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G R E E N M U S I C C E N T E R

Weill HallatSonoma State University

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Discoverthe ultimate music experience in the heart owine country

Sonoma State University is nowhome to one o the most remarkable

perormance spaces in the country,Weill Hall at the G reen Music Center.

Hungton Post

Sonoma State nowhas a music center thatmany conservatorieswould envy.

The New York Times

This welcoming and acousticallyresponsive space has the ability tobe a ocus or musical activitythroughout the Bay Area and beyond.

San Francisco Chronicle

Superb acoustics, sublimeperormances, and stunningsurroundings await you at Weill Hall.

The 201314season debutswith astar-studded

lineup.

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Special Event

Grand Opening

Rene Fleming, sopranoSun, Sep 15, 2013, 3pm

Package A

Ruth Ann Swenson, sopranoSun, Sep 29, 3pm

Garrick Ohlsson, pianoSat, Oct 12, 7:30pm

Venice Baroque OrchestraPhilippe Jaroussky, counter-tenorSun, Feb 9, 3pm

Jessye Norman, sopranoAmerican MastersSat, Mar 29, 7:30pm

Package B

Lang Lang, pianoTue, Sep 17, 7:30pm

HandelsTheodoraThe English Concert

Sat, Jan 25, 7:30pm

Hilary Hahn, violinSun, Apr 27, 3pm

Florian Boesch, baritone &Malcolm Martineau, pianoSun, May 11, 3pm

Package C

Itzhak Perlman, violinSat, Sep 21, 6pm

Bryn Terfel, baritoneSun, Oct 13, 3pm

An Afternoon of OperaLeah Crocetto & David LomeliSanta Rosa SymphonySun, Mar 9, 3pm

Richard Goode, pianoSun, May 18, 3pm

Package D

The Takcs QuartetSun, Oct 27, 3pm

Handels MessiahPhilharmonia Baroque

Sun, Dec 15, 3pm

Vienna Philharmonic OrchestraTue, Mar 11, 7:30pm

Deborah Voigt, sopranoSun, Apr 13, 3pm

Jazz & World Music

Package A

Herbie HancockSat, Sep 28, 6pm

Jon Batisteand Stay HumanSat, Oct 26, 7:30pm

Bahia Orchestra ProjectJean-Yves Thibaudet, pianoSun, Feb 23, 3pm

Jazz & World MusicPackage B

The Silk Road EnsembleTue, Oct 29, 7:30pm

MarizaSat, Nov 2, 7:30pm

Estrella MorenteSat, Mar 15, 7:30pm

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Season at a Glance


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Grand Openingwith Rene FlemingSun, Sep 15, 2013, 3pm

One o Americas most celebrated sopranospromises an aternoon o pure delight and joy.She has been invited to appear on all the majoropera stages and at the worlds most high proleevents rom the Beijing Olympics, to PresidentObamas Inauguration and the Queen o EnglandsDiamond Jubilee.

Now, she brings her extraordinary artistry toSonoma County or the opening o the secondseason an event not to be missed!

Perect voice, endless breath, sensual tone . . .she is sheer perection Le Monde

As a subscriber, you may order tickets to this perormanceas an add-on to any package you purchase, or as part o

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Opening Night GalaJoin us or a magical evening.

Featuring a reception,

and a black-tie dinner ollowingthe Rene Fleming concert.

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Ruth Ann Swenson, sopranoSun, Sep, 29, 3pm

Ruth Ann Swenson is one o Americas most brilliant coloraturasopranos. Ater making an auspicious debut with the Merola Programat the San Francisco Opera, her career skyrocketed to include severaldecades o perormances at many o the worlds nest opera stages.She is adored by audiences or her lovely, creamy sound and hersuperb technique.

She sang exquisitely, with awlessly executed roulades and runs,eortless high notes and unerring pitch. The New York Times

Garrick Ohlsson, pianoSat, Oct 12, 7:30pm

Since his triumph as the rst and only American to win the ChopinInternational Piano Competition, Garrick Ohlsson has receivedaccolades or his dazzling technique, spellbinding fuidity, andsheer beauty o tone. He perorms regularly with the worldsgreatest orchestras, and is in high demand as a recitalist andchamber musician.

The unailingly beautiul tonal variety was very special, and hisexploratory approach made it sound as i the music were beingcomposed under his fngers. Washington Post

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Venice Baroque OrchestraPhilippe Jaroussky, counter-tenorSun, Feb 9, 3pm

Since its ounding in 1997, the Venice Baroque Orchestra has quicklybecome one o the worlds premier period instrument ensemblesand has perormed to great acclaim throughout North America,Europe, South America, Japan and Korea. Here, they are joined bythe superb young French counter-tenor, Philippe Jaroussky, whohas taken the classical music world by storm.

This young singer with the tone o an angel and the virtuosity o theDevil has come into the limelight in only a ew years as the great newFrench vocal talent. La Terrasse

Jessye Norman, sopranoSat, Mar 29, 7:30pm

Jessye Norman, one o the worlds most celebrated artists, isacclaimed or her perormances in a wide range o leading roleswith the worlds top opera companies, in solo recitals and inconcerts o her cherished classical repertoire with preeminentorchestras all over the globe, as well as her latest artistic expansionwith her jazz ensemble.

Her voice was a treat, in its imperious range and power. The New York Times


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Lang Lang, pianoTue, Sep 17, 7:30pm

Ater his wildly successul debut at the Inaugural Opening oWeill Hall, the young Chinese superstar pianist returns to SonomaCounty in a perormance guaranteed to thrill audiences with hiscommanding technique and stellar musicianship.The ebullient Lang Langhas an intelligent way o shapingphrases, controlling dynamics, and varying articulations. The New Yorker

Handels TheodoraThe English ConcertHarry Bicket, conductorThe Choir o Trinity Wall Street; Julian Wachner, director

John Mark Ainsley, Sarah Connolly, David Daniels,Neal Davies, Dorothea RoschmannSat, Jan 25, 7:30pm

Handels penultimate oratorio, Theodora contains some o thecomposers most heart-wrenching and inspired music; music thatis as much human as it is divine. With a stellar cast accompaniedby one o Europes nest Baroque orchestras, this promises to bean extraordinary evening o music-making.

The perormers were...wonderully in tune with the fre, antasyand dancing lightness o the music... Chicago Tribune

Hilary Hahn, violinSun, Apr 27, 3pm

At 33, violinist Hilary Hahn has already blazed an astonishing career.A two-time Grammy winner, she was named Americas Best YoungClassical Musician by TIME in 2011. Her fawless virtuosity andprobing interpretations win her legions o ans wherever she goes.Dont miss her Weill Hall debut.

Hahn can dazzle you with the warmth o her personality and knockyou dead with the dexterity o her technique and the emotionaldepth o her interpretations. Los Angeles Times

Florian Boesch, baritone& Malcolm Martineau, pianoSun, May 11, 3pm

The ast-rising Austrian baritone Florian Boesch, who recently wona coveted award or his Papageno at the Bolshoi Theatre, teams upwith the critically acclaimed English pianist Malcolm Martineau ora collaborative recital o Schuberts exquisite song cycle, Winterreise.

Boeschs strikingly rich baritone voice was a sound t o behold. Bachtrack

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Itzhak Perlman, violinSat, Sep 21, 6pm

He is undeniably one o the greatest violinists o our time, a super-star in the pantheon o classical musicians. Beloved or his charmas well as his humanity, he is revered throughout the world or hisremarkable artistry and his irrepressible joy o making music. Onlysubscribers will be guaranteed a place act now beore its too late.

Perlman made the violin sing with such stirring depth andcommitment. Thirdcoat Digest

Bryn Terel, baritoneSun, Oct 13, 3pm

He grew up in a small village in Wales, yet rose quickly to the topranks o international operatic stardom. In the past ew seasons,he has been a xture at the Met perorming Wotan in WagnersRing Cycle, among other prominent roles. Audiences adore his big,warm voice and his compelling, intelligent interpretations.

One o the great talents o the l ast decade. Sir Georg Solti

An Aternoon o Operawith Leah Crocetto and David LomeliSanta Rosa SymphonySun, Mar 9, 3pm

These two ormer San Francisco Opera Adler ellows have enjoyedmeteoric careers. Crocetto became an overnight sensation whenshe won the 2010 Metropolitan Opera audition, while Lomeli earnedrst place in Plcido Domingos vocal competition when he wasonly 26. In their Weill Hall debut, they perorm arias and duetsrom some o the worlds best-loved operas.

[Her voice] is a voice o size, beauty and agility. Chicago Tribune

His sweet, eortlessly lyrical yet penetrating tenor, make him a

mesmerizing presence. The Wall Street Journal

Richard Goode, pianoSun, May 18, 3pm

For more than ve decades, Richard Goode has garneredinternational acclaim as a recording and concert artist inthe worlds music capitals. In recent years, he won a devotedollowing or his recordings o Beethovens piano concertos,and was awarded the Avery Fisher Prize and a Grammy. He haslong been considered a musicians musician highly respectedor his resh interpretations, astidious perormance, andinallible technique.

Goode has so thoroughly entered into the spirit o the compositionshe perorms that youd swear the composer himsel was atthe keyboard.

The Globe and Mail

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The Takcs QuartetSun, Oct 27, 3pm

Founded in Budapest in 1975, The Takcs Quartet has been inresidence at the University o Colorado Boulder or the past ewdecades. Their consummate artistry and exquisite, award-winningrecordings place them in the top ranks o string quartetsworldwide. In their Weill Hall debut, they perorm works byMozart and Dvork and are joined by special guests, ErikaEckert (viola) and Scott Pingel (bass).

This is chamber music playing o overwhelming intensity...simplythe best I have ever heard in concert. Guardian, London

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & ChoraleHandels MessiahSun, Dec 15, 3pm

Few pieces are more beloved than Handels Messiah. To hear thisglorious choral masterpiece in the superb acoustics o Weill Hall,accompanied by one o Americas most admired early musicensembles, is a great way to celebrate the holidays.

[Philharmonia Baroques] interpretation o Handels Messiah hasto be considered one o this seasons most memorable. International Review o Music

Vienna Philharmonic OrchestraAndris Nelsons, conductorTue, Mar 11, 7:30pm

For more than 160 years, the Vienna Philharmonic has embodied thenest traditions o European classical music. Composers such asBruckner, Mahler, Brahms, and Wagner, have sung its praises, and theorchestras revered home the Musikverein was an inspiration orthe design o Weill Hall. This is a rare opportunity to experience oneo the worlds greatest orchestra. Tickets are sure to go quickly;only subscribers will be guaranteed a seat.

The orchestra rose to its challenges magnifcently, withplaying that oozed quality and virtuosity. The Telegraph

Deborah Voigt, sopranoSun, Apr 13, 3pm

Deborah Voigt is one o the preeminent dramatic sopranosperorming today. In 2012, she earned rave reviews or herportrayal o Brnnhilde in Wagners Ring Cycle at the Met, as wellas her lead role inAnnie Get Your Gun at the Glimmerglass Festival.She graduated rom Cal State Fullerton, and got her start at theSan Francisco Operas Merola program.

Ms. Voigt, clearly in her prime, is astonishing. Her sound is at onceearthen and gleaming...simply glorious. The New York Times

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Herbie Hancock, pianoSat, Sep 28, 6pm

He perormed a Mozart piano concerto withthe Chicago Symphony when he was just 11.At 23, he was hand-picked by Miles Davis tojoin the jazzmans legendary second quintet.Hancocks towering and infuential career asa pianist, composer, and bandleader includesmore than ve decades o pioneering jazzperormances and more than sixtyrecordings, o which ourteen earneda Grammy Award.

He had the sold-out crowd in the palm ohis hand. The Oregonian

Jon Batisteand Stay HumanSat, Oct 26, 7:30pm

Born in New Orleans, this young, iconicartist has quickly ignited New Yorks jazzmusic scene where he is now based. Withhis voice on piano and dapper sense ostyle, he has wowed audiences in morethan orty countries and released our CDs.Dont miss this spirited, upliting eveningo eclectic music.

Mr. Batiste was stunning: he played a soloin the pianos upper region that was spare,orceul, witty, unky, imaginative, andcoherent. The New York Times

Bahia Orchestra ProjectRichard Castro, conductor

Jean-Yves Thibaudet, pianoSun, Feb 23, 3pm

Modeled on the Venezuelan El Sistema,this Brazilian youth orchestra has won thehearts o audiences throughout Europe andLatin America. In their U.S. debut tour, theyperorm Ravels Piano Concerto in G Majorwith the internationally acclaimed Frenchpianist, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, along withmusic o their native Brazil.

This orchestra is at the very tip o thepowerul movement to inspire young kidsthrough music and give them a uture. Radio Berlin

The Silk Road Ensemble15th Anniversary YearTue, Oct 29, 7:30pm

Founded by Yo-Yo Ma, this innovativeensemble draws together distinguishedmusicians rom more than twenty countriesand has perormed to critical acclaimthroughout Asia, Europe, and North America.Their most recent recording, O the Map,

was nominated or a Grammy in 2011.

A kind o roving, music laboratory withoutwalls. Boston Globe

MarizaSat, Nov 2, 7:30pm

She is part o a new generation who hasreinvigorated Portugalsado a style osinging that blends the timeless Portugueseolk melodies and poetry with Arabiccadences and Arican and Brazilian rhythms.Her passionate, charismatic perormanceshave won her legions o ans worldwide.

...shes been reviving and reinventing the tra-ditional ado style, and the results are nothingshort o spectacular. The Washington Post

Estrella MorenteSat, Mar 15, 7:30pm

This Spanish superstar began singingfamenco music with her amous ather,Enrique Morente, at the age o seven.She gained her own ollowing ater herappearance on the soundtrack o PedroAlmdovars lm, Volver. Her ourth studioalbum was released in 2012, reinorcingher legacy as a singer with grace, passion,and re.

Her physical authority is at one with heramazing voice. A tough act to ollow. The Guardian

Jazz & World Music, Package A Three Concerts: $94 $204 Jazz & World Music, Package B Three Concerts: $78 $180

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PreludeRestaurant

Exquisite cuisine, fne wine, andelegant surroundings await youat Prelude Restaurant, located juststeps away rom Weill Hall. Reserveyour table in advance, or sit atthe bar or a quick bite. PreludeRestaurant is open beore, ater,and during intermission o

most concerts.

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Music EducationMore than 100 annualconcerts by the students andaculty who live and learn atthe Green Music Center

On Campus PresentsCatering to the collegeaudience with a variety omainstream music, comedy,and more

San FranciscoSymphonyThe 15-time Grammy award-winning orchestra will perormour concerts o exceptionalartistry. To purchase tickets,please visit ssymphony.orgor call 415-864-6000.

Santa RosaSymphonyThe eighty-member ResidentOrchestra o Weill Hall deliversnearly three-dozen concerts each

year. To purchase tickets, pleasevisit santarosasymphony.comor call 707-546-8742.

For reservations orinormation, call866-955-6040 ext. 2 or visitwww.sonoma.edu/prelude.

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PACKAGE A - Four Concerts $288 $220 $172 $136

PACKAGE B - Four Concerts $310 $238 $184 $141

PACKAGE C - Four Concerts $322 $250 $193 $149

PACKAGE D - Four Concerts $336 $259 $201 $149

JAZZ & WORLD PACKAG E A - T hree Conc erts $204 $153 $120 $94

JAZZ & WORLD PACKAG E B - Three Con certs $180 $129 $102 $78

DISCOUNT IS INCLUDED BELOW

Rene Fleming 09/15 $113 $90 $68 $50

Lang Lang 09/17 $113 $90 $68 $50

Itzhak Perlman 09/21 $113 $90 $68 $50

Herbie Hancock 09/28 $77 $59 $45 $36

Ruth Ann Swenson 09/29 $77 $59 $45 $36

Garrick Ohlsson 10/12 $77 $59 $45 $36

Bryn Terel 10/13 $77 $59 $45 $36

Jon Batiste and Stay Human 10/26 $63 $45 $36 $27

The Takcs Quartet 10/27 $63 $45 $36 $27

The Silk Road Ensemble 10/29 $63 $45 $36 $27

Mariza 11/02 $63 $45 $36 $27

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra 12/15 $77 $59 $45 $36

The English Concert 01/25 $77 $59 $45 $36

Venice Baroque & Philippe Jaroussky 02/09 $77 $59 $45 $36

Bahia Orchestra Project 02/23 $77 $59 $45 $36

Leah Crocetto & David LomeliSanta Rosa Symphony

03/09 $77 $59 $45 $36

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra 03/11 $140 $113 $86 $59

Estrella Morente 03/15 $63 $45 $36 $27

Jessye Norman 03/29 $77 $59 $45 $36

Deborah Voigt 04/13 $77 $59 $45 $36

Hilary Hahn 04/27 $77 $59 $45 $36

Florian Boesch & Malcolm Martineau 05/11 $63 $45 $36 $27

Richard Goode 05/18 $77 $59 $45 $36Outdoor seating will be available or select shows later this year.

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Rene Fleming

Lang Lang

Vienna PhilharmonicItzhak Perlman

Jessye Norman

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