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MAY, 2013

Friday, May 24, 2013

8:00 West Coast Chamber Orchestra, Santa Barbara Chamber Singers present: Bach by Candlelight.

Air on the G String,Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor,Little Fugue in G Minor (arr. Tamsen Beseke),Flute Concerto in E Minor

Vivaldi — Gloria for Chorus and Orchestra,1st United Methodist Church, 305 E. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara. For tickets call ArlingtonTicketAgency, (805) 963-4408. Tickets $10-$25

Sunday, May 26, 2013

4:00 Cantori Domino will present Dulcis Memoria featuring an early music program. Vaughan Williams Mass in G minor, Brahms Opus 29 Motets, ginastera Lamentations, Jergenson Nunc Dimittis, and three settings of When David Heard by Tompkins, Weelkes, and Whitacre. St. Augustine-by-the-Sea, 1227 4^th St., Santa Monica. G3n34ql Qemiwwion $25, Seniors/Students $20.

June 2013

Saturday, June 1, 2013

8:00 de Angelis Vocal Ensemble Concert. The final program contrasts the music of the Baroque with those of the Beatles. The program will consist of Purcell Hear My Prayer, O Lord, an arrangement by Paul Hart of Eleanor Rigby, Monteverdi’s Si, Ch’io orrei morire, and an arrangement by Simon Lesley of Drive My Car. Missiosn Basilica, 26801 Ortega Highway, San Juan Capistrano. General admission $25, Seniors 65 or older or students with ID, $20. Call 714-928-9567. Repeats Sunday

Sunday, June 2, 2013

4:00 de Angelis Vocal Ensemble Concert. Matthes Gray, artistic director. Founded in 2005 by Matthew Gray, Director of Music Ministries at Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano, de Angelis Vocal Ensemble is dedicated to preserving the great classical choral music tradition. The final program contrasts the music of the Baroque with those of the Beatles. The program will consist of Purcell Hear My Prayer, O Lord, an arrangement by Paul Hart of Eleanor Rigby, Monteverdi’s Si, Ch’io orrei morire, and an arrangement by Simon Lesley of Drive My Car. Trinity Lutheran Church, 1340 Eleventh St., Manhattan Beach (3 blks east of Sepulveda and 1 blk south of Manhattan Beach Blvd. Freewill donation. Hor d’oeuvre & dessert reception follows concert.

Saturday, June 8, 2013

8:00 Jouyssance Early Music Ensemble Nicole Baker, director, will present Western Wynd–John Travener’s version of the Westron Wynde Mass along with excerpts from Christopher Tye’s and John Sheppard’s settings of masses bearing the same title and using the same basic tune of Westron Wynde. The masses will be complemented by works of Thomas Tallis and Robert Fayrfax. Tickets $20 general admission, $15 students, seniors, and SCEMS. For ordering tickets or further information, go to www.jouyssance.org. Lutheran Church of the Master, 10931 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles. Repeats Sunday.

8:00 Les Surprises Baroques: Fight Club, Battles and Laments to Die For focuses on rarely heard but rich and evocative works commemorating the excitement and stress of battle and the agony of injury and loss. Bach, Schmelzer, and Falconieri will be featured among others and there will be an unusual surprise.  First Baptist Church, 75 N. Marengo Ave., Pasadena. Repeats Sunday.

Sunday, June 9, 2013

2:00 Les Surprises Baroques: Fight Club, Battles and Laments to Die For focuses on rarely heard but rich and evocative works commemorating the excitement and stress of battle and the agony of injury and loss. Bach, Schmelzer, and Falconieri will be featured among others and there will be an unusual surprise.  First Baaptist Church, 75 N. Marengo Ave., Pasadena.

4:00 Jouyssance Early Music Ensemble Nicole Baker, director, will present Western Wynd–John Travener’s version of the Westron Wynde Mass along with excerpts from Christopher Tye’s and John Sheppard’s settings of masses bearing the same title and using the same basic tune of Westron Wynde. The masses will be complemented by works of Thomas Tallis and Robert Fayrfax. Tickets $20 general admission, $15 students, seniors, and SCEMS. For ordering tickets or further information, go to www.jouyssance.org. Church of the Angels, 1100 Avenue 64, Pasadena