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Crary, Evans and Barnick
Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesA 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 ...
$15 – $30
Piano Series: Rachel Breen
Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesCurrently 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 ...
$15 – $30
Olatuja
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesThis 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
Rehearsal, Orch. 4 (7/29)
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
Rehearsal, Orch. 4 (7/29)
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
Emerging Artists Recital
Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesThe 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 StatesA 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
Festival Orchestra and Chorus
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesThe 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 StatesThe 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
Mendocino Presbyterian Church Sanctuary 44831 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesThe 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 ...
$25
Masterclass (6 times, 6/4–7/9)
Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesSix 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
Susan Waterfall presents: Fauré in His World
Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesSusan 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
Lobster Feed at Mendocino Grove
Mendocino Grove 9601 California 1, MendocinoCelebrate 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
Rehearsal, Orch. 7/14
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
Miko Marks
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesMiko 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
Festival Orchestra 1
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesThe 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 StatesSolstice 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 StatesMr 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
Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesAmerican 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 StatesEmbark 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
Gwyneth Moreland
Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesBorn 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
Fauré: The Early Salon Years
Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesSusan 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 StatesWhen 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
Kim Nalley, with Tammy Lynne Hall
Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesDr. 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 StatesMozart’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
Piano Series: Jeffrey LaDeur, with Kindra Scharich
Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesThe 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 StatesMaiya 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
Cotton Auditorium 500 N Harold Street, Fort Bragg, CA, United StatesHailed 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 StatesWith 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
Rehearsal, Orch. 7/24
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
Big Band Rhythm Section: An Afternoon of Jazz
Matheson Performing Arts Center Cahto Street and Ford Street, Mendocino, CAThese extraordinary Los Angeles based musicians are the power drivers of the always thrillingly swinging Festival Big Band, and now you can hear them break out on their own. Julian ...
$15 – $35
Ledford House: the Iconic Festival Dinner Party
Ledford House Restaurant 3000 CA-1, Albion, CA, United StatesEnjoy 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
Rehearsal, Orch. 7/24
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
Piano Series: Robert Schwartz
Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesAn active performer and teacher at the San Francisco Conservatory, Robert Schwartz has recently performed at the Beijing Conservatory, the Vienna International Pianists series, in master classes at the Chautauqua ...
$15 – $40
Stephanie Anne Johnson
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesA singer’s talent is complete when they can bring a crowded dive bar to a collective hush and also get one of the biggest audiences on the planet to a ...
$15 – $65
Rehearsal, Orch. 7/24
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
Piano Series: Ralph van Raat & Heather Pinkham, duo pianos
Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesEach one a solo artist of distinction, Van Raat and Pinkham join up to make beautiful music together. They will play two-piano pieces by a range of composers: Chick Corea’s ...
$15 – $40
Festival Orchestra 3
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesAllan Pollack will conduct his own “From an Ancient Book,” written especially for the Festival Orchestra. The brilliant colors of Stravinsky’s ballet score for “The Firebird” will explode in sparkling ...
$15 – $65
Rehearsal, Orch. 7/27 (no chorus)
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesFauré: Indian Summer
Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesFaure wrote some of his most astonishing music in his late seventies, when he was becoming increasingly deaf. Susan Waterfall will accompany mezzo-soprano Silvie Jensen in Le jardin clos, Stephen ...
$15 – $40
Damn Tall Buildings
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesIn their early days, Brooklyn-based Damn Tall Buildings didn’t rehearse; they busked. Now, whether live or on record, the band still radiates the energy of a ragtag crew of music ...
$15 – $65