“…on a very American note, I love Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue.”
--Tobias Wolff

Tobias Wolff, author of Our Story Begins, joins Alasdair Neale pre-concert

Concerts made possible by Bon Air Center, Bank of America, 102.1FM KDFC and
Marin Magazine. Guest soloist sponsored by Frank and Lois Noonan.

  

“There’s an inevitability and truth to a beautiful sentence or brilliant musical phrase.” --Barbara Quick

Barbara Quick, author of Vivaldi's Virgins, joins Alasdair Neale pre-concert

Book Passage event on Sunday, Ocotber 18
Barbara Quick reads from her novel, accompanied by MSYO violinist Katya Frazier who performs Vivaldi excerpts in the style of the novel's protagonist, Anna Maria dal Violin.

“Great poetry, like great music, calls into question no less than everything.”
--Roger Housden

Roger Housden, author of For Lovers of God Everywhere: Poems of the Christian Mystics joins Alasdair Neale pre-concert

Concerts made possible by Bank of Marin and the Marin Independent Journal.
Guest soloist sponsored by Hoytt Enterprises.

  

Wine sponsor: Miner Family Vineyards

“When I was a moody, heartsick adolescent, I fell in love with Debussy’s ‘Afternoon of a Faun…’  When I listen to the ‘Faun’ now, I still feel the swoon.”
--Jane Anderson

Jane Anderson, playwright and director of The Quality of Life, joins Alasdair Neale pre-concert

Concerts made possible by Westamerica Bank and Brayton Purcell, LLP.

  

Wine sponsor: Saintsbury Wines

“Years ago, David Carlson invited me to collaborate on a cantata for The Glimmerglass Opera.  The joys and challenges of that collaboration have expanded with this new song cycle for Christine Brewer.”
--Susan Kinsolving

David Carlson and librettist/poet Susan Kinsolving join Alasdair Neale pre-concert