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  • 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 ...

    $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 ...

    $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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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 in Oakland, was named one of CMT’s Next Women of Country in 2022 and recently made her third appearance on the Grand Ole Opry. The ...

    $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 Concerto, which depicts hope for the future after the tragedy and loss of war, and the lovely Elégie by Fauré. Moussorgsky’s grand “Pictures at an ...

    $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 performed in many Bay Area and Northern California venues: Freight and Salvage, La Pena, Music on the Hill, the Berkeley Arts Center, Villa Montalvo, and ...

    $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 number of musical genres, some of which he helped to invent, and is a member of the original "nuclear" generation of pickers who extended bluegrass, ...

    $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 career and has performed and taught masterclasses around the world. In this concert Breen will perform Beethoven’s Bagatelles, Opus 126; a “Suite of Miniatures” she ...

    $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 with Chris Botti as his rhythm section, features Albion native Julian Pollack on piano and synthesizers, Juilliard-trained Dan Chmielinski on bass and synthesizer, and the ...

    $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 as the top five on the Americana and Roots Radio Airplay charts and she was hosted on NPRs Music City Roots: Live at the Loveless ...

    $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 most famous works for piano: the Barcarolle No 12 in E-flat Major and the Nocturne No. 6 in D-flat Major. The Sonata for Violin and ...

    $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, and now JigJam is here to take it back! Described as “The best Irish band in bluegrass,” JigJam has been hailed as “Ireland’s answer to ...

    $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 of the best vocalists of the 1940s and ‘50s. Always exciting to hear, she can go from operatic to gritty blues on a dime, with ...

    $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 will remain faithful to them, and orchestrate a plot to test that hypothesis: they will be “called away to war,” but will in reality disguise ...

    $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 for his blend of insight, spontaneity, and approachable, communicative playing. Mezzo-soprano Kindra Scharich has been praised by the San Francisco Chronicle for her “fearless technical ...

    $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 catapulted her to lead singer fame. Based in Los Angeles, Sykes is a classically trained musician who graduated from Yale and studied with Betty Carter ...

    $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

  • Rehearsal, Orch. 7/24

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

  • Big Band Rhythm Section: An Afternoon of Jazz

    Matheson Performing Arts Center Cahto Street and Ford Street, Mendocino, CA
    Jazz

    These 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 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

  • Rehearsal, Orch. 7/24

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

  • Piano Series: Robert Schwartz

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

    An 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 States
    Boogie-Blues-Bluegrass

    A 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
    Education