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November 24, Sunday 3.30-5.30pm - Music Tasting

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What can we find when we listen with multiple senses?

Join us for a unique “music tasting” where we will connect flavor, sound, and emotion to help find something new in the music and wine. Whether you’re a wine connoisseur, a music lover, or simply looking for a new kind of experience, there are discoveries to be made.  

You will taste five world-class wines from Great Bear Vineyards, each accompanied by thoughtfully-paired small bites (cheeses, cured meats, and other) that enhance the wine’s profile. Wine educators will share tasting notes and background, and musicians will draw connections between the story and character of the wines and music. Then allow yourself to tune in and be transported by music ranging from the atmospheric works of French impressionist Jean Cras to the spirited rhythms of George Gershwin and the Argentinian fire of Astor Piazzolla.

This multi-sensory tasting experience is all about curiosity and the joy of finding new depths in music and wine. Stay after the program to chat with the musicians and wine maker and relax until we close, enjoying your favorite wine by the bottle or glass.

Date/ Time: Sunday, November 24 at 3:30pm (tasting room)

Program: “White Linen and Leather”

Featuring music by 

  • Fritz Kreisler
  • Jean Cras
  • Ennio Morricone
  • Ernst Dohnanyi
  • W.A. Mozart
  • Adele
  • George Gershwin
  • Astor Piazzolla

Program duration:  ~1 hour 45 minutes

Tickets: $60** 

  • Ticket includes curated food pairings with the wine and music. Prepared foods will include cheese, meats, nuts and almond crackers  (gluten free).
  • Vegetarian options are available upon request. Please note your preference when purchasing your tickets.

**To ensure we have adequate time to order food, tickets must be purchased by November 20. If space is still available following that date, additional tickets may be offered at $52 for a limited tasting experience. Only crackers will be provided for these tickets. 

Notes

  • This event is open-seating.
  • Additional wine, cheese, salami, olives, crackers & chips will be available for sale before and after the program.
  • Nut allergy warning: please be aware that various nuts will be served at this event.

The Artists

Igor Veligan, violin

Lecturer in violin, viola, and chamber music at University of the Pacific, Igor Veligan joined the faculty of the Conservatory of Music in the fall of 2006. He also taught at American River College from 2004 to 2015. He holds a master's degree in violin performance and chamber music from Odessa State Conservatory. His teachers included Zoja Istomina and Galina Gritzenko. Veligan founded the Odessa Conservatory String Quartet, which performed extensively in Ukraine, toured in Freiburg (Germany), Tokyo, and Niigata (Japan). He also performs extensively with pianist Natsuki Fukasawa, collaborates with various chamber ensembles and has been a guest violist with the Trio 180. He has also performed as a violist with the Chamber Music Society of Sacramento for the past ten years. Igor Veligan is an artist faculty member of the Hawaii Performing Art Festival and the Orfeo International Music Festival (Italy). He is a cofounder and artistic director of Chamber Music Festival at San Domenico Conservatory. As an orchestra performer, Veligan serves as concertmaster of Pacific Chamber Symphony. He served as a guest concertmaster of the Sacramento Philharmonic, principal violist with the Reno Philharmonic and principal second violinist with the Monterey Symphony for ten years. In 2013 Igor Veligan along with pianist Natsuki Fukasawa released a CD titled Voices of Eastern Europe featuring violin and piano sonatas by Enescu, Skoryk, and Babadjanian. His recent solo appearances with symphony orchestra include Bartók’s Viola Concerto, Prokofiev’s Violin Concertos Nos. 1 and 2, and others. Veligan is a founder and violin-viola teacher at the Young Talents Music School. Many of his students are winners of numerous local and state competitions.

Cassandra Lynne Richburg, viola

Cassandra Lynne Richburg is a founding member of the New Century Chamber Orchestra, based in San Francisco, and is an active studio musician in Los Angeles. She has performed on more than 350 motion picture soundtracks, including: Avatar, Encanto, The Lion King, Steel Magnolias, A Beautiful Mind, Moana, The Princess and the Frog and Frozen. On many occasions, she has been a member of the Academy and Emmy Awards Orchestras and the Grammy Strings. Lynne has performed on Soul Train, NAACP Image Awards, and Dancing with the Stars. Ms. Richburg has been recognized as a Presidential Scholar in the Arts and won many competitions including: First prize in the The William Primrose International Viola Competition, a prize winner in the Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition, and First Prize Winner of the Wendell Irish National Viola Competition and was invited to join the jury panel as an adjudicator for the 2014 William Primrose International Viola Competition. Ms. Richburg has performed many summers at the Sun Valley Music Festival in Idaho, and currently resides in Sacramento, CA.

Michael Dahlberg, cello

A chamber musician noted for his “sensitivity and coloristic playing” (The New York Times), Michael has built a career exploring music as a vehicle for learning and community-building. Following graduation from New England Conservatory (NEC) in Boston, he led projects aimed at revitalizing the way classical music was presented and taught around New England - from a chamber music parlor series at local jazz clubs to immersive orchestral experiences in breweries, string quartet residencies in the Boston Public Schools, and more.  Michael’s projects earned awards and recognition from NEC, the St. Botolph Club, and Tanglewood Music Center and NPR’s “From the Top” where he designed and facilitated over 80 interactive music events across 45 US cities for over 13,000 audience members of all ages. In 2017, Michael relocated to the Bay Area where he was fortunate to play with regional ensembles including the San Jose Chamber Orchestra and Symphony Silicon Valley and serve as cello faculty at San Jose State University. Michael now resides in the Sacramento area with his wife, daughter and 13-pound cat, Gus enjoying a triple life as Product Manager for a tech startup, musician, and father.