NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID CPS Post Office Box 1808 • Mendocino, CA 95460 tickets on sale March 31, 2014 — mendocinomusic.org Tickets start at $12 for most concerts music festival mendocino 707.937.4041 •mendocinomusic.org 28th Season n July 12 - 26, 2014 July 12-26, Welcome! Welcome to the 28th Mendocino Music Festival! Please join us for glorious music in an extraordinary variety of genres — symphonic, chamber, opera, jazz, big band, bluegrass, celtic, country rock, and more. Whatever your musical tastes, prepare to be delighted. And what more inspiring location for listening than the edge of the Pacific Ocean — surrounded by ancient redwoods, uncrowded state parks, award-winning wineries, cozy inns, art galleries, and world class restaurants? A celebration of music… to which the world is invited! Nicholas Wilson – nwilsonphoto.com Nicholas Wilson – nwilsonphoto.com Nicholas Susan Waterfall Allan Pollack Associate Artistic Director Artistic Director Take A Look! A CAPPELLA ...................... 4 CHAMBER MUSIC ..........8, 10 ORCHESTRA .............3, 9, 10 ART SONGS ....................... 8 COUNTRY ROCK ................. 7 PIANO SERIES .......3, 5, 6, 10 BACHFEST ......................3-5 FLAMENCO ........................ 4 SPECIAL EVENTS ............. 11 BLUEGRASS ................... 4, 7 JAZZ .....................6, 7, 9, 10 FESTIVAL CELTIC ............................... 5 OPERA ............................... 6 CALENDAR ....................... 12 HOW TO ONLINE mendocinomusic.org BY PHONE Call 707.937.4041 ORDER IN PERSON The Festival Box Office is open 10 am - 4 pm MAIL (seat selection not available) Send inside back TICKETS weekdays at 45100 Main Street beginning cover form to: Mendocino Music Festival, March 31. PO Box 1808, Mendocino, CA 95460 We gratefully acknowledge the following sponsors for their support and generosity A Special Thanks to Brian Coughlan, Brochure Sponsor California State Parks • Alegria Oceanfront Inn and Cottages • Linda and Fedele Bauccio • Donna and William Burke • Goldeneye Winery • Kathryn and John Hughes • Judy and Bob Mathey • North Coast Brewing Company • Linda and Joel Tejada • Bink Winery • Nicholas Wilson Photography • Out of this World • Shirley Issel • Moira and Bruce Conzelman, Harmonique Wines • Deborah and Steven Farmar • Olivia and Charles Hasty • Harvest Market • Nancy Kleiber • Wells Fargo • Bernice Greene • Karen and Jim Havlena • Janet Morris and Fred Martin • Barbara Barkovich • Pamela Hudson Real Estate • Roederer Estate • Barbara Faulkner and Steve Acker • KOZT-The Coast • KWINE & MAX • KZYX & Z • MacCallum House Inn & Restaurant • Savings Bank of Mendocino County • S Squared Art Productions • Anonymous Donors of the Community Foundation of Mendocino Performances for 2014 Season JULY 12 ❱ 8:00 PM TENT CONCERT HALL Nicholas Wilson – nwilsonphoto.com Festival Orchestra with BACHFEST Stephen Prutsman This Susan Waterfall Production is a four-day celebration and exploration of A celebratory Opening Night: Mozart Piano Concerto in C minor the Life and Art of J. S. Bach. July 13 - 16. Historian Bob Winn, noted played by Stephen Prutsman, Conga del fuego by Marquez, A beer authority Jay R. Brooks, pianist Carolyn Steinbuck, violinist Jeremy Cohen, Summer Evening at the Boonville Fair by Allan Pollack. cellist Burke Schuchmann, flutist Mindy Rosenfeld, pianist and conductor Stephen Prutsman with the Festival Chamber Players. BACHFEST DAY 1 BACHFEST DAY 2 JULY 13 ❱ 3:00 PM TENT CONCERT HALL JULY 14 ❱ 3:00 PM PRESTON HALL Bach and Beer Bach at the Keyboard Multi-media lecture with historian Susan Waterfall and Carolyn Bob Winn, noted beer authority Steinbuck discuss and perform Jay R. Brooks, and Susan 2-Part Inventions, Italian Concer- Waterfall: Life in early 18th c. to, C minor Partita, 6 Voiced Germany, an overview of Bach’s Ricercare from Musical Offering. life, and beer-making in Bach’s time. Beer tasting and quodlibets! Susan Waterfall Carolyn Steinbuck 28th Season July 12 - 26, 2014 n 3 PERFORMANCES FOR 2014 SEASON – Mendocino Music Festival JULY 13 ❱ 8:00 PM TENT CONCERT HALL BACHFEST DAY 3 Claire Lynch Band: Taking JULY 15 ❱ 3:00 PM MENDOCINO Bluegrass to New Heights PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH The Unaccompanied Suites Claire Lynch wows with brilliant picking, a gorgeous voice, and sophisticated, seemingly spontaneous composition. Nicholas Wilson – nwilsonphoto.com Nicholas JULY 14 ❱ 8:00 PM TENT CONCERT HALL Solo works for violin, flute, and cello in the beautiful acoustic Juncal Street: Homage to the ambience of Mendocino’s historic Presbyterian Church. Flamenco Tradition JULY 16 ❱ 3:00 PM PRESTON HALL Three-time Isadora Duncan Nominees for Most Outstand- A Cappella Fever ing Music, Ensemble and In- Local men’s Acafellas, women’s In the Mix, women’s trio River, and dividual Performance, Juncal SATB Sine Nomine sing music from four centuries, everything from Street draws global inspira- do-wop, to gospel, to hit tunes from the ‘40s, to madrigals. tion from contemporary art and dance. The singers in A Cappella Fever all were inspired by the House Jack's workshop last year. As House Jacks member Deke Sharon put it, “You want to touch people's hearts, grab their souls, and take them on a wild roller coaster ride through truth and beauty.” “ The Festival is an enormous joy, which so enriches our life on the coast. It’s always a sad day when the tent comes down at season’s end. ” — Nancy and Charles, Mendocino, CA 4 n Mendocino Music Festival PERFORMANCES FOR 2014 SEASON – Mendocino Music Festival JULY 16 ❱ 8:00 PM TENT CONCERT HALL “ After a leisurely drive through Anderson Valley, Musical Offering and Prutsman I arrive for my stay at Alegria Inn. I was told right away that an Irish band would rehearse soon in Plays Bach the living room and I was welcome. As the only guest, I was amazed to find myself with five master musicians as they tuned instruments and decided on their set for that evening’s performance.” — Brian, Carmel JULY 17 ❱ 8:00 PM TENT CONCERT HALL April Verch Band: Extravagant Susan Waterfall explores the significance of Musical Offering, and Step-Dancing Style from Canada Stephen Prutsman plays and conducts the Festival Chamber Players in the Clavier Concerto in D minor. JULY 17 ❱ 3:00 PM PIANO SERIES PRESTON HALL Robert Schwartz Robert Schwartz plays Mozart Sonata in B flat K. 570, Mendels- sohn Songs without Words (Selected) and Brahms Sonata in F minor Op. 5. A Celtic band with North American roots music, the April Verch Band dazzles audiences with fantastic fiddling, great songwriting, and step dancing. 28th Season July 12 - 26, 2014 n 5 PERFORMANCES FOR 2014 SEASON – Mendocino Music Festival JULY 18 ❱ 3:00 PM PIANO SERIES JULY 19 ❱ 3:00 PM PRESTON HALL PRESTON HALL Kathleen Grace Band: Paul Hersh American Jazz, Rock, and Folk A favorite of the Festival, Kathleen Grace returns with her own band and her own songs that fuse the musical language of jazz with the storytelling of the American folk tradition. Nicholas Wilson – nwilsonphoto.com Nicholas Paul Hersh returns with son violinist Stefan Hersh to explore Beethoven’s last violin and piano sonatas. “ The Mendocino Music Festival gives us the perfect reason to make the drive to the beautiful Mendocino coast, to experience the calm, the beauty, and the cool sea air, but especially, to hear the music. World class performances by world class musicians in a tent on the headlands. Among our favorite moments include the two piano version of John Adams “Hallelujah Junction,” a Bartok piano concerto that shook the floor boards, a symphony by Mahler, and performances by young musicians who are just making their first big marks on the international music scene. What could be better than that? For so many years, the JULY 18 ❱ 8:00 PM TENT CONCERT HALL Festival has nourished us and enriched our lives. Opera Don Giovanni This summer, why not step away from the world and join us in Mendocino for Music at the edge of Fully-staged opera on a grand scale: Mozart’s Don Giovanni, the world. complete with lovely damsels, evil seducers, and a spooky ghost. ” — Daniel and Susan, Menlo Park, CA 6 n Mendocino Music Festival PERFORMANCES FOR 2014 SEASON – Mendocino Music Festival JULY 19 ❱ 8:00 PM TENT CONCERT HALL JULY 20 ❱ 2:00 PM TENT CONCERT HALL Festival Big Band with Chris Hillman and Kim Nalley: Homage to Herb Pedersen: Legends of Aretha Franklin Country Rock This astonishing jazz singer, with an enormous vocal range and technical ability, sings Aretha like you can’t imagine. Country rock legend Chris Hillman (Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers) teams up with his buddy Herb Pedersen (Desert Rose Band) to play their own blend of bluegrass, folk and country. JULY 20 ❱ 8:00 PM TENT CONCERT HALL POCO: The Encore Concert One of the first and longest lasting country-rock groups, with roots in Buffalo Springfield, POCO will perform its farewell concert in Mendocino. Nicholas Wilson – nwilsonphoto.com Nicholas 28th Season July 12 - 26, 2014 n 7 PERFORMANCES FOR 2014 SEASON – Mendocino Music Festival JULY 21 ❱ 3:00 PM TENT CONCERT HALL JULY 22 ❱ 8:00 PM TENT CONCERT HALL Calder Quartet Frederica von Stade Called “outstanding” and “superb” by the New York Times, the In this recital with pianist Calder Quartet will perform Thomas Adès Arcadiana, Leoš Janáček Miles Graber, von Stade String Quartet No.2 “Intimate Letters,” and Franz Schubert String will sing songs by composers Quartet No.14 in D minor, D. 810 “Death and the Maiden.” including Ned Rorem, Jake Heggie, Aaron Copeland, and Frances Poulenc. “ We thought that if this little community could be home to such a high quality Festival, we might make it our home too! ” — Sandy and Guenter, Mendocino, CA 8 n Mendocino Music Festival PERFORMANCES FOR 2014 SEASON – Mendocino Music Festival JULY 23 ❱ 3:00 PM PRESTON HALL JULY 23 ❱ 8:00 PM TENT CONCERT HALL Suzanna Smith and Kenny Festival Orchestra with Washington: Superheroes of the David McCarroll Bay Area Jazz Scene A lush, romantic concert: Sibelius Vi- olin Concerto played by David McCarroll, Rachmaninoff Sym- phony No.