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How to Listen to Beethoven: An Exploration of Musical Form 2016

Community Center of Mendocino 998 School Street, Mendocino, CA

Increase your musical pleasure by learning to listen to musical form! If you know what the form is going to be, you will have a good chance of following it as the piece unfolds. Susan Waterfall and Allan Pollack will help you to understand the features of sonata, rondo, and variation form with diagrams, audio examples and definitions of terms like tonality, modulation, and counterpoint.

In July, join Susan Waterfall and an array of exceptional Festival musicians for five days of lectures and narrated concerts exploring the life and music of Beethoven, the most influential and consistently popular composer in Western music.

Sostenuto: A Celebration of Sustainability 2016

Home of Linda and Fedele Bauccio

Friday, July 8, 2016, 6-9 pm At the spectacular oceanfront home of Linda and Fedele Bauccio. Click to Reserve Now In music, Sostenuto means to sustain. Just as Fedele Bauccio ...

$175

Peter Mawanga and the Amaravi Movement 2016

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

A self-proclaimed "Voice for the Voiceless" and leader of the premier band in Malawi, Mawanga joins traditional Malawian rhythms, compositions and vocal arrangements with modern instrumentation to produce socially conscious, ...

$12 – $49

Festival Orchestra 1, featuring Stephen Prutsman 2016

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

Tonight we celebrate instrumental masters: Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. There will be energy and passion in the tent, opening with the final movement of Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony—an Allegro with great Brio. ...

$12 – $49

Piano Series: Gloria Cheng 2016

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

Montage: Great Film Composers and the Piano The six film composers represented on this program have among them amassed 73 Oscar nominations and eight wins. “But,” ponders the introductory essay ...

$12 – $29

Paul McKenna Band 2016

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

Combining their love for folk and traditional music, the Paul McKenna Band offers captivating sounds. With a contemporary approach, but not straying too far from their roots, their arrangements have ...

$12 – $39

Calder Quartet 2016

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

Returning for a fourth year of insightful and moving playing, the internationally acclaimed Calder Quartet will perform the Debussy String Quartet; Anders Hillborg Kongsgaard Variations; and Beethoven Op. 59 No. ...

$12 – $39

Side Note 2016

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

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

$12 – $29

Stray Birds 2016

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

Hailing from Pennsylvania and flying high since the 2012 release of their critically acclaimed self-titled album, The Stray Birds is a genre-melding acoustic trio of classically trained musicians who have ...

$12 – $39

Piano Series: Robert Henry 2016

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

Enjoy the fascinating programming and gorgeous pianism of this charming young pianist from Georgia. In addition to Haydn and Brahms, you will hear a rarely heard work by Lili Boulanger, ...

$12 – $29

Alex DeGrassi/Andrew York Duo; Badi Assad 2016

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

Alex de Grassi and Grammy award winner Andrew York are widely acclaimed as leading innovators and virtuosos of acoustic and classical guitar; the duo combine their distinctive compositions, arrangements, and ...

$12 – $39

Clairdee, Soulful Songstress 2016

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

This woman can do it all," is how the Los Angeles Daily News describes Clairdee. With her lustrous voice, soulful delivery, and scene-stealing charisma, she has honed a repertoire of ...

$12 – $29

Pre-Concert Lecture, Erin Neff 2016

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

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 ...

Opera: Abduction from the Seraglio 2016

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

Mozart's first operatic masterpiece, comic but passionate, written in the fervor of love for his soon-to-be wife, Konstanze.  Full of spectacular arias and charming "Turkish" orchestral effects. Our scene opens ...

$12 – $49

Piano Series: Christopher Atzinger 2016

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

Praised for his interpretive vision and power, Atzinger's program includes his signature performance of the monumental Barber Sonata.  Mozart Piano Sonata No. 17 in B flat Major, K. 570; Brahms ...

$12 – $29

Festival Big Band, featuring Clairdee 2016

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

This woman can do it all!" --Los Angeles Daily News With her lustrous voice, soulful delivery, and scene-stealing charisma, Clairdee has honed a repertoire of standards set to state of ...

$12 – $53

All About Beethoven 2016

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

A witty and penetrating multi media lecture by Susan Waterfall, providing an overview of Beethoven’s life, music, family, friends, patrons, fellow musicians, Napoleon, the Viennese cultural milieu, and the ongoing controversy about the immortal beloved.

Join Susan Waterfall and an array of exceptional Festival musicians for five days of lectures and narrated concerts exploring the life and music of Beethoven, the most influential and consistently popular composer in Western music.

$12 – $29

Nora Jane Struthers and the Party Line 2016

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

American singer/songwriter Nora Jane Struthers, a former Brooklyn high school English teacher, grew up singing and playing music with her father, a bluegrass musician. Making a major life and career ...

$12 – $49

Young Beethoven (1792-1802)

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

Arriving in Vienna from Bonn, the socially awkward Beethoven strives to attain the stature of Haydn and Mozart, mastering all genres before his hearing loss becomes pronounced.

Join Susan Waterfall and an array of exceptional Festival musicians for five days of lectures and narrated concerts exploring the life and music of Beethoven, the most influential and consistently popular composer in Western music. For this concert Waterfall is joined by Eric Kritz, Burke Schuchmann, David McCarroll, Miles Graber, and the Festival Chamber Players.

$12 – $29

Ledford House: the Iconic Festival Dinner Party 2016

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

Featured wines at this event 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, and ...

$85

Beethoven: The Heroic Period (1802-1812)

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

Accepting his deafness and physical infirmities, Beethoven vows to “seize Fate by the throat” and pursue his artistic goals.

Join Susan Waterfall and an array of exceptional Festival musicians for five days of lectures and narrated concerts exploring the life and music of Beethoven, the most influential and consistently popular composer in Western music. For this concert Waterfall is joined by Keisuke Nakagoshi, Alex Boyer, Angela Moser, and Carolyn Steinbuck.

$12 – $29

Jack Broadbent, Liz Vice: Double Bill 2016

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

Featured wines at this event Jack Broadbent started his career with humble beginnings busking, and has since been leaving audiences spellbound with his live shows and unique style of slide guitar. ...

$12 – $39

Pre-Concert Lecture, Kayleen Asbo, Ph. D. 2016

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

Deepen your enjoyment of the evening's concert by attending this pre-concert lecture by Kayleen Asbo, Ph. D.

Join Susan Waterfall and an array of exceptional Festival musicians for five days of lectures and narrated concerts exploring the life and music of Beethoven, the most influential and consistently popular composer in Western music.

Festival Orchestra 2, featuring David McCarroll 2016

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

Violin virtuoso David McCarroll returns to dazzle Festival audiences with his rapturous, yet tender, interpretation of Beethoven’s great Violin Concerto. The Festival Orchestra also performs Beethoven’s majestic Eroica Symphony, full of drama and pathos. Two defining symphonic masterpieces from Beethoven’s Heroic Period, and a soloist of international repute.

Join Susan Waterfall and an array of exceptional Festival musicians for five days of lectures and narrated concerts exploring the life and music of Beethoven, the most influential and consistently popular composer in Western music.

$12 – $49

Late Beethoven (1813-1827)

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

After the renunciation of his “immortal beloved,” in social withdrawal and complete deafness, Beethoven forged a final style.

Join Susan Waterfall and an array of exceptional Festival musicians for five days of lectures and narrated concerts exploring the life and music of Beethoven, the most influential and consistently popular composer in Western music. For this concert she is joined by Brian Thorsett, Miles Graber, Tammie Dyar, Tingting Gu, Alexander Volonts, and Burke Schuchmann.

$12 – $29

Julian Pollack, featuring Sveti and ROSA 2016

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

Marko Djordjevic (left) with Julian Pollack (right) An exciting and many faceted evening inspired by traditional Serbian folk music. Enjoy Julian with drummer Marko Djordjevic’s band, Sveti, and their amazing ...

$12 – $39

Emerging Artists Concert 2016

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

This is the annual, much anticipated recital by the outrageously excellent young string players from the festival’s Emerging Artists Program. BUY TICKETS

$12 – $29

BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet 2016

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

Since forming in 1975, Grammy winners BeauSoleil have claimed their undisputed role as the most esteemed Cajun group in music. BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet take the rich Cajun traditions of ...

$12 – $49

Gwyneth Moreland and Friends 2016

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

Gwyneth Moreland’s gift for open-hearted storytelling is perfectly suited to the modern art of folk music. No wonder, then, that “Slaughterhouse Gulch,” the first single from her latest album, landed ...

$12 – $29

Pre-Concert Lecture, Stefanie Tcharos 2016

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

Stefanie Tcharos is a historian of early modern music with broad expertise in 17th- and 18th-century Europe, and specialties in Italian music and musical practices.  Her research and teaching traverse ...

Festival Orchestra 3, featuring the Festival Chorus 2016

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

The season closes with Bach’s moving and magnificent Mass in B minor, a sublime choral experience with orchestra, chorus. The Mass in B minor shows Bach at the height of ...

$12 – $49

Glorious Gardens and Bluegrass 2016

Home of Deborah Whigham and Gary Ratway 31101 Middle Ridge Road, Albion, CA, United States

A performance by bluegrass and Americana icon Laurie Lewis with long-time collaborators Tom Rozum, Nina Gerber and Max Schwartz forms the centerpiece of a perfect autumn afternoon of festive food, locally-produced ciders, and fine local wines, presented in the stunning Albion home and noted private gardens of Deborah Whigham and Gary Ratway of Digging Dog Nursery, once featured in a Martha Stewart Living cover story.

MacCallum House Dine-Out

MacCallum House Inn & Restaurant 45020 Albion St., Mendocino, CA, United States

Support the Mendocino Music Festival by treating yourself and your friends to a sumptuous meal in the restaurant, or lighter fare, wine and artisanal cocktails from the Grey Whale Bar! The MacCallum House Inn and Restaurant will donate a portion of the evening's food and beverage proceeds to the Festival.

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