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Step into the heart of musical artistry with the Redlands Bowl Performing Arts Musical Excellence Speaker Series—an enlightening series taking us behind the scenes in the music world. This exclusive 2026 series brings three virtuoso performers in candid conversations sharing stories, techniques, and inspirations on their paths to mastery, and features captivating performances by each series presenter.

Speakers

Wednesday, November 18
Sara Andon

Sara Andon is an international soloist and recording artist who has performed worldwide with orchestras including the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife, Los Angeles Philharmonic, LA Opera, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. She is also principal/solo flutist of the Redlands Symphony, Los Angeles Ballet Company, Brightwork Newmusic Ensemble and records weekly with the Hollywood Studio Orchestra.

Her TV, video game and film score recordings include such blockbusters as Toy Story 5, Avatar: The Way of Water and Fire and Ash, The Super Mario Brothers Movies, Twisters, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Family Guy, Bridgerton, and The Gilded Age. She has toured internationally performing her debut Sony Classical album Cinema Morricone-An Intimate Celebration of Ennio Morricone and her most recent Warner Classics album John Williams Reimagined a work personally approved by John Williams.

A former Redlands Bowl Young Artists winner, Ms. Andon is also a dedicated educator and serves on the faculty of the University of Redlands Conservatory of Music and Idyllwild Arts Academy.

Wednesday, December 9
Marnie Breckenridge

American soprano Marnie Breckenridge has won international acclaim as a performer praised for her “bell-like ring over an enormous range and personality spilling from every note,” as described by The Globe and Mail. She has originated roles in nine world-premiere operas and recorded extensively with living composers. She received the DORA award for “Outstanding Performance by an Individual in an Opera” for Jacqueline, a role she helped create about the life of Jacqueline Du Pré.

Other favorite roles include Mother in Little’s Dog Days at the LA Opera, La Princesse in Philip Glass’s Orphée at Opera Parallèle, and Cunegonde in Candide at the English National Opera and Prague State Opera. Her recording legacy includes recent releases including Everyone Sang by David Conte, The Layers and Mortality Mansions by Herschel Garfein, and numerous others. She is also featured on Dmitri Hvorostovsky’s Heroes & Villains, Victor Herbert Collected Songs released by New World Records, and her own holiday album Happy Golden Days.

Wednesday, December 16
Miclen LaiPang

Miclen LaiPang has performed as a soloist with leadingorchestras and graced the world’s premier venues, including Carnegie Hall, the Vienna Musikverein, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Hamburg Elbphilharmonie, Wigmore Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Berlin Philharmonie, and St. Martin in the Fields. Miclen’s career is distinguished by numerous international awards and recordings with Sony RCA Red Seal, Naxos, and more.

A passionate chamber musician, he is a regular guest at renowned festivals across the world. He teaches masterclasses at universities and conservatories globally and is a faculty member at the International Chamber Music Academy in Ochsenhausen. He is the violinist of the celebrated Trio Zadig and is Founder and Artistic Director of M Sphère, a Paris-based chamber music initiative dedicated to immersive and boundary-breaking performances. In addition, he serves as Artistic Director of the Miesbach Kammermusikfestival, Co-Artistic Director of Zadig & Friends and the Festival of International Artists at Hughes Hall at the University of Cambridge.