Guitars in the Mendocino Village 2019
Various Mendocino, CA, United StatesIf 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 ...
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Pre-Concert Lecture, Anne Woodhead 2019
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesLecture 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 StatesFeatured 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
Rehearsal, Big Band (7/20)
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
Alex de Grassi and Andrew York 2019
Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesFingerstyle 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 StatesFeatured 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 StatesBrahms' 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 StatesFeatured 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
Rehearsal, Orch. 2 (7/24)
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
Ledford House: the Iconic Festival Dinner Party 2019
Ledford House Restaurant 3000 CA-1, Albion, CA, United StatesFeatured 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
Rehearsal, Orch. 2 (7/24)
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
Brahms: Clean-Shaven-2019
Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesSusan 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 StatesFeatured 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
Rehearsal, Orch. 2 (7/24)
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
The Odd Dogs 2019
Hill House Inn 10701 Palette Drive, Mendocino, CAThe 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 StatesKayleen 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 StatesFestival 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
Rehearsal, Orch. 3 (no chorus) (7/27)
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
Brahms: Bearded 2019
Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesSusan 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 StatesFeatured 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
Rehearsal, Orch. 3 (7/27)
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesRehearsal, Orch. 3 (7/27)
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
Emerging Artists Concert 2019
Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesThe 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
Sweet Honey in the Rock® 2019
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesFeatured wines at this performanceSweet Honey is a well-known Grammy Award-winning (and many times nominated) a cappella ensemble that expresses their history as African American women through song, dance, and ...
$15 – $52
Rehearsal, Orch. 3 (7/27)
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United States
Business Casual 2019
Hill House Inn 10701 Palette Drive, Mendocino, CABay Area vocal band Business Casual explores a wide range of genres including pop, jazz, soul, folk and swing to produce fresh a cappella versions of vintage chart toppers, today's ...
$15 – $30
Pre-Concert Lecture, Daniel Lockert 2019
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesAs 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 ...
Festival Orchestra 3, featuring the Festival Chorus 2019
Tent Concert Hall 45035 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesFeatured wines at this performance.Festival Orchestra and Chorus The season finale will feature Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major; Brahms’ orchestrally-accompanied choral work, Schicksalslied Op. 54; and Beethoven’s ...
$15 – $55
Mendocino Music Festival Chorale Auditions
Eidseth House Choir Room 44867 Main St., Mendocino, CA, United StatesSeptember 9, 11:00 AM-1:30 PM and 6:00-8:00 PM. The Mendocino Music Festival Chorale is looking for singers for its small auditioned ensemble. Particularly seeking tenors, and potentially other voice types, ...
Festival Christmas Concert and Celebration 2019
Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church 201 E Fir Street, Fort Bragg, CA, United StatesFestival Christmas Concert and Celebration Saturday, December 7, 2:30-5:00 Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, and Larson Hall $50 per person, to benefit the Mendocino Music Festival adult education ...
$50
Vocal Masterclass (8 times, 1/20-3/9)
Eidseth House Choir Room 44867 Main St., Mendocino, CA, United StatesMondays, 10:00 AM-11:30 AM, January 20-March 9 (eight weeks). Join a small group of 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 help you refine your voice and performance skills. Best for singers who have taken the beginning voice class, Finding Your True Voice, or who have had some private training.
$80
The World of Duets, Trios and Small Ensembles (8 times, 1/20-3/9)
Eidseth House Choir Room 44867 Main St., Mendocino, CA, United StatesMondays, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM, January 20-March 9 (eight weeks). Enjoy singing with others but get lost in a big group? Let us introduce you to the small ensemble repertoire. You will be partnered with another singer(s) and learn the skill of singing and holding your part.
$80
Solo Singing for the Meek and Humble (8 times, 1/20-3/9)
Eidseth House Choir Room 44867 Main St., Mendocino, CA, United StatesMondays, 5:30-7:00 PM, January 20-March 9 (eight weeks). Emerge from just singing in the car, the shower, or even in a group, to become a more confident solo singer. Students will learn better vocal techniques as well as interpretive skills to unleash the solo singer buried deep inside, all in a safe and supportive environment to become brave and confident.
$80
Sight-Singing 2 (8 times, 1/20-3/9)
Eidseth House Choir Room 44867 Main St., Mendocino, CA, United StatesMondays, 7:15-8:30, January 20-March 9 (eight weeks). For those who attended Sight Singing I . Daniel Lockert will continue with the book Successful Sight Singing as well as enhance the class with the tricks and hacks to make sight singing easier.
$80
Wonder Women: Hidden Heroines of Music History, Kayleen Asbo, Ph. D.
Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesComposer, musicologist and pianist Kayleen Asbo, the acclaimed cultural historian for the Santa Rosa Symphony, will introduce us through lecture and performance to four of the most fascinating women from ...
$15
Advanced Masterclass (7-week course, 3/23-5/10; not 4/20)
Eidseth House Choir Room 44867 Main St., Mendocino, CA, United StatesMondays, 10:00 AM-11:30 AM, March 23-May 4 (except 4/20), plus a student public performance on Sunday, May 10 at 6PM. 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.
$80
Coping with Copland (7 times, 3/23-5/11; not 4/20)
Mendocino Presbyterian Church Sanctuary 44831 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesMondays, 11:45AM-1:00 PM, March 23-May 11 (except 4/20). This class will focus on basic vocal technique while tackling the Old American Songs of Aaron Copland.
$80
Beginning Masterclass (7 times, 3/23-5/10; not 4/20)
Eidseth House Choir Room 44867 Main St., Mendocino, CA, United StatesMondays, 5:30-7:00 PM, March 23-May 4 (except 4/20), plus a student public performance on Sunday, May 10, at 6 PM. This class is designed for the beginning singer who is ready to spread their wings. Music will be assigned based on voice type. New genres and styles will be introduced. Singers will be scheduled to sing for the class and work on songs in a nurturing, encouraging environment. Focus will be on vocal technique and presentation, to bring the shyest of singers out of their shell.
$80
Sight-Singing 3 (7 times, 3/23-5/11; not 4/20)
Eidseth House Choir Room 44867 Main St., Mendocino, CA, United StatesMondays, 7:15-8:30, March 23-May 11 (except 4/20). The next class for those who attended Sight Singing 1 and 2. Daniel Lockert will continue with the book Successful Sight Singing as well as enhance the class with the tricks and hacks to make sight singing easier. The Old American Songs by Aaron Copland score will be used for part of the class. A $10 score fee will be collected at the first class.
$80
A Jubilant Song
Preston Hall 44867 Main Street, Mendocino, CA, United StatesJoin the Festival Chamber Chorale in a concert featuring the music of some of America’s greatest composers. Included in the concert are the haunting melodies of Samuel Barber, the edgy harmonies of Norman Dello Joio, choral super-star Eric Whitacre, as well as glimpses into the Mendocino Music Festival’s final concert with foot-stomping selections by Aaron Copland. The featured work will be Randall Thompson's great choral cycle Frostiana. Spend the afternoon basking in our rich American musical heritage.
$20
MacCallum House Winemaker’s Dinner with Graziano Wines
MacCallum House Restaurant 45020 Albion Street, Mendocino, CAFeatured wines at this event. A perfect pairing: scrumptious food from MacCallum House’s celebrated chef Alan Kantor and elegant wines from Graziano. An all-inclusive bargain at $125, the evening includes ...
$125
Beginning Masterclass (8-week course, 6/8-7/27)
Zoom CyberspaceMondays, 4:00-5:30 PM, June 8-July 27. This class is designed for the beginning singer who is ready to spread their wings. Music will be assigned based on voice type. New genres and styles will be introduced. Singers will be scheduled to sing for the class and work on songs in a nurturing, encouraging environment. Focus will be on vocal technique and presentation, to bring the shyest of singers out of their shell. Register as full Participant, or choose "View-only" at a reduced fee.
$80
Lunchtime Lecture Series
Zoom CyberspaceEight Wednesdays at noon, June 10-July 29. An eight-week series of weekly Wednesday noontime talks curated by Jenny Matteucci and Daniel Lockert. Topics range from the art of accompaniment to talks with composers, recitalists and more. Buy individually or as an eight-week series. Virtual; attend from anywhere. Missed the first one or two? For a limited time, buy the remaining (7 or 6) lectures at the series price ($80), still a savings.
$80
Young People’s Musical Theater Workshop (July 11-12, 1-4PM)
Zoom CyberspaceSaturday-Sunday, July 11-12, 1PM-4PM both days. For ages 12-19. This two-day intensive workshop will get to the nitty-gritty of the Musical Theater world. Work on audition technique, monologues, performance etiquette, and more. Music will be hand-chosen for potential casting, and Jenny Matteucci and Daniel Lockert will help fine-tune performances. Leave with a better grasp of the tumultuous world of Musical Theater.
$100
We’re Still Here! Virtual Opening Night 2020
Zoom CyberspaceOpening Night, on July 11: With some scenic aerial footage of the tent site and fun discussions with Festival Orchestra musicians and the makers and shakers of the July season, ...
Free
We’re Still Here! Lucia Micarelli Virtual Visit
Zoom CyberspaceOn July 16, spend some time with Lucia Micarelli. Audience members begged us to bring her back after her stunning concert in 2018. She is an unbelievably talented, eclectic musician ...
Free
We’re Still Here! Virtual Big Band Night 2020
Zoom CyberspaceSaturday, July 18 is Big Band night! Allan Pollack, Kim Nalley, and the Festival Big Band rhythm section will all get together to talk about Jazz, pop, and the lives ...
We’re Still Here! Virtual Closing Night 2020
Zoom CyberspaceSaturday, July 25, is Closing Night. This night has traditionally featured a large choral work, so we have asked Jenny Matteucci and Daniel Lockert to join us to talk about ...
Free
Discover Lieder
Zoom CyberspaceA one-time, free introduction to Lieder. What is German Lieder? Lieder is literally the German word for songs, though the term is usually used in reference to German songs of ...
Masterclass 10AM (8-week course, 9/14-11/2)
Zoom CyberspaceMondays, 10: AM-11:30 AM Pacific, September 14-November 2. Come join a small group of seasoned singers who want to hone their skills and become better at their craft. If you have sung 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. (Choose AM or PM, not both.)
$80