La Jolla Music Society Bluegrass & Bling Gala Program

La Jolla Music Society 2021 Gala at Hoehn Porsche Carlsbad

Saturday, May 22, 2021 Sheryl Scarano, Gala Chair

Saturday, May 22, 2021 at Hoehn Porsche Carlsbad

6:00 PM Reception 7:00 PM Dinner & Live Auction 8:30 PM Performance with Steep Canyon Rangers

Steep Canyon Rangers Biography Steep Canyon Rangers are Asheville, North Carolina’s GRAMMY winners, perennial Billboard chart-toppers, and frequent collaborators of the renowned banjoist (and occasional comedian) Steve Martin.

Steep Canyon Rangers re-signed with Yep Roc Records in 2019.

“It feels like coming home,” says Sharp of the partnership.

“The Yep Roc family was among the first to welcome Steep Canyon Rangers when we were just pups. As we’ve grown, so have they.

We’re incredibly excited for the future and all the music it holds.”

Steep Canyon Rangers released three albums in 2020, all on Yep Roc Records. The Grammy-Nominated North Carolina Songbook is a recording of their live 2019 performance at Merlefest in Wilkesboro, NC, in which they performed a selection of songs by North Carolina songwriters (Ola Belle Reed, Doc Watson, James Taylor, Ben E. King, and others). Be Still Moses — perhaps their most singular musical partnership to date – has the band teaming with Philadelphia soul legends Boyz II Men and their hometown Asheville Symphony to completely overhaul the Rangers’ original “Be Still Moses,” which was first recorded on their 2007 breakout album Lovin’ Pretty Women.

The album includes re-imagined versions of Steep Canyon’s previously released original songs performed with an orchestra. Their most recent release of all original music, Arm In Arm came out in October.

"Every song on Arm in Arm captures the North Carolina group’s innovative spirit, weaving in jazz, gospel, folk, and even rock phrases, creating an intimate and intricate sound that challenges, cajoles, and comforts." - No Depression (The Journal of Roots Music) The Rangers are made up of Woody Platt on guitar and vocals, Graham Sharp on banjo and vocals, Mike Guggino on mandolin/mandola and vocals, Nicky Sanders on fiddle and vocals, Mike Ashworth on drums and vocals, and Barrett Smith on bass and vocals.

Steep Canyon Rangers have been on a journey that is uniquely their own. The band started in college at UNC-Chapel Hill, then dove head first into bluegrass in its most traditional form, and over the years have risen to the top of the bluegrass genre headlining top festivals such as Merlefest and Grey Fox Bluegrass. Only to then be discovered

by Steve Martin, famous actor and banjo player. Martin has taken the Rangers on a nearly decade long tour introducing them to hundreds of thousands of new fans and giving them prime time TV exposure.

This has helped SCR become the most recognizable modern name in bluegrass music. The band has continued to tour extensively on their own, without Martin, and have expanded their genre into country and Americana with the addition of a drummer, alongside an incredibly versatile bassist - to accompany the original core band. The Rangers are big players in the bluegrass/country and Americana scene today.

They are often compared to predecessors The Band, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and the modern Zac Brown Band.

Education & Community Programming Support from this evening’s Bluegrass & Bling Gala will help La Jolla Music Society strengthen its connection with audience members and deepen its impact as a leader in arts education and community engagement.

Our Education & Community Programming impacts more than 11,000 students and community members annually and was awarded the Music Industry Leadership Award in 2018 by the California Music Educators Association-Southern Border Section.

During this difficult year, many of our programs transitioned online. Your generous support will enable us to continue to expand our programs and present hybrid models of engagement both in-person and online in the future—providing access to music and dance to a broader, more diverse audience.

COMMUNITY MUSIC CENTER La Jolla Music Society’s after-school music program, the Community Music Center, is designed to help increase students’ self-confidence and motivation for learning, while providing a safe environment for creativity and music-making. The CMC provides free instruments and bilingual instruction to over 130 students annually. Students are awarded their instrument to keep for life when they successfully complete the program.

Studies show that music students outperform non-music students, and for the past 20 years and over 2,500 students, we have seen those positive results.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Through the Discovery Series, La Jolla Music Society connects visiting artists to local students throughout San Diego with free performances and interactive sessions. The program introduces thousands of children to classical music each year, providing access to some of the best up­andcoming classical musicians.

ARTS IN ACTION EDUCATION TICKETS Each year, nearly 1,000 K-12 and university students are invited into the world of classical music, jazz, and dance by attending La Jolla Music Society performances free-of-charge. Students and their families bond through the experience and begin to feel a sense of ownership and belonging in the concert hall. This program supports partnerships with the Visual and Performing Arts Departments of both the San Diego Unified School District and San Diego County Office of Education, as well as with individual schools and programs, including LJMS’ Community Music Center.

ARTIST DEVELOPMENT Through Coaching Workshops, Musical Preludes, and Master Classes, La Jolla Music Society provides local and international emerging artists with the opportunity to work side-by-side with some of the best musicians and dancers in the world. One of the most recognized components is our SummerFest Fellowship Artist Program, which provides performance opportunities and intensive daily coaching sessions to students from the world’s leading music conservatories. Alumni of the program have won international competitions such as Fischoff and Banff, launched successful careers, and have returned to the festival as senior musicians.

AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT La Jolla Music Society provides a myriad of opportunities for audience members to learn directly from our featured guest artists, Pulitzer Prize­ winning scholars, and renowned musicologists in pre-concert Prelude lectures and interviews, Coaching Workshops, Open Rehearsals, and Encounters. These events reveal fascinating insights into the creative process behind the music and dance performed onstage.

Education & Community Programming

EDUCATION AMBASSADOR As La Jolla Music Society’s second annual Education Ambassadors, Grammy Award-winning ensemble Third Coast Percussion and dancers from Movement Art Is worked with San Diego students on an innovative composition and choreography project. Over the course of two months, music and dance students joined forces online with these talented artists—all educators in their own right. Students created a new work featuring original composition and dance, echoing the brilliant world premiere of Metamorphosis performed by the artists in The Baker-Baum Concert Hall in November 2020.

THE ConRAD KIDS CONCERTS What could be better than enjoying a live performance with your little ones? Kiddos and families delight in The ConRAD Kids Series, which offers children ages 3-8 the opportunity to enjoy music of the highest artistic quality along with their parents, grandparents, and caregivers. With playful lyrics, an open space for silly dancing, and impactful positive messages, these performances by Grammy-winning artists are designed to support all areas of childhood development.

SPEAKER SERIES Relish in the full multi-media capabilities of The Baker­-Baum Concert Hall at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center with this new series featuring lectures, film, and images

by National Geographic Live explorers. These acclaimed photographers, scientists, filmmakers, and adventurers take the audience on a journey as they share their unbelievable behind-the-scenes stories and stunning images and video-live onstage.

Third Coast Percussion with Movement Art Is

Jazzy Ash and the Leaping Lizards

Pete McBride and Kevin Fedarko

Live Auction

SUN VALLEY PACKAGE During Sun Valley’s Music Festival at the end of July 2022, spend a week in a well appointed three-bedroom, two bath condo at the base of River Run in Ketchum, Idaho just minutes away from the festival’s Sun Valley Pavilion.

• Week stay in condo at the base of River Run (no pets) • Dates Reserved for July 24-30, 2022 • An evening of Four VIP seats next to Executive Director of the Sun Valley Music Festival, Derek Dean • Meet & Greet with the Music Director of the Sun Valley Music Festival, Alasdair Neale • LJMS will help coordinate the VIP concert between you and the Sun Valley Music Festival • Expires: July 30, 2022 • Value: $2,500

Live Auction

TANGO AT SEA

Treat yourself and five lucky friends to a relaxing sunset cruise around San Diego Bay with your hosts Bob and Sheryl Scarano on their 46 foot Beneteau sailing yacht. Your evening includes a special dinner prepared by Bob and a tango inspired concert with guitarist Mak Grgić.

Concert, Sailing, and Dinner on the yacht for six Dinner by Chef Bob Scarano Acoustic concert with guitarist Mak Grgic Date of this package will be determined on a mutually agreed date. LJMS will help coordinate the dates.

• Expires: June 30, 2022 • Value: $1,200 • • • •

Mak Grgić

Live Auction

SONOMA WINE COUNTRY VIP EXPERIENCE for TWO Spend 3 days and 2 nights with vintners Lehn and Ritch Goetz at their Fabulous Rancho Coyote Vineyard Estate. This VIP concierge experience of Sonoma is a foodies dream.

• Two First-Class Round Trip Tickets San Diego to Sonoma on Alaska Airlines • Ground Transportation to and from Sonoma Airport • Accommodations for two in Private Suite at the Goetz's Rancho Coyote Vineyard Estates • All Meals, including two Private Tours and Tastings at Private and Highly acclaimed Sonoma Wineries • Locals Tour of Healdsburg known for its incredible Food and Wine Shops with Food and Wine tastings • Dinner and Wine Pairing in Owner’s Personal Wine Cave Library at Thomas George Estate • Date of this package will be determined on a mutually agreed date. LJMS will help coordinate the dates • Expires: June 30, 2022 • Value: $4,250

Live Auction

L.A. GET-AWAY

Immerse yourself in Los Angeles art scene with VIP Passes to The Broad, home to one of the world’s leading collections of postwar and contemporary art and tickets to the LA Philharmonic at the Disney Concert Hall. Your getaway includes luxury accommodations at the exclusive and private Jonathan Club in the heart of downtown Los Angeles.

• Two-night stay at Jonathan Club in the Town Club suite • Four VIP passes to The Broad • Four tickets to a LA Philharmonic performance and backstage tour of Disney Hall • Date of this package will be determined on a mutually agreed dates between the winning bid, The Broad, and LA Philharmonic

by June 30, 2022. LJMS will help coordinate the dates.

• Value: $1,800

SUPPORT

BENEFACTORS Sheryl and Bob Scarano Debra Turner

RECEPTION SPONSORS Brian and Silvija Devine Joan and Irwin Jacobs Marge and Neal Schmale Bebe and Marvin Zigman

ARTIST SPONSORS Carson Barnett and Tom Dubensky Renee Bowen and Sheldon Fry Peter Cooper and Erik Matwijkow Julie and Burt Cornelison Nina and Robert Doede Barbara Enberg Debby and Wain Fishburn Sue and John Major Gini and David Meyer Marina and Rafael Pastor Peggy and Peter Preuss Sylvia and Steven Ré Maureen and Thomas Shiftan Sue and Peter Wagener Abby and Ray Weiss Lise Wilson and Steven Strauss

SUPPORT

TABLE SPONSORS Banc of California Eleanor and Ric Charlton

MAJOR UNDERWRITERS Jeanne Herberger - Performance Brenda Baker and Steve Baum – Performance & Wines Susan and Bill Hoehn - Venue Betty-Jo Petersen - Dinner Anna and Edward Yeung - Musicians

UNDERWRITERS Harriet and Dave Baker Lisa Braun Glazer and Jeff Glazer Wendy Brody Ellise and Michael Coit Angela Hawkins and John Conway Ida Houby and William Miller Gail and Doug Hutcheson Mary Lane Susanne Marx and Steve Dorinson Wendy and Bruce Nelson June Osborne Gwyn and Mark Rice Nancy and Alan Spector Jean Sullivan and David Nassif Marsha and Bob Venn Hoehn Porsche Carlsbad Coast Catering Bright Events Flowerchild Rancho Coyote Vineyards Made Here Jonathan Club

SUPPORT

HONORARY SPONSORS Jim Beyster Mary Ann Beyster Wendy Brody Debbe Deverill Beverly Grant Erin and Peter Preuss Stacy and Don Rosenberg Leigh P. Ryan

Listing as of May 1, 2021

THANK YOU! Our sincere gratitude to Susan and Bill Hoehn, Glenn Anderson, Jeff Lacey, and the entire team at Hoehn Porsche Carlsbad.

Save the Date SUMMERFEST Saturday, August 14, 2021

Gala

at the home of Noni and Drew Senyei

Peter Cooper and Erik Matwijkow, Gala co-Chairs Debra Turner and Sue Wagener, SummerFest co-Chairs

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