Sostenuto: A Celebration of Sustainability 2012

Home of Linda and Fedele Bauccio

Friday, July 12, 2013, 6-9 pm Click to Reserve Now At the spectacular oceanfront home of Linda and Fedele Bauccio. Celebrate music and the sustainable abundance of Mendocino County. Enjoy a sumptuous seasonal buffet presented at stations in the kitchens, at the grill, and throughout the gardens. Prepared and presented in the fantastic indoor and ...

$150

MacCallum House Winemaker’s Dinner & Silent Auction with Toulouse Wines 2013

MacCallum House

MacCallum House Winemaker's Dinner & Silent Auction with Toulouse Vineyards Thursday April 18, 2013 6:00 PM A benefit for Mendocino Music Festival A scrumptious gourmet meal awaits you at the Festival's annual MacCallum House Winemaker's Dinner & Auction featuring the wines of Toulouse Vineyards and winemaker Vern Boltz. An all-inclusive bargain at $85, the evening includes hors d'oeuvres and wine ...

$6 – $100

Beer Meets Cheese 2013

North Coast Brewing Company 444 North Main Street, Fort Bragg, CA, United States

Sample delicious beer and cheese pairings in the comfort of the North Coast Brewing Company's Sequoia Room. A benefit for MMF.

$25 – $40

A Taste of Chocolate, Wine & Ale 2013

Heider Field Ford Street and Little Lake Street, Mendocino, CA, United States

This joint benefit for Mendocino Art Center and Mendocino Music Festival features everyone’s favorites: hand-made local chocolates, and a variety of local wines and beers.

$25 – $30

Rehearsal, Orchestra 1 (7/13 Concert)

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

Verdi, I vespri siciliani, Overture Prokofiev, Cinderella, Suite No. 1 Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 2

Free

Rehearsal, Orchestra 1 (7/13 Concert)

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

Verdi, I vespri siciliani, Overture Prokofiev, Cinderella, Suite No. 1 Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 2

Sostenuto: A Celebration of Sustainability 2013

Home of Linda and Fedele Bauccio

Friday, July 12, 2013, 6-9 pm Click to Reserve Now At the spectacular oceanfront home of Linda and Fedele Bauccio. Celebrate music and the sustainable abundance of Mendocino County. Enjoy a sumptuous seasonal buffet presented at stations in the kitchens, at the grill, and throughout the gardens. Prepared and presented in the fantastic indoor and ...

$175

Rehearsal, Orchestra 1 (7/13 Concert)

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

Verdi, I vespri siciliani, Overture Prokofiev, Cinderella, Suite No. 1 Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 2

Free

Festival Orchestra – Opening Night 2013

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

The Festival opens with fiery and lyric themes from Verdi, the jubilant music of Prokofiev, and the romantic favorite, Rachmaninoff’s second piano concerto.

Alison Brown Quartet 2013

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

The Alison Brown Quartet is bluegrass plus. Their sound has been likened to a combination of bluegrass, country, and jazz.

An Evening with Jorma Kaukonen 2013

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

Grammy nominee and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member Jorma Kaukonen will turn the white tent blue with his own interpretations of American roots music, blues, and Americana.

Rehearsal, Opera

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

Rossini, Il Signor Bruschino

Free

Piano Series: James D’Leon 2013

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

James D’Leon, who is featured in the Festival Orchestra performance of Rachmaninoff, returns to the Piano Series with his “Exciting pianism filled with powerful emotion”

Pre-concert Lecture with Rich Festinger 2013

Mendocino Presbyterian Church Sanctuary 44831 Main St., Mendocino, CA, United States

Pre-concert Lecture at 7:00, Music for a Summer Evening, with composer Rich Festinger.

Free

Festival Chamber Players 2013

Mendocino Presbyterian Church Sanctuary 44831 Main St., Mendocino, CA, United States

Monday July 15, 8:00 PM Pre-concert lecture at 7:00 Presbyterian Church Sanctuary Works from Takemitsu, Barber and Schubert expertly performed in an intimate setting by ensembles drawn from the world-class Festival Orchestra's principal players. Pre-concert Lecture at 7:00, Music for a Summer Evening, with composer Rich Festinger. Takemitsu, and then I knew ‘twas wind, for ...

Rehearsal, Opera (sans Orchestra)

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

No orchestra at this rehearsal. Rossini, Il Signor Bruschino

Free

Village Chamber Concert 2013

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

Carolyn Steinbuck, piano Mindy Rosenfeld, flute Marcia Sloane, cello Bach: Orchestral Suite #2 in B minor Hindemith: Sonata for flute and piano Harrison: Suite for cello and piano Haydn: Trio in G Major, Hoboken XV:15 for piano, flute and cello Kodaly: Epigram #7 Hans-Andre Stamm: Suite for flute, cello and piano iPad/iPhone/Safari Users Click for Ticketing

The House Jacks 2013

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

The House Jacks is “the original rock band without instruments” (SF Chronicle). The band’s pioneering innovations laid the groundwork for the current a cappella renaissance.

Rehearsal, Opera

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

Rossini, Il Signor Bruschino

Free

House Jacks Vocal Workshop 2013

Matheson Theater 10700 Ford St., Mendocino, CA, United States

Wednesday July 17, 12:00pm Matheson Theater The House Jacks is “the original rock band without instruments” (SF Chronicle). The band’s pioneering innovations laid the groundwork for the current a cappella renaissance. From Carnegie Hall to the World Expo, from Brazil to Sri Lanka, Rolling Stone to CNN, and in live performance with Ray Charles, James ...

$15

POCO Benefit for MMF 2013

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

POCO is “All Fired Up” with their new album of that name, and plans to rock their trademark blazing instrumentals and soaring harmonies at a fabulous benefit concert made possible by the generosity of an anonymous POCO fan. For 45 years, POCO has been making the classic country rock sound that they helped found in ...

Rehearsal, Opera Dress

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

Rossini, Il Signor Bruschino

Free

Piano Series: Robert Schwartz 2013

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

Hailed by Hugh Wolff of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra as “one of the finest pianists of his generation,” Schwartz has performed extensively in the U.S. and abroad in recent seasons.

Julian Pollack Trio, Hot Club of San Francisco 2013

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

"...a ferociously assured and creatively dazzling pianist, composer and arranger" (San Francisco Chronicle), Julian Pollack's trio will follow a rousing set by Americas finest gypsy swing band in the style of Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli, the Hot Club of San Francisco.

Kim Nalley, vocals 2013

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

Kim Nalley, one of the world’s best jazz and blues vocalists, has the sexy aura of a diva from the forties,

Opera: Il Senor Bruschino 2013

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

Expect a Master Class for Opera Lovers with the maestro, soloists and orchestra, followed by a delightful performance of Rossini’s one-act farce, directed by Allan Pollack

Peer-to-Peer Jazz Workshop 2013

Matheson Theater 10700 Ford St., Mendocino, CA, United States

Saturday July 20, 10:00 AM Matheson Theater “When you hear how great these young kids play, you know the future of our music is in good hands.” – Thelonius Monk, Jr. (monkinstitute.org) Miles Berry, 18, New Orleans Center for Creative Arts - tenor saxophone Joel Ross, 17, Chicago High School for the Arts - vibes ...

$15

Rehearsal, Big Band

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

Thelonious Monk Institute National Performing Arts High School All-Star Jazz Sextet 2013

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

Saturday July 20, 3:00 PM Preston Hall “When you hear how great these young kids play, you know the future of our music is in good hands.” – Thelonius Monk, Jr. (monkinstitute.org) Miles Berry, 18, New Orleans Center for Creative Arts - tenor saxophone Joel Ross, 17, Chicago High School for the Arts - vibes ...

Festival Big Band with Kathleen Grace 2013

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

A smashing evening with the Festival Big Band Orchestra, led by Allan Pollack, who plays a mean saxophone.

Rehearsal, Ocean That Has No East, No West (Waterfall)

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

Rehearsal for Japan Day evening multimedia chamber music concert directed by Susan Waterfall. (Not an orchestra rehearsal.)

Free