January 12

Rachel Breen Solo Recital

Rachel Breen, based in Hannover, Germany, will travel to Mendocino to present an eclectic program featuring one of Schumann’s masterpieces, the Fantasy op. 17, as well as an intentionally arranged set of piano etudes by composers from all time periods. These etudes will come together to form a unified narrative—expect to be surprised!
Rachelbreenpiano.com

February 9

Festival Players

Local favorites Carolyn Steinbuck, Eric Kritz, Susan Freier, Stephen Harrison, Paul Brancato and Marcia Lotter will perform a delightful program for clarinet, piano and string ensemble. Composers include F. Poulenc, C. M. von Weber, P. Schikele and others. This program promises to be an exciting opening of the 2024-25 Opus Season.

February 16

Pianist Paul Schrage and tenor Jon Morrell

Tenor Jon Morrell and pianist Paul Schrage are thrilled to bring Schubert’s seminal art song cycle Winterreise to the Opus series. This cycle is one of the most poignant representations of lost love in the repertoire. Rarely is an audience member unmoved upon finishing the journey of Winterreise. A short virtuoso piano solo will round out this engaging program.
Paulschragemusic.com | Jonmorrell.com

March 23

Gut, Wind and Wire

An instrumental trio formed by founding members of the Baltimore Consort, features Ronn McFarlane on lute (Gut), Mindy Rosenfeld on wooden flutes, fifes, and pipes (Wind), and Mark Cudek on cittern (Wire), bass viol, and percussion. Gut, Wind, and Wire performs popular music of the Renaissance from England, Scotland, Italy, and France, as well as traditional Celtic music and Grammy-nominated original music by Ronn McFarlane.

April 13

Rubicon Quartet

Rubicon, formed in 2021 by veteran performers Ben Rueb (piano), Jeff Ives (violin), and Joel Cohen (cello), has expanded to become a piano quartet, joining forces with renowned violist Paul Yarborough. The Rubicon Quartet will present a program of beloved works from the genre by Mozart and Faure, as well as a brand-new piano quartet, written by violinist Jeff Ives.