Emerging Artists Concert 2018

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

The annual recital by the enormously talented young string players from the festival’s Emerging Artists Program is anticipated by all who love chamber music. BUY TICKETS

$15 – $30

Pine Leaf Boys 2018

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

A smash hit at last year’s festival, the Pine Leaf Boys have been described by the New York Times as “the best new, energetic, and fun Cajun band in a ...

$15 – $50

Alex de Grassi, Andrew York 2018

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

Fingerstyle guitar master Alex de Grassi is the founder of the Mendocino Summer Guitar Workshop which runs concurrently with the Mendocino Music Festival. Grammy Award-winning classical guitarist, composer and guest ...

$15 – $30

Pre-Concert Lecture, Daniel Lockert 2018

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

As a soloist or collaborator, Daniel Lockert is equally versatile on the piano, organ and harpsichord. A native of San Diego, CA, he began formal piano studies at the age ...

MacCallum House Dine-Out 2018

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 substantial portion of the evening's food and beverage proceeds to the Festival.

Big Time in Little River 2018

Little River home of John and Kathy Danhakl 45650 Headlands Drive, Little River, CA

Saturday, December 1, 2018 2:00-5:00
Little River home of John and Kathy Danhakl
Festival Chamber Chorale; Libations, Sensations, Delectables, Treats, and your Festival Family—all in a matchless setting!

$125

MacCallum House Winemaker’s Dinner with Navarro Vineyards 2019

MacCallum House Restaurant 45020 Albion Street, Mendocino, CA

A perfect pairing: scrumptious food from MacCallum House’s celebrated chef Alan Kantor and elegant wines from Navarro Vineyards. An all-inclusive bargain at $125, the evening includes hors d'oeuvres and wine ...

$125

Festival Chamber Chorale Presents Brahms’ Liebeslieder (Love Song) Waltzes

Preston Hall 44867 Main St., Mendocino, CA, United States

Enjoy the delights of Brahms’ Vienna with a lovely springtime concert on Mother's Day. There will be pretty little tables, delicious pastries, and a lot of great music. Flowers, too. Jenny Matteucci will conduct the Festival Chamber Chorale, and Daniel Lockert and Susan Waterfall will play the duo-piano accompaniment, plus the marvelously dramatic Brahms Hungarian Dances, No. 1 in G minor, No. 4 in F minor, and No. 10 in E Major. Daniel will play Intermezzos Op. 118 No. 1 and No. 2, plus the Ballade Op. 118, No. 3. Ana Lucas will sing two duets with Jenny: “Weg der Liebe” and “Die Meere.” Jenny will sing the gorgeous ”Dein Blaues Auge.”

$30

Sostenuto: A Celebration of Sustainability 2019

Home of Linda and Fedele Bauccio

Sostenuto 2019: From Memphis to Motown Friday, July 12, 2019, 6-9 pm At the spectacular oceanfront home of Linda and Fedele Bauccio. Celebrate all that the Festival represents—music, sustainable food, ...

$195

BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet 2019

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

Since forming in 1975, Grammy winners BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet have been making some of the most potent and popular Cajun music on the planet. Born out of the rich ...

$15 – $52

Festival Orchestra 1, featuring Stephen Prutsman 2019

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

To open the classical festival, Maestro Allan Pollack will lead the orchestra in Respighi’s evocative tone poem, Pines of Rome; Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21, with its lyrical second movement; and Pictures at an Exhibition, the stunning suite Mussorgsky wrote in honor of a painter friend who died young.

$15 – $52

Rehearsal, Opera (7/19)

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

Piano Series: Robert Schwartz 2019

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

Robert Schwartz is an active performer and a teacher in the Bay Area. His wide-ranging program will include Haydn’s Sonata in E-flat Major; Chopin’s Impromptus in G-flat Major and A-flat ...

$15 – $30

Sheléa 2019

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

Featured wines at this performance With hands that effortlessly glide over the keys and a voice that will carry you to the moon, Sheléa’s musical mastery makes her one of ...

$15 – $42

Calder Quartet 2019

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

Back for a seventh year of sensitive and eloquent playing, the Calder will perform Ravel’s String Quartet in F Major; Daniel Bjarnason’s Still Shot; and Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 13 ...

$15 – $30

Coro Mendocino Wine Tasting 2019

Hill House Inn 10701 Palette Drive, Mendocino, CA

Join us at an extraordinary Coro wine tasting event, while enjoying the sparkling views from the upper reaches of the Hill House House Inn. It was 13 vintages ago that a group of Mendocino County winemakers joined together and came up with a unique idea to create an ultra-premium wine blend that would showcase the heritage varietal of Mendocino County, Zinfandel. The christened label and blend known as “Coro,” named and inspired from the Latin root for “chorus” is the first wine of its kind to set blending and aging parameters for a wine distinctive to its region in the United States, bringing together the best of Mendocino County grapes and wine.

$80

Rehearsal, Opera (7/19)

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

Piano Series: Robin Sutherland 2019

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

By Tonality Joined Most known for his playing of Bach, Robin Sutherland will contrast some Bach works with pieces by other composers in the same key. This concert will pair ...

$15 – $30

Le Vent du Nord 2019

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

The award=winning and highly acclaimed band Le Vent du Nord is a leading force in Quebec’s progressive francophone folk movement. The group’s vast repertoire draws from both traditional sources and original ...

$15 – $42

Piano Series: Spencer Myer and Mario Diaz-Moresco 2019

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

Mario Diaz-Moresco, baritone; Spencer Myer, piano An afternoon of songs, old and new: Brahms, Schubert, and Barber will make up the first half; gems by Respighi, John Musto and Amy ...

$15 – $30

Badi Assad, Diego Figueiredo 2019

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

Brazil’s Badi Assad is lauded as one of the world’s most unique performance artists of this generation. She transcends traditional styles of her native Brazilian music with a mixture of pop, jazz and world/ethnic sounds from around the world. Combining an extraordinary guitar talent, unique mouth percussion and beautiful singing, Assad creates an exciting, fresh sound. Fellow Brazilian Diego Figueiredo, a virtuoso with an infectious, joyful feeling, is a fast-rising star among the world’s greatest jazz guitarists. His superb technique and imagination have made him one of the hottest international names as he unites a fusion of Brazilian music with jazz. Twice a winner at the Montreux Jazz Competition, Figueiredo is also a producer, arranger, orchestrator and multi-instrumentalist.

$15 – $42

Kathleen Grace 2019

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

Kathleen Grace has forged a remarkable career that has sent her around the globe playing for audiences who appreciate her eclectic musical tastes that range from jazz, to blues, to ...

$15 – $30

Guitars in the Mendocino Village 2019

Various Mendocino, CA, United States

If you’re out and about Mendocino on Friday afternoon July 19 during the Festival you may happen upon a little Bach, some bossa nova, or even a classic pop song ...

Pre-Concert Lecture, Anne Woodhead 2019

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

Lecture admission is included with your concert ticket. Ann Woodhead, Stage Director for this year’s opera, L’elisir d’amore,  is an award-winning dancer, choreographer, actor, and director. This is her second ...

Opera: L’Elisir d’Amore 2019

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

Featured wines at this performanceGuest conductor Mary Chun. Stage director Ann Woodhead. Donizetti’s enduringly popular comic opera features a spunky and beautiful landowner, a poor but good-hearted country boy and ...

$15 – $52

Alex de Grassi and Andrew York 2019

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

Fingerstyle guitar master Alex de Grassi is the founder of the Mendocino Summer Guitar Workshop which runs concurrently with the Mendocino Music Festival. Grammy Award-winning classical guitarist, composer and guest ...

$15 – $30

Festival Big Band: Tribute to Aretha, featuring Kim Nalley 2019

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

Featured wines at this performance. With a reputation as one of the world’s best jazz and blues vocalists, Kim Nalley is back to join the big band musicians in a ...

$15 – $55

Brahms: His Life and Times, featuring Susan Waterfall 2019

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

Brahms' momentous meeting with Clara and Robert Schumann when he was only 20 forged a bond of love and familial connection that lasted throughout Brahms’ and Clara’s lifetimes. Susan’s lecture ...

$15 – $30

Ruthie Foster 2019

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

Featured wines at this performanceHailing from rural Texas, Foster is a singer-songwriter of blues and folk music. Mixing a wide palette of American song forms, from gospel and blues to ...

$15 – $52

Ledford House: the Iconic Festival Dinner Party 2019

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 ...

$100

Brahms: Clean-Shaven-2019

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

Susan Waterfall will play the Four Ballades Op. 10; Miles Graber, Larry Lowe, and Jay Zhong will essay the Horn Trio in E-flat Major Op. 40; and Carolyn Steinbuck, Jay ...

$15 – $30

Carolyn Wonderland 2019

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

Featured wines at this performance. A musical force equipped with the soulful vocals of Janis and the guitar slinging skills of Stevie Ray, Carolyn Wonderland reaches into the depths of ...

$15 – $42

The Odd Dogs 2019

Hill House Inn 10701 Palette Drive, Mendocino, CA

The Odd Dogs’ sound is a melting pot of dynamic rock and world music, expressed through jazz and improvisational sensibilities. The band draws from a rich pallet of musical influences: ...

$15 – $30

Pre-Concert Lecture, Kayleen Asbo, Ph. D. 2019

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

Kayleen Asbo is a passionate scholar: a cultural historian, musician, writer and teacher who weaves myth, music, psychology, history and art with experiential learning. A faculty member of the San ...

Festival Orchestra 2, featuring Spencer Myer 2019

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

Festival Orchestra with pianist Spencer Myer Featured wines at this performance.The concert will open with Mendelssohn’s evocative concert overture, The Hebrides; long-time crowd favorite Spencer Myer will bring his warm ...

$15 – $52

Brahms: Bearded 2019

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

Susan Waterfall and Eric Kritz will play the Clarinet Sonata No. 1 in F minor Op. 120; Christopher Nomura and Daniel Lockert will sing Vier Ernste Gesänge; and Jay Zhong, ...

$15 – $30

Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band 2019

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

Featured wines at this event Grammy-award winner Peter Rowan is a singer-songwriter who started his career as a Blue Grass Boy in 1964. By Bill Monroe's own admission, Peter sounded ...

$15 – $42