Presented by HVMS
Hidden Valley offers Apples & Grapes, two luscious opportunities to celebrate in the New Year. Celebrate Big Apple-style with fabulous songstress Laura Anderson who brings you Opera a la Carte. This early New Year's Eve celebration wraps up with a champagne toast at "midnight" New York time (9 pm PST). For the second New Year's Eve celebration, revel in a Carmel Valley tradition with the music of The Bobby Phillips Trio. Starting at 9:30, you can dance your way into 2015, capped with a midnight champagne toast. Whether you prefer to enjoy New Year's Eve early or late or twice, we've set up a bounty of light appetizers and terrific entertainment to make it a memorable celebration to welcome in a new year.

Soprano Laura Anderson & pianist Rick Yramategui combine their considerable talents to present Opera A La Carte. This evening of tasty opera tidbits includes a peppering of cabaret & musical theater selections. Included in the musical fare are selections from Gianni Schicchi, and Fantastiks, both of which will be presented at Hidden Valley in the Fall of 2015.
The Bobby Phillips Trio will fill the evening with danceable tunes from the Great American Songbook. Bobby Phillips is a veteran pianist whose performing credits include broadway shows & many illustrious New York venues (The Radio City Music Hall, Madison Square Gardens, Hotel Astor, The Waldorf Astoria, Birdland, the Village Gate). Bobby has appeared five times at the Monterey Jazz Festival, and continues to work with artists such as as Ali Ryerson, Charles Loos, Al Cohn, Stan Getz, Richie Cole and Rebecca Parris. Tonight, he is joined by Don Rosoff, bass and Andy Weiss on drums.