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Beethoven: The Heroic Period (1802-1812)
Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesAccepting 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 StatesFeatured 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
Rehearsal, Orch. 2 (7/20)
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
Pre-Concert Lecture, Kayleen Asbo, Ph. D. 2016
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesDeepen 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 StatesViolin 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
Rehearsal, Orch. 3 (no chorus) (7/23)
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
Late Beethoven (1813-1827)
Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesAfter 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 StatesMarko 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
Rehearsal, Orch. 3 (7/23)
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesRehearsal, Orch. 3 (7/23)
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
Emerging Artists Concert 2016
Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesThis 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 StatesSince 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
Rehearsal, Orch. 3 (7/23)
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
Gwyneth Moreland and Friends 2016
Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesGwyneth 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 StatesStefanie 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 StatesThe 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 StatesA 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 StatesSupport 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.
Elegance in Elk 2016
The Prow House 7300 South Highway One, Elk, CA, United StatesSaturday December 3, 2016 2:00-5:00
The Prow House, Elk
Kathleen Grace Band; Libations, Sensations, Delectables, Treats, and your Festival Family—all in a matchless setting!
$125
Does Music Transform Young Lives?
Community Center of Mendocino 998 School Street, Mendocino, CADoes Music Transform Young Lives? Yes! The Mendocino Music Festival and the Community Center of Mendocino invite you to spend an hour experiencing the transformative joy that music can bring to ...
Free
MacCallum House Winemaker’s Dinner with Witching Stick 2017
MacCallum House Restaurant 45020 Albion Street, Mendocino, CAA perfect pairing: scrumptious food from MacCallum House’s celebrated chef Alan Kantor and elegant wines from Witching Stick. See the menu and learn about Clayton and Meredythe Daley's wine donation to this year's silent auction.
$100
Volunteer Sign-Up Day 2017
Community Center of Mendocino 998 School Street, Mendocino, CARehearsal, Orch. 1 (7/9)
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
Sostenuto: A Celebration of Sustainability 2017
Home of Linda and Fedele BauccioFriday, July 7, 2017, 6-9 pm At the spectacular oceanfront home of Linda and Fedele Bauccio. Celebrating the cuisine and music of New Orleans, with dancing to the lively Zydeco ...
$175
Rehearsal, Orch. 1 (7/9)
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
Calder Quartet 2017
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesBack for a fifth year of insightful and moving playing, the Calder will perform the Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op.13; and the Beethoven String Quartet No. ...
$12 – $40
The House Jacks 2017
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesFeatured wines at this performance Describing themselves as a “rock band without instruments,” The House Jacks have been leaders in the contemporary a cappella world for 25 years. Their arrangements ...
$12 – $50
Rehearsal, Orch. 1 (7/9)
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
The House Jacks Workshop 2017
Matheson Performing Arts Center Cahto Street and Ford Street, Mendocino, CAWatch the House Jacks singers work their magic on several local a cappella groups. FREE TICKETS
Free
Side Note 2017
Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesHip. Imaginative. Fun. Funky. Fresh. Side Note is a group of seven twenty-somethings, each from a wildly different musical background, who draw on their diversity to create an all-new sound. ...
$12 – $30
Festival Orchestra 1, featuring Jeremy Cohen 2017
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesSoloist Jeremy Cohen Featured wines at this performance Event Sponsor The season opens with the exotic rhythms and sinuous melodies of Gershwin’s Cuban Overture; Piazzolla’s Four Seasons of Buenos Aires; ...
$12 – $50
Rehearsal, Opera (7/14)
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
In Bocca al Lupo 2017
Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesA concert of medieval and Renaissance music. Featuring Shira Kammen, Allison Zelles Lloyd, Peter Hallifax and Julie Jeffrey. Shira has spent well over half her life exploring the worlds of ...
$12 – $30
Laurie Lewis, Rita Hosking 2017
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesA key figure in bluegrass, traditional and folk music circles, Berkeley’s Laurie Lewis has established herself as one of the finest and most diverse talents in music today. A winner ...
$12 – $40
Rehearsal, Opera (no orch.) (7/14)
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
Stenberg/Cahill/Winant Trio Celebrates Lou Harrison 2017
Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesIn celebration of maverick composer Lou Harrison’s 2017 centennial, violinist Kate Stenberg, pianist Sarah Cahill, and percussionist William Winant will perform a concert of Harrison’s music spanning half a century ...
$12 – $30
Rehearsal, Opera (7/14)
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
Kathleen Grace 2017
Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States“Smart, alluring and evocative” (Washington Post), Kathleen Grace has traveled the world sharing her country, folk and jazz inspired music with audiences from New York to Peru. Her latest release, No ...
$12 – $30
Pine Leaf Boys 2017
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesFeatured wines at this performance Event Sponsor Four-time Grammy-nominated, the world-renowned Pine Leaf Boys have made a name presenting their own inimitable brand of music with youthful exuberance, reviving ancient ...
$12 – $40
Rehearsal, Opera Dress (7/14)
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
Piano Series: John Novacek 2017
Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States“A commanding presence at the keyboard” and an accomplished composer, John Novacek will perform the Beethoven Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10, No. 2; Schumann Carnaval, Op. 9; ...
$12 – $30
Band of Heathens 2017
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesFeatured wines at this performanceThe term "Americana" was practically invented to describe the Band of Heathens' sound, rich with lyrical content and supported by soaring guitar work and a rock-solid ...
$12 – $40
Zoe Ellis with Maya Kronfeld, piano 2017
Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesZoe Ellis's dramatic and colorful voice is well known to music fans in the Bay Area and beyond. Described by reviewers as "a resourceful and inventive vocalist," she sang for ...
$12 – $30
Pre-Concert Lecture, Jason Sherbundy and Ann Woodhead 2017
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
Opera: Don Pasquale 2017
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesFeatured wines at this performanceGuest conductor Jason Sherbundy Stage director Ann Woodhead Donizetti’s effervescent opera is generally regarded as one of the greatest comic operas and a melodic masterpiece. A ...
$12 – $50
Rehearsal, Big Band (7/15)
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
ZOFO Duet 2017
Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesWhen you sit two acclaimed soloists at one piano, “you get something energetic and electrifying… out of this world.” Eva-Maria Zimmerman and Keisuke Nakagoshi have electrified audiences from Carnegie Hall ...
$12 – $30
Alex de Grassi with Andrew York 2017
Hill House Inn 10701 Palette Drive, Mendocino, CAFingerstyle guitar master Alex de Grassi and Grammy Award-winning classical guitarist Andrew York will perform solo and duo, and will also be joined by members of the Mendocino Summer Guitar Workshop in the premier of a composition for guitar orchestra.
$12 – $30
Festival Big Band, featuring Kim Nalley 2017
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesFeatured wines at this performance, and sponsoring Kim Nalley's performance. Event Sponsor Kim Nalley has pipes to burn, packing a 3½ octave range that can go from operatic to gritty ...
$12 – $55