Rehearsal, Orch 2 (7/23)
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
Free
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Calder Quartet 2014
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesFeatured wines at this performance Benjamin Jacobson, violin Andrew Bulbrook, violin Jonathan Moerschel, viola Eric Byers, cello. Called “outstanding” and “superb” by the New York Times, the Calder Quartet defies boundaries through performing a broad range of repertoire at an exceptional level, always striving to channel the true intention of the work’s creator. The quartet ...
$12 – $37
Ledford House: the Iconic Festival Dinner Party 2014
Ledford House Restaurant 3000 Highway One, Albion, CAEnjoy a delightful evening of gourmet food and music at one of the area’s leading restaurants, with premium wines generously supplied by Goldeneye Winery, and an intimate musical performance by violinist David McCarroll and pianist Miles Graber. $75 per person. This event is full.<!-- Click to Reserve Now Menu coming soon.
$75
Frederica von Stade 2014
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesFeatured wines at this performance The wonder of an art song is that it tells a story, defines its characters and makes an emotional connection in just a few brief minutes. In this recital, with pianist Miles Graber, von Stade will sing songs by Ned Rorem, Louis Guy, Jake Heggie, Maurice Ravel, Virgil Thompson, Aaron ...
$12 – $37
Rehearsal, Orch 2 (7/23)
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
Free
Suzanna Smith and Kenny Washington 2014
Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesSuperheroes of the Bay Area Jazz Scene. Listen to the magic as Smith, who combines the confessional imperative of a singer/songwriter with the rhythmic acuity of a jazz chanteuse, teams up with Washington, a jazz virtuoso who thrills audiences with his soulful interpretations, seemingly limitless range, and rapid-fire scatting. Both have superb voices that glide ...
$27
Festival Orchestra with David McCarroll 2014
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesFeatured wines at this performance Join us in a celebration of romance as you listen to the Concerto for Violin and Orchestra by Jean Sibelius and Symphony #2 of Rachmaninoff, both thrilling, monumental works. Julian Waterfall Pollack will premier his evocative Night Flower. Violinist David McCarroll grew up at a remote mountaintop monastery in the ...
$12 – $46
Rehearsal, Orch 3 (7/26), no chrous
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
Free
Festival Chamber Players 2014
Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesThe concert will consist of the Mozart Quintet in E flat Major for Piano and Winds K.452, and the Schumann Quintet in E flat Major for Piano and Strings, played by the world-class Festival Orchestra’s principal players, joined by pianists Miles Graber and Carolyn Steinbuck. Mozart wrote his only piano quintet at the height of ...
$27
Poncho Sanchez and his Latin Jazz Band 2014
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesFeatured wines at this performancePoncho Sanchez’s music is a swirl of some of the hottest colors and brightest lights to emerge from either side of the border. At every show Latin jazz, swing, bebop, salsa and other infectious grooves collide and churn with results that are no less than dazzling. Among the more prominent figures ...
$12 – $37
Rehearsal, Orch 3 (7/26)
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
Free
Rehearsal, Orch 3 (7/26)
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
Free
Emerging Artists Concert 2014
Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesThis is a recital by the outrageously excellent young string players from the Emerging Artists program. The Emerging Artists have won scholarships to receive intensive training at the Festival, and an opportunity to perform with established professionals in orchestral and chamber concerts. Don’t miss this recital. These are tomorrow’s renowned musicians at the outset of ...
$27
Irma Thomas, Queen of the Delta Blues 2014
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesFeatured wines at this performanceIrma Thomas won a Grammy in 2007 for Best Contemporary Blues Album and was chosen as one of NPR’s 50 Great Voices. Dubbed the Soul Queen of New Orleans, Thomas will warm your heart with her blend of roots and blues. She has been inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame ...
$12 – $46
Rehearsal, Orch 3 (7/26)
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
Free
Julian Waterfall Pollack and Natalie Tenenbaum: Duo Pianos 2014
Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesTwo of the most brilliantly talented pianist/composers from the New York scene team up to play the driving, rhythmic music of Adams, Reich, and their own compositions, as well as creative arrangements of popular contemporary songs. The eclectic program was drawn together by the performers' love of great music, regardless of genre, and their interest ...
$27
Festival Orchestra and Chorus 2014
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesFeatured wines at this performance The final orchestral concert of great choral works by Haydn and Bach will provide a fitting climax to the Festival. Handel’s Royal Fireworks for orchestra alone will precede Bach’s Cantata #51 and Haydn’s Creation, sung by large choir and soloists. There is nothing as inspirational as hearing a powerful choir giving heartfelt ...
$12 – $47
MacCallum House Dine-Out 2014
MacCallum House Inn & Restaurant 45020 Albion St., Mendocino, CA, United StatesSupport the Mendocino Music Festival by treating yourself to a sumptuous meal! On Wednesday, November 5, the MacCallum House Inn and Restaurant will donate all proceeds from the evening to the Festival.
Big Time in Little River 2014
Little River home of John and Kathy Danhakl 45650 Headlands Drive, Little River, CASaturday December 6, 2014 2:30-5:30
Little River home of John and Kathy Danhakl
Festival Big Band All-Stars Kathleen Grace, Julian Pollack, Allan Pollack, Ralph Humphrey; Libations, Sensations, Delectables, Treats, and your Festival Family—all in a matchless setting!
$125
MacCallum House Winemaker’s Dinner with Navarro Vineyards 2015
MacCallum House Restaurant 45020 Albion Street, Mendocino, CAA delicious gourmet dining experience awaits you at the Festival's annual MacCallum House Winemaker's Dinner from the kitchen of Executive Chef Alan Kantor and featuring Navarro Vineyards’ acclaimed artisan wines, handcrafted in Mendocino County's Anderson Valley since 1974. An all-inclusive bargain at $100, the evening includes hors d'oeuvres and wine at 6:00, followed by dinner with ...
$100
Big Band in San Francisco 2015
Moraga Hall at the Presidio Officers' Club 50 Moraga Ave., San Francisco, CAFor one night only, the Bay Area’s own formidable jazz and blues singer Kim Nalley will sing Aretha Franklin's hits, backed up by the powerful Festival Big Band. This reprise of last summer’s smash sensation Festival performance will be held in Moraga Hall, located at the Presidio Officers’ Club, on April 27. The event will also include food ...
$100
Volunteer Sign-Up Day 2015
Community Center of Mendocino 998 School Street, Mendocino, CA
Rehearsal, Orch. 1 (7/11)
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesRehearsal, Orch. 1 (7/11)
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
Sostenuto: A Celebration of Sustainability 2015
Home of Linda and Fedele BauccioFriday, July 10, 2015, 6-9 pm Click to Reserve Now At the spectacular oceanfront home of Linda and Fedele Bauccio. Celebrate music and the sustainable abundance of Mendocino County. Enjoy a sumptuous seasonal buffet presented at stations in the kitchens, at the grill, and throughout the gardens. Prepared and presented in the fantastic indoor and ...
$175
Rehearsal, Orch. 1 (7/11)
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
Mendocino Merchants Celebrate the Festival with Extended Saturday Hours 2015
Various Mendocino, CA, United StatesMendocino merchants will celebrate the Festival this year with extended Saturday hours during the Festival. Opening night, July 11, 5-6 pm, during the Second Saturday Art Walk, galleries and shops throughout the town of Mendocino will host “Meet the Orchestra Musicians.” Look for balloons, and meet the musicians, from the Mendocino Art Center to the Ford House.
Free
Pre-Concert Lecture, Patrick Gomes 2015
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
Festival Orchestra with Livia Sohn 2015
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesFeatured wines at this performanceThe Festival will open with the delightful Second Jazz Suite of Shostakovich, showing the light side of this composer. Award-winning violinist Livia Sohn will perform the thrilling Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto on her Guadagnini violin. Ending the program is the lyrical Symphony No. 7 of Prokofiev, warm and wonderful with melodies he ...
$12 – $49
De Temps Antan 2015
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesFeatured wines at this performanceDe Temps Antan performs memorable and time-honored melodies of Quebec, songs with a hint of contemporary that speak to familiar rhythms of the past. With a special blend of musical flair and using fiddle, accordion, harmonica, guitar, bouzouki and a number of other instruments, these virtuosos - Éric Bèaudry, André Brunet ...
$12 – $39
Vishten 2015
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesA Canadian roots music band, Vishten entertains with a high-spirited concert of Acadian and Celtic genres combined with rock and indie-folk influence. One of the most respected bands on the international touring scene, enjoy Vishten's trademark blend of accordion, fiddle, flutes, step-dancing, guitar, to name just a few. These musicians are powerful francophone singers and ...
$12 – $39
Rehearsal, Opera (7/17)
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
Calder Quartet 2015
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesFeatured wines at this performance The Calder Quartet, called “outstanding” and “superb” by the New York Times, performs a broad range of repertoire at an exceptional level, always striving to channel and fulfill the composer’s vision. Already the choice of many leading composers to perform their works – including Christopher Rouse, Terry Riley and Thomas ...
$12 – $39
California Honeydrops 2015
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesFeatured wines at this perfprmance The California Honeydrops don’t just play music - they throw parties, and have taken the party all over the world. From European tours to featured slots at the Monterey Jazz Festival and Outside Lands, their shared vision and main purpose is always for the audience to sing and share their ...
$12 – $39
Rehearsal, Opera (no orch.) (7/17)
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
Piano Series: Paul Hersh, Stefan Hersh 2015
Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesPaul Hersh returns with his violinist son Stefan. They’ll play Op. 30, No. 3, an effervescent piece from Beethoven’s middle years. Paul Hersh will also perform the delicate sonata Op. 109, one of Beethoven’s final compositions. Come hear Beethoven chamber music as it was meant to be played, in a small, intimate setting with friends ...
$12 – $29
Rehearsal, Opera (7/17)
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
A Cappella Fever 2015
Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesFeaturing Acafellas, In the Mix, River, Cor Unum, Mendonoma Chamber Chorus Is it something in the bracing coastal air? Or is it a kind of fever? It seems this sparsely coastline boasts a far above average number of excellent a cappella groups, all singing for the love of it, while working jobs ranging from judge, ...
$12 – $29
Cantus 2015
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesFeatured wines at this performance The "intellectually, emotionally and musically rich" (Star Tribune) nine-member men's vocal ensemble, Cantus is known internationally for its trademark warmth and engaging performances of music ranging from the Renaissance to the 21st century. Hailing from Minneapolis-St. Paul and acclaimed as "the premier men's vocal ensemble in the United States" (Fanfare), ...
$12 – $39
Rehearsal, Opera Dress (7/17)
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
Piano Series: Ching-Yun Hu 2015
Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesAcclaimed worldwide for her “dazzling technique and deeply probing musicality,” Ching-Yun Hu has won many international competitions and has performed on tour with the Israel Philharmonic. This is a great opportunity to hear a rising new star at the beginning of her career. Scriabin Sonata No. 2 in g-sharp minor, Op. 19, "Sonata-Fantasie" (12') Schubert ...
$12 – $29
Tierney Sutton: After Blue 2015
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesFeatured wines at this performanceThe Joni Mitchell Project, featuring Mark Summer and Serge Merlaud. Tierney Sutton will present some of the material from her acclaimed album After Blue, her tribute to Joni Mitchell. Jeff Simon of the Buffalo News called it “a truly great record” and “Tierney Sutton sings Joni Mitchell, and if you think ...
$12 – $39
WAHID: Dimitris Mahlis, oud, and Chris Wabich, frame drums 2015
Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesThe primary instruments for WAHID (meaning one) are oud and frame drums, each of which has an ancient history, as found on clay tablets and papyrus scrolls. A duo combination of oud and frames has never been explored or codified, even though the two instruments have complimented each other in classical ensembles for hundreds of ...
$12 – $29
Pre-Concert Lecture, Eugene Brancoveanu 2015
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
Opera: Barber of Seville 2015
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesFeatured wines at this performance This promises to be a magical production of one of the funniest operas of all times. Rossini at his rollicking best! The opera will be fully staged with costumes and supertitles. It is a story of love and deception in the intricacies of human interaction, all resolving happily in the ...
$12 – $49
Rehearsal, Big Band (7/18)
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
Alex de Grassi 2015
Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesGrammy-nominated guitarist Alex de Grassi has influenced a whole generation of guitarists with his compositions, recordings and performances for solo guitar. The Wall Street Journal calls his playing “flawless,” and New York Guitar Festival director David Spelman hails him as “a treasure.” Having performed previously at the Festival, he returns to perform his original compositions ...
$12 – $29
Festival Big Band featuring Kathleen Grace 2015
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesFeatured wines at this performanceThe Festival Big Band comprises seventeen nimble, creative, steaming and swinging pros who come together year after year for the sheer love of music-making with bandleader Allan Pollack, and for the joy of playing for wildly enthusiastic sold out audiences in the big tent on the bluffs. This summer's concert will feature ...
$12 – $53
Mozart with Punch and Dreck 2015
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesTwo multi-media lectures, a Punch tasting, and music, both ribald and ravishing.
$12 – $29
Blame Sally 2015
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesFeatured wines at this performanceBlame Sally, formed in 2000, doesn’t fall into the usual “girl group” category. Each of the members - Pam Delgado (percussion and vocals), Renee Harcourt (guitar, bass and vocals), Jeri Jones (guitar, bass and vocals) and Monica Pasqual (piano, accordion and vocals) - put aside individual careers when they were in ...
$12 – $49