Festival Musica Marin is an annual world-class chamber music & culinary festival; a weekend event that combines the magnificence of world-renowned musicians from Europe and across the U.S. with the expertise of celebrated chefs to deliver a memorable experience on the beautiful Belvedere-Tiburon Peninsula.
The Musica Marin experience is an immersive adventure in classical music and fine cuisine that takes you out of the ordinary and into the extraordinary. Click on the photos below to explore the event details and learn about this year's participating musicians and chefs. Buy tickets to one, two or all three dates with a discounted 3-Day Pass.
Friday, Oct. 18
Friday, October 18, 2019 | 7:00 pm
St. Stephens Church, 3 Bayview Avenue, Belvedere, California, 94920
Hear a rarely performed work by Italian composer Lino Liviabella performed by his grandson world-renowned violinist Hans Liviabella and Artistic Director and violist Ruth Kahn. Members of the San Francisco Boys Chorus will follow with an inspiring selection of works by Italian composers. Celebrated German-Italian lyric baritone Marco Vassalli and Adler Fellow pianist César Cañón will perform romantic Italian arias, lieder and songs. KDFC’s Dianne Nicolini emcees this wonderful journey to Italy and beyond.
The opening night party includes “ Best of the Bay” Chef Mark Furr and Enad Germani, VP of the Truffle Association of Italy, shares dishes featuring the rare White Truffle from Alba Italy, paired with Italian wines. All to be enjoyed with live music in a spectacular setting.
PROGRAM
LINO LIVIABELLA “Sette Duetti Miniatura” Duo for violin and Viola
Performed by violinist Hans Liviabella and violist Ruth Kahn
PERGOLESI “Se tu m’ami"
BONOCINI “Per la gloria d’adorarvi"
CALDARA “Alma del core”
ARCHER “Brother James’ Air"
TRAD “Swing Low Medley Al Shlosha”
Performed by San Francisco Boys Chorus
Borzoni “Tango” from Festival Duo for violin and viola
Performed violinist Hans Liviabella and violist Ruth Kahn
RICHARD STRAUSS “Heimliche Aufforderung” Op. 27
RICHARD STRAUSS “Morgen” Op. 27
VINCENZO BELLINI “Ah per sempre io ti perdei“ from I Puritani
FRANCESCO PAOLO TOSTI “La Serenata” and “Non t’amo più”
MOZART “Hai già vinta la causa” from Le nozze di Figaro
Performed by baritone Marco Vassalli and pianist César Cañón
LEE HOLDRIDGE “An American Hymn”
Performed by San Francisco Boys Chorus and baritone Marco Vassalli
TICKET PRICES
General — $95
Youth 26 and under (with ID ) — $35
This event includes a concert at a beautiful intimate venue followed by an after-party with unlimited select wines and creative small bites designed by a variety of award-winning chefs. Enjoy additional live entertainment by renowned jazz artists and savor the gorgeous views of the Belvedere-Tiburon Peninsula.
Save 15% with a limited-availability 3-Day Pass for $270!
Saturday, Oct. 19
Saturday, October 19, 2019 | 3:00 pm
St. Stephens Church, 3 Bayview Avenue, Belvedere, California, 94920
Renowned American Soprano Felicia Moore graces our stage for the first time to perform works by Jean Sibelius, Johannes Brahms, Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss. A recent Juilliard graduate and singer at the Metropolitan Opera, Moore’s voice has been hailed as, “transfixing, marked by tonal brilliance and emotional eloquence” by Joshua Kosman, SF Gate. The world premiere of “Festival Duo”, written specifically for this occasion by Composer in Residence Clint Borzoni, will be performed by violinist Hans Liviabella and violist Ruth Kahn. Cadence Strange from Musica Marin’s Young Artist Programs performs a selection of arias.
Following the concert, guests will hear a capella quartet from CalPoly SLO, Simple Harmonic Motion, and taste an innovative fusion of bites by star Vietnamese Chef Tu David Phu from TV's Top Chef, L.A. Thai Chef Intu Kornnawong from Intu On, and award-winning Chef Danica Aviles, from Pinoy Heritage who will be presenting Filipino delights. Guests will enjoy eclectic Latin/jazz fusion performed by the versatile two-time GRAMMY®-Award winning violinist Mads Tolling and Friends with Mads on violin, Frank Martin on piano and Gary Brown on bass.
PROGRAM
ALESSANDRO STRADELLA “Pieta Singore”
GUISEPPE TORLELLI “Tu lo sai”
ANTONIO CALDERA “Sebben Crudele”
Performed by young Tenor Cadence Strange and pianist Kseniia Polstiankina
SIBELIUS Op. 37
WAGNER “Im Treibhaus”
BRAHMS “Von ewiger Liebe”
Performed by soprano Felicia Moore and pianist Kseniia Polstiankina
CLINT BORZONI “Festival Duo” for violin and viola
Performed by violinist Hans Liviabella and violist Ruth Kahn
ARRIGO BOITO “L’altra notte”
STRAUSS “Es gibt ein Reich”
Performed by soprano Felicia Moore and pianist Kseniia Polstiankina
HANDEL-HALVORSEN “Passacaglia” for violin and viola
Performed by violinist Hans Liviabella and violist Ruth Kahn
TICKET PRICES
General — $110
Limited View — $95
Youth 26 and under (with ID ) — $35
This event includes a concert at a beautiful intimate venue followed by an after-party with unlimited select wines and creative small bites designed by a variety of award-winning chefs. Enjoy additional live jazz with GRAMMY award winning Mads Tolling and Friends and savor the gorgeous views of the Belvedere-Tiburon Peninsula.
Save 15% with a limited-availability 3-Day Pass for $270!
Sunday, Oct. 20
Sunday, October 20, 2019 | 3:00 pm
St. Stephens Church , 3 Bayview Avenue, Belvedere, California, 94920
KDFC’s Rik Malone will emcee the Festival Finale celebrating arts from around the world. Bay Area tenor Alex Taite will showcase a selection of original African-American spirituals. From Berlin, world-renowned lyric baritone Marco Vassalli will perform works of Leonard Bernstein and Franz Schubert. Marco will then join the Festival String Quartet in an original work for baritone and string quartet by Composer in Residence Clint Borzoni. The Festival weekend concert concludes with the magnificent piano quintet in Eb major by Robert Schumann.
The closing party presents the a capella quartet Simple Harmonic Motion singing barbershop, pop and jazz tunes. Bay Area Top Chefs Rogelio Garcia of Spruce, Melissa Perfit of Ayala, and Bay Area's best BBQ chef Jacob Kwan-Rosenbush will share classic and modern dishes paired with select delicious wines. While enjoying the cutting edge cuisine, guests will hear American jazz performed by the versatile two-time GRAMMY®-Award winning violinist Mads Tolling and Friends Jacob Fischer on guitar, Jeff Chambers on Bass and Akira Tana on drums.
PROGRAM
TAITE Traditional African Spirituals “Wade in Da Water Traditional”
“Motherless Child”
“Deep River”
Performed by tenor Alex Taite and pianist Eric Zivian
SCHUBERT “Erlkönig”
SCHUBERT “Im Früling”
BERNSTEIN “Lucky to be me” from On the Town
BERNSTEIN “Lonely Town” from On the Town
CLINT BORZONI “Stufen” for baritone and string quartet
Performed by baritone Marco Vassalli and pianist Eric Zivian
SCHUMANN Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44.
Violinists Hans Liviabella and Ani Bukujian, violist Ruth Kahn, cellist, Tanya Tomkins, and pianist Eric Zivian
TICKET PRICES
General — $110
Limited View — $95
Youth 26 and under (with ID ) — $35
This event includes a concert at a beautiful intimate venue followed by an after-party with unlimited select wines and creative small bites designed by a variety of award-winning chefs. Enjoy additional live jazz with GRAMMY award winning Mads Tolling and Friends and savor the gorgeous views of the Belvedere-Tiburon Peninsula.
Save 15% with a limited-availability 3-Day Pass for $270!
Musica Marin's Second International Chamber Music & Culinary Festival will be held in the stunning St. Stephen's Church. Mainly an episcopal church used for religious ceremonies, the venue sports an architecture that is neither contemporary nor antiquated, respecting the nature of the immediate architectural surroundings. Its aesthetic foreground is comprised by rooms of fine wood and glass, providing a dramatic, acoustically perfect environment that serves to enthrall audiences.