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  • Piano Series: Ralph Van Raat and Heather Pinkham, duo pianos

    Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
    Chamber Music

    The artists will play John Adams’ Hallelujah Junction for two pianos, named after a small truck stop on US 395 near the California–Nevada border. Pinkham’s Mechanical Transcendence for two pianos ...

    $15 – $30

  • Festival Big Band, featuring Maiya Sykes

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

    This year the big band musicians are going to find their groove with Maiya Sykes, a former back-up singer whose rendition of “Stay with Me” on The Voice in 2014 ...

    $15 – $55

  • Calder Quartet 2023

    Cotton Auditorium 500 N Harold Street, Fort Bragg, CA, United States
    Chamber Music

    Hailed as “imaginative, skillful creators” by the New York Times, the Calder Quartet captivates audiences with its explorations of a broad repertoire, always striving to fulfill the composer’s vision in ...

    $14 – $45

  • Tierney Sutton

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

    Julian Pollack, along with bassist Trey Henry and drummer Ray Brinker, will begin the evening with jazz standards beautifully and inventively performed. Tierney Sutton will join the band for the ...

    $15 – $45

  • Ledford House: the Iconic Festival Dinner Party 2023

    Ledford House Restaurant 3000 CA-1, Albion, CA, United States
    Benefit Events

    Enjoy a delightful evening of gourmet food and music at one of the area’s leading restaurants, with premium wines generously supplied by Husch Vineyards. Located seven miles south of Mendocino on the Pacific Coast Highway (CA-1) in Albion, California, its bluff-top location on the Albion headlands allows panoramic views of the Pacific and breathtaking sunsets.

    $100

  • Sam Reider, with Jorge Glem

    Sam Reider
    Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
    Jazz

    Pianist, accordionist, composer, and educator from San Francisco, Reider brings together various streams of American music, from jazz and folk tunes to popular song and contemporary composition. He has appeared as a bandleader and soloist at major festivals and venues around the world, and his performances and original compositions have been featured on NPR, PBS ...

    $15 – $30

  • Ravel: The Attraction of Modernism, featuring Susan Waterfall

    Ravel: The Attraction of Modernism, featuring Susan Waterfall
    Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
    Chamber Music

    Susan Waterfall will play Sonatine. Silvie Jensen, mezzo-soprano, will be joined by Daniel Lockert on piano for Deux melodies hébraïques. Harpist Anna Maria Mendieta will be joined by a small group of string and woodwind players to perform the chamber piece, Introduction et Allegro. On Chansons Madécasses, Silvie Jensen, mezzo-soprano, will be joined by Mindy ...

    $15 – $30

  • California Bluegrass Reunion

    Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
    Boogie-Blues-Bluegrass

    Every year since 2012, banjo master Bill Evans brought together a stellar collection of banjo players from all over the world and joined them with an all-star California-based band to ...

    $15 – $45

  • Rehearsal, Orch. 3 (7/26)

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

  • Festival Orchestra 3

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

    Allan Pollack will open this concert by conducting his own “Scenes from the Pandemic,” inspired by sounds he heard while sheltering in place on his farm. Stephen Prutsman will play ...

    $15 – $45

  • Crary, Evans and Barnick

    Dan Crary
    Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
    Boogie-Blues-Bluegrass

    A flatpicking bluegrass guitar legend with an international reputation for innovation, taste and brilliance, Dan Crary is one of the founding fathers of the flatpicking and “newgrass” movements in Americana and Bluegrass music. He is joined by Bill Evans, one of the most celebrated virtuosos in the history of the banjo, and their soulful-singing partner ...

    $15 – $30

  • Piano Series: Rachel Breen

    Piano Series: Rachel Breen
    Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
    Chamber Music

    Currently based in Germany, American pianist Rachel Breen’s performances have been described as “truly show-stopping” (Gramophone UK), having “a beautiful piano sound and original detail.” She has enjoyed an active and successful competition career and has performed and taught masterclasses world-wide. Breen will put her own stamp on Bach’s Goldberg Variations, Nicolai Medtner’s Sonata Op. ...

    $15 – $30

  • Olatuja

    Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
    Around the World

    This new project finds Alicia and Michael Olatuja reuniting in music. OLATUJA blends Afro-Beat, Jazz, Funk, and Soul. Praised by the New York Times as “a singer with a strong ...

    $15 – $45

  • Emerging Artists Recital

    Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
    Chamber Music

    The annual concert by the wonderfully talented young string players from the Festival’s Emerging Artists Program is anticipated by all who love hearing accomplished musicians interpret chamber music classics. CHOOSE ...

    $15 – $30

  • Ranky Tanky

    Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
    Around the World

    A musical ensemble based in Charleston, South Carolina, Ranky Tanky specializes in jazz-influenced arrangements of traditional Gullah music, a culture that originated among descendants of enslaved Africans along the coast ...

    $15 – $55

  • Rehearsal, Orch. 4 (7/29)

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

  • Festival Orchestra and Chorus

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

    The final concert will open with Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem, with the Festival Chorus, and soloists Silvie Jensen, mezzo-soprano; Angela Moser, soprano, and Anders Froehlich, baritone. Fauré wrote of the 1888 ...

    $15 – $55

  • The Festival Chorale: Christmas Through the Ages

    Mendocino Presbyterian Church Sanctuary 44831 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
    Classical

    The Festival Chorale will present its first concert under the direction of Matthew Evans, including music by Praetorious, J.S. Bach, and Vaughan Williams, followed by a selection of carols, both ...

    $25

  • The Festival Chorale: Together, This Spring

    Festival Chorale: All Around The Blooming Heather
    Mendocino Presbyterian Church Sanctuary 44831 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
    Classical

    The Mendocino Music Festival Chorale will perform a concert celebrating Spring and togetherness. Special treats will be texts read by Susan Maeder; the beloved Biebl Ave Maria; and the Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine, with harpist Anna Maria Mendieta. Other music includes pieces by Florence Price, Randall Thompson, and Ralph Vaughan Williams. Matthew Evans, Director; ...

    $25

  • Susan Waterfall presents: Fauré in His World

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

    Susan Waterfall's latest film explores the cultural milieu and creative life of Gabriel Fauré (1845 –1924.) It includes art and photographs from his era and excerpts from all his major works. A Q&A will follow the screening.

    $20

  • Masterclass (6 times, 6/4–7/9)

    Masterclass (6 times, 6/4–7/9)
    Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
    Course

    Six Tuesdays, 10 AM-11:30 AM Pacific, June 4–July 9. Come join a small group of seasoned singers who want to hone their skills and become better at their craft. If you sing in a local chorus, at church, at events, or even privately, this class will help you find better vocal technique and artistry, and will help you refine your voice and performance skills.

    $60

  • Lobster Feed at Mendocino Grove

    Mendocino Grove 9601 California 1, Mendocino
    Benefit Events

    Celebrate and support the Festival by enjoying a mouthwatering family-style lobster-boil dinner at the enchanting Mendocino Grove. Enjoy fine Mendocino County wines from Baxter, Bon Pari, Drew, Handley, Lichen, Scharffenberger ...

    $175

  • Rehearsal, Orch. 7/14

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

  • Rehearsal, Orch. 7/14

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

  • Miko Marks

    Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
    Boogie-Blues-Bluegrass

    Miko Marks is one of the Bay Area’s most visible country music singers, but recently her role as a Black, woman country music pioneer has gained attention. Marks, who lives ...

    $15 – $65

  • Rehearsal, Orch. 7/14

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

  • Festival Orchestra 1 2024

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

    The opening concert begins with a wild gallop of gauchos over the plains of Argentina in Ginastera’s Estancia. Cellist Evan Kahn is featured in two works, the dramatic Elgar Cello ...

    $15 – $65

  • Solstice

    Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
    Boogie-Blues-Bluegrass

    Solstice is an a cappella vocal ensemble specializing in music written for women's voices. Their music spans different genres, with an emphasis on world, pop, and jazz. The group has ...

    $15 – $40

  • Mr Sun

    Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
    Boogie-Blues-Bluegrass

    Mr Sun is made up of some of the most original musicians to apply themselves to the American string band genre. Legendary fiddler Darol Anger is at home in a ...

    $15 – $65

  • Piano Series: Rachel Breen 2024

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

    American pianist Rachel Breen’s performances have been described as “truly show-stopping” (Gramophone UK) and having “a beautiful piano sound and original detail.” She has enjoyed an active and successful competition ...

    $15 – $40

  • Julian “J3PO” Pollack Trio, with featured artist Sy Smith

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

    Embark on an evening of soul-tinged jazz and fusion, with a look to the future, marbled by intricate glistenings of electronica and hip-hop. This trio, who tours throughout the year ...

    $15 – $65

  • Rehearsal, Opera 7/19

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

  • Gwyneth Moreland

    Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
    Boogie-Blues-Bluegrass

    Born and raised in Mendocino, Gwyneth Moreland has toured with her Folksy Americana tunes from coast to coast and has released five solo albums. Her songs have ranked as high ...

    $15 – $40

  • Rehearsal, Opera 7/19

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

  • Fauré: The Early Salon Years

    Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
    Chamber Music

    Susan Waterfall will accompany mezzo-soprano Silvie Jensen in a selection of songs. She will be joined by Julian Waterfall Pollack for “The Dolly Suite.” Susan will play two of Fauré's ...

    $15 – $40

  • JigJam

    Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
    Boogie-Blues-Bluegrass

    When virtuoso Irish playing jumps the pond and runs naked through the wide open fields of bluegrass/Americana, JigJam is born. Bluegrass and American Folk music originated from the group’s home, ...

    $15 – $65

  • Rehearsal, Opera 7/19

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

  • Kim Nalley, with Tammy Lynne Hall

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

    Dr. Kim Nalley has been a fixture in the San Francisco Bay Area—and here in Mendocino as well—as a quality soulful jazz and blues singer, very much in the tradition ...

    $15 – $40

  • Festival Orchestra 2: Così fan tutte

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

    Mozart’s comic masterpiece shows us what can happen when two sisters and their suitors are tested by a manipulative friend, Don Alfonso. The men accept his wager that their brides-to-be ...

    $15 – $65

  • Rehearsal, Big Band 7/20

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

  • Piano Series: Jeffrey LaDeur, with Kindra Scharich

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

    The second Fauré program will feature pianist Jeffrey LaDeur and mezzo-soprano Kindra Scharich in L’hiver a cesse, an exploration of Fauré’s music for voice and piano. Jeffrey LaDeur is known ...

    $15 – $40

  • Festival Big Band, featuring Maiya Sykes

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

    Maiya Sykes completely and utterly wowed the audience at the 2023 Big Band concert. She’s a former back-up singer whose rendition of “Stay with Me” on The Voice in 2014 ...

    $15 – $65

  • Calder Quartet 2024

    Cotton Auditorium 500 N Harold Street, Fort Bragg, CA, United States
    Chamber Music

    Hailed as “imaginative, skillful creators” by the New York Times, the Calder Quartet captivates audiences with its explorations of a broad repertoire, always striving to fulfill the composer’s vision in ...

    $15 – $65

  • Rose’s Pawn Shop

    Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
    Boogie-Blues-Bluegrass

    With its fusion of bluegrass instrumentation and folk-rock amplification, Rose’s Pawn Shop has spent the better part of two decades perfecting a sound that’s as diverse as the band’s native ...

    $15 – $65