Weill Hall | Schroeder Hall
HIGHLIGHTS
Mariachi Herencia
de México with Leonardo Aguilar
La Nueva Generación Tour
Vienna
Boys Choir
Strauss For Ever
Morgan Freeman's Symphonic Blues Experience
Photo: Lukas Beck
Soweto
Gospel Choir Peace
Chris Thile
Photo: Stephan Meekers
WELCOME
2025–26 Season at the Green Music Center!
Step into a season of extraordinary performances at the Green Music Center, where celebrated artists and exciting new voices come together to create unforgettable performance experiences. With a dynamic fusion of genres and global influences, these artists deliver fresh inspiration while remaining deeply rooted in their cultural traditions.
The Green Music Center is a space for connection—where artists, students, families, and music lovers unite to share in the joy of live performance. Whether you’re here to revisit beloved favorites or discover something unexpected, we create moments that feel deeply personal and meaningful.
Join us throughout the year to celebrate the transformative power of live music, make memories with loved ones, and be part of a vibrant artistic community.
We can’t wait to welcome you to the Green!
Jacob Yarrow, Executive Director
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Weill Hall
Photo: Brennan Spark Productions
2025 - 2026 PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Sept - Oct
Delfeayo Marsalis & The Uptown Jazz Orchestra
Sunday, September 28, 2025
Mariachi Herencia de México with Leonardo Aguilar
La Nueva Generación Tour
Friday, October 3, 2025
Catherine Russell & Sean Mason
Thursday, October 16, 2025
Kronos Quartet
Nonesuch—40 Years!
Saturday, October 18, 2025
Humans 2.0 by Circa
Created by Yaron Lifschitz and the Circa Ensemble
Saturday, October 25, 2025
Las Cafeteras present Hasta La Muerte
A Day of the Dead Show
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Nov - Dec
Kurbasy
On tour as part of Center Stage
Saturday, November 1, 2025
Andrew York, guitar
Friday, November 7, 2025
Vienna Boys Choir Strauss For Ever
Thursday, November 13, 2025
The Miró and Isidore String Quartets Celebrating the Mendelssohn Octet at 200
Saturday, November 15, 2025
Moana Live-To-Film Concert
Thursday, November 20, 2025
Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience
Saturday, November 22, 2025
Soweto Gospel Choir Peace
Saturday, December 13, 2025
Jessica Vosk SLEIGH
Friday, December 19, 2025
San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus
Holiday Spectacular 2025
Sunday, December 21, 2025
Feb - Mar Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano
Time For Three, string trio
Emily – No Prisoner Be
Sunday, February 1, 2026
Chris Thile
Thursday, February 26, 2026
Sérgio & Odair Assad
60th Anniversary Tour
Friday, February 27, 2026
CONTRA-TIEMPO
Activist Dance Theater joyUs justUs
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Lila Downs
Saturday, March 7, 2026
Mar
- Apr
Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy, and the Celtic All-Stars
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Free Family Day
Saturday, March 28, 2026
Amy Goodman
The H. Andréa Neves and Barton
Evans Social Justice Lecture Series
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Emmet Cohen presents: Miles and Coltrane at 100 Friday, April 10, 2026
New Century Chamber Orchestra
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
Sunday, April 26, 2026
Delfeayo Marsalis & The Uptown Jazz Orchestra
Sunday, September 28, 2025
3:00 p.m. Weill Hall $41–$101
Join Grammy Award-winner Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra for an evening of non-stop fun with songs by Fats Domino, Professor Longhair, Earl King, Marsalis, and more. A member of The First Family of Jazz and an NEA Jazz Master, the middle Marsalis brother leads the vibrant Uptown Jazz Orchestra from his seat in the trombone section, in a performance that is full of the joy and soul of NOLA.
Supported in part by The Gables Wine Country Inn and Redwood Credit Union.
Party for the Green
$500/person (includes concert) Tables of 10 start at $5,000
Celebrating the opening of the season with Mardi Gras in the Afternoon! Stay after Delfeayo's concert to continue the party with dinner and drinks at Prelude–all inspired by the culture and cuisine of New Orleans.
Mariachi Herencia de México with Leonardo Aguilar
La Nueva Generación Tour
Friday, October 3, 2025
7:30 p.m. Weill Hall $31-$81
¡Viva el mariachi! A new generation takes mariachi to whole new heights—2x Latin Grammy® nominee Mariachi Herencia de México pushes the boundaries of traditional mariachi music. Simultaneously honoring the past, celebrating the present, and creating the future of mariachi music, Mariachi Herencia de México presents an electrifying and unforgettable night of Mexican music and culture.
“Mariachi Herencia de México takes mariachi music to whole new heights.”
The Chicago Sun-Times
Supported in part by Exchange Bank and Sonoma State University Alumni Association.
Catherine Russell & Sean Mason
Thursday, October 16, 2025
7:30 p.m. Weill Hall Loft $36-$56
Vocalist Catherine Russell and pianist Sean Mason share a profound connection that transcends their impressive individual talents. Both masters of jazz, their repertoires span the vast landscape of African-American and American popular music, from the blues and R&B to the Great American Songbook, Broadway, Hollywood, and Tin Pan Alley. This collaboration represents a unique convergence of experience and youthful virtuosity, offering a fresh yet timeless sound.
Kronos Quartet
Nonesuch & Nonetheless
Saturday, October 18, 2025
7:30pm Weill Hall $31–$91
Join the legendary Kronos Quartet as they connect iconic Nonesuch records like El Sinaloense from Nuevo, Terry Riley’s Cadenza on the Night Plain, for the 40th anniversary of Nonesuch, with new works from Charlton Singleton, Peni Candra Rini, Aleksandra Vrebalov, and recent arrangements from Kronos cellist and composer, Paul Wiancko.
With new members, Gabriela Diaz & Ayane Kozasa, joining Wiancko and founding violinist David Harrington, Kronos continues to push boundaries and redefine what a string quartet can be. This concert is both a fresh take on their past and a bold step into the future.
Humans 2.0 by Circa
Created by Yaron Lifschitz and the Circa Ensemble
Saturday, October 25, 2025
7:30 p.m. Weill Hall $31-$91
A symphony of acrobatics, sound, and light, this is next level circus by Australia’s leading company. Celebrated around the globe for redefining modern circus, Circa brings its innovative blend of acrobatics, dance, and theater to the Green.
Created by visionary artist Yaron Lifschitz, Humans 2.0 is a tightly woven choreography of bodies that are deeply engaged with the possibilities and challenges of being human.
Supported in part by Oxford Suites Sonoma County. Humans 2.0 is commissioned by The Mondavi Center, UC Davis.
Photo: Damien Bredberg
Las Cafeteras present
Hasta La Muerte
A Day of the Dead Show
Thursday, October 30, 2025
7:30 p.m. Weill Hall
$31-$81
From the imagination of the great band Las Cafeteras, Hasta La Muerte is an enthralling celebration in the spirit of the Indigenous/Mexican practice known as Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). The multi-dimensional performance combines mesmerizing choreography, costumes, and poetry with a score of original and traditional songs. It’s a night of transcendent color and sound as well as a moving invitation to travel through time, rhythm, and memory.
Supported in part by Hansel Auto Group.
Photo: Yulissa Mendoza
Kurbasy
On tour as part of Center Stage
Saturday, November 1, 2025
7:30 p.m. Weill Hall $31-$81
A fascinating music project from Lviv, Ukraine, Kurbasy’s folkbased multimedia performances vibrate in tight vocal harmonies, resonant lyrics, distinctive instrumentation, and dreamlike visual imagery. These cultural diplomats explore Ukraine’s rich trove of folk songs, lullabies, and legends to conjure contemporary connections to bygone times
Sonoma Guitar Series
Andrew York
Friday, November 7, 2025
7:30 p.m. Schroeder Hall $26-$36
Andrew York is one of today’s best-loved composers for classical guitar and a performer of international stature. His compositions blend the styles of ancient eras with modern musical directions, creating music that is at once vital, multi-leveled, and accessible. Andrew received a Grammy as a member of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet during his sixteen years with the cutting-edge ensemble.
Photo: Anastasia Chlibnyk
Photo: Christine Lang
Vienna Boys Choir Strauss For
Ever
Thursday, November 13, 2025
7:30 p.m. Weill Hall $51-121
One of the most famous choirs in the world, the Vienna Boys Choir has been enchanting audiences for centuries with their pure and pristine sound and charming performance style. These gifted musicians with voices of unforgettable beauty are a beloved institution, presenting a diverse array of vocal music that appeals to audiences of all ages. In commemoration of Johann Strauss’ 200th birthday, the Vienna Boys Choir revisit their popular program and Deutsche Grammophon recording, Strauss For Ever
Supported in part by Hansel Auto Group and The Press Democrat.
Photo: Lukas Beck
The Miró and Isidore String Quartets
Celebrating the Mendelssohn Octet at 200
Saturday, November 15, 2025
7:30 p.m. Weill Hall $41-$101
The Miró and Isidore String Quartets share the stage to celebrate the bicentenary of Felix Mendelssohn’s famed Octet, a masterpiece that has captivated audiences and musicians alike since its premiere in 1825.
The program spans the history of chamber music, opening with the Isidore String Quartet playing Haydn’s Sunrise Quartet and the Miró Quartet offering Caroline Shaw’s Microfictions, Vol. 1. The two groups join forces for Mendelssohn’s Octet, a glorious creation that reflects the spirit of the early Romantic era.
Moana
Live-To-Film Concert
Thursday, November 20, 2025
7:30 p.m. Weill Hall $41-$101
AMP and Disney Concerts present a full-length screening of the beloved movie Moana including live performances by a unique, on-stage musical ensemble of top Hollywood studio musicians and Polynesian rhythm masters and vocalists. The live musicians perform the music and songs in sync with the award-winning Disney animated classic.
Kids 12 and under get 50% off tickets.
Supported in part by Oxford Suites Sonoma County and Poppy Bank.
Photos: Jiyang Chen DAGNUSHKA
Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience
Saturday, November 22, 2025
7:30 p.m. Weill Hall $71-$161
Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues
Experience is a soul-stirring odyssey through the heart of the Mississippi Delta, where the Blues was born. Hosted by the legendary Academy Award-winner Morgan Freeman (who will be with us in person!), this immersive experience fuses the raw, aching power of authentic Delta Blues with the grandeur of a symphony orchestra, creating a soundscape that is both deeply rooted and breathtakingly expansive. Through cinematic storytelling, masterful performances by true Blues artists, and sweeping orchestral arrangements, Symphonic Blues unveils the Delta’s profound cultural legacy and its indelible influence on music across the world.
Supported in part by Freeman Vineyard & Winery, Oliver's Markets, Oxford Suites Sonoma County, Redwood Credit Union, and Willow Creek Wealth Management.
Soweto Gospel Choir
Peace
Saturday, December 13, 2025
7:30 p.m. Weill Hall $41-$101
Soweto Gospel Choir return to Weill Hall to perform a joyful program of South African freedom songs, traditional spirituals, and popular songs by Aretha Franklin, Harry Belafonte, Peter Gabriel, and more!
The Choir was created to celebrate the unique power of African gospel music and has gone on to excite audiences worldwide, uplifting the soul and spreading joy through earthy rhythms, rich harmonies, brilliant costumes, and infectious spirit.
Supported in part by Hansel Auto Group.
Photo: Stephan Meekers
Jessica Vosk SLEIGH
Friday, December 19, 2025
7:30 p.m. Weill Hall $51-$111
Step aside, Rudolph—there’s a new queen of the holidays!
Broadway star Jessica Vosk is bringing the holiday magic to the stage with a concert full of sparkle, sass, and show-stopping vocals! Featuring celebrated holiday hits from her album SLEIGH, including classics and surprises from Ariana Grande, Mariah Carey, Sara Bareilles, Rodgers & Hammerstein, and more—Vosk delivers a night of festive fun like no other.
San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus Holiday Spectacular 2025
Sunday, December 21, 2025
5 p.m. Weill Hall $31-$118
The San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus is back at the Green Music Center co-hosting their Holiday Spectacular 2025. As SFGMC launches their 47th season dedicated to bringing communities together, this concert combines their musical excellence with a cavalcade of favorites across multiple genres and cultures. Be prepared for their signature hilarity, dancing, and heartwarming seasonal cheer. The event is a fundraiser for Face to Face and sells out every year, so get your tickets early.
Tickets will be available for purchase as single tickets only. This event cannot be included in any subscription.
Photo: Jenny Anderson
Photo: Stefan Cohen
Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano
Time For Three, string trio
Emily – No Prisoner Be
Sunday, February 1, 2026
7 p.m. Weill Hall $51-$121
Emily — No Prisoner Be is a 24-part song cycle composed by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Kevin Puts for Grammy Awardwinning artists Joyce DiDonato and Time for Three. The music feels at once familiar and new, brimming with energy, passion, and an undeniable chemistry between the performers. Emily Dickinson’s poetry and Puts’ music feel as if they have always belonged together. With atmospheric lighting and strikingly simple staging designed by Andrew Staples, the performance draws audiences into Dickinson's inner world. Step into Emily— where every moment is both intimate and infinite.
Chris Thile
Thursday, February 26, 2026
7:30 p.m. Weill Hall $51-$111
Acclaimed Grammy Award-winning mandolinist, singer, songwriter, and composer Chris Thile is a multifaceted musical talent, described by The Guardian as "that rare being: an allround musician,” and hailed by NPR as a "genre-defying musical genius." Thile is a founding member of the highly influential string bands Punch Brothers and Nickel Creek, and has collaborated with countless luminaries including Yo-Yo Ma and Fiona Apple. With his broad outlook, Thile creates a distinctly American canon and a new musical aesthetic for performers and audiences alike.
Supported in part by Cartograph Wines and Willow Creek Wealth Management.
Sonoma Guitar Series
Sérgio & Odair Assad
60th Anniversary Tour
Friday, February 27, 2026
7:30 p.m. Weill Hall $41-$101
Brazilian-born brothers Sérgio and Odair Assad celebrate 60 years of setting the standard of guitar innovation, ingenuity, and expression. Their exceptional artistry and uncanny ensembleplaying come from a family rich in Brazilian musical tradition and studies under guitarist/lutenist Monina Távora, a disciple of Andrés Segovia. Sérgio has added to their repertoire by composing music for the duo that showcases their virtuosity.
CONTRA-TIEMPO Activist Dance Theater joyUS justUS
Thursday, March 5, 2026
7:30 p.m. Weill Hall $31-$81
CONTRA-TIEMPO is a bold, multilingual Los Angeles-based dance theater company that creates communities where all people move through the world with compassion, confidence, and joy. Their evening-length experience entitled joyUS justUS takes on joy as the ultimate expression of resistance with embodied stories of joy collected from communities of color in South Los Angeles.
Photo: Fadi Kheir
Photo: Steve Wylie
Lila Downs
Saturday, March 7, 2026
7:30 p.m. Weill Hall $51-$111
Winner of six Latin Grammys and one Grammy, Lila Downs has one of the most powerful and unique voices of our time. With her symbolic stage presence and emotionally charged storytelling, her singing transcends all language barriers.
Lila’s music embraces influences from the folkloric and ranchera music of Mexico to the music of the southern United States, crossing barriers and generating sounds that go from folk, jazz, folkloric blues, Indigena, and ranchera to hip hop.
Supported in part by Redwood Credit Union.
Photo: Johnny Castellanos
Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy, and the Celtic All-Stars
Thursday, March 26, 2026
7:30 p.m. Weill Hall $41-$101
Cape Breton’s Celtic legend Natalie MacMaster and fiddle virtuoso Donnell Leahy are joined by some of the World’s top Celtic Musicians for an incredible night! This musical journey features true stars of the Celtic world from Ireland, England, Scotland, and beyond. Natalie and Donnell will explore the connections between Celtic styles across countries and take the audience from the music’s ancient roots to its modern trends.
Join Natalie, Donnell, their daughter Mary Frances, and their special guests for an unforgettable concert!
Free Family Day
Saturday, March 28, 2026
2 p.m. Weill Hall + Grounds
Our annual family day is a bilingual celebration featuring great music, children’s activities, and dance and music workshops for all ages. Enjoy favorite local artists, student performances, and brilliant activities led by Sonoma State education students.
Supported in part by Exchange Bank.
Photo: Stefan Mager Group
Photo: Brennan Spark
Amy Goodman
The H. Andréa Neves and Barton Evans Social Justice Lecture Series
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
7:30 p.m. Weill Hall $31 General Admission
Free to SSU students, faculty, and staff
Amy Goodman is the host and executive producer of Democracy Now!, a national, daily, independent, award-winning news program airing on over 1,400 public television and radio stations worldwide.
Goodman has also co-authored six New York Times bestsellers. Her latest one, Democracy Now!: Twenty Years Covering the Movements Changing America looks back over the past two decades of Democracy Now! and the powerful movements and charismatic leaders who are re-shaping our world.
Emmet Cohen presents: Miles and Coltrane at 100
Friday, April 10, 2026
7:30 p.m. Weill Hall $31-$91
In celebration of the centennial of John Coltrane and Miles Davis, pianist Emmet Cohen brings together an all-star quintet to explore the work of these masters.
Guided by the spirit of the infinite, Cohen continues the journey set forth by the architects of jazz—seeking deeper truths through sound. A dedicated champion of musical community, Cohen believes in jazz as a living, evolving conversation — one that unites people across time and place.
Join Cohen and his ensemble for a bold, reimagined experience of the music that forever changed the course of jazz.
Supported in part by Oliver’s Markets and Balletto Vineyards.
Photo: Gabriela Gabrielaa
Sonoma Guitar Series
New Century Chamber Orchestra
Daniel Hope, music director and concertmaster
Pablo Sainz Villegas, guitar
Thursday, April 23, 2026
7:30 p.m. Weill Hall $41-$101
Acclaimed guitarist Pablo Sainz Villegas joins Daniel Hope and the New Century Chamber Orchestra for a vibrant program celebrating Spanish and Latin American musical traditions. Highlights include Rodrigo’s beloved Concierto de Aranjuez, Piazzolla’s passionate Fuga y misterio, and Michael Daugherty’s Bay of Pigs. Known for its conductorless precision and power, New Century brings its signature energy to this dynamic and evocative evening of music.
Supported in part by Cartograph Wines.
Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
Sunday, April 26, 2026
3 p.m. Weill Hall $41-$101
As soon as The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain walk on stage you are in for a great night. Witty, quirky, and irreverent praised by Bowie and Eno, promoted by the BBC, and raved about by the New York Times, you can expect “an evening of sheer entertainment” from this eccentric group of seasoned performers. Playful, virtuosic, and wickedly amusing, these genre-bending rebels have lasted longer than Led Zeppelin, played more gigs than the Rolling Stones, and rocked harder than Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson.
Supported in part by Freeman Vineyard & Winery.
Photo: Stefan Mager Group
Photo: Scott Chernis
OUR VENUES
WEILL HALL
Weill Hall
Step into Weill Hall, a vibrant 1,400seat venue inspired by the world’s most celebrated concert halls. With a gracefully tiered layout—including a raked orchestra floor, a secondfloor choral circle with choir loft behind the stage, and a sweeping third-floor balcony—this space is built for unforgettable performances that are as visually stunning as they are acoustically brilliant.
Weill Hall Loft
A bold reimagining of the concert experience, Weill Hall Loft offers an intimate perspective that turns traditional performances on their head. With 300 seats directly on the stage and within the choir loft, this innovative setting invites both performers and audiences to engage from a whole new vantage point, fully immersing you in the music.
SCHROEDER HALL Schroeder Hall
The 240-seat Schroeder Hall is the Green Music Center’s cherished hidden gem. Designed to accentuate instruments, organ, and voice, this venue delivers an intimate atmosphere.
Photo: Brennan Spark
EDUCATE, CONNECT, & INSPIRE
As a university presenter, the Green Music Center is committed to providing access to diverse artistic experiences to our campus and local communities.
Several of the artists we present in our halls each season engage in activities such as workshops, coaching sessions, demonstrations, and conversations that aim to educate and inspire students of all ages. Participants often receive discounted or complimentary tickets to the artists’ performances to deepen the engagement experience.
The Green Music Center also works with faculty and student program leaders from a variety of disciplines across Sonoma State University’s campus to distribute complimentary tickets to classes and student groups that connect the performances we present with their course and programmatic work.
These experiences develop creative capacities and critical thinking skills, encourage participants to investigate communal and personal values, and inspire understanding through exposure to cultures outside of one’s own.
To learn more about how your class, school, or organization can participate in these programs, please contact our engagement director:
Becky Cale 707-664-2371 becky.cale@sonoma.edu
Dr. Alexander Lloyd Blake, founding artistic director of choral ensemble Tonality, with SSU class
ANNUAL DONOR BENEFITS SUPPORT THE ARTS & OUR COMMUNITIES
OUR MISSION
To present the most compelling artists of our time, to investigate ideas, and to provide access to diverse artistic experiences that educate, connect, and inspire Sonoma State University and neighboring North Bay communities.
OUR VISION
We envision that everyone has opportunities to create community connections, gain inspiration, and deepen their insights through the arts.
WHY GIVE TO THE GREEN MUSIC CENTER
- Ticket sales only cover a portion of the cost of presenting artists.
- Your contributions give wider access to programming and build a more inclusive audience.
25% OFF
four select season shows ($500 donors & above)
50% OFF
annual donor appreciation concert ($1,000 & above)
Humans 2.0 by Circa (10/25/25)
Jessica Vosk (12/19/25)
Sérgio & Odair Assad (2/27/26)
Emmet Cohen (4/10/26)
Access to donor lounge and tasting events before select concerts ($1,500 & above)
Preferred parking at GMC shows ($2,500 & above)
New Century Chamber Orchestra 4/23/25
Opportunity to be recognized as a performance sponsor ($5,000 & above)
For questions about supporting our work, please contact Jana Ponce, communications manager gmcdevel@sonoma.edu | 707-664-3530
CORPORATE & INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS
We thank the following orporate and institutional partners for helping us present the arts to diverse audiences.
Photo: Damien Bredberg
