Ravinia 2026 Issue 3

moe. irty- ve years ago, a posse of University of Bu alo-based musician-friends got togeth- er to play music. Out of freewheeling sessions bursting with bold, genre-defying creativi- ty and tongue-in-cheek humor, a six-headed monster named moe. emerged. Decades later, moe.’s tireless work ethic, DIY resourcefulness, infectious songwriting, and highly engaged fan- base—the Famoe.ly—have enabled the sextet to earn a successful career. Yet the guys have never rested on their laurels as “jam band pioneers,” averaging shows per year and regularly re- leasing vital new music, including the band’s th and latest album, Circle of Giants . Featur- ing bassist Rob Derhak, guitarists Al Schnier and Chuck Garvey, drummer Vinnie Amico, percussionist/vibraphonist Jim Loughlin, and keyboardist Nate Wilson, moe. came up in the early jam band scene alongside Blues Travel- er, Spin Doctors, Widespread Panic, and Phish. Since releasing its foundational album, Fatboy , in , moe. has issued a vast and varied se- ries of now-classic records, including ’s Tin Cans & Car Tires , ’s Wormwood , ’s e Conch ( on Billboard Heatseekers chart), and ’s critically acclaimed What Happened to the La Las . moe. has undertaken innumerable head- line tours, played festival sets from Bonnaroo to Japan’s famed Fuji Rock, and performed on music-themed cruises as well as sold-out shows alongside the Allman Brothers Band, members of the Grateful Dead, Dave Matthews Band, and e Who, among others. In addition, moe. has both promoted and headlined at multiple festi- vals of its own, including snoe.down and moe. down. In the past few years, the band’s mettle has been tested when two of its founding mem- bers battled life-threatening illnesses: Derhak triumphed over nasopharyngeal cancer, and Garvey bounded back from a stroke. e Cir- cle of Giants recording sessions were enhanced by Wilson, who initially came onboard to ll out the sound while Garvey recovered, but it was during those the sessions that Derhak’s son took his own life. As a creative catharsis, moe. reconvened at Derhak’s barn studio to record more tracks, one being Wilson’s song “Giants,” which inspired the album name. Now, moe. is nally able to enjoy its th anniversary, albeit a year late: “It feels good to celebrate a er what we’ve been through,” Derhak says. is is moe.’s Ravinia debut. BENNETTGORDONHALL 1:30 PM SUNDAY, AUGUST 16 , 2026 FREDERICA VON STADE , mezzo-soprano SUSAN GRAHAM , mezzo-soprano KEVINMURPHY , piano BERLIOZ Selections from Les nuits d’eté , op. Villanelle Le spectre de la rose L’île inconnue HAHN In délité Quand je fus pris au pavillon * À Chloris MAHLER Liebst du um Schönheit from Rückert-Lieder SCHUBERT Heidenröslein, . McBROOM e Rose from the lm e Rose WEILL My Ship from Lady in the Dark I’m a Stranger Here Myself from One Touch of Venus SusanGraham,KevinMurphy – – ROREM I am Rose from Fourteen Songs on American Poetry LOUIGUY La vie en rose HEGGIE Paper Wings from Paper Wings * COPLAND Why Do ey Shut Me out of Heaven? from Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson POULENC Voyage à Paris from Banalités BERTHOMIEU Selections from Les jardins de Paris Jardins d’Albert Kahn Movement HALL Jenny Rebecca HEGGIE A Route to the Sky from Paper Wings FredericavonStade,KevinMurphy * First performance at Ravinia Ravinia expresses its appreciation for the generous support of Sponsor Hannah & Brett Harrison . For programnotes and song texts / translations, please see this afternoon’s program insert. RAVINIA.ORG • RAVINIAMAGAZINE 97 ANDREWSHURTLEFF(MOE.)