2024 Concert Schedule
Please join us for our Fall Benefit Gala on Sunday, October 6. 2024, from 2:00-5:00pm at the Barn Loft at Auburn Lake Trails, 1401 American River Trail, ALT, CA. Tickets are $40, available in advance through eventbrite. Purchase Tickets from eventbright Win a Madrone Flute made by David Verdugo
February 11, 2024 Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands We welcome Laurie Lewis to the Music On The Divide stage for the third time. For nearly four decades, Laurie Lewis has gathered fans and honors for her powerful and emotive voice and her versatile, dynamic songwriting. She is a sought-after recording producer and an equally skilled teacher and mentor.

March 10, 2024
Tom Rigney & Flambeau

An all-time favorite of Music On The Divide, Tom Rigney returns to our stage for the sixth time with his incredible band, Flambeau. Tom Rigney has been a part of the San Francisco Bay Area roots music scene for almost fifty years as an electrifying violinist and fiddler/composer. His repertoire is original, eclectic, passionate, and filled with a musical and emotional intensity that will come as no surprise to followers of Rigney’s career.

April 14, 2024
Young Musicians Concert

For over 30 years,  Music On The Divide has presented a concert of local young musicians who apply, audition and then perform before a live audience. We have been treated to delightful and amazing performances by young people who have the disipline to practice, polish and perform pieces on a variety of instruments. Two seasons ago we were treated to a performance by Ariadne Antipa, a world-renowned concert pianist who performed a decade and a half ago in multiple Young Musicians Concerts. Other participants in the YMC have become teachers and professional musicians.

May 19, 2024
Nick Palance, Tenor

Hailed by critics as the new "American Bocelli", Nick Palance is truly an extraordinary artist. Singer/songwriter, Nick Palance was, born into music, his father a musician and his mother’s family known for building exceptional hand-crafted pipe organs. At six years old, Nick taught himself to play a Hammond organ and at nine discovered the guitar laboring for hours to become proficient in a variety of musical styles. At fourteen he began writing songs and performing with rock bands at clubs throughout Los Angeles. Trained at the Southern California Conservatory of Music where he won a scholarship, he received a degree in voice and a minor in classical guitar.

Nick’s unique repertoire spans five languages and encompasses nearly every musical genre from opera, “popera” and show tunes to rock, pop, oldies, and even a little country as well as his own original compositions. His current project,“Saving Grace” is a collaboration with Oscar and Grammy award-winning producer, arranger and composer, Jorge Calandrelli. The powerful and romantic original songs you will find here are the latest additions to this project.

September 8, 2024
HipNosis

Fronted by a tight, powerful horn section and soaring soulful vocals, this acclaimed band is driven by an edgy rhythm section that lays down an irresistible groove. HipNosis delivers a polished performance that ranges from Funky Jazz and Soul through Blues and Rock with a bit of Gospel thrown in for good measure. The original arrangements, soloists, and top tier musicianship keep the sound fresh and compelling.

This will be an outdoor concert at the Georgetown School Amphitheater in the woods.

October 20, 2024
Richard Smith

Born in Beckenham, England, Richard picked up the guitar at five years old after watching his father playing a version of "Down South Blues." His father taught him the fingerpicking style and Smith was soon recognized as a child prodigy. As a kid he could play the entire discographies of Chet Atkins and others sharing the stage with his idol when Atkins invited Smith to play with him at Her Majesty’s Theatre in London.

He formed the Richard Smith Guitar Trio with his brothers Rob and Sam before marrying American cellist Julie Adams and moving to Nashville, Tennessee in 1999. Smith performs both as a solo act and a duo with his wife. His repertoire includes country, bluegrass, blues, ragtime, folk, jazz, pop, and classical music.

December 8, 2024
Jennifer Reason

Pianist Jennifer Reason returns to Music On The Divide for our annual holiday concert. Reason is a vibrant and versatile performer in consistent demand. After giving her first solo recital at the tender age of five, her solo/ensemble performance credits now cover 14 countries and 15 states, including ten European festivals, two appearances at Carnegie Hall, and an international conducting debut at St Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City. She is proud to be a recipient of the Sacramento Business Journal's Top 40 Under 40 award. (2016) Collaboratively, she works as both Music Director of the modern opera collective Rogue Music Project and as founding pianist of new music ensemble Citywater. Away from the piano, you can hear her as the Midday Classical Host for CapRadio (88.9FM/capradio.org), where she loves to talk about the music! Joining Reason will be Naomi Rogers-Hefley, a Baroque violinist and teacher. Rogers-Hefley has 20 years of performing experience all over Europe, performing with a variety of ensembles. She is a prolific performer and is a member of many of bands ranging from Celtic music to jazz, folk, country and western swing on electric violin.