2012 LAGUNA BEACH MUSIC FESTIVAL Programs, artists & dates subject to change.
MONDAY Feb 6
WEDNESDAY Feb 8
6:30pm | Hotel Laguna Opening Night Salon A ‘tasting menu’ salon concert and reception at the new historic Hotel Laguna. With Edgar Meyer, Calder Quartet, Calidore Quartet. Tickets $60. Limited seating. For tickets call the Philharmonic Society: 949-553-2422.
THURSDAY Feb 9
FREE
2:00pm | Boys & Girls Club Drumming and Self-Expression Bring the kids! Body percussion and music education specialist Jose GurriaCardenas (“Gurri”) gets kids jumping… and making music with hands, feet and more. Best for children ages 6-12.
FREE
TUESDAY Feb 7
FREE
5pm | Aliso Creek Inn Meet the Artists, Meet the Composer An informal mini-concert and reception with the young artists of the Calidore Quartet and composerperformer Edgar Meyer, in the beautiful surroundings of Aliso Creek Inn.
FREE
7pm | Sage Hill School Calder Quartet with special guest Mikel Jollet, lead vocalist of indie rock band The Airborne Toxic Event, in a concert of Airborne Toxic Event songs.
“... a reliably bracing event that allows performers, and audiences, to spread their musical wings.” Tim Mangan, Orange County Register
Laguna Beach Music Festival is a project of Laguna Beach Live! and the Philharmonic Society of Orange County. We are grateful for support from the National Endowment for the Arts, Laguna Beach Community Foundation, Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation, MetLife Meet-theComposer, and the generous support of our friends and patrons.
3pm | Hotel Laguna, lobby Music Break Come hear your friends and neighbors in piano recitals by talented nonprofessionals and surprise guests. A different line-up each day – stop by the hotel lobby and check the schedule. (Repeats Wed-Fri at 3pm.)
FREE 4pm | Hotel Laguna, Catalina Room Music Table Daily no-host happy hour chat on a wide range of topics related to music. Meet the artists, Festival organizers, special guests and your fellow musiclovers, get the backstory and share your questions and comments. 6:30pm | Laguna Art Museum Calder Quartet You want to hear this! An hour-long concert by the fearless ensemble that “appears to glide seamlessly and cohesively across the most challenging parts of the each piece they play, cutting and dancing across the music like skilled surfers across the waves.”
FREE
Limited Sea
ting 6:30pm | Private Home Private Salon with Joshua Bell A very special salon concert in an elegant private home, followed by dinner with the artists. With Sam Haywood, piano.
FRIDAY Feb 10
FREE
SATURDAY Feb 11
FREE
3pm | Hotel Laguna, lobby Music Break Come hear your friends and neighbors in piano recitals by talented nonprofessionals and surprise guests. A different line-up each day – stop by the hotel lobby and check the schedule. (Repeats Wed-Fri at 3pm.)
10am | SusiQ Senior Center Festival Artists in Concert It’s up to the Festival artists themselves to decide who and what will be featured in this program – it could be a Festival jam or it could be a sneak peek at works to be performed later in the weekend. Either way, it’ll be a special moment!
4pm | Hotel Laguna, Catalina Room Music Table Daily no-host happy hour discussions on a wide range of topics related to music. Meet the artists, Festival organizers, special guests and your fellow music-lovers, get the backstory and share your questions and comments.
3pm | Hotel Laguna, lobby Music Break Come hear your friends and neighbors in piano recitals by talented nonprofessionals and surprise guests. A different line-up each day – stop by the hotel lobby and check the schedule. (Repeats Wed-Fri at 3pm.)
8pm | Laguna Playhouse The Genius of Edgar Meyer Composer-preformer Edgar Meyer owns the double bass like nobody else. For this solo recital he will play selections from the Bach Unaccompanied Cello Suites (which he has arranged and recorded for the double bass), and works chosen from among his own phenomenal breadth in classical, jazz, bluegrass and roots music composition. Concert sponsor: Lynda Thomas.
4pm | Hotel Laguna, Catalina Room Music Table Daily no-host happy hour discussions on a wide range of topics related to music. Meet the artists, Festival organizers, special guests and your fellow music-lovers, get the backstory and share your questions and comments.
FREE
FREE
FREE
Limited Seating
5pm | Hotel Laguna, Claes Ovation The Festival Feast Dinner at Claes Ovation, Hotel Laguna, followed by Joshua Bell in concert at the Playhouse. 5pm champagne reception; 6pm gourmet dinner with wine pairings; and (new this year!) post-performance dessert reception with the artists. 8pm | Laguna Playhouse Limited Seating Meet Joshua Bell Joshua Bell plays Mendelssohn and Brahms, accompanied by Sam Haywood. Then, they are joined by bassist Edgar Meyer, cellist Eric Byers and violist Jonathan Moerschel in the magnificent Schubert “Trout” Quintet.
11am | Laguna Playhouse Open Rehearsal Watch the creative process in action, as various Festival artists prepare for the weekend concerts.
FREE
Limited Sea
ting 8pm | Laguna Playhouse Joshua Bell, Edgar Meyer, Calder Quartet Edgar Meyer and the Calder Quartet join Joshua Bell and pianist Sam Haywood for a wide-ranging evening of the musical adventures that have made Joshua Bell a household name. Program includes Ravel, Gershwin and works by Edgar Meyer.
SUNDAY Feb 12 3pm | Laguna Playhouse Tenth Anniversary Concert Edgar Meyer, Calder Quartet, Calidore Quartet Festival alumni the Calder Quartet (LBMF ‘03) and Edgar Meyer (LBMF ‘05) collaborate with the Calidore Quartet in the Dvořák String Quintet and the gorgeous Mendelssohn Octet, in celebration of the Festival’s tenth anniversary.
CONCERTS AT LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE Thu Feb 9 | 8pm The Genius of Edgar Meyer
Composer-performer Edgar Meyer owns the double bass like nobody else. For this solo recital he will play selections from the Bach Unaccompanied Cello Suites (which he has arranged and recorded for the double bass), and works chosen from among his own phenomenal breadth in classical, jazz, bluegrass and roots music composition. Concert sponsor: Lynda Thomas.
Fri Feb 10 | 8pm Meet Joshua Bell
Limited Seating
Joshua Bell plays Mendelssohn and Brahms, accompanied by Sam Haywood. Then, they are joined by bassist Edgar Meyer, cellist Eric Byers and violist Jonathan Moerschel of Calder Quartet in the magnificent Schubert “Trout” Quintet. Concert sponsor: Joan Halvajian.
ARTISTS Joshua Bell
guest artistic director
Edgar Meyer double bass
Sam Haywood piano
Calder Quartet Calidore Quartet
TICKETS & INFORMATION
Tickets on sale at Laguna Playhouse, or www.LagunaBeachMusicFestival.com Festival concerts: $40, $35. VIP package $100 (includes prime seating, reserved parking, complimentary champagne at intermission). Programs, artists & dates subject to change.
SPECIAL EVENTS Mon Feb 6 | 6:30pm Opening Night Salon A ‘tasting menu’ salon concert and reception at the new historic Hotel Laguna. With Edgar Meyer, Calder Quartet, Calidore Quartet. Tickets $60. For tickets call 949-553-2422. Wed Feb 8 | 7pm Limited Seating Private Salon with Joshua Bell A very special salon concert in an elegant private home, followed by dinner with the artists. Fri Feb 10 | 5pm Limited Seating The Festival Feast Dinner at Claes Ovation, Hotel Laguna, followed by Joshua Bell in concert.
Limited Seating Sat Feb 11 | 8pm Joshua Bell, Edgar Meyer, Calder Quartet
The musical adventures that have made Joshua Bell a household name. Program includes Ravel, Gershwin and works by Edgar Meyer. Concert sponsor: Lauren & Richard Packard.
Sun Feb 12 | 3pm Tenth Anniversary Concert
Edgar Meyer, Calder Quartet, Calidore Quartet Festival alumni the Calder Quartet (LBMF ‘03) and Edgar Meyer (LBMF ‘05) collaborate with the Calidore Quartet in the Dvořák String Quintet and the gorgeous Mendelssohn Octet, in celebration of the Festival’s tenth anniversary. Concert sponsor: Hotel Laguna.
VENUES
FREE EVENTS Sun Feb 5 | 3pm | Laguna College of Art & Design Concert: Calidore Quartet performs, as part of the monthly First Sundays chamber music series. Tue Feb 7 | 5pm | Aliso Creek Inn Meet the Artists: get to know the Festival artists and meet your fellow music lovers in an informal setting. Tue Feb 7 | 7pm | Sage Hill School Concert: Calder Quartet with Mikel Jollett. The Calder Quartet plays songs of indie rock band The Airborne Toxic Event, with the band’s lead singer and creative force Mikel Jollett. Wed-Fri | 3pm | Hotel Laguna Music Break: short piano recitals in the hotel lobby.
Wed-Fri | 4pm | Hotel Laguna Music Table: the Festival’s daily happy hour chat with Festival artists, organizers and audiences. Wed Feb 8 | 2pm | Boys & Girls Club Drum circle for kids!
All venues in Laguna Beach CA except as noted. Hotel Laguna | festival headquarters 425 S. Coast Hwy. Laguna Playhouse 606 Laguna Canyon Rd
Wed Feb 8 | 6:30pm | Laguna Art Museum Concert: Calder Quartet in a 60-minute concert & conversation.
Aliso Creek Inn 31106 S. Coast Hwy.
Fri Feb 10 | 10am | SusiQ Senior Center Concert: A special performance by various Festival artists for seniors and the general public.
Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Dr.
Sat Feb 11 | 11am | Laguna Playhouse Open Rehearsal
Sage Hill School 20402 Newport Coast Dr. Newport Beach CA 92657
Boys & Girls Club 1085 Laguna Canyon Rd.
SusiQ Senior Center 380 Third St.