eight Wednesdays at noon, June 10-July 29. An eight-week series of weekly Wednesday noontime talks curated by Jenny Matteucci and Daniel Lockert. Topics range from the art of accompaniment to talks with composers, recitalists and more. Buy individually or as an eight-week series. Virtual; attend from anywhere. Missed the first one or two? For a limited time, buy the remaining (7 or 6) lectures at the series price ($80), still a savings.

    $80

  • Lunchtime Lecture Series

    Lunchtime Lecture Series
    Zoom Cyberspace
    Course

    Eight Wednesdays at noon, June 10-July 29. An eight-week series of weekly Wednesday noontime talks curated by Jenny Matteucci and Daniel Lockert. Topics range from the art of accompaniment to talks with composers, recitalists and more. Buy individually or as an eight-week series. Virtual; attend from anywhere. Missed the first one or two? For a limited time, buy the remaining (7 or 6) lectures at the series price ($80), still a savings.

    $80

  • Lunchtime Lecture Series

    Lunchtime Lecture Series
    Zoom Cyberspace
    Course

    Eight Wednesdays at noon, June 10-July 29. An eight-week series of weekly Wednesday noontime talks curated by Jenny Matteucci and Daniel Lockert. Topics range from the art of accompaniment to talks with composers, recitalists and more. Buy individually or as an eight-week series. Virtual; attend from anywhere. Missed the first one or two? For a limited time, buy the remaining (7 or 6) lectures at the series price ($80), still a savings.

    $80

  • Lunchtime Lecture Series

    Lunchtime Lecture Series
    Zoom Cyberspace
    Course

    Eight Wednesdays at noon, June 10-July 29. An eight-week series of weekly Wednesday noontime talks curated by Jenny Matteucci and Daniel Lockert. Topics range from the art of accompaniment to talks with composers, recitalists and more. Buy individually or as an eight-week series. Virtual; attend from anywhere. Missed the first one or two? For a limited time, buy the remaining (7 or 6) lectures at the series price ($80), still a savings.

    $80

  • Lunchtime Lecture Series

    Lunchtime Lecture Series
    Zoom Cyberspace
    Course

    Eight Wednesdays at noon, June 10-July 29. An eight-week series of weekly Wednesday noontime talks curated by Jenny Matteucci and Daniel Lockert. Topics range from the art of accompaniment to talks with composers, recitalists and more. Buy individually or as an eight-week series. Virtual; attend from anywhere. Missed the first one or two? For a limited time, buy the remaining (7 or 6) lectures at the series price ($80), still a savings.

    $80

  • Lunchtime Lecture Series

    Lunchtime Lecture Series
    Zoom Cyberspace
    Course

    Eight Wednesdays at noon, June 10-July 29. An eight-week series of weekly Wednesday noontime talks curated by Jenny Matteucci and Daniel Lockert. Topics range from the art of accompaniment to talks with composers, recitalists and more. Buy individually or as an eight-week series. Virtual; attend from anywhere. Missed the first one or two? For a limited time, buy the remaining (7 or 6) lectures at the series price ($80), still a savings.

    $80

  • Lunchtime Lecture Series

    Lunchtime Lecture Series
    Zoom Cyberspace
    Course

    Eight Wednesdays at noon, June 10-July 29. An eight-week series of weekly Wednesday noontime talks curated by Jenny Matteucci and Daniel Lockert. Topics range from the art of accompaniment to talks with composers, recitalists and more. Buy individually or as an eight-week series. Virtual; attend from anywhere. Missed the first one or two? For a limited time, buy the remaining (7 or 6) lectures at the series price ($80), still a savings.

    $80

  • Lunchtime Lecture Series

    Lunchtime Lecture Series
    Zoom Cyberspace
    Course

    Eight Wednesdays at noon, June 10-July 29. An eight-week series of weekly Wednesday noontime talks curated by Jenny Matteucci and Daniel Lockert. Topics range from the art of accompaniment to talks with composers, recitalists and more. Buy individually or as an eight-week series. Virtual; attend from anywhere. Missed the first one or two? For a limited time, buy the remaining (7 or 6) lectures at the series price ($80), still a savings.

    $80

  • Discover Lieder

    Zoom Cyberspace
    Education

    A one-time, free introduction to Lieder. What is German Lieder? Lieder is literally the German word for songs, though the term is usually used in reference to German songs of the Romantic Period (19th Century) written for voice and piano. What makes Lieder unique is that the piano does more than merely accompany; it has ...

  • Spencer Myer at Home

    Zoom Cyberspace
    Classical

    Pianist Spencer Myer has wowed, inspired and touched Festival audiences many times, and is a warm-hearted and engaging conversationalist. Live from his living room in New York, he’ll give you ...

  • Text in Music: What About the Words?

    Zoom Cyberspace
    Education

    How do composers choose their texts? What draws them to a particular poem, poet, or poetic theme? Most composers of art songs have a strong love of literature and keen ...

  • Susan Waterfall: Debussy Préludes Book One, part I

    Zoom Cyberspace
    Education

    Treat your ears and eyes to an in-depth exploration of Debussy’s colorful and captivating Préludes for Piano, Book One, written in 1909-10. Susan Waterfall has assembled memorable historic and current ...

  • Side Note Virtual Visit

    Zoom Cyberspace
    Education

    Hip. Imaginative. Fun. Fresh. Funky. Side Note is a group of seven twentysomethings, from wildly different musical backgrounds, who draw on their diversity to create an all-new sound. It's contemporary ...

  • Susan Waterfall: Debussy Préludes Book One, part II

    Zoom Cyberspace
    Education

    This is the second part of Susan Waterfall’s opportunity to treat your ears and eyes to an in-depth exploration of Debussy’s colorful and captivating Préludes for Piano, Book One, written ...

  • Kim Nalley and Allan Pollack

    Zoom Cyberspace
    Education

    Kim Nalley’s interesting view of American music and her relationship to it will be supplemented by her insights into what made some of the singers from the past so great. ...

  • Christòpheren Nomura: Boyhood to Broadway

    Zoom Cyberspace
    Education

    Rescheduled to January 22; originally scheduled for October 30. A discussion with baritone Christòpheren Nomura about his journey from the San Francisco Boys Choir to appearing on Broadway, and the ...

  • Susan Waterfall: Debussy Préludes Book II (two-part series)

    Susan Waterfall: Debussy Préludes Book II (two-part series)
    Zoom Cyberspace
    Education

    Fridays, February 26 and March 5, 12:00-1:15 PM PST. Are you longing for world travel? Do you need a bit of Belle Époque Paris? Maybe you’re curious about musical modernism? Susan Waterfall is back, with Book Two of Debussy’s Préludes for Piano, which will provide you with all of the above. Armchair travel is a necessity during the pandemic. Historic and current performances along with fascinating art and photographs will bring to life Debussy’s final twelve preludes, written before the outbreak of World War One. Here’s another opportunity for lifelong learners to find out more about Debussy and deepen their appreciation of these gems of the piano repertoire.

  • Susan Waterfall: Debussy Préludes Book II (two-part series)

    Susan Waterfall: Debussy Préludes Book II (two-part series)
    Zoom Cyberspace
    Education

    Fridays, February 26 and March 5, 12:00-1:15 PM PST. Are you longing for world travel? Do you need a bit of Belle Époque Paris? Maybe you’re curious about musical modernism? Susan Waterfall is back, with Book Two of Debussy’s Préludes for Piano, which will provide you with all of the above. Armchair travel is a necessity during the pandemic. Historic and current performances along with fascinating art and photographs will bring to life Debussy’s final twelve preludes, written before the outbreak of World War One. Here’s another opportunity for lifelong learners to find out more about Debussy and deepen their appreciation of these gems of the piano repertoire.

  • Hope Briggs: Rising Star Soprano

    Zoom Cyberspace
    Education

    Jenny Matteucci and Daniel Lockert never fail to delight viewers with their lively, informative and fun interview style; drawing out the personality of the guest artist while creating an engaging ...

  • Kurt Weill: His Life, His Songs

    Preston Hall 44867 Main St., Mendocino, CA, United States
    Chamber Music

    Celebrate Kurt Weill with a screening of Susan Waterfall's 2021 film, The Life and Music of Kurt Weill, followed by a live performance by mezzo-soprano Silvie Jensen with pianist Sarah Cahill. We'll ...

    $30