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JEAN-YVES THIBAUDET | P.6 FRI, NOV 6 | 7:30PM THE JUILLIARD STRING QUARTET | P.7 FRI, NOV 13 | 7:30PM CHRIS THILE | P.7 SAT, NOV 14 | 7:30PM
FEBRUARY 2016 MS. LISA FISCHER & GRAND BATON | P.10 SAT, FEB 6 | 7:30PM CAMERON CARPENTER FEATURING THE INTERNATIONAL TOURING ORGAN | P.10 FRI, FEB 12 | 7:30PM
COMPAÑIA FLAMENCA | JOSÉ PORCEL | P.7 SUN, NOV 22 | 7PM
PHILHARMONIA BAROQUE ORCHESTRA WITH SUSAN GRAHAM | P.11 SUN, FEB 14 | 3PM
ORPHEUS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA AUGUSTIN HADELICH | P.8 SUN, NOV 29 | 3PM
THE KING’S SINGERS | P.11 FRI, FEB 19 | 7:30PM
DECEMBER 2015
THE BAND OF THE ROYAL MARINES FEATURING THE PIPES, DRUMS & HIGHLAND DANCERS OF THE SCOTS GUARDS | P.11 FRI, FEB 26 | 7:30PM
PACIFICA QUARTET MENAHEM PRESSLER | P.8 SUN, DEC 13 | 3PM
JAMES EHNES | P.13 SAT, MAR 19 | 7:30PM ACOUSTIC AFRICA FEATURING HABIB KOITÉ & VUSI MAHLASELA | P.13 SUN, MAR 20 | 7PM
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ORCHESTRE SYMPHONIQUE DE MONTRÉAL WITH DANIIL TRIFONOV | P.13 FRI, MAR 25 | 7:30PM
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EDDIE PALMIERI LATIN JAZZ BAND PETE ESCOVEDO LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA | P.10 SAT, JAN 23 | 7:30PM
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KAHANE / SWENSEN / BREY TRIO | P.9 SAT, JAN 16 | 7:30PM
MATTHIAS GOERNE | P.16 SUN, APR 24 | 3PM
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HANDEL’S MESSIAH PHILHARMONIA BAROQUE ORCHESTRA | P.9 SUN, DEC 20 | 3PM
PADDY MOLONEY & THE CHIEFTAINS | P.12 SAT, FEB 27 | 7:30PM
APRIL 2016 ANDRÉ WATTS | P.14 FRI, APR 1 | 7:30PM
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SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR | P.8 SAT, DEC 19 | 7:30PM
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Lang Lang, PIANO
The Spirit of India
In this original theatrical event, lavishly costumed dancers, acrobats, fire-eaters and sword dancers writhe and twirl to driving rhythms played on a unique combination of Western and traditional Indian instruments.
FRI, OCT 16 | 7:30PM TICKETS START AT $35
Rising to the pinnacle of the concert world, pianist Lang Lang has inspired millions of children to take piano lessons, and has awed billions more with televised appearances from the 2008 Olympics to
JOSHUA BELL, VIOLIN
the Grammy® Awards, where he has performed with Herbie Hancock, Metallica and Pharrell Williams.
Sam Haywood, PIANO
Sat, Oct 3 | 7pm
BEETHOVEN: Violin Sonata No. 8 R. STRAUSS: Violin Sonata FAURÉ: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major Additional works to be announced from stage
GALA CONCERT TICKETS START AT $65
When violinist Joshua Bell performed anonymously in the Washington D.C. subway, he made headlines, and inspired The Man with the Violin, a children’s book about the power of music to melt hearts, even in a bustling underground station. Bell will stir your soul, whether he’s performing the great classics or music from the movies.
The world’s ambassador of the keyboard.
The greatest American violinist active today. —BOSTON HERALD
—THE NEW YORKER
SAT, OCT 17 | 7:30PM TICKETS START AT $65
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TCHAIKOVSKY: The Seasons | BACH: Italian Concerto | CHOPIN: Scherzos Nos. 1–4
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OPENING NIGHT GALA Celebrate the opening of our 2015/16 season with a gala concert on October 3 featuring Lang Lang, followed by dinner and entertainment. Additional information, including table pricing and benefits, is available at gmc.sonoma.edu/gala To inquire about the gala dinner, please call 707.664.3517.
THE ACADEMY OF ST. MARTIN IN THE FIELDS CHAMBER ENSEMBLE ROSSINI: String Sonata in G major | MOZART: Quintet for Horn and Strings SCHUBERT: Octet
This London-based group is arguably the best-known chamber orchestra in the world, beloved for its superlative live performances and numerous recordings of the Classical period.
SAT, OCT 24 | 7:30PM TICKETS START AT $35
One doesn’t hear orchestral and instrumental playing of this calibre every night of the week. —CLASSICAL SOURCE
CHUCHO VALDÉS: IRAKERE 40 PEDRITO MARTINEZ GROUP Chucho Valdés, piano | Pedrito Martinez, percussion
Masters of the Afro-Cuban scene will bring fireworks to the stage of Weill Hall with two shows in one night. First, Cuban percussion wizard Pedrito Martinez brings a performance sure to have you on your feet. Then, pianist Chucho Valdés will revisit the music of his groundbreaking Cuban group, Irakere, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary.
THE JUILLIARD STRING QUARTET SCHUBERT: Quartettsatz | MOZART: String Quartet No. 19, “Dissonance” DEBUSSY: String Quartet in G minor
Like a fine wine, this venerable quartet, founded in 1946, keeps getting better. If you want to hear beloved classics, you can’t do better than the interpretations of this group whose namesake represents the best-of-the-best, and whose playing is marked by “exquisite control,” “dramatic vitality” and “sheer passion.” This concert made possible by Stephen and Maribelle Leavitt.
SUN, OCT 25 | 7PM TICKETS START AT $55
There was no blurring, only delight, followed by a commensurate roar from the packed hall. —THE STRAD
FRI, NOV 13 | 7:30PM TICKETS START AT $35
ERIC OWENS, BASS-BARITONE
CHRIS THILE, MANDOLIN
Myra Huang, PIANO
Program to include: BACH: Sonatas and Partitas Additional compositions and contemporary works by Chris Thile
Program to include works by Mozart, Schubert, Brahms, Ravel, Verdi, Loewe, Rodgers, Porter and Weill
Chris Thile is a multiple Grammy® Award winner and MacArthur Fellow, but don’t let that intimidate you. This musician — a master of the mandolin, and member of Punch Brothers and Nickel Creek — transcends borders, whether he’s playing bluegrass, jazz, rock or a sonata by J.S. Bach.
You first notice his stalwart physique and good-natured grin, so it’s surprising that this American bass-baritone is often hailed for his portrayals of vulnerability in opera. Equally at home in recital, Owens’ interpretations of art song also possess “a distinct sense of character.”
SUN, NOV 1 | 3PM TICKETS START AT $35
His stunning playing is laced with a wild, delirious pleasure, a piercing happiness, even a joy. —THE NEW YORKER
American bass-baritone Eric Owens speaks to you even in his silences ... and shakes you when he sings. —CHICAGO SUN TIMES
SAT, NOV 14 | 7:30PM TICKETS START AT $35
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A pianist of imperial command, possessed of a dazzling, deceptively casual virtuosity. —THE NEW YORK TIMES
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JEAN-YVES THIBAUDET, PIANO RAVEL: Pavane pour une infante défunte and Miroirs SCHUMANN: Kinderszenen and Piano Sonata No. 1
With his trademark shock of surfer-blonde hair and charismatic performance style, pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet defies stereotypes. Playing repertoire from Debussy to Duke Ellington, and with a stage presence eliciting whoops from the audience, this Frenchman has style to burn, along with technique and artistry infusing his classical playing with the freedom and spirit of jazz. Thibaudet’s whispered phrases had the vast audience eating out of his hand. —THE WASHINGTON POST
FRI, NOV 6 | 7:30PM TICKETS START AT $35
COMPAÑIA FLAMENCA | JOSÉ PORCEL José Porcel, Artistic Director
Spain’s premiere flamenco dancer and choreographer, José Porcel, and his company of gifted dancers and musicians bring an explosion of passionate rhythms, powerful movement, vibrant colors and breathtaking choreography to our stage.
SUN, NOV 22 | 7PM TICKETS START AT $35
The dances are evocative and exciting, blending traditional flamenco with some decidedly more contemporary music, moves and looks. —LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
ORPHEUS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA AUGUSTIN HADELICH, VIOLIN HANDEL: Concerto Grosso | STRAVINSKY: Divertimento for Violin and Orchestra TCHAIKOVSKY: Valse-Scherzo | SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 5
The conductor-less Orpheus Chamber Orchestra has achieved worldwide fame and garnered numerous awards, including a Grammy®, with a unique self-governing structure that draws musical leadership from within the group. Their guest artist is superstar violinist Augustin Hadelich.
Few pieces are more beloved than Handel’s Messiah. To hear this glorious choral masterpiece in the superb acoustics of Weill Hall, accompanied by one of America’s most admired early music ensembles, is a perfect way to celebrate the holidays.
SUN, NOV 29 | 3PM TICKETS START AT $35
Their glorious rendering of the music had us transfixed throughout. —HUFFINGTON POST
SUN, DEC 20 | 3PM TICKETS START AT $55
PACIFICA QUARTET MENAHEM PRESSLER, PIANO
KAHANE / SWENSEN / BREY TRIO Jeffrey Kahane, piano | Joseph Swensen, violin | Carter Brey, cello
BEETHOVEN: Quartet in F major, Op. 135 | JANÁCEK: Quartet No. 2, “Intimate Letters” BRAHMS Piano Quintet
MOZART: Trio in E major | SCHUMANN: Trio No. 1 in D minor RAVEL: Trio in A minor, “1914” | PAUL SCHOENFIELD: Café Music
Featured in this program is 91-year-old pianist Menahem Pressler, who continues to perform to great critical acclaim while maintaining an active teaching career. Youth and maturity meet in a program that includes a quartet written by a then-63-year-old Leos Janácek while embroiled in a doomed love affair with a woman 37 years his junior, to whom he sent 700 “intimate letters.”
SUN, DEC 13 | 3PM TICKETS START AT $35
Three young musicians joined forces more than 25 years ago to play chamber music. All moved on to illustrious careers: Kahane as music director of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Swensen as Conductor Emeritus of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Brey as New York Philharmonic Principal Cello. Now reunited, they wow audiences with their impassioned interpretations of the chamber literature.
Menahem Pressler’s joyous pianism is from another age and is a virtually forgotten sensibility. He is a national treasure. —LOS ANGELES TIMES
There’ll always be a place for the virtuoso recital, but it’s more interesting to collaborate with fully formed soloists … an exchange … rather than a dictation of ideas. —Carter Brey, LOS ANGELES TIMES
SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR Holiday Concert
Wherever it appears — from Sydney and Hong Kong to New York and its native South Africa — this Grammy® Award-winning, 24-voice choir raises the roof with stirring renditions of gospel music from the African tradition to celebrate the holidays.
A major force on the world music scene. —JAZZTIMES.COM
SAT, DEC 19 | 7:30PM TICKETS START AT $35
SAT, JAN 16 | 7:30PM TICKETS START AT $35
MARC-ANDRÉ HAMELIN, PIANO MOZART: Sonata in D major | DEBUSSY: Images, Book II | SCHUBERT: Sonata in B-flat major | HAMELIN: Pavane Variée | HAMELIN: Variations on a Theme by Paganini
This Canadian pianist and composer is known as a fearless technician whose “ferocious fingers” easily conquer works that would leave lesser pianists in a cold sweat. This program showcases Hamelin both as a thoughtful interpreter of more nuanced works and as a composer.
FRI, JAN 22 | 7:30PM TICKETS START AT $35
From hushed clusters to hammered accents, one always feels that Hamelin is drawing the maximum amount of color from the instrument. —THE BOSTON GLOBE
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Amanda Forsythe, soprano | Meg Bragle, mezzo-soprano | Isaiah Bell, tenor Tyler Duncan, baritone | Philharmonia Chorale, Bruce Lamott, director
HANDEL: Messiah
[Hadelich] navigated the technical intricacies of this bravura showpiece with seemingly effortless virtuosity. — THE NEW YORK TIMES
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HANDEL’S MESSIAH PHILHARMONIA BAROQUE ORCHESTRA NIChOLAS MCGEGAN, CONDUCTOR
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EDDIE PALMIERI LATIN JAZZ BAND PETE ESCOVEDO LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA Eddie Palmieri, piano | Pete Escovedo, timbales
These two legends of Latin music continue to thrill audiences. Ten-time Grammy® Award-winning pianist and bandleader Eddie Palmieri is the acknowledged inventor of the salsa sound. Opening the show is master stickman Pete Escovedo who, like Palmieri, has spent decades fusing Latin, jazz, soul and funk into a new sound world. Two shows. One amazing night.
SAT, JAN 23 | 7:30PM TICKETS START AT $35
HANDEL: Arias from Xerxes and Ariodante, Suites from Water Music and Music for the Royal Fireworks
New Mexico–born opera star Susan Graham, dubbed “America’s favorite mezzo” by Gramophone magazine, joins Nicholas McGegan and the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra to sing arias. Also on the program, the beloved Water Music, composed for King George I, which was premiered on a barge in the River Thames.
SUN, FEB 14 | 3PM TICKETS START AT $35
Once Graham opens her mouth, a listener can only submit to a lustrous voice that abounds in expressive colors. —CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER
MS. LISA FIScHER & GRAND BATON
THE KING’S SINGERS, “POSTCARDS”
She’s been called “the greatest artist you never heard of,” but her voice is known to millions for her smoldering duet with Mick Jagger in Gimme Shelter. A solo Grammy® Award winner in her own right — and a cherished collaborator with the greats of rock, pop, and jazz — Fischer creates spontaneous combustion whenever she’s on stage.
SAT, FEB 6 | 7:30PM TICKETS START AT $35
Performing 120 concerts a year in countries around the world doesn’t leave this vocal sextet time to write postcards, so they sing them instead. Their program includes stirring arrangements of traditional songs from their native Great Britain and points around the globe from South Africa to the New World, as well as ancient airs from continental Europe.
Their vocal production was effortless, stylistically varied and beautifully blended. —THE WASHINGTON POST
[Fischer] mesmerized, haunted and seduced with nuance, dynamics and remarkable inventiveness. —MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
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Mr. Palmieri … can make a piano roar. —THE NEW YORK TIMES
PHILHARMONIA BAROQUE ORCHESTRA NIChOLAS M C GEGAN, CONDUCTOR SUSAN GRAHAM, MEZZO-SOPRANO
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CAMERON CARPENTER FEATURING THE INTERNATIONAL TOURING ORGAN If organ music makes you think of decorous church hymns, this keyboard master — who favors sky-high Mohawk hair and sequined trousers — will change your mind forever. Playing the mighty console of his own custom-built organ, he produces sonorities he has described as “suggestive, licentious and violent.”
Extravagantly talented … the audience’s response was raucous … everything he touches turns fantastical and memorable. —THE NEW YORK TIMES
FRI, FEB 12 | 7:30PM TICKETS START AT $35
THE BAND OF THE ROYAL MARINES FEATURING THE PIPES, DRUMS & HIGHLAND DANCERS OF THE SCOTS GUARDS Pipes skirl and kilts swirl as The Band of the Royal Marines, featuring The Pipes, Drums and Highland Dancers of the Scots Guards take the stage of Weill Hall in a grand display of pageantry and ancient military traditions celebrating the music and dance of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
FRI, FEB 26 | 7:30PM TICKETS START AT $35
PADDY MoLONEY & THE CHIEFTAINS To call The Chieftains a folk band doesn’t begin to describe their range and impact. These six-time Grammy® Award winners have collaborated and performed with some of the biggest names in rock, pop, classical and traditional music, and have made Irish music beloved around the world.
SAT, FEB 27 | 7:30PM TICKETS START AT $55
RAVEL: Sonata for Violin No. 2 | BEETHOVEN: Sonata No. 10 Works by Dvorák, Schubert and Copland
Canadian violinist James Ehnes is known for his technical brilliance and probing musicianship, but what he cares most about is “coming the closest to my own personal musical ideals. You have to be a 100 per cent convinced of that … How can you convince other people if you haven’t convinced yourself?”
Effusively lyrical … hair-raisingly virtuosic. —THE GUARDIAN
SAT, MAR 19 | 7:30PM TICKETS START AT $35
LAWRENCE BROWNLEE, TENOR
ACOUSTIC AFRICA FEATURING HABIB KOITé & VUSI MAHLASELA
Program to include African American spirituals, and songs by Ben Moore, Ginastera, Liszt, Mozart and Marx
Acoustic Africa will bring the African tradition of voice and song to life featuring two legendary musicians: South African Vusi Mahlasela, known for his passionate, octave-leaping vocalizations, and as a collaborator with the likes of Dave Matthews Band, Sting, Paul Simon and Taj Mahal; and Malian Habib Koité, whom Bonnie Raitt called “the most amazing guitarist I’ve heard in years.”
This American tenor has been praised for the power, flexibility and thrilling high notes he brings to his opera performances. Audiences will get up close and personal with this master of the high Cs in the intimate setting of a recital.
FRI, MAR 11 | 7:30PM TICKETS START AT $35
This has to be one of the most serene, sweetest, tuneful compilations to appear for ages. —BBC
Brownlee’s supple, strong and high-flying voice… is an instrument of great beauty and expression. —NPR
SUN, MAR 20 | 7PM TICKETS START AT $35
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The world’s best-loved Irish folk band. —THE GUARDIAN
JAMES EHNES, VIOLIN | ORION WEISS, PIANO
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SIR JAMES GALWAY, FLUTE LADY JEANNE GALWAY & THE GALWAY CHAMBER PLAYERS Sir James Galway, flute | Lady Jeanne Galway, flute Michael McHale, piano | The Galway Chamber Players MOZART: Flute Quartet in D major | DEBUSSY: Clair de Lune | FRANZ & KARL DOPPLER: Rigoletto Fantasie for Two Flutes | Works by Bizet/Borne, Gossec, Marais, Harty, Mancini, David Overton and Claude Bolling
After decades of performing for kings, presidents and popes, selling more than 30 million albums worldwide, and winning vast numbers of accolades, what still matters most to this consummate performer — the “Man with the golden flute” — is that his performances “should touch the listener at all times.” Nonchalant virtuosity and sterling musicianship. —CHICAGO TRIBUNE
FRI, MAR 18 | 7:30PM TICKETS START AT $55
ORCHESTRE SYMPHONIQUE DE MONTRÉAL KENT NAGANO, CONDUCTOR | DANIIL TRIFONOV, PIANO DEBUSSY: Jeux | PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 3 | STRAVINSKY: The Rite of Spring
Berkeley native Kent Nagano brings his Montreal Symphony Orchestra to perform three early 20th-century masterpieces. The program features Russian piano prodigy and rising star Daniil Trifonov, acclaimed winner of the 2011 International Tchaikovsky Competition. Trifonov has already dominated some of the greatest stages in the world … next will be Weill Hall.
FRI, MAR 25 | 7:30PM TICKETS START AT $35
[Trifonov’s] playing can only be described as a visceral experience. —THE WASHINGTON POST
ANDRÉ WATTS, PIANO Program to include works by Schubert and Liszt
Six decades after his debut at age nine, André Watts is still the consummate professional — performing around the world and garnering standing ovations and critical raves for playing of “gravitas, nobility and grace” and “subtle elasticity.”
FRI, APR 1 | 7:30PM TICKETS START AT $35
Program to include works by Monteverdi, Busoni, Mahler, Elgar and Barber
Praised by the San Francisco Chronicle for “tonal luxuriance and crisply etched clarity,” this San Francisco-based “orchestra of voices” is hailed around the world for the seamless blending of its 12 male singers and its original interpretations of vocal literature, from Renaissance to jazz, gospel and new music.
The ensemble’s phrasing was flawless, its dynamics crisp and polished. —SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS
FRI, APR 15 | 7:30PM TICKETS START AT $35
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ANOUSHKA SHANKAR, SITAR As daughter of the legendary Indian musician Ravi Shankar, Anoushka is deeply rooted in Indian classical music, but that hasn’t kept her from avidly exploring a sound all her own. Supported by an ensemble of Western and Eastern musicians, her music is influenced by sounds including flamenco, electronica, jazz and Western classical music.
Ani Kavafian and Erin Keefe, violin | Yura Lee and Matthew Lipmann, viola David Finckel and Dmitri Atapine, cello R. STRAUSS: Sextet for Strings from Capriccio | DVORÁK: Sextet in A major BRAHMS: Sextet No. 2 in G major
The whole is truly greater than the parts when these artists — all accomplished, award-winning soloists — join forces to play together as members of the nation’s premier repertory company for chamber music.
FRI, APR 8 | 7:30PM TICKETS START AT $35
The rotating ensemble … approached the [work] with polish and relish. —THE NEW YORK TIMES
An infectiously heady blend of flamenco and classical Hindustani music. —BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE
SAT, APR 16 | 7:30PM TICKETS START AT $35
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Innate skill and virtuosity [with] characteristic casual elegance. —DALLAS OBSERVER
CHANTICLEER, “OVER THE MOON”
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PETER SERKIN, PIANO MOZART: Rondo in A minor | BEETHOVEN: Sonata No 30, op. 109 Works by Sweelinck, Nielsen and Reger
In the 1960s, Peter Serkin was billed as the hippie pianist. Although he long ago traded in his dashikis for classic suits, he is still a questing iconoclast known for programs that meld familiar classics with sublime, rarely played gems.
Plays with the attention, care, enlightened reserve and illuminating touch of a Zen master. —LOS ANGELES TIMES
SUN, APR 10 | 3PM TICKETS START AT $35
CHICK COREA & BÉLA FLECK Two legends — one a giant of jazz piano, the other a banjo virtuoso — come together for an intimate evening of music making drawn from their Grammy®-winning album, The Enchantment! Their unique mash-up of jazz, bluegrass, flamenco and gospel crosses all borders and speaks in many languages to music lovers of all ages and tastes.
THU, APR 21 | 7:30PM TICKETS START AT $65
Corea found a sweet spot where the alacrity of bebop and Latin music meet. —THE SEATTLE TIMES
ZAP MAMA Marie Daulne, known to her fans as Zap Mama, was literally born to transcend musical boundaries. Child of a Belgian father and an African mother, her early exposure to traditional Congolese songs and culture as well as European religious and pop music, resonates in the unique sound world she creates with her vocal quintet.
FRI, APR 22 | 7:30PM TICKETS START AT $35
Program to include Bach, Schoenberg and Chopin
Don’t let her youth fool you. Twenty-seven-year-old Chinese-born pianist Yuja Wang is the real thing: a world-famous artist who has achieved a level of technical brilliance and interpretive insight that eludes many more experienced artists.
Just as there are five-alarm fires, there are five-encore recitals, and New York got one on Thursday night. —NEW YORK CLASSICAL REVIEW
FRI, MAY 6 | 7:30PM TICKETS START AT $35
MIDORI, VIOLIN
PHILHARMONIA BAROQUE ORCHESTRA NIChOLAS M C GEGAN, CONDUCTOR ANNE SOfIE VON OTTER, MEZZO-SOPRANO ANDREAS SCHOLL, COUNTERTENOR
özgür aydin, PIANO BACH: Sonata for Violin and Piano | PROKOFIEV: Sonata No. 2 in D major TCHAIKOVSKY: Valse-Scherzo | BRAHMS: Sonata No. 1 in G major
Program to include arias and duets from the operas and oratorios of Handel, and a newly arranged work by Arvo Pärt
The name Midori, which means “green” in Japanese, also signifies fame — appropriate for this award-winning artist who came to worldwide attention at age 11 with a New York Philharmonic debut, and has remained firmly in the spotlight ever since.
SAT, APR 23 | 7:30PM TICKETS START AT $35
Anne Sofie von Otter and Andreas Scholl are guests of honor for a very special concert celebrating Nicholas McGegan’s 30th anniversary as conductor and music director of Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra.
As committed a musician as you will find. She never lets an audience down. —LOS ANGELES TIMES
Ms. Von Otter’s performance was the picture of interpretive subtlety. —THE NEW YORK TIMES
SAT, MAY 14 | 7:30PM TICKETS START AT $35
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The group can crisscross the Atlantic in the course of a song. —THE NEW YORK TIMES
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MATTHIAS GOERNE, BARITONE ALEXANDER SCHMALCZ, PIANO SCHUBERT: Die Schöne Müllerin (The Lovely Maid of the Mill)
Schubert’s riveting cycle of 20 songs ranges from the hopefulness of first love to the fateful despair of loss and rejection. “For insight, dramatic intensity and vocal artistry,” wrote one Chicago critic, this interpretation by baritone Matthias Goerne “is unlikely to be matched anytime soon.”
An artistic event to remember. —CHICAGO TRIBUNE
SUN, APR 24 | 3PM TICKETS START AT $35
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SUN, NOV 15, 2015 Program to include: BACH: Trio in B-flat major | BRAHMS: Trio in C major REBECCA CLARKE: Trio Named for their home in the heartland of the U.S. — the land of Lincoln — the Chicago-based Lincoln Trio has been praised for its polished presentations of well-known chamber works and its ability to forge new paths with contemporary repertoire.
NICHOLAS PHAN, TENOR | MYRA HUANG, PIANO
$30 each concert | $100 for the series
This San Francisco ensemble, known for its “beautifully proportioned and powerful” playing (Washington Post), present a program of beloved favorites.
The Valley of the Moon Music Festival features some of the finest Bay Area musicians, performing 18th- and 19th-century music on period instruments.
SUN, FEB 28, 2016 Program to feature quartets by Haydn and Beethoven
Program to include: PIAZZOLLA: Le Grand Tango | CHOPIN: Polonaise for piano and cello
Musicians to include: Elizabeth Blumenstock, violin Tanya Tomkins, cello | Eric Zivian, fortepiano Monica Huggett, violin Christine Brandes, soprano Axel Strauss, violin
JAMES DAVID CHRISTIE, ORGAN
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TRIO OF TANGOS
SUN, MAR 6, 2016 Victor Villena, bandoneon | Eileen Moon, cello | Krisztina Wajsza, piano
SUN, APR 17, 2016 Program to include works by Buxtehude, Reincken and J.S. Bach. James David Christie, former organist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, presents a program of works by 16th-, 17th- and 18th-century masters of the “king of instruments.”
NPR calls this sweet-voiced lyric tenor, “an artist who must be heard.” He teams up with a pianist Opera News calls “among the top accompanists of her generation.”
MARGARET LENG TAN, TOY PIANO AND TOY INSTRUMENTS “Ode to Schroeder”
CHARLES RUS, ORGAN
SUN, JAN 31, 2016 Program to include works by Mendelssohn, Sweelinck and J.S. Bach. Called “a conjurer of organ performance,” Rus, former organist of the San Francisco Symphony, works his magic on the 1,248 pipes of Schroeder Hall’s Brombaugh Opus 9 organ.
SUN, MAY 1, 2016 This “Queen of the Toy Piano” (The New York Times) has almost singlehandedly inspired a wave of young composers to write for toy instruments.
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PROGRAM II
“SCHUMANN: THE INTIMATE CONVERSATIONALIST” SAT, JAN 30, 2016 SCHUMANN: Piano Trio in G minor, Kinderszenen for solo piano, Piano Quartet
PROGRAM III
“SCHUBERTIADE” SAT, FEB 13, 2016 SCHUBERT: Selected Lieder, Sonatina in A minor, “Trout” Quintet
NICHOLAS PHAN
CHARLES RUS
MARGARET LENG TAN
SAT, SEP 26, 2015 Vocal powerhouse Storm Large and her band Le Bonheur weave French chanson, jazz, heavy metal and smokehouse lounge into
THE JOEY ALEXANDER TRIO
THU, OCT 1, 2015 An extraordinary 12-year-old jazz pianist from Bali, Joey Alexander brings his astonishing technique and soulful sound to his interpretation of jazz standards.
INTERSECTION
SAT, MAR 12, 2016 Featuring pianist John Novacek, violinist Laura Frautschi and cellist Kristina Reiko Cooper, Intersection seamlessly fuses the traditional with the new; the premeditated with improvisation for an extraordinary musical experience.
RICHARD GLAZIER, PIANO
SAT, MAR 26, 2016 Whether he’s playing the music of Joplin, Gershwin, Rodgers, Kern or other Golden Era composers, pianist Richard Glazier brings new life to old favorites, blended with a narration that never fails to dazzle an audience.
PROGRAM IV
“THREE BEETHOVEN CELLO SONATAS” SAT, MAR 5, 2016 BEETHOVEN: Sonata in G minor, Sonata in D major, Sonata in A major
JAMES DAVID CHRISTIE
STORM LARGE & LE BONHEUR
PAULA WEST, JAZZ SINGER
SAT, APR 30, 2016 Bay Area jazz and cabaret artist Paula West brings her signature voice to Schroeder Hall where she will share her interpretations of songs ranging from jazz standards to cabaret classics.
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SUN, JAN 17, 2016 Program to include SCHUMANN: Dichterliebe | songs by Rorem, Heggie and Bowles
“MUSIC FOR THREE” SAT, NOV 21, 2015 Haydn and early Beethoven piano trios
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SUN, SEP 27, 2015 Vocal powerhouse Storm Large and her band Le Bonheur weave French chanson, jazz, heavy metal and smokehouse lounge into a singular sonic tapestry.
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To make a gift to the Green Music Center Annual Fund, visit gmc.sonoma.edu/support or call 1.866.955.6040.
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EDUCATION INITIATIVES
The Santa Rosa Symphony — resident orchestra at the Green Music Center— celebrates its 88th season in 2015-16. Music Director/Conductor Bruno Ferrandis is in his 10th year of delivering musical inspiration to the North Bay community.
Sonoma State University Department of Music
Each year, Sonoma State University’s Department of Music presents more than 100 performances for approximately 9,000 audience members. Outreach initiatives, festivals and invitationals annually bring an additional 2,500 secondary school students, teachers and guests to the campus.
2015/16 DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC FESTIVALS AND INVITATIONALS Jazz Day | OCT 15, 2015 | WEILL HALL Choral Festival | NOV 6, 2015 | SCHROEDER HALL CMEA Jazz Festival | JAN 15, 2016 | WEILL HALL Sonoma County Honor Band | JAN 29 & 30, 2016 | WEILL HALL Wind Band Festival | MAR 23 & 24, 2016 | WEILL HALL CMEA Choral Festival | APR 8 & 9, 2016 | SCHROEDER HALL K–12 PROGRAM
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P R E L U D E R E S TA U R A N T Steps Away from Weill Hall Exemplary culinary creations, focused on locally grown food, await you at Prelude Restaurant. Elegant surroundings, gourmet cuisine and a full bar are just steps away from Weill Hall pre-concert, at intermission and following every performance. For reservations, call 1.866.955.6040, ext. 2 or visit gmc.sonoma.edu/Prelude Use your MasterCard to take advantage of premium table reservations.
SANTA ROSA SYMPHONY
The Green Music Center hosts Sonoma County’s local K–12 school districts throughout the year to showcase the school’s performances of choral, instrumental and jazz music. Each district has the opportunity for its students to perform in Weill Hall, joining together all of its schools for one tremendous evening of music and fun. These districts currently include: Santa Rosa City Schools, Waldorf Schools, West Sonoma County Union High School District and the Cotati Rohnert Park Unified School District.
ACADEMIC INTEGRATION
Green Music Center Academic Integration builds bridges between Sonoma State University and the GMC. Ten proposals submitted by SSU faculty will be implemented in the 2015/16 season. Events dates will be announced.
Instrumental Music Methods Outreach You Are Here: USA/Korea International Dance & Live Music America at War and Peace: An Oral History Performance and Discussion Math and Music in Schroeder Hall GMC Academic Integration: the Big Ethics and Law Lecture Incorporation of Design and Implementation of Musical Instruments and Effects within Engineering Science Latina/o Performing Arts Series Neuroscience and Music Symposium The First High-Tech Conference by Students for Jewish Music Series
2015-16 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS THE 7-CONCERT CLASSICAL SERIES Triple sets from October to May TWO WORLD PREMIERES Mohammed Fairouz’s Pax Universalis Daniel Brewbaker’s Dances and Dreams of Dionysus BEETHOVEN’S NINTH SYMPHONY GERSHWIN’S CONCERTO IN F CELLIST ZUILL BAILEY RETURNS FOUR PIANO SOLOISTS TCHAIKOVSKY AND BEETHOVEN VIOLIN CONCERTOS FAMILY CONCERT SERIES Fourth season of this series will feature Peter and the Wolf
TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT SANTAROSASYMPHONY.COM OR BY PHONE AT 707.546.8742
The best combination of hall with orchestra in Northern California these days… Weill Hall with the Santa Rosa Symphony performing inside. — Paul Hertelendy, artssf.com
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DIRECTIONS The Green Music Center is located in the heart of Sonoma County’s Wine Country. Situated on the campus of Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, the GMC entrance is at the intersection of Rohnert Park Expressway and Petaluma Hill Road.
GMC PHOTOS BY: Kristen Loken, NIkki Anderson, Will Bucquoy, Drew Altizer
From Highway 101, take the Rohnert Park Expressway exit. Drive east 2.2 miles to the Sonoma State University entrance on your right.
ARTISTS PHOTOS COURTESY OF: Dario Acosta, Derek Blanks, Marco Borggreve, CAMI, Paul Cox, Laura Domela, Ealovega, Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, Thomas Grube, Brantley Gutierrez, Yuval Hen/Deutsche Grammophon, Harald Hoffmann, IMG Artists, Eric Kabik, Fran Kaufman, Kevin Kelly, Lisa Kohler, Heiko Laschitzki, Lisa Marie Mazzucco, Simon Powis, Brett Schewitz, Schmidt Artists, Steve J. Sherman, Frank Stewart, Chris Watling, Dick Zimmerman
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LANG LANG | P.4 SAT, OCT 3 | 7PM
ERIC OWENS | P.6 SUN, NOV 1 | 3PM
MS. LISA FISCHER & GRAND BATON | P.10 SAT, FEB 6 | 7:30PM
ANDRÉ WATTS | P.14 FRI, APR 1 | 7:30PM
YUJA WANG | P.17 FRI, MAY 6 | 7:30PM
JEAN-YVES THIBAUDET | P.6 FRI, NOV 6 | 7:30PM
KAHANE / SWENSEN / BREY TRIO | P.9 SAT, JAN 16 | 7:30PM
LAWRENCE BROWNLEE | P.12 FRI, MAR 11 | 7:30PM
THE BOLLYWOOD MASALA ORCHESTRA & DANCERS OF INDIA | P.5 FRI, OCT 16 | 7:30PM
PACIFICA QUARTET MENAHEM PRESSLER | P.8 SUN, DEC 13 | 3PM SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR | P.8 SAT, DEC 19 | 7:30PM
MARC-ANDRÉ HAMELIN | P.9 FRI, JAN 22 | 7:30PM EDDIE PALMIERI LATIN JAZZ BAND | PETE ESCOVEDO LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA | P.10 SAT, JAN 23 | 7:30PM
SIR JAMES GALWAY, LADY JEANNE GALWAY & THE GALWAY CHAMBER PLAYERS | P.12 FRI, MAR 18 | 7:30PM
CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER | P.14 FRI, APR 8 | 7:30PM
HANDEL’S MESSIAH PHILHARMONIA BAROQUE ORCHESTRA | P.9 SUN, DEC 20 | 3PM
CAMERON CARPENTER FEATURING THE INTERNATIONAL TOURING ORGAN | P.10 FRI, FEB 12 | 7:30PM
PHILHARMONIA BAROQUE ORCHESTRAWITH ANNE SOFIE VON OTTER & ANDREAS SCHOLL | P.17 SAT, MAY 14 | 7:30PM
JOSHUA BELL | P.5 SAT, OCT 17 | 7:30PM THE ACADEMY OF ST. MARTIN IN THE FIELDS CHAMBER ENSEMBLE | P.5 SAT, OCT 24 | 7:30PM
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CHUCHO VALDÉS: IRAKERE 40 | PEDRITO MARTINEZ GROUP | P.6 SUN, OCT 25 | 7PM
THE JUILLIARD STRING QUARTET | P.7 FRI, NOV 13 | 7:30PM CHRIS THILE | P.7 SAT, NOV 14 | 7:30PM COMPAÑIA FLAMENCA JOSÉ PORCEL | P.7 SUN, NOV 22 | 7PM
PHILHARMONIA BAROQUE ORCHESTRA WITH SUSAN GRAHAM | P.11 SUN, FEB 14 | 3PM THE KING’S SINGERS | P.11 FRI, FEB 19 | 7:30PM
ORPHEUS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA AUGUSTIN HADELICH | P.8 SUN, NOV 29 | 3PM
THE BAND OF THE ROYAL MARINES FEATURING THE PIPES, DRUMS & HIGHLAND DANCERS OF THE SCOTS GUARDS | P.11 FRI, FEB 26 | 7:30PM PADDY MOLONEY & THE CHIEFTAINS | P.12 SAT, FEB 27 | 7:30PM
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JAMES EHNES | P.13 SAT, MAR 19 | 7:30PM ACOUSTIC AFRICA FEATURING HABIB KOITÉ & VUSI MAHLASELA | P.13 SUN, MAR 20 | 7PM ORCHESTRE SYMPHONIQUE DE MONTRÉAL WITH DANIIL TRIFONOV | P.13 FRI, MAR 25 | 7:30PM
PETER SERKIN | P.14 SUN, APR 10 | 3PM CHANTICLEER | P.15 FRI, APR 15 | 7:30PM ANOUSHKA SHANKAR | P.15 SAT, APR 16 | 7:30PM CHICK COREA & BÉLA FLECK | P.15 THU, APR 21 | 7:30PM ZAP MAMA | P.16 FRI, APR 22 | 7:30PM MIDORI | P.16 SAT, APR 23 | 7:30PM MATTHIAS GOERNE | P.16 SUN, APR 24 | 3PM
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