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, and a 2026 Grammy nominee (alongside Lady Gaga, Elton John and Brandi Carlile, Barbra Streisand, Jennifer Hudson and Laufey), Laila has worked with Chris Botti and Sting. When not on stage or ...
Rehearsing Festival Orchestra 3 (7/22): Shuying Li Purple Mountains overture, Barber Violin Concerto, Beethoven Symphony No. 6 (the "Pastoral Symphony").
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 ...
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 ...
Rehearsing Festival Orchestra 4 (7/25): Pollack Songs of Love and Loss, Beethoven Symphony No. 9.
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. ...took into ...
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 ...
Rehearsing Festival Orchestra 4 (7/25): Pollack Songs of Love and Loss, Beethoven Symphony No. 9.
Rehearsing Festival Orchestra 4 (7/25): Pollack Songs of Love and Loss, Beethoven Symphony No. 9.
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 ...
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 ...
Rehearsing Festival Orchestra 4 (7/25): Pollack Songs of Love and Loss, Beethoven Symphony No. 9.
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 ...