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10 Year Anniversary – 2022–23 Season

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DakhaBrakha

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Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis


Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott

Family Day with Somos Amigos

Clear Creek Creative Ezell: Ballad of A Land Man


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We are thrilled to celebrate the first 10 years of the Green Music Center! Since our doors opened in September 2012, we have welcomed countless compelling artists to our stages including international touring stars, emerging artists, regional favorites, and student performers of all ages. We’ve investigated the big ideas of our time, supported the creation of new work, and engaged in artistic experiences that continue to resonate and impact the communities in which we live. We are incredibly thankful for a decade of invaluable support of our local community. To all of you who have joined us for a performance, donated to our annual fund, attended a residency activity, or tuned in to our online performances during the pandemic – thank you! Your dedication and love of the performing arts make our work possible. Our 10th Anniversary Season is a celebration that will last all year. You’ll see some of our most popular artists from past seasons and exciting new performers making their Green Music Center debuts. Please join us in celebrating our past and present while looking to the future as we educate, connect, and inspire for many years to come.

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Friday, Sept 16, 2022 Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis Saturday, Sept 17, 2022

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Party for the Green with Wynton Marsalis

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Las Cafeteras present Hasta La Muerte A Day of the Dead Celebration Thursday, Nov 10, 2022 Laurie Lewis and Men of Note Saturday, Nov 12, 2022

DDAT

Nobuntu

Saturday, Sept 24, 2022

Friday, Nov 18, 2022

DakhaBrakha

Juilliard String Quartet

Sunday, Sept 25, 2022

Sunday, Nov 20, 2022

Circa, Sacre

Vienna Boys Choir Christmas in Vienna

Sunday, Oct 9, 2022

Sunday, Nov 27, 2022

Aida Cuevas 45th Anniversary - Yo Creo Que Es Tiempo Thursday, Oct 13, 2022 Cantus Friday, Oct 14, 2022 Vanessa Sanchez & La Mezcla in Pachuquísmo

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All Is Calm The Christmas Truce of 1914 Friday, Dec 9, 2022 Boston Brass and the Brass All-Stars Big Band Christmas Bells are Swingin’ Saturday, Dec 10, 2022

Thursday, Oct 20, 2022

San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus Home for the Holidays

Matthew Whitaker Quintet

Saturday, Dec 17, 2022

Saturday, Oct 29, 2022 Simone Porter, Violin

American Bach Soloists A Baroque Christmas

Sunday, Oct 30, 2022

Sunday, Dec 18, 2022

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Gretchen Parlato

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Thursday, Feb 9, 2023

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Ijeoma Oluo The H. Andréa Neves and Barton Evans Social Justice Lecture Series

New Century Chamber Orchestra Saturday, Feb 11, 2023 Yamato: The Drummers of Japan Saturday, Feb 25, 2023

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

Sunday, Feb 26, 2023

Thursday, Apr 20, 2023

Treelogy

Clear Creek Creative Ezell: Ballad of A Land Man

Thursday, Mar 2, 2023

Apr 27, 28, 29, 2023

Israeli Chamber Project with Karim Sulayman

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Sunday, Mar 12, 2023

Sunday, Apr 30, 2023

Branford Marsalis Quartet

Magos Herrera with Brooklyn Rider

Thursday, Mar 16, 2023

Thursday, May 11, 2023

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Saturday, Mar 18, 2023

Tuesday, Apr 4, 2023

Friday, Apr 7, 2023

Balourdet Quartet

Somos Amigos: Songs on Common Ground with Sonia De Los Santos and The Okee Dokee Brothers

Sunday, Apr 2, 2023

32 Sounds A film by Sam Green with live music by JD Samson

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Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott

Sunday, Jan 29, 2023

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Bang on a Can All-Stars

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Party for the Green with Wynton Marsalis Friday, September 16, 2022 5:30 p.m. Celebrate 10 years of the Green Music Center bringing the performing arts to life. Special guest Wynton Marsalis will join a jazz band of Sonoma State faculty and students. Dress to have fun, dress as you like, let the quintessential Sonoma County celebration be your inspiration.

Weill Hall

5:30 p.m. Reception

6:00 p.m.

Support the 10th Anniversary celebration weekend.

Concert in Weill Hall

Tables start at $5,000.

7:00 p.m.

More information on our website.

Party with more live music, specialty cocktails, Sonoma County family-style dinner from Park Avenue Catering, and dancing in Trione Courtyard

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$500/person


Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis Saturday, September 17, 2022 7:30 p.m.

Weill Hall + Lawn

$30–$115

The always swinging Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO) features 15 of the finest jazz soloists and ensemble players today. Their footstomping performances inspire joy in audiences while expanding the global jazz community. Under Music Director Wynton Marsalis, JLCO’s repertoire ranges from rare historic compositions to newly commissioned works, including music by Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Thelonious Monk, and more.

Jazz for Young People 1 p.m. $12.50 – $25 Let Jazz at Lincoln Center and Wynton Marsalis introduce your students to the infectious energy of swing. The Jazz for Young People program consists of a narrated hour-long concert presenting interactive performances and lessons for students.

Photo: Piper Ferguson

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Photo: Maurice Johnson

Photo: Tanya Vilchynska

DakhaBrakha

DDAT Saturday, September 24, 2022 7:30 p.m.

Weill Hall

$25-75

Sunday, September 25, 2022 7 p.m.

Weill Hall

$25-75

Combining hip hop, jazz, funk, and soul with their original

Reflecting fundamental elements of sound, soul, and the

southwestern feel and Native American inspired melodies,

quest for freedom, this quartet from Kyiv, Ukraine creates a

DDAT creates a unique sound that has been described

world of totally original new music.

as “funky,” “poetic,” “forward thinking,” and “outside the box.” Named by NPR as one of the top 10 bands in the US,

DakhaBrakha combines Ukrainian folk music with rhythms

performances by DDAT are full of energy and excitement.

of the surrounding world to build a musical spectrum that is

Special guests the Sonoma State Symphony Orchestra join

intimate then riotous, plumbing the depths of contemporary

DDAT for half of the program.

roots and rhythms, inspiring cultural and artistic liberation.

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Circa, Sacre

Created by Yaron Lifschitz and the Circa Ensemble Sunday, October 9, 2022 7 p.m.

Weill Hall

$25–$75

In the first circus setting of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, contemporary circus company Circa tightly weaves together powerful, world-class acrobatics and dynamic encounters suffused with dark humor and rich tenderness. Featuring a new composition by Philippe Bachman alongside Stravinsky’s famous score, Sacre penetrates the senses and stirs the soul.

“Sacre is a performance of its generation, defying new techniques and new approaches to a traditional circus performance.” – LA Dance Chronicle, USA

Photo: Pedro Greig

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Aida Cuevas

45th Anniversary Yo Creo Que Es Tiempo Thursday, October 13, 2022 7:30 p.m.

Weill Hall

$25–$75

Aida Cuevas, the “Queen of Mariachi,” presents 45th Anniversary / Yo Creo Que Es Tiempo—an unforgettable and emotional concert celebrating her career as Mexico’s most important female vocalist. Joined by the renowned Mariachi Aztlán along with other special guests, Cuevas is an esteemed figure in Mexico, beloved for her unswerving devotion to traditional mariachi music and for her mastery of its demanding vocal forms.

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Photo: Beth Lebarge

Photo: Nate Ryan

Cantus

Vanessa Sanchez & La Mezcla in

Song of the Universal Friday, October 14, 2022 7:30 p.m.

Weill Hall

$25–$75

Men’s vocal ensemble Cantus is widely known for “sheer quality and an unbroken belief in the special way that vocal music has of warming and invigorating the human spirit.” (Minneapolis Star Tribune) In Song of the Universal, Cantus explores how people across time and geography experience the divine—a program simultaneously transcendent and deeply human.

Pachuquísmo Thursday, October 20, 2022 7:30 p.m.

Weill Hall

$25–$75

Overlaying tap dance with Mexican zapateado, Pachuquísmo features a live band that brings together jazz with traditional son jarocho music. With the all-female cast donning full zoot suits, Pachuquísmo is a multi-disciplinary, rhythmic performance that unveils a forgotten history of MexicanAmerican female youth with energy and insight.

Supported in part by Cartograph Wines

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Photo: Jacob Blickenstaff

Matthew Whitaker Quintet Saturday, October 29, 2022 7:30 p.m.

Weill Hall

$25–$75

Twenty-one year old keyboardist Matthew Whitaker has already come a long way in his career. Matthew began teaching himself to play the Hammond B3 organ at age 9. Four years later, he became the youngest artist to be endorsed by Hammond—in its 80+ year history. He has gone on to headline the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and to be featured on CBS’s 60 Minutes thanks to his remarkable story and the joy that flows through his music. Supported in part by Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards

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Photo: Elisha Knight

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Simone Porter Schroeder Hall

P R ES EN T

Hasta La Muerte

Violin

Sunday, October 30, 2022 3 p.m.

CA F ET ERA S

A Day of the Dead Celebration $30–$40

Thursday, November 10, 2022 7:30 p.m.

Weill Hall

$25–$75

Violinist Simone Porter has been praised for her impassioned

Las Cafeteras have taken the music scene by storm with

energy, interpretive integrity, and vibrant communication.

their infectious live performances and have crossed genre

Simone made her professional solo debut at age 10 with the

and musical borders. Their enthralling new production

Seattle Symphony and her international debut with the Royal

Hasta La Muerte honors the ancestors and celebrates Dia

Philharmonic Orchestra in London at age 13. She has gone on

De Los Muertos through a passionate performance filled

to receive an Avery Fisher Career Grant and to debut with

with zapateado, folklorico dance, song, altares, y flores. With

the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, and the

a traditional altar on stage, Hasta La Muerte is a night of

Los Angeles Philharmonic.

transcendent color and sound, a moving invitation to travel through time, rhythm, and memory. Supported in part by Redwood Credit Union and Sally Tomatoes

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Laurie Lewis and Men of Note

Sam Reider, Mark Schatz and Brandon Godman Saturday, November 12, 2022 7:30 p.m.

Weill Hall Loft

$25–$45

Led by the Bay Area folk and bluegrass legend herself, Laurie Lewis and the Men of Note are a supergroup of acoustic talent. Featuring the unflappable, percussive groove of renowned bassist Mark Schatz, the deep jazz sensibilities of accordionist Sam Reider, and the swing and drive of Brandon Godman on fiddle, this new band combines with Laurie's original songs to bring a rich, eclectic mix to life.

Nobuntu Friday, November 18, 2022 7:30 p.m.

Weill Hall

$25–$75

Nobuntu, the female a cappella quintet from Zimbabwe, has drawn international acclaim for its inventive performances that range from traditional songs to jazz and gospel. Their concerts are performed with pure voices and accompanied by minimalistic percussion, movement, and traditional instruments such as the mbira (thumb piano).

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Photo: Werner Puntigam


Photo: Lisa Marie Mazzucco

Juilliard String Quartet Beethoven Extravaganza Sunday, November 20, 2022 3 p.m.

Weill Hall

$35–$95

Hailed by the Boston Globe as “the most important American quartet in history,” the ensemble draws on a deep and vital engagement with the classics, while embracing the mission of championing new works. The program includes the Beethoven Quartet, Opus 130 paired with new pieces by the celebrated German composer Jorg Widmann, which were designed to accompany Beethoven’s work. The Green Music Center is a proud co-commissioner of this project. Supported in part by Cartograph Wines Oliver’s Market

*Sadly, violist Roger Tapping died in January. Photos with the new violist are not yet available. We include this photo in Roger's honor.

Photo: Lukas Beck

Vienna Boys Choir Christmas in Vienna Sunday November 27, 2022 3 p.m.

Weill Hall

$45–$105

The Vienna Boys Choir has been delighting music lovers across the globe for six centuries with their purity of tone, distinctive charm, and popular repertoire. Christmas in Vienna showcases these gifted musicians with voices of unforgettable beauty in an extraordinary program featuring Austrian folk songs, classical masterpieces, popular songs, and, of course, holiday favorites. Supported in part by The Press Democrat and Redwood Credit Union

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Photo: Allen Weeks

All Is Calm

The Christmas Truce of 1914 Friday, December 9, 2022 7:30 p.m.

Weill Hall

$25–$75

The Western Front, Christmas, 1914. Out of the violence a silence, then a song. A German soldier steps into No Man’s Land singing “Stille Nacht.” Thus begins an extraordinary night of camaraderie, music, peace. A remarkable true story, told in the words and songs of the men who lived it. “A beautiful musical recounting of a World War 1 cease-fire of gifts, poetry, and melody.” – The New York Times

Photo: Allison Bridger

Boston Brass and the Brass All-Stars Big Band

Christmas Bells are Swingin’ Saturday, December 10, 2022 7:30 p.m.

Weill Hall

$25–75

Boston Brass and the Brass All-Stars Big Band light a fire for your holiday season. The ensemble of all brass (trumpets, French horns, trombones, and tubas with jazz rhythm section) features fiery big band arrangements of classics like the Stan Kenton Christmas Carols, Greensleeves, and Motown Jingle Bells with an energy that will delight audiences of all ages. Supported in part by Balletto Vineyards and Sally Tomatoes

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San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus Home for the Holidays Saturday, December 17, 2022 5 p.m.

Weill Hall

$25–$85

Holiday cheer returns with the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus’s merry renditions of classic seasonal songs. They will sing and dance their way into your hearts with holiday antics, traditional carols, and some new surprises. This will be the 31st year the Chorus has traveled north at the holidays to benefit Face 2 Face, AIDS services of Sonoma County. Make it your holiday tradition! Photo: Stuart Locklear Photography

American Bach Soloists

Photo: Ken Howard

A Baroque Christmas Sunday, December 18, 2022 3 p.m.

Weill Hall

$35–95

Under the leadership of co-founder and Music Director Jeffrey Thomas, American Bach Soloists consist of the world’s finest vocalists and period-instrument performers. Leading interpreters of the music of Bach and the Baroque, the ensemble has created a special program that includes the Christmas portion of Handel’s Messiah, the Hallelujah Chorus, and music of the season by Baroque composers Giovanni Valentini, Johann Christoph Pez, and Marc-Antoine Charpentier. Supported in part by Oliver's Market

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Bang on a Can All-Stars Sunday, January 29, 2023 7 p.m.

Weill Hall

$25–$75

Bang on a Can All-Stars are recognized worldwide for their dynamic live performances and recordings of today’s most innovative music. Freely crossing the boundaries between classical, jazz, rock, world, and experimental music, this six-member amplified ensemble has consistently forged a distinct, category-defying identity, taking music into uncharted territories. Supported in part by Cartograph Wines Photo: Peter Serling

Gretchen Parlato Thursday, February 9, 2023 7:30 p.m.

Weill Hall Loft

$25–$45

Jazz vocalist and songwriter Gretchen Parlato has justly earned a reputation as one of the most inventing and mesmerizing vocalists of her generation. In 2021 she released Flor, a project honoring her love and admiration of Brazilian music and her first studio recording in nearly a decade. The album has earned Gretchen her second Grammy Award nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album.

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Photo: Lauren Desberg


Photo: Matthew Washburn

New Century Chamber Orchestra Saturday, February 11, 2023 7:30 p.m.

Weill Hall

$35–$95

Led by Music Director and violinist Daniel Hope, New Century Chamber Orchestra presents Haydn's La Passione Symphony, Mendelssohn's D minor Violin Concerto, and some lovely Schubert, Brahms, and Lili Boulanger songs featuring the San Francisco Girls Chorus.

Photo: Masa Ogawa

Yamato

The Drummers of Japan Saturday, February 25, 2023 7:30 p.m.

Weill Hall

$25–$85

Yamato was founded by Masa Ogawa in 1993 in Nara, “the land of Yamato” which is said to be the birthplace of Japanese culture. They now travel the world with Japan’s traditional Wadaiko drums, putting their very souls into the instruments, whose sound stirs the hearts of people everywhere.

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Photo: Kevein W. Condon

Balourdet Quartet Sunday, February 26, 2023 3 p.m.

Schroeder Hall

$30–40

A young ensemble on a meteoric rise, the Balourdet Quartet is in residence at the New England Conservatory’s Professional String Quartet Program. They received the Grand Prize at the 2021 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition, the top prize awarded in the 2021 Premio Paolo Borciani in Italy, the Gold Medal at the 2020 Fischoff Competition, and Chamber Music America's 2021 Classical Commissioning Grant.

Treelogy Thursday, March 2, 2023 7:30 p.m.

Weill Hall

$25–75

Billy Childs Quartet Delirium Musicum, Artistic Director Etienne Gara Steve Mackey & Gabriella Smith In the midst of our climate crisis and recent devastating wildfires, our colleagues at CSU Northridge created this musical response, which pays tribute to the iconic trees of California. The resilience of the coastal redwood, giant sequoia, and the Joshua tree are the inspiration for composers Billy Childs, Gabriella Smith, and Steve Mackey to create music for violinist Etienne Gara and the chamber group Delirium Music.

Photo: Joshua Earle

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Israeli Chamber Project with Karim Sulayman Sunday, March 12, 2023 3 p.m.

Weill Hall

$35–95

"A band of world-class soloists...in which egos dissolve and players think, breathe and play as one" (Time Out New York) is joined by Lebanese-American tenor and recent GRAMMY® winner, Karim Sulayman in a wide-ranging program that features texts of love, peace, and the shared strength in community. Photo: Yael Ilan

Photo: Eric Ryan Anderson

Branford Marsalis Quartet Thursday, March 16, 2023 7:30 p.m.

Weill Hall

$25–85

Branford Marsalis has stayed the course. From his early acclaim as a saxophonist bringing new energy and new audiences to jazz, he has refined and expanded his talents and his horizons as a musician, composer, bandleader and educator – a 21st Century mainstay of artistic excellence.

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Somos Amigos: Songs on Common Ground with Sonia De Los Santos and The Okee Dokee Brothers Saturday, March 18, 2023 2 p.m.

Weill Hall

$12.50–$25

Friendship is at the heart of this joyful collaboration between Mexican songstress,

Family Day will have a festival feel

Sonia De Los Santos, and the Americana folk duo, The Okee Dokee Brothers. This

with refreshments, a balloon artist,

bilingual program includes both old and new songs that span the musical traditions

and a variety of activities led by

of North America and illustrate the collective power of singing together and learning

Sonoma State education students

from each other.

for children of all ages.

Supported in part by Oliver's Market

Photo: Jack Hartin

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Photo: Mark Mann

Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott Sunday, April 02, 2023 3 p.m.

Weill Hall

$65–$175

Yo-Yo Ma’s multi-faceted career is testament to his enduring belief in culture’s power to generate trust and understanding. Whether performing new or familiar works from the cello repertoire or collaborating with communities and institutions to explore culture’s role in society, Yo-Yo strives to foster connections that stimulate the imagination and reinforce our humanity. Internationally recognized as one of Britain’s most versatile and imaginative pianists, the Washington Post wrote pianist Kathryn Stott is “every bit Ma’s equal, playing with striking individuality.” Since first collaborating in 1985, Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott’s musical adventures have taken them to many fascinating parts of the world. Supported in part by Willow Creek Wealth Management

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Photo: Jovelle Tamayo

Ijeoma Oluo The H. Andréa Neves and Barton Evans Social Justice Lecture Series Tuesday, April 04, 2023 7:30 p.m.

Weill Hall

$25 General Admission

Ijeoma Oluo is a writer, speaker, and internet yeller. She is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller So You Want to Talk About Race, which is the 2022-23 Common Read for Sonoma State. Her newest book is Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America. The Social Justice Lecture Series is sponsored by philanthropist and former SSU professor Andréa Neves and her late husband, Silicon Valley engineer and executive Barton Evans. It is co-hosted annually by the School of Education and School of Social Sciences

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32 Sounds A film by Sam Green with live music by JD Samson Friday, April 07, 2023 7:30 p.m.

Weill Hall

$25–$75

Experience an immersive documentary and profound sensory experience presented in its "live cinema" form, featuring live narration by Sam Green and live original music by JD Samson. The film is a meditation on the power of sound to bend time, cross borders, and profoundly shape our perception of the world around us. Each audience member will receive headphones to create an incredible binaural sound mix and add a deeply immersive element to the live documentary form. Supported in part by Cartograph Wines

Photo: Sofia Taylor

Photo: Allison Burke

George Hinchliffe's

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain Thursday, April 20, 2023 7:30 p.m.

Weill Hall

$25–$85

An ensemble featuring ukuleles of various sizes and registers, accompanied by the natural voices of the performers, The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain are best known for their creativity, humor, and originality. Sometimes a rock song will be changed into a jazz idiom, or sometimes several songs from different genres are combined into one “soup of contrasts.” Supported in part by Sally Tomatoes 27


Clear Creek Creative Ezell: Ballad of A Land Man April 27, 28, 29, 2023 5 p.m.

Fairfield Osborn Preserve

$40 General Admission

Creating art that explores and inspires the possibility of

This outdoor, solo performance work will take place at

living in harmony with nature and with one another, Clear

an offsite location, and will consist of multiple sections

Creek Creative presents their theatrical work Ezell: Ballad

including a contemplative nature trek, the performance of

of a Land Man. An environmental, cultural, and spiritual

Ezell: Ballad of A Land Man, and a farm-fresh,

parable derived from living in the foothills of Appalachia,

family-style feast.

about one man among many seeking to make sense of the time, place, and condition in which we live.

Supported in part by Cartograph Wines

Photo: Yamil Rodriguez

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Photo: Tristan Cook

Photo: Shervin Lainez

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Magos Herrera & Brooklyn Rider

Sunday, April 30, 2023 3 p.m.

Thursday, May 11, 2023 7:30 p.m.

The Brahms Effect

Weill Hall

$35–$95

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center consists of the world’s finest chamber musicians. The Brahms Effect shows the unsurpassed emotional range, innovative spirit, influence of Johannes Brahms.

Dreamers

Weill Hall

$25–$85

Mexican-born songstress Magos Herrera and the omnivorous string quartet Brooklyn Rider join forces for an unforgettable musical journey in a program that pays tribute to poets and songwriters who create avenues of hope. Despite the oppressive regimes which prevailed

David Shifrin, clarinet; Radek Baborák, horn; Juho Pohjonen, piano; Richard Lin, violin; Hsin-Yun Huang, viola; David Finckel, cello

throughout much of Latin America and Spain in the

Brahms: Trio in A minor for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano, Op. 114 Brahms: Trio in E-flat major for Horn, Violin, and Piano, Op. 40 Dohnányi: Sextet in C major for Clarinet, Horn, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano, Op. 37

unending love for beauty and humanity. This unforgettable

twentieth century, these dreamers persevered with an musical journey reinterprets classics of the era from Mexico, Cuba, Peru, Chile, Brazil, Argentina, and Spain. Supported in part by Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards

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Our Resident Companies Sonoma State Department of Music Accounts for more than 50% of Weill Hall's uses. The department fosters individuality in developing artists in an environment that emphasizes personalized instruction and provides a wide variety of performance experiences. music.sonoma.edu

Sonoma Bach

Santa Rosa Symphony

Sonoma Bach’s resident ensembles—three

The 94-year-old Resident Orchestra of the

vocal ensembles and a period-instrument

Green Music Center performs 21 Classical

orchestra—prepare and perform a series

Series concerts (seven sets), seven Discovery

of eight concert sets and host a series of

Dress Rehearsals and a three-concert Family

educational events.

Series in Weill Hall, under the direction of Music Director Francesco Lecce-Chong. The

sonomabach.org

Symphony is committed to core values of artistic excellence, innovative programming, comprehensive music education, and community service. srsymphony.org

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Weill Hall

The Loft

Schroeder Hall

A shoebox-style concert venue inspired

Concerts in The Loft will turn your world

The 240-seat Schroeder Hall is the unsung

by some of the world’s great halls, the

around! Experience Weill Hall like never

gem of the Green Music Center.

1,400-seat Weill Hall is a place for artistic

before with our new 300-seat loft series,

experiences without equal.

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Educate, Connect, & Inspire As a university presenter, the Green Music Center is committed to providing access to diverse artistic experiences to the campus and regional communities we serve. Several of the artists we present in our halls each season engage in activities such as workshops, coaching sessions, demonstrations, and conversations that aim to educate and inspire students of all ages. Participants often receive discounted or complimentary tickets to the artists’ performances to deepen the engagement experience.

The Green Music Center also works with faculty and student program leaders from a variety of disciplines across Sonoma State University’s campus to distribute complimentary tickets to classes and student groups that connect the performances we present with their course and programmatic work. These experiences develop creative capacities and critical thinking skills, encourage participants to investigate communal and personal values, and inspire empathy through exposure to cultures outside of one’s own.

To learn more about how your class, school, or organization can participate in these programs, please contact our Engagement Manager:

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Becky Cale 707-664-2371 becky.cale@sonoma.edu


Support the Arts & Communities Your generosity allows the Green Music Center to bring compelling artists to our halls, classrooms, and community centers across the region. Why give to the Green Music Center? • You support our mission to provide access to diverse    artistic experiences that educate, connect, and inspire. • Ticket sales only cover a portion of the cost    of presenting artists. • You make these programs possible.

For more information To support our work, please contact: GMC Development gmcdevel@sonoma.edu 707-664-3355

D O N O R

B E N E F I T S

25% off four select season shows ($500 donors & above)

DakhaBrakha (9/25/22) Boston Brass, Christmas Bells are Swingin' (12/10/22) Israeli Chamber Project (3/12/23) Clear Creek Creative, Ezell: Ballad of a Land Man   (4/27–29/23)

Early access to purchase tickets, plus 50% off annual donor appreciation concert ($1,000 & above)

Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain (4/20/23)

Access to the Donor Lounge and tasting events before select concerts ($1,500 & above)

Preferred parking ($2,500 & above)

Opportunity to be recognized as a performance sponsor ($5,000 & above)

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It’s time to go out and do things. It’s time to enjoy our community and share artistic experiences. It’s time to reconnect with family and friends and experience live performance. Create memories that will stay with you long after the music fades.

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Three show packages start as low as $75

Subscribers receive early access for Summer 2023 and the 2023-24 Seasons. Buy a subscription now and get 15% off additional 2022–23 Season ticket purchases.

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Get priority access to tickets for artists like Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott and Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis. The best seats for these performances will sell out before single tickets go on sale.

Not available for a discount: Party for the Green, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Vienna Boys Choir, San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus, and Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott

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Pre-sale for $1,000+ donors May 24 | 10 a.m.

On-sale August 2022

2021-22 Subscribers May 26 | 10 a.m. General On-Sale May 31 | 10 a.m.

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