BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Mendocino Music Festival - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://mendocinomusic.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Mendocino Music Festival REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20270314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20271107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260718T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260718T143000 DTSTAMP:20260430T161355 CREATED:20260415T223736Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T002004Z UID:10008206-1784385000-1784385000@mendocinomusic.org SUMMARY:Fire & Grace DESCRIPTION:This dynamic collaboration between guitarist William Coulter and violinist Edwin Huizinga explores the world’s musical landscape. Their performances blend iconic favorites with classic ballads\, mixing North American folk and Celtic melodies with Argentinian tango and Bach sonatas. Described as “a monument to musical diversity and crossover brilliance\,” this duo explores classical\, folk\, and contemporary traditions from around the world.\n…exuded life\, emotion\, warmth and depth.”- Otago Daily Times\, New Zealand \n\n\n\n\n\n \n Public ticket sales begin May 6\, 2026\, at noon Pacific. Want early access to tickets\, before public sales open? Click here to find out how.\n \n \n\n\n\nCHOOSE SEATS AND BUY URL:https://mendocinomusic.org/event/fire-grace/ LOCATION:Preston Hall\, 44867 Main Street\, Mendocino\, CA\, 95460\, United States CATEGORIES:Around the World,Classical,Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mendocinomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/Fire-Grace-5_Jen-Toole-1600.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Mendocino Music Festival":MAILTO:info@mendocinomusic.org GEO:39.30529;-123.7972762 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Preston Hall 44867 Main Street Mendocino CA 95460 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=44867 Main Street:geo:-123.7972762,39.30529 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260718T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260718T193000 DTSTAMP:20260430T161355 CREATED:20260415T223738Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T034653Z UID:10008207-1784403000-1784403000@mendocinomusic.org SUMMARY:Festival Big Band\, with Maiya Sykes DESCRIPTION:Maiya Sykes\, a classically trained vocalist and producer\, wowed the audience at last year’s Festival Big Band concert. A graduate of Yale University\, she continued her musical education at The Musicians’ Institute and studied independently with Nina Simone and Betty Carter. Sykes is a former back-up singer who has sung with the likes of Macy Gray\, Michael Bublé\, Avril Lavigne\, and Joss Stone. Her appearance on The Voice catapulted her to lead singer fame\, and her background vocals have been featured in many films\, including the Oscar award-winning La La Land.\n\n\n \n Public ticket sales begin May 6\, 2026\, at noon Pacific. Want early access to tickets\, before public sales open? Click here to find out how.\n \n \n\n\n\nCHOOSE SEATS AND BUY URL:https://mendocinomusic.org/event/festival-big-band-2026/ LOCATION:Tent Concert Hall\, 45035 Main Street\, Mendocino\, CA\, 95460\, United States CATEGORIES:Jazz,Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mendocinomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2025-07-19-074-1600web.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Mendocino Music Festival":MAILTO:info@mendocinomusic.org GEO:39.3052095;-123.7977708 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street Mendocino CA 95460 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=45035 Main Street:geo:-123.7977708,39.3052095 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260719T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260719T143000 DTSTAMP:20260430T161355 CREATED:20260415T223741Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T050315Z UID:10008208-1784471400-1784471400@mendocinomusic.org SUMMARY:Calder Quartet DESCRIPTION:“Few string quartets can command the stage like the Calder Quartet\,” according to The Washington Post. The extraordinary ensemble is just as renowned for its expert\, empathetic readings of core repertoire as it is for its thrilling commitment to new and unexpected programming. Returning to the Festival for the 12th year\, the Los Angeles-based musicians are sure to delight with their mastery and imagination. \nThe Calder’s Beethoven was full of flaring drama\, furrowed brows and quiet intensity. But\, with the tightest of ensemble playing and well-judged balancing of instrumental voices\, the piece retained its classical integrity and polished finish.”- Washington Post \nI’ve written before that every time I hear the Calder\, the ensemble seems to have reached a new level. That remains true\, and now only the stars are the limit\, as the Calder takes its place as one of America’s most satisfying—and most enterprising—quartets.”- Mark Swed\, Los Angeles Times \nThe Calder Quartet played the most insightful and moving performance of Thomas Adès’s Arcadiana I’ve ever heard.”- Tom Service\, The Guardian UK \nPerformances like these—freshly rethought\, impeccably played—do more than provide enjoyable listening. They reveal hidden dimensions\, renew a bond with the composer\, and justify the continuance of familiar works in the repertory.”- Boston Globe \n\n\n\n\n \n Public ticket sales begin May 6\, 2026\, at noon Pacific. Want early access to tickets\, before public sales open? Click here to find out how.\n \n \n\n\n\nCHOOSE SEATS AND BUY \n\n\n \n \n2026 Featured Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven\n \nLate 18th century Europe. A world in turmoil. A musical genius is born into circumstances that nourish his talent\, but starve him emotionally. He has an innate\, unwavering desire to cure suffering with music that expresses a more perfect world. More than 250 years later\, we are drawn again to Beethoven’s phenomenal musical imagination\, compassion\, and charismatic vision to find meaning and inspiration. Immerse yourself in his world and his music\, and understand how his music evolved over his lifetime\, with a documentary film\, narrated chamber recitals featuring exciting guest artists\, and various other settings of Beethoven’s work across the Festival. \nWaterfall’s productions always present exciting\, absorbing playing of great music\, but are also rare\, distinctive examples of what can be called music education\, though they’re more conversational\, truly a sharing of perspective\, interest\, anecdote. There’s a sense of immediacy to her delivery\, weaving in and out of the playing\, an intimately conceived present awareness of this heritage. It’s something unique that needs to be experienced.” -Ken Bullock\, Berkeley Daily Planet\n \nExplore the Series \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n \nBeethoven\, Now!\, curated by Susan Waterfall\, includes her documentary film on his life and music\, and performances of seventeen of his works spread over nine symphony and chamber concerts. Two narrated chamber concerts will each include four of his works; pianist Anthony Ratinov will perform Sonata No. 8 in C minor\, the Pathétique; the Calder Quartet will perform his last completed major work\, his String Quartet No. 16 in F Major; pianist Rachel Breen will perform his last three Sonatas\, Op. 109\, 110 and 111; and the Festival Orchestra will perform his 6th and 7th symphonies\, closing the Festival with his iconic 9th Symphony. URL:https://mendocinomusic.org/event/calder-quartet/ LOCATION:Cotton Auditorium\, 500 N Harold Street\, Fort Bragg\, CA\, 95437\, United States CATEGORIES:Chamber Music,Classical,Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mendocinomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Calder-scaled1600web.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Mendocino Music Festival":MAILTO:info@mendocinomusic.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260719T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260719T193000 DTSTAMP:20260430T161355 CREATED:20260415T223747Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T011124Z UID:10008209-1784489400-1784489400@mendocinomusic.org SUMMARY:Julian Pollack DESCRIPTION:Prepare for an exciting evening of piano and keyboard work by perennial favorite\, Julian Pollack (AKA J3PO). The San Francisco Chronicle calls him a “ferociously assured and creatively dazzling pianist\, composer\, and arranger.” After extensive touring this year with Chris Botti\, Terence Blanchard\, and Marcus Miller\, Julian returns to the Festival stage to present his own solo and trio music. He will be joined by the incredible drummer Christian Euman\, known for playing with Jacob Collier\, Rufus Wainwright\, and Kurt Elling\, as well as virtuoso bassist Max Gerl\, frequently heard with Arturo Sandoval and Veronica Swift.\n\n\n \n Public ticket sales begin May 6\, 2026\, at noon Pacific. Want early access to tickets\, before public sales open? Click here to find out how.\n \n \n\n\n\nCHOOSE SEATS AND BUY URL:https://mendocinomusic.org/event/julian-pollack/ LOCATION:Tent Concert Hall\, 45035 Main Street\, Mendocino\, CA\, 95460\, United States CATEGORIES:Jazz,Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mendocinomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/J3PO-Trio-2026-Collage-1600web.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Mendocino Music Festival":MAILTO:info@mendocinomusic.org GEO:39.3052095;-123.7977708 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street Mendocino CA 95460 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=45035 Main Street:geo:-123.7977708,39.3052095 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260720T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260720T100000 DTSTAMP:20260430T161355 CREATED:20260424T042552Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T042552Z UID:10008244-1784541600-1784541600@mendocinomusic.org SUMMARY:Rehearsal\, Orch. 7/22 DESCRIPTION:Rehearsing Festival Orchestra 3 (7/22): Shuying Li Purple Mountains overture\, Barber Violin Concerto\, Beethoven Symphony No. 6 (the “Pastoral Symphony”).\nYou are invited to attend Festival Orchestra rehearsals in the Tent Concert Hall. Performances are all the better for having witnessed the process of creating them. The rehearsals are also a wonderful way to introduce children to the glories of orchestral music. Come in at any time and stay as long as you like. Rehearsals are free\, but we welcome the small (and not-so-small) donations most visitors make. \nEach rehearsal’s calendar listing title includes the date of the performance whose repertoire will be rehearsed. A given rehearsal may not include every piece.\n\nRehearsal Calendar URL:https://mendocinomusic.org/event/rehearsal-orch-7-22/ LOCATION:Tent Concert Hall\, 45035 Main Street\, Mendocino\, CA\, 95460\, United States CATEGORIES:Rehearsal ORGANIZER;CN="Mendocino Music Festival":MAILTO:info@mendocinomusic.org GEO:39.3052095;-123.7977708 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street Mendocino CA 95460 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=45035 Main Street:geo:-123.7977708,39.3052095 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260720T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260720T143000 DTSTAMP:20260430T161355 CREATED:20260415T223749Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T012014Z UID:10008210-1784557800-1784557800@mendocinomusic.org SUMMARY:Piano Series: Cahill/Myers Duo DESCRIPTION:The energetic duo of Sarah Cahill and Regina Myers will excite you with their interpretations of a wide range of contemporary two-piano music. The two San Francisco-based pianists have collaborated on many occasions\, most recently for a duo performance at the 2025 Flower Piano in Golden Gate Park. This concert will feature both venerable and new pieces like Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn’s jazz classic\, “Tonk!”; the brilliantly percussive “Folkdance” by Meredith Monk; and a special preview of Theresa Wong’s “Bodywork\,” with the composer in attendance. \n\n\n \n Public ticket sales begin May 6\, 2026\, at noon Pacific. Want early access to tickets\, before public sales open? Click here to find out how.\n \n \n\n\n\nCHOOSE SEATS AND BUY URL:https://mendocinomusic.org/event/piano-series-cahill-myers-duo/ LOCATION:Preston Hall\, 44867 Main Street\, Mendocino\, CA\, 95460\, United States CATEGORIES:Chamber Music,Classical,Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mendocinomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/duo2-1600web.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Mendocino Music Festival":MAILTO:info@mendocinomusic.org GEO:39.30529;-123.7972762 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Preston Hall 44867 Main Street Mendocino CA 95460 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=44867 Main Street:geo:-123.7972762,39.30529 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260720T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260720T210000 DTSTAMP:20260430T161355 CREATED:20260429T002312Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260429T235939Z UID:10008252-1784570400-1784581200@mendocinomusic.org SUMMARY:Ledford House: the Iconic Festival Dinner Party DESCRIPTION:Featured wines at this event \nEnjoy a delightful evening of gourmet food and music at one of the area’s leading restaurants\, with premium wines generously supplied by Husch Vineyards. \nThe Ledford House Restaurant is 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. The restaurant reflects the provençal style of southern France\, and accommodates 65 to 90 people in the elegance of two dining rooms where expansive windows allow the Pacific to become part of the decor. The atmosphere is warm and welcoming with a casual elegance\, both comfortable and sophisticated. The food has a strong Mediterranean influence with subtle drawings on Asian and Latin flavors grounded by a California style. The produce\, meat\, poultry and fish served come from farms\, ranches and fisheries guided by principles of sustainability.\n\nReserve Now – Ledford House Dinner Party \n\n2025 MenuSummer Festival Dinner 2025\nFinger Food When Guests Arrive:\nStuffed mushrooms\nCucumber Gazpacho Cups\nCaprese Frico Cups\nFigs and Gorgonzola \nStarter:\nZucchini Ribbon Salad with Cherry Tomatoes & Basil \nMain:\nSummer Ratatouille\nwith\nRoast Lamb or Spanakopita \nDessert:\nSemifreddo Roast Stone Fruit URL:https://mendocinomusic.org/event/ledford-2026/ LOCATION:Ledford House Restaurant\, 3000 CA-1\, Albion\, CA\, 95410\, United States CATEGORIES:Benefit Events,Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mendocinomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/307-26883-MMF11-980web.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Mendocino Music Festival":MAILTO:info@mendocinomusic.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260720T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260720T193000 DTSTAMP:20260430T161355 CREATED:20260415T223752Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T043230Z UID:10008211-1784575800-1784575800@mendocinomusic.org SUMMARY:BeauSoleil DESCRIPTION:For the past 50 years\, BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet has been making some of the most potent and popular Cajun music on the planet. Born out of the rich Acadian ancestry of its members\, and driven by bandleader Michael Doucet’s spellbinding fiddle playing and soulful vocals\, BeauSoleil is notorious for bringing even the most staid audience to its feet. BeauSoleil’s distinctive sound derives from the distilled spirits of New Orleans jazz\, blues rock\, folk\, swamp pop\, Zydeco\, country and bluegrass. \nCritics unanimously agree that it is ‘bon temps\,’ every time they play.”- New York Times \n\n\n\n\n\n \n Public ticket sales begin May 6\, 2026\, at noon Pacific. Want early access to tickets\, before public sales open? Click here to find out how.\n \n \n\n\n\nCHOOSE SEATS AND BUY URL:https://mendocinomusic.org/event/beausoleil/ LOCATION:Tent Concert Hall\, 45035 Main Street\, Mendocino\, CA\, 95460\, United States CATEGORIES:Around the World,Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mendocinomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/BS-IMG_7085_4x3crop1600web.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Mendocino Music Festival":MAILTO:info@mendocinomusic.org GEO:39.3052095;-123.7977708 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street Mendocino CA 95460 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=45035 Main Street:geo:-123.7977708,39.3052095 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260721T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260721T100000 DTSTAMP:20260430T161355 CREATED:20260424T042554Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T042554Z UID:10008245-1784628000-1784628000@mendocinomusic.org SUMMARY:Rehearsal\, Orch. 7/22 DESCRIPTION:Rehearsing Festival Orchestra 3 (7/22): Shuying Li Purple Mountains overture\, Barber Violin Concerto\, Beethoven Symphony No. 6 (the “Pastoral Symphony”).\nYou are invited to attend Festival Orchestra rehearsals in the Tent Concert Hall. Performances are all the better for having witnessed the process of creating them. The rehearsals are also a wonderful way to introduce children to the glories of orchestral music. Come in at any time and stay as long as you like. Rehearsals are free\, but we welcome the small (and not-so-small) donations most visitors make. \nEach rehearsal’s calendar listing title includes the date of the performance whose repertoire will be rehearsed. A given rehearsal may not include every piece.\n\nRehearsal Calendar URL:https://mendocinomusic.org/event/rehearsal-orch-7-22-2/ LOCATION:Tent Concert Hall\, 45035 Main Street\, Mendocino\, CA\, 95460\, United States CATEGORIES:Rehearsal ORGANIZER;CN="Mendocino Music Festival":MAILTO:info@mendocinomusic.org GEO:39.3052095;-123.7977708 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street Mendocino CA 95460 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=45035 Main Street:geo:-123.7977708,39.3052095 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260721T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260721T143000 DTSTAMP:20260430T161355 CREATED:20260415T223754Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T050404Z UID:10008212-1784644200-1784644200@mendocinomusic.org SUMMARY:Beethoven Chamber 2 DESCRIPTION:In what has become something of a Festival tradition\, Julian Pollack will join Susan Waterfall on one piano for the Sonata for Piano 4 Hands in D Major\, Op. 6\, a two-movement exercise in pianistic flair. Beethoven wrote beautifully balanced works for strings and piano\, and this concert will celebrate that mastery. Sam Weiser will be accompanied by Carolyn Steinbuck on the Sonata for Violin and Piano in F Major\, “Spring.” Since its debut in 1811\, the “Archduke Trio\,” for violin\, cello\, and piano\, has been considered one of his masterpieces\, and Terrie Baune\, Stephen Harrison\, and Elizabeth Dorman will demonstrate why. Silvie Jensen will sing some of Beethoven’s songs and arias\, accompanied by Kevin Korth on piano\, proving that Beethoven wrote brilliantly for singers too.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n Public ticket sales begin May 6\, 2026\, at noon Pacific. Want early access to tickets\, before public sales open? Click here to find out how.\n \n \n\n\n\nCHOOSE SEATS AND BUY \n\n\n \n \n2026 Featured Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven\n \nLate 18th century Europe. A world in turmoil. A musical genius is born into circumstances that nourish his talent\, but starve him emotionally. He has an innate\, unwavering desire to cure suffering with music that expresses a more perfect world. More than 250 years later\, we are drawn again to Beethoven’s phenomenal musical imagination\, compassion\, and charismatic vision to find meaning and inspiration. Immerse yourself in his world and his music\, and understand how his music evolved over his lifetime\, with a documentary film\, narrated chamber recitals featuring exciting guest artists\, and various other settings of Beethoven’s work across the Festival. \nWaterfall’s productions always present exciting\, absorbing playing of great music\, but are also rare\, distinctive examples of what can be called music education\, though they’re more conversational\, truly a sharing of perspective\, interest\, anecdote. There’s a sense of immediacy to her delivery\, weaving in and out of the playing\, an intimately conceived present awareness of this heritage. It’s something unique that needs to be experienced.” -Ken Bullock\, Berkeley Daily Planet\n \nExplore the Series \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n \nBeethoven\, Now!\, curated by Susan Waterfall\, includes her documentary film on his life and music\, and performances of seventeen of his works spread over nine symphony and chamber concerts. Two narrated chamber concerts will each include four of his works; pianist Anthony Ratinov will perform Sonata No. 8 in C minor\, the Pathétique; the Calder Quartet will perform his last completed major work\, his String Quartet No. 16 in F Major; pianist Rachel Breen will perform his last three Sonatas\, Op. 109\, 110 and 111; and the Festival Orchestra will perform his 6th and 7th symphonies\, closing the Festival with his iconic 9th Symphony. URL:https://mendocinomusic.org/event/beethoven-chamber-2/ LOCATION:Preston Hall\, 44867 Main Street\, Mendocino\, CA\, 95460\, United States CATEGORIES:Chamber Music,Classical,Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mendocinomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/Joseph_Karl_Stielers_Beethoven_mit_dem_Manuskript_der_Missa_solemnis4x3crop1600web.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Mendocino Music Festival":MAILTO:info@mendocinomusic.org GEO:39.30529;-123.7972762 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Preston Hall 44867 Main Street Mendocino CA 95460 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=44867 Main Street:geo:-123.7972762,39.30529 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260721T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260721T193000 DTSTAMP:20260430T161355 CREATED:20260415T223757Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T020731Z UID:10008213-1784662200-1784662200@mendocinomusic.org SUMMARY:Laila Biali DESCRIPTION:Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter\, pianist\, and national radio host Laila Biali has headlined festivals and venues on five continents. Winner of a Juno award\, she has worked with Chris Botti and Sting. When not on stage or in the studio\, Biali is busy hosting CBC Music’s national radio show\, ”Saturday Night Jazz\,” a weekly program broadcast to millions across Canada. Though she continues to earn high honors in the jazz world\, Laila’s signature sound transcends genre.\nMasterfully mixes jazz and pop\, bringing virtuosity and unpredictability to songs that are concise and catchy…” - Washington Post \nBiali’s voice – spanning registers – is pure and warm. She’s also fearless on piano and\, above else\, in her imagination.”- DownBeat Magazine \nThere’s no boxing Laila Biali in … Capable of making you laugh and cry all at once.” - All About Jazz \nBiali provides the positive\, come-together messaging we need in these challenging times.” - Parade Magazine \n\n\n\n\n \n Public ticket sales begin May 6\, 2026\, at noon Pacific. Want early access to tickets\, before public sales open? Click here to find out how.\n \n \n\n\n\nCHOOSE SEATS AND BUY URL:https://mendocinomusic.org/event/laila-biali/ LOCATION:Tent Concert Hall\, 45035 Main Street\, Mendocino\, CA\, 95460\, United States CATEGORIES:Jazz,Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mendocinomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/laila_biali_1-1-scaled-1-4x3crop1600web.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Mendocino Music Festival":MAILTO:info@mendocinomusic.org GEO:39.3052095;-123.7977708 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street Mendocino CA 95460 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=45035 Main Street:geo:-123.7977708,39.3052095 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260722T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260722T100000 DTSTAMP:20260430T161355 CREATED:20260424T042603Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T042603Z UID:10008246-1784714400-1784714400@mendocinomusic.org SUMMARY:Rehearsal\, Orch. 7/22 DESCRIPTION:Rehearsing Festival Orchestra 3 (7/22): Shuying Li Purple Mountains overture\, Barber Violin Concerto\, Beethoven Symphony No. 6 (the “Pastoral Symphony”).\nYou are invited to attend Festival Orchestra rehearsals in the Tent Concert Hall. Performances are all the better for having witnessed the process of creating them. The rehearsals are also a wonderful way to introduce children to the glories of orchestral music. Come in at any time and stay as long as you like. Rehearsals are free\, but we welcome the small (and not-so-small) donations most visitors make. \nEach rehearsal’s calendar listing title includes the date of the performance whose repertoire will be rehearsed. A given rehearsal may not include every piece.\n\nRehearsal Calendar URL:https://mendocinomusic.org/event/rehearsal-orch-7-22-3/ LOCATION:Tent Concert Hall\, 45035 Main Street\, Mendocino\, CA\, 95460\, United States CATEGORIES:Rehearsal ORGANIZER;CN="Mendocino Music Festival":MAILTO:info@mendocinomusic.org GEO:39.3052095;-123.7977708 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street Mendocino CA 95460 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=45035 Main Street:geo:-123.7977708,39.3052095 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260722T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260722T143000 DTSTAMP:20260430T161355 CREATED:20260415T223802Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T022323Z UID:10008214-1784730600-1784730600@mendocinomusic.org SUMMARY:Evie Ladin and Keith Terry DESCRIPTION:The polyrhythmic heat of Evie Ladin’s clawhammer banjo\, resonant voice\, real stories\, and rhythmic dance have been heard from A Prairie Home Companion to Lincoln Center\, Celtic Connections to Hardly Strictly Bluegrass\, Brazil to Bali. A prolific creator and gracious facilitator\, Ladin grew up steeped in traditional folk music/dance throughout the East Coast. She brings a syncretic vision to new work while holding fast to her roots.\nLadin sings and plays infectious clawhammer banjo\, while Terry is a master percussionist. It was Appalachian string band music pared to the absolute minimum of accompaniment\, but packed with an orchestra’s worth of rhythm.”- Music City Roots\, Nashville \nShe can write\, she can sing\, and she pulls back from the saccharine brink with wit – a sharp intelligence.”- Grant Alden\, No Depression \nMr. Terry in action is like visiting an anatomical carnival\, where hands\, feet\, fingers\, engage in a musical ballet.”- Wall Street Journal \nYou don’t often hear words like “traditional\,” and “authentic” paired with “innovative” and “unique\,” but Evie Ladin & Keith Terry have brought them together brilliantly\, and the result is truly a high point in new old-time music.”- FOLKWORKS\, Los Angeles \n(An) arrestingly fun show\, bursting with talent.. every song\, dance solo\, and mid-number banjo breakdown was following by vigorous clapping and hollers.- Smile Politely\, Champaign-Urbana \n\n\n\n\n \n Public ticket sales begin May 6\, 2026\, at noon Pacific. Want early access to tickets\, before public sales open? Click here to find out how.\n \n \n\n\n\nCHOOSE SEATS AND BUY URL:https://mendocinomusic.org/event/evie-ladin-and-keith-terry/ LOCATION:Preston Hall\, 44867 Main Street\, Mendocino\, CA\, 95460\, United States CATEGORIES:Boogie-Blues-Bluegrass,Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mendocinomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/EvieLadinKeithTerry_highres2-scaled-1600web.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Mendocino Music Festival":MAILTO:info@mendocinomusic.org GEO:39.30529;-123.7972762 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Preston Hall 44867 Main Street Mendocino CA 95460 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=44867 Main Street:geo:-123.7972762,39.30529 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260722T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260722T193000 DTSTAMP:20260430T161355 CREATED:20260415T223804Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T023929Z UID:10008215-1784748600-1784748600@mendocinomusic.org SUMMARY:Festival Orchestra 3\, with Francesco Lecce-Chong\, Conductor; Mio Imai\, violin DESCRIPTION:Shuying Li’s Purple Mountains overture will begin an evening of graceful lyricism and energetic rhythms. Amazing young violinist Mio Imai will perform Samuel Barber’s esteemed Violin Concerto. In her hands\, elegant solo melodies will soar and mesh with lush orchestral textures. Beethoven’s 6th Symphony\, the “Pastoral Symphony\,” is one of his few pieces with explicitly programmatic content\, narrating in five movements a visit to the countryside. Written at the same time as his fateful and heroic 5th Symphony\, it strikes a very different note\, transporting listeners to a babbling brook with singing birds and dancing peasants. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n Public ticket sales begin May 6\, 2026\, at noon Pacific. Want early access to tickets\, before public sales open? Click here to find out how.\n \n \n\n\n\nCHOOSE SEATS AND BUY URL:https://mendocinomusic.org/event/festival-orchestra-3-2026/ LOCATION:Tent Concert Hall\, 45035 Main Street\, Mendocino\, CA\, 95460\, United States CATEGORIES:Classical,Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mendocinomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2025-07-23-67-1600web.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Mendocino Music Festival":MAILTO:info@mendocinomusic.org GEO:39.3052095;-123.7977708 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street Mendocino CA 95460 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=45035 Main Street:geo:-123.7977708,39.3052095 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260723T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260723T100000 DTSTAMP:20260430T161355 CREATED:20260424T042605Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T042605Z UID:10008247-1784800800-1784800800@mendocinomusic.org SUMMARY:Rehearsal\, Orch. 7/25 DESCRIPTION:Rehearsing Festival Orchestra 4 (7/25): Pollack Songs of Love and Loss\, Beethoven Symphony No. 9.\nYou are invited to attend Festival Orchestra rehearsals in the Tent Concert Hall. Performances are all the better for having witnessed the process of creating them. The rehearsals are also a wonderful way to introduce children to the glories of orchestral music. Come in at any time and stay as long as you like. Rehearsals are free\, but we welcome the small (and not-so-small) donations most visitors make. \nEach rehearsal’s calendar listing title includes the date of the performance whose repertoire will be rehearsed. A given rehearsal may not include every piece.\n\nRehearsal Calendar URL:https://mendocinomusic.org/event/rehearsal-orch-7-25/ LOCATION:Tent Concert Hall\, 45035 Main Street\, Mendocino\, CA\, 95460\, United States CATEGORIES:Rehearsal ORGANIZER;CN="Mendocino Music Festival":MAILTO:info@mendocinomusic.org GEO:39.3052095;-123.7977708 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street Mendocino CA 95460 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=45035 Main Street:geo:-123.7977708,39.3052095 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260723T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260723T143000 DTSTAMP:20260430T161355 CREATED:20260415T223807Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T050457Z UID:10008216-1784817000-1784817000@mendocinomusic.org SUMMARY:Piano Series: Rachel Breen DESCRIPTION: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. If you enjoyed her performance last year\, you will certainly appreciate this one. \n…took [listeners] into outer space and then back again—and this is meant as a compliment”- International Piano Magazine \n…truly show-stopping.”- Gramophone UK \nWho programs like this? Amazing!…musicians like her are the future.”- ludwig-van.com \nHer account of the Goldberg Variations by Bach will be long remembered.”- Calgary Herald \n\n\n\n\n \n Public ticket sales begin May 6\, 2026\, at noon Pacific. Want early access to tickets\, before public sales open? Click here to find out how.\n \n \n\n\n\nCHOOSE SEATS AND BUY \n\n\n \n \n2026 Featured Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven\n \nLate 18th century Europe. A world in turmoil. A musical genius is born into circumstances that nourish his talent\, but starve him emotionally. He has an innate\, unwavering desire to cure suffering with music that expresses a more perfect world. More than 250 years later\, we are drawn again to Beethoven’s phenomenal musical imagination\, compassion\, and charismatic vision to find meaning and inspiration. Immerse yourself in his world and his music\, and understand how his music evolved over his lifetime\, with a documentary film\, narrated chamber recitals featuring exciting guest artists\, and various other settings of Beethoven’s work across the Festival. \nWaterfall’s productions always present exciting\, absorbing playing of great music\, but are also rare\, distinctive examples of what can be called music education\, though they’re more conversational\, truly a sharing of perspective\, interest\, anecdote. There’s a sense of immediacy to her delivery\, weaving in and out of the playing\, an intimately conceived present awareness of this heritage. It’s something unique that needs to be experienced.” -Ken Bullock\, Berkeley Daily Planet\n \nExplore the Series \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n \nBeethoven\, Now!\, curated by Susan Waterfall\, includes her documentary film on his life and music\, and performances of seventeen of his works spread over nine symphony and chamber concerts. Two narrated chamber concerts will each include four of his works; pianist Anthony Ratinov will perform Sonata No. 8 in C minor\, the Pathétique; the Calder Quartet will perform his last completed major work\, his String Quartet No. 16 in F Major; pianist Rachel Breen will perform his last three Sonatas\, Op. 109\, 110 and 111; and the Festival Orchestra will perform his 6th and 7th symphonies\, closing the Festival with his iconic 9th Symphony. URL:https://mendocinomusic.org/event/piano-series-rachel-breen-2026/ LOCATION:Preston Hall\, 44867 Main Street\, Mendocino\, CA\, 95460\, United States CATEGORIES:Chamber Music,Classical,Performance,Piano ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mendocinomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/rachel2-2000x1200-1600web.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Mendocino Music Festival":MAILTO:info@mendocinomusic.org GEO:39.30529;-123.7972762 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Preston Hall 44867 Main Street Mendocino CA 95460 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=44867 Main Street:geo:-123.7972762,39.30529 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260723T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260723T193000 DTSTAMP:20260430T161355 CREATED:20260415T223810Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T034143Z UID:10008217-1784835000-1784835000@mendocinomusic.org SUMMARY:Tom Rush DESCRIPTION:Tom Rush is a gifted musician and performer whose shows offer a musical journey into the tradition and spectrum of what music has been\, can be\, and will become. His distinctive guitar style\, wry humor\, and warm\, expressive voice have made him a legend to audiences around the world. His shows are filled with the laughter of terrific story-telling\, the sweet melancholy of ballads\, and the passion of gritty blues. Rush’s impact on the American music scene has been profound\, helping shape the folk revival in the ‘60s and the renaissance of the ‘80s and ‘90s.\nThe Kennedy Center Concert Hall was packed and the stage crowded with musicians and friends Saturday night. Rush and his fellow performers not only celebrated the past and the traditions that link one generation of musicians to the next\, but they also made the future for acoustic music look bright indeed. Evocative… sensitive… imaginative… gorgeous… breathtaking… compelling. The music cast an intimate spell.”- Mike Joyce\, The Washington Post \n\n\n\n\n\n \n Public ticket sales begin May 6\, 2026\, at noon Pacific. Want early access to tickets\, before public sales open? Click here to find out how.\n \n \n\n\n\nCHOOSE SEATS AND BUY URL:https://mendocinomusic.org/event/tom-rush/ LOCATION:Tent Concert Hall\, 45035 Main Street\, Mendocino\, CA\, 95460\, United States CATEGORIES:Boogie-Blues-Bluegrass,Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mendocinomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/Tom-Rush_4x3crop1600web.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Mendocino Music Festival":MAILTO:info@mendocinomusic.org GEO:39.3052095;-123.7977708 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street Mendocino CA 95460 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=45035 Main Street:geo:-123.7977708,39.3052095 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260724T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260724T100000 DTSTAMP:20260430T161355 CREATED:20260424T042607Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T042607Z UID:10008248-1784887200-1784887200@mendocinomusic.org SUMMARY:Rehearsal\, Orch. 7/25 DESCRIPTION:Rehearsing Festival Orchestra 4 (7/25): Pollack Songs of Love and Loss\, Beethoven Symphony No. 9.\nYou are invited to attend Festival Orchestra rehearsals in the Tent Concert Hall. Performances are all the better for having witnessed the process of creating them. The rehearsals are also a wonderful way to introduce children to the glories of orchestral music. Come in at any time and stay as long as you like. Rehearsals are free\, but we welcome the small (and not-so-small) donations most visitors make. \nEach rehearsal’s calendar listing title includes the date of the performance whose repertoire will be rehearsed. A given rehearsal may not include every piece.\n\nRehearsal Calendar URL:https://mendocinomusic.org/event/rehearsal-orch-7-25-2/ LOCATION:Tent Concert Hall\, 45035 Main Street\, Mendocino\, CA\, 95460\, United States CATEGORIES:Rehearsal ORGANIZER;CN="Mendocino Music Festival":MAILTO:info@mendocinomusic.org GEO:39.3052095;-123.7977708 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street Mendocino CA 95460 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=45035 Main Street:geo:-123.7977708,39.3052095 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260724T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260724T130000 DTSTAMP:20260430T161355 CREATED:20260424T042609Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T042609Z UID:10008249-1784898000-1784898000@mendocinomusic.org SUMMARY:Rehearsal\, Orch. 7/25 DESCRIPTION:Rehearsing Festival Orchestra 4 (7/25): Pollack Songs of Love and Loss\, Beethoven Symphony No. 9.\nYou are invited to attend Festival Orchestra rehearsals in the Tent Concert Hall. Performances are all the better for having witnessed the process of creating them. The rehearsals are also a wonderful way to introduce children to the glories of orchestral music. Come in at any time and stay as long as you like. Rehearsals are free\, but we welcome the small (and not-so-small) donations most visitors make. \nEach rehearsal’s calendar listing title includes the date of the performance whose repertoire will be rehearsed. A given rehearsal may not include every piece.\n\nRehearsal Calendar URL:https://mendocinomusic.org/event/rehearsal-orch-7-25-3/ LOCATION:Tent Concert Hall\, 45035 Main Street\, Mendocino\, CA\, 95460\, United States CATEGORIES:Rehearsal ORGANIZER;CN="Mendocino Music Festival":MAILTO:info@mendocinomusic.org GEO:39.3052095;-123.7977708 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street Mendocino CA 95460 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=45035 Main Street:geo:-123.7977708,39.3052095 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260724T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260724T160000 DTSTAMP:20260430T161355 CREATED:20260415T223812Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T050627Z UID:10008218-1784908800-1784908800@mendocinomusic.org SUMMARY:Emerging Artists Recital DESCRIPTION:The annual concert by the wonderfully talented string players from the Festival’s Emerging Artists Program is anticipated by all who love hearing accomplished young musicians interpret chamber music classics and present exciting contemporary works. Each year twleve participants are chosen from the many who apply to come to Mendocino\, receive chamber music coaching from principals in the Festival Orchestra\, and rehearse and perform alongside professional orchestra musicians in three symphony concerts. Along the way\, they prepare and perform a program of challenging chamber music works. \n\n\n \n Public ticket sales begin May 6\, 2026\, at noon Pacific. Want early access to tickets\, before public sales open? Click here to find out how.\n \n \n\n\n\nCHOOSE SEATS AND BUY \n\n\n \n \n2026 Featured Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven\n \nLate 18th century Europe. A world in turmoil. A musical genius is born into circumstances that nourish his talent\, but starve him emotionally. He has an innate\, unwavering desire to cure suffering with music that expresses a more perfect world. More than 250 years later\, we are drawn again to Beethoven’s phenomenal musical imagination\, compassion\, and charismatic vision to find meaning and inspiration. Immerse yourself in his world and his music\, and understand how his music evolved over his lifetime\, with a documentary film\, narrated chamber recitals featuring exciting guest artists\, and various other settings of Beethoven’s work across the Festival. \nWaterfall’s productions always present exciting\, absorbing playing of great music\, but are also rare\, distinctive examples of what can be called music education\, though they’re more conversational\, truly a sharing of perspective\, interest\, anecdote. There’s a sense of immediacy to her delivery\, weaving in and out of the playing\, an intimately conceived present awareness of this heritage. It’s something unique that needs to be experienced.” -Ken Bullock\, Berkeley Daily Planet\n \nExplore the Series \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n \nBeethoven\, Now!\, curated by Susan Waterfall\, includes her documentary film on his life and music\, and performances of seventeen of his works spread over nine symphony and chamber concerts. Two narrated chamber concerts will each include four of his works; pianist Anthony Ratinov will perform Sonata No. 8 in C minor\, the Pathétique; the Calder Quartet will perform his last completed major work\, his String Quartet No. 16 in F Major; pianist Rachel Breen will perform his last three Sonatas\, Op. 109\, 110 and 111; and the Festival Orchestra will perform his 6th and 7th symphonies\, closing the Festival with his iconic 9th Symphony. URL:https://mendocinomusic.org/event/emerging-artists-recital-2026/ LOCATION:Preston Hall\, 44867 Main Street\, Mendocino\, CA\, 95460\, United States CATEGORIES:Chamber Music,Classical,Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mendocinomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2025_EA_group_photo1600web.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Mendocino Music Festival":MAILTO:info@mendocinomusic.org GEO:39.30529;-123.7972762 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Preston Hall 44867 Main Street Mendocino CA 95460 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=44867 Main Street:geo:-123.7972762,39.30529 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260724T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260724T193000 DTSTAMP:20260430T161355 CREATED:20260415T223818Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T040656Z UID:10008219-1784921400-1784921400@mendocinomusic.org SUMMARY:Sue Foley DESCRIPTION:Originally from Canada\, Sue Foley is a multi-award-winning blues guitarist\, singer\, and songwriter. A five-time winner of the Blues Music Award for Traditional Blues Female Artist\, Foley has won a Juno Award among other honors. Touring internationally\, she has shared stages with B.B. King\, Buddy Guy\, Jimmie Vaughan\, and Billy F Gibbons (ZZ Top)\, earning her place among the top tier of blues artists. Her latest release\, One Guitar Woman: A Tribute to the Female Pioneers of Guitar\, was nominated for a 2025 Grammy. On it\, Foley plays acoustic guitar to honor the women who shaped the instrument’s history—from Maybelle Carter and Sister Rosetta Tharpe to Ida Presti and Lydia Mendoza. A passionate scholar as well as a performer\, Foley holds a PhD in Musicology and will release her first book\, Guitar Women\, in 2026. As the Philadelphia Inquirer wrote\, “Foley has a killer voice\, an impossibly alluring blend of sex and innocence to go with those blazing guitar chops.” With One Guitar Woman\, she reclaims history and redefines what a guitar hero can be.\n\n\n\n\n \n Public ticket sales begin May 6\, 2026\, at noon Pacific. Want early access to tickets\, before public sales open? Click here to find out how.\n \n \n\n\n\nCHOOSE SEATS AND BUY URL:https://mendocinomusic.org/event/sue-foley/ LOCATION:Tent Concert Hall\, 45035 Main Street\, Mendocino\, CA\, 95460\, United States CATEGORIES:Boogie-Blues-Bluegrass,Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mendocinomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/Sue-Foley-Warrendale-Doug-Hardesty-10-30-2023-04546-4x3crop1600web.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Mendocino Music Festival":MAILTO:info@mendocinomusic.org GEO:39.3052095;-123.7977708 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street Mendocino CA 95460 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=45035 Main Street:geo:-123.7977708,39.3052095 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260725T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260725T100000 DTSTAMP:20260430T161355 CREATED:20260424T042610Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T042610Z UID:10008250-1784973600-1784973600@mendocinomusic.org SUMMARY:Rehearsal\, Orch. 7/25 DESCRIPTION:Rehearsing Festival Orchestra 4 (7/25): Pollack Songs of Love and Loss\, Beethoven Symphony No. 9.\nYou are invited to attend Festival Orchestra rehearsals in the Tent Concert Hall. Performances are all the better for having witnessed the process of creating them. The rehearsals are also a wonderful way to introduce children to the glories of orchestral music. Come in at any time and stay as long as you like. Rehearsals are free\, but we welcome the small (and not-so-small) donations most visitors make. \nEach rehearsal’s calendar listing title includes the date of the performance whose repertoire will be rehearsed. A given rehearsal may not include every piece.\n\nRehearsal Calendar URL:https://mendocinomusic.org/event/rehearsal-orch-7-25-4/ LOCATION:Tent Concert Hall\, 45035 Main Street\, Mendocino\, CA\, 95460\, United States CATEGORIES:Rehearsal ORGANIZER;CN="Mendocino Music Festival":MAILTO:info@mendocinomusic.org GEO:39.3052095;-123.7977708 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street Mendocino CA 95460 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=45035 Main Street:geo:-123.7977708,39.3052095 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260725T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260725T193000 DTSTAMP:20260430T161355 CREATED:20260415T223820Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T050855Z UID:10008220-1785007800-1785007800@mendocinomusic.org SUMMARY:Festival Orchestra 4 DESCRIPTION:The season will conclude with “Songs of Love and Loss” by Allan Pollack\, a work for soprano\, chorus\, orchestra. The piece deals with emotions of grief and longing\, blending contemporary texts and musical materials with Biblical passages. The mood will shift with Beethoven’s beloved Symphony No. 9 in D minor\, a fitting finale for the concert and the festival. The final movement of the symphony\, the Ode to Joy\, will feature soloists Carrie Hennessey\, Ariel May\, Sal Atti and Robert Balonek\, as well as the Festival Chorus. \n\n \n \n \n \n Carrie Hennessey\, soprano\n \n \n \n Ariel May\, alto\n \n \n \n Salvatore Atti\, tenor\n \n \n \n Robert Balonek\, baritone\n \n \n \n Allan Pollack\n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n Public ticket sales begin May 6\, 2026\, at noon Pacific. Want early access to tickets\, before public sales open? Click here to find out how.\n \n \n\n\n\nCHOOSE SEATS AND BUY \n\n\n \n \n2026 Featured Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven\n \nLate 18th century Europe. A world in turmoil. A musical genius is born into circumstances that nourish his talent\, but starve him emotionally. He has an innate\, unwavering desire to cure suffering with music that expresses a more perfect world. More than 250 years later\, we are drawn again to Beethoven’s phenomenal musical imagination\, compassion\, and charismatic vision to find meaning and inspiration. Immerse yourself in his world and his music\, and understand how his music evolved over his lifetime\, with a documentary film\, narrated chamber recitals featuring exciting guest artists\, and various other settings of Beethoven’s work across the Festival. \nWaterfall’s productions always present exciting\, absorbing playing of great music\, but are also rare\, distinctive examples of what can be called music education\, though they’re more conversational\, truly a sharing of perspective\, interest\, anecdote. There’s a sense of immediacy to her delivery\, weaving in and out of the playing\, an intimately conceived present awareness of this heritage. It’s something unique that needs to be experienced.” -Ken Bullock\, Berkeley Daily Planet\n \nExplore the Series \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n \nBeethoven\, Now!\, curated by Susan Waterfall\, includes her documentary film on his life and music\, and performances of seventeen of his works spread over nine symphony and chamber concerts. Two narrated chamber concerts will each include four of his works; pianist Anthony Ratinov will perform Sonata No. 8 in C minor\, the Pathétique; the Calder Quartet will perform his last completed major work\, his String Quartet No. 16 in F Major; pianist Rachel Breen will perform his last three Sonatas\, Op. 109\, 110 and 111; and the Festival Orchestra will perform his 6th and 7th symphonies\, closing the Festival with his iconic 9th Symphony. URL:https://mendocinomusic.org/event/festival-orchestra-4-2026/ LOCATION:Tent Concert Hall\, 45035 Main Street\, Mendocino\, CA\, 95460\, United States CATEGORIES:Classical,Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mendocinomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/14999-MMF2019-NWilson-1600web.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Mendocino Music Festival":MAILTO:info@mendocinomusic.org GEO:39.3052095;-123.7977708 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street Mendocino CA 95460 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=45035 Main Street:geo:-123.7977708,39.3052095 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR