Bassist

Join us for an exquisite Chamber Music Workshop titled "Music in the Vineyards" on Saturday, August 17th, 2024, from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm. This unique event, "An Echo in the Vineyards," will be held at the First Presbyterian Church, located at 1333 3rd St, Napa, CA 94559. 

Designed for accomplished adult enthusiasts, including advanced high school and college students, this workshop offers a rare opportunity to meet like-minded musicians and play in small ensembles. Participants will receive ensemble music in advance to prepare for a collaborative and enriching experience. 

The workshop will feature guidance and insights from Michael Adams and the 2024 Fellowship String Quartet, the Cabaletta Quartet. Attendees who also purchase tickets for the Community Concert at 5 pm will enjoy reserved front-row seating and the chance to participate in the Pachelbel play-along.

The repertoire includes timeless pieces such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Luigi Boccherini's Night Music of the Streets of Madrid, Antonio Vivaldi's Concerto for Four Violins and Strings, Giovanni Bottesini's Grand Duo Concertante, and Johann Pachelbel's Canon in D Major.

Participation is priced at $10 per student, with free admission for students. This workshop not only promises a day filled with beautiful chamber music but also offers a platform for musicians to connect and create lasting memories. 

Don't miss this opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of chamber music amidst the scenic backdrop of Napa. Book your spot now and be part of a community that celebrates music education and participatory experiences for all ages and walks of life.

Chamber Music Workshop

Presbyterian Day School

Join us for an enchanting evening of classical music at the "Bach, Beethoven and their Admirers - Music in the Vineyards" event, set to take place on Friday, August 9th, 2024, at 5:00 pm. This remarkable concert will be hosted at the scenic Maxville Winery, located at 4105 Chiles Pope Valley Rd, St Helena, CA 94574.

Dive into the world of classical inspiration as we explore the connections between legendary composers and the contemporary artists they've influenced. The evening will feature Beethoven's String Quartet in B-flat Major, op. 18, no. 6, a piece that inspired Caroline Shaw's "Blueprint," and Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, which motivated Christopher Theofanidis to compose "Muse" for the same instrumentation. Additionally, the program includes George Friderich Handel's Sonata for violin and harpsichord, showcasing the talents of Daniel Ching on violin and Katherine Heater on harpsichord, among other esteemed musicians.

Tickets are priced at $85, offering you the opportunity to immerse yourself in the beauty of classical music amidst the vineyards. This concert not only celebrates the legacy of Bach, Beethoven, and their admirers but also supports the ECHO Education & Outreach initiative, providing music education and participatory experiences to diverse audiences.

Don't miss this unique blend of historical masterpieces and modern interpretations in the stunning setting of Napa Valley. Book your tickets now and prepare for an unforgettable journey through the ages of music.

Bach, Beethoven and their Admirers

Maxville Winery

We launch our next 30 years at Frog’s Leap Winery, with Spring Ahead! featuring Beethoven’s Spring Sonata, Vivaldi’s Spring from the Four Seasons, and Aaron Copland’s masterpiece: Appalachian Spring.

Spring Ahead: Launching Our Next 30 Years

Frog's Leap Winery

Music from the Baroque era stimulates the senses, lifts the spirits, and inspires faith in all things good. The evolution of everything in music—from the art of counterpoint to the invention of new forms—transformed Baroque composers into unstoppable creators as they experimented with new musical styles and combinations of instruments. In this opening concert, we’ll experience six trailblazing composers showing their skills in a colorful collection of instruments and ensembles.

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Concert Program I: Baroque Splendor

Menlo School Campus

To celebrate Chamber Music Sedona’s 40th Anniversary Season, we’re going BIG, featuring massive and groundbreaking works that will shatter any notion that chamber music is small scale. Mendelssohn’s beloved Octet, one of the greatest masterpieces of western music, will be joined by the epic and rarely heard Octet by Romanian composer George Enescu, along with something truly special: a brand new work by composer and Sedona favorite Michael Stephen Brown, co-commissioned by Chamber Music Sedona to commemorate our 40th year.

40th Anniversary Gala: Epic Octets

Sedona Performing Arts Center

The festival begins on a celebratory note, connecting Joseph Haydn, the father of the Classical style, with the Baroque era’s greatest master, Johann Sebastian Bach. Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, son of Johann Sebastian, composed his dashing A major Cello Concerto only three years after his father’s death, setting a new standard of instrumental brilliance. In Haydn’s dramatic cantata, the heroine Ariadne is abandoned during the night on the island of Naxos by her lover Theseus, whom she had saved from the Minotaur. Haydn’s ever popular C major Violin Concerto follows, and the evening closes with Johann Sebastian Bach’s secular cantata Be still, stop chattering (in essence, a short comic opera), which tells the humorous, cautionary tale of a young woman addicted to coffee.

CONCERT PROGRAM I Concertos and Cantatas

Music@Menlo’s nineteenth season offers nine programs presented over three weekends, three trios of concerts comprising mini-festivals in their own right. The festival’s opening weekend, “Coming Together,” combines timeless classics of the past with voices of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Concert Program I features the world premiere of Patrick Castillo’s Gather for cello and piano, written to commemorate the opening of the Spieker Center for the Arts, Johannes Brahms’s fiery Scherzo “FAE” for violin and piano, and Franz Schubert’s Trout Quintet, penned in a matter of days to be enjoyed at a chamber music soirée.

Scott Pingel

Bassist

Events

Past events

Aug 17, 2024

Chamber Music Workshop · Music in the Vineyards

Aug 9, 2024

Bach, Beethoven and their Admirers · Music in the Vineyards

Future and recently performed repertoire

Double Bass in Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 by Bach

Music in the Vineyards

Double Bass in Appalachian Spring Suite by Copland

Music in the Vineyards

Bass in Trout Quintet by Schubert

Music@Menlo

Double Bass in Voices of Spring by Strauss

Music in the Vineyards

Double Bass in Muse by Theofanidis

Music in the Vineyards

Double Bass in Grand Duo Concertante by Bottesini

Music in the Vineyards

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