March 2022 is EARLY MUSIC month

March 4, 2022  7 pm

Desert Baroque: The Baroque Era in a Modern Age: Italy and England: Renaissance Origins

Music on two Italian keyboard instruments, a rare original 16th century virginal and a harpsichord in the 17th century style from the collection of Charles Metz, harpsichord.

THE ARTISTS CENTER at the GALEN, 72567 Hwy 111, PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA 92260

The audience is requested to provide ID, proof of vaccination, and to be masked, until further notice.

more info:  https://www.desertbaroque.com/

413-285-6881

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SUNDAY, MARCH 6. 5:00

Baroque Music Festival, Corona del Mar's Winter Musicale 2022: “Channel Surfing: Music from France and England” and Fundraising Dinner. 

Please join us in making possible the 42nd annual Festival season "Resounding!" June 19-26, 2022 by attending this fundraising event: a one-hour performance directed by violinist Elizabeth Blumenstock with Janet Strauss and Aaron Westman, violin/viola; Leif Woodward, gamba/cello; Stephen Stubbs, baroque guitar; and Ian Pritchard, harpsichord followed by a fully catered dinner. Please note there are no tickets for this special event. To RSVP by latest February 25 please email the Festival at info@bmf-cdm.org or call (949) 760-7887. Anyone donating $125 or more per person before February 25 will be welcome to attend as a thank you from the Festival for their support of our live in-person 2022 summer season. Proof of full vaccination (including booster) and masking is required.

St. Mark Presbyterian Church, 2200 San Joaquin Hills Road (at MacArthur Blvd.), Newport Beach, CA 92660. To make your donation and for further information please visit bmf-cdm.org

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THU, MAR 10   7:30 PM

Jakub Józef Orliński, countertenor: works by Handel and Purcell, and Polish songs

Polish countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński has quickly emerged as one of the most vibrant performers on the international classical music scene, triumphing on stage, in concert and on recording. The wide-ranging program features works by Handel and Purcell, and a wonderful selection of Polish songs by such esteemed composers as Henryk Czyż, Mieczysław Karłowicz and Stanisław Moniuszko. accompanied by Michał Biel, piano

Broad Stage, Santa Monica

more info and program: https://thebroadstage.org/performances/2021-22/classical/jakuborlinski

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Friday, March 11, 2022 7:30 pm;  Virtual concert (in Dallas Tx)

Les Arts Florissants with the New York Baroque Dance Company: Charpentier, Idyle en musique

New York Baroque Dance Company (8 dancers), Catherine Turocy, Artistic Director, and  Dallas Bach Society present this Chamber opera-ballet by Marc Antoine Charpentier, Idyle en musique,(1685)

Although there is no description of the choreography,following  the musical structure as well as indications in the score where the dance appeared, choreographer Catherine Turocy has created a beautiful tapestry of movement throughout the opera.  There is not a story in the libretto for Les Arts Florissants, but rather a celebration of the return of peace and the arts, as well as gratitude to Louis XIV. France was involved in a number of foreign conflicts at this time.  One possibility that has not been much spoken of, but which may be the most important of all, is the turning of the tide in the ongoing war with the Turks, including the siege of Esztergom and the important victory at Novy Sad, as well as the turning back of the Turkish forces at the Gates of Vienna in 1683.  This marked the beginning of the end of these conflicts, and Louis's involvement in the victory was duly acknowledged by the Sublime Porte when he was ceded the title of protector of the Christian holy places in Palestine.  Whatever the actual peace, however, Charpentier's sublime work celebrates the bounty of peace on a higher level, with real gratitude for the blessings peace brings, especially for the arts. 

Virtual Ticket ~ $25.   https://www.dallasbach.org/cyberbach

Moody Performance Hall, Dallas Tx

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Saturday, March 12, 2022, 8 pm

LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA : BACH’S GOLDBERG VARIATIONS FOR STRING ORCHESTRA,

LED BY CONCERTMASTER MARGARET BATJER

Bach’s monumental work, comprised of 30 variations originally written for solo keyboard and published in 1741, gained prominence in the twentieth century with pianist Glenn Gould’s famed 1955 recording of it and garnered further exposure with violinist Dmitry Sitkovetsky’s 1984 arrangement for strings, the version  LACO is presenting. The brilliant arrangement for strings – dedicated to Glenn Gould – honors note-for-note Bach’s seminal work, long a staple of the piano repertoire, while imbuing it with a fresh new musical perspective that brings to the work an entirely different spectrum of timbre and sonorities.

 Ticketholders Required to Show Proof of Vaccination and Booster Shot and Wear Masks (suggest at least two layers, such as a KN95 or surgical mask ) Inside Venues, Social distancing will be implemented

Tickets are $58 and may be purchased online at laco.org or by calling LACO at 213 622 7001 x1. Discounted tickets are also available by phone for seniors 65 years of age and older and for students.

The Broad Stage, Santa Monica Community College, 1310 11th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401

more info: laco.org

 

March 12 – 27  (March 12, 17, 20, 23, 26, 27)  7:30 or 2:00

LA Opera and the Hamburg Ballet: St. Matthew Passion by J.S. Bach with ballet by John Neumeier

            Legendary choreographer John Neumeier stages Bach's monumental sacred masterpiece, featuring the extraordinary dancers of the Hamburg Ballet. Awe-inspiring in its complexity, universal in its appeal, Bach's St. Matthew Passion is considered by many to be the single greatest masterpiece of western sacred music, a profoundly moving depiction of the final days of the life of Jesus. John Neumeier, the celebrated choreographer who made his LAO debut with Orpheus and Eurydice in 2018, returns to Los Angeles with one of his signature creations, a ballet that has been cheered by audiences throughout the world.

            Marrying the powerful music and narrative with dance in complete harmony, Neumeier fills the stage with unforgettable movement and images. The extraordinary dancers of the Hamburg Ballet join forces with James Conlon, a team of brilliant vocal soloists, and LA Opera's formidable orchestra and chorus for a spellbinding, deeply meaningful performance you'll never forget.

Conducted by James Conlon; sung in German with English subtitles. The running time is approximately four hours, including one intermission.

Tickets; from $19 and up; exchange or refund of tickets is free of charge.  SCEMS members receive discount, ask Bill Griffin at earlymusicla.org

Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, downtown Los Angeles

more info: https://www.laopera.org/performances/2122-season-page/st-matthew-passion/

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Sunday, March 13, 2022, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Tesserae Baroque: Bellissima Serenata

Corelli’s Concerti Grossi op. 6 are the cornerstone of the genre, but they probably don’t reflect the way in which the music in this collection was originally heard. As opposed to being organized into concertos, it seems as if most of the music Corelli composed and played Rome was used to frame and punctuate vocal works. Tesserae will recreate this original listening experience by presenting excerpts of Corelli’s music (including adaptions and arrangements of trio sonatas) alongside excerpts from vocal works composed when Corelli was active in Rome. Featuring music by Corelli, Pasquini, A. Scarlatti, Lulier, and Handel.

Ticketing information: General Admission $30\; Seniors & SCEMS $25; Students $10; Children may attend for free. All tickets are fully refundable up to the day of the concert.

Calvary Presbyterian Church, South Pasadena ,1050 Fremont Avenue, South Pasadena, CA 91030 United States

Covid safety

This performance will take place indoors. All guests will be notified a few days prior about specific social-distancing measures that are currently in effect in Los Angeles County. This may include face coverings and/or a requirement to be fully vaccinated. All tickets are refundable up to the day of the performance.

 

March 19th, 2022, 7:30 PM

March 20th, 2022, 3:00 PM 

Music Angelica: Vivaldi Meets Bach
A young J.S. Bach copied, studied, and transcribed the concertos of Antonio Vivaldi, including the two beloved works on this program. Centuries later, Bach repaid the favor when Vivaldi's all but forgotten works were rediscovered in the wake of Bach scholarship, leading to their revival in the twentieth century. Cynthia Roberts, Concertmaster

PROGRAM

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):Concerto Grosso in D Minor, op. 3, no. 11, RV 565; Violin Concerto in G Minor, BWV 1052R                                       
Antonio Vivaldi : Concerto for Four Violins in B Minor, op. 3, no.10, RV 580    [9’]                    
Francesco Geminiani (1687-1762): Concerto Grosso no. 12 in D Minor, ‘La Folia’  
Bach: Harpsichord Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1056; David Belkovski, harpsichord

March 19th, 2022, 7:30 PM:  Beverly O'Neill Theater, Long Beach

March 20th, 2022, 3:00 PM:  First Congregational Church, Los Angeles

more info: parking, etc. www.musicaangelica.org

 

Friday, March 18, 2022, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, March 19, 2022, 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, March 20, 2022, 5:00 p.m.

Bach Collegium San Diego: WORLD PREMIERE: EL MESÍAS : MESSIAH FOR A NEW WORLD [Handel's Messiah, complete oratorio, sung in Spanish]

The world premiere of the Spanish libretto of Handel's iconic oratorio Messiah.

Featuring a newly commissioned Spanish libretto by Mario Montenegro of Tijuana, Baja California, which shines a new light on this beloved work, and seeks to explore how our communities access this music.

Friday, March 18, 2022, 7:00 p.m.

Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church

3459 Manchester Ave, Cardiff, CA 92007

Saturday, March 19, 2022, 7:00 p.m.

The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center

7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037

Sunday, March 20, 2022, 5:00 p.m.

CECUT Centro Cultural Tijuana

P.º de los Héroes 9350, Zona Urbana Rio Tijuana

22010 Tijuana, B.C., Mexico

more info: https://bachcollegiumsd.org/

Mar 19, 2022 06:00 PM PST  a Zoom meeting broadcast
UCLA Early Music Ensemble: "Wind: Intersecting Historical Performance and Climate." 

UCLA EME, directed by Marylin Winkle, D.M.A.,  in The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, presents a Zoom broadcast of videos of remote recordings compiled into ensemble works.  Music spans Medieval (Hildegard von Bingen), Renaissance, and Baroque (Vivaldi), with themes that include "wind"; this is the second installment of the intersection of Early music and climate following last semester's theme of "water".
Join Zoom Meeting
https://ucla.zoom.us/j/98471133026?pwd=Z2hLWWNzeVhxcU1uTCs1c1ZBQlZLZz09
Meeting ID: 984 7113 3026
Passcode: 263389

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March 25, 2022 7 pm

Desert Baroque: The Baroque Era in a Modern Age: CELEBRITY CONCERT

Capturing the Clavisimbalum with Swiss harpsichordist, Corina Marti

Following treatises, paintings and music, this program includes pieces from the late 13th century Spain and France, the famous Codex Faenza and the Buxheimer Orgelbuch, Eastern European sources and a touch of English music too

THE ARTISTS CENTER at the GALEN, 72567 Hwy 111, PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA 92260

The audience is requested to provide ID, proof of vaccination, and to be masked, until further notice.

more info:  https://www.desertbaroque.com/

413-285-6881

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Saturday, March 26th at 19:30 (note time zone difference)  Streaming from Hungary

Centre de musique baroque de Versailles: Scylla and Glaucus,

A unique opera by Jean-Marie Leclair in a new edition by Julien Dubruque (CMBV)  , a co-production of the Baroque Music Centre of Versailles, Orfeo Music Foundation Budapest, Liszt Academy of Music Budapest, and Haydneum .

Cast:

Circé: Véronique Gens , Scylla: Judith van Wanroij , Glaucus: Cyrille Dubois
with other characters:Vénus, a driad, Dorine, Amor, a shepherd, Témire, a forest god, a shepherd,

Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra (on period instruments) ; Concertmaster: Simon Standage , Conductor: György Vashegyi

The tragédie en musique Scylla et Glaucus is Jean-Marie Leclair’s only surviving full length opera. The refinement of the vocal parts surprised many of his contemporaries given that Leclair was basically considered an instrumental composer: by the time this music stage work was presented in 1746, his 48 violin sonatas had already been published as well as numerous trios and concertos. His musical training took place in Italy and this background is evident in his stage work. Despite the opera faithfully following the traditional tragédie en musique developed by Jean-Baptiste Lully in the 18th century, there is no avoiding the Italian stylistic notes in the music.

more info and Livestream link: https://zeneakademia.hu/all-programs/2022-03-26-purcell-choir-orfeo-orchestra-10398 

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April 2022

April 2 2022 19:00 (note time zone difference)  Streaming from Hungary

Jean Rondeau (harpsichord):  J. S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988

Forkel, the first important biographer of Bach, relates a tale in which the great Johann Sebastian composed the so-called Goldberg Variations on the commission of a certain Count Keyserlinck. The nobleman suffered from insomnia so he asked the composer to write a piece of music that his own harpsichordist, Johann Teophil Goldberg, could play in the long sleepless nights. The count finally paid a handsome sum: one hundred double Louis d’or on a gold platter. It’s a nice story but certainly not true in this form. The fact is that the work appeared in print during Bach’s lifetime, in 1742, as the concluding part of the Clavier-Übung series, but there is no mention of the dedicatee on the front cover of the score, nor is there any mention of Goldberg. Despite this, it is no exaggeration to state that the work is the king of variation series ever written, or ever to be written. Black and White Colours 2022

Presented by Liszt Academy, Solti Hall

more info and Livestream link:  https://zeneakademia.hu/all-programs/2022-04-02-jean-rondeau-10348

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Sun  Apr 3, 2022 - 7:30 PM

Lang Lang (piano): Colburn Celebrity Recital:

Experience Bach’s tour de force in the hands of the world’s most celebrated pianist.

Program

BACH Goldberg Variations, BWV 988

From October 6 to 17, you can enjoy 30% savings on tickets in select sections for select concerts. Browse the list of events below, and when you’re ready to purchase:

Enter the promo code WELCOMEBACK in the upper right corner of the screen.

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Sat, Apr 9, 2022 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Sun, Apr 10, 2022 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra and vocal soloists and choir: St. Matthew Passion by J.S. Bach

In a rare treat of a US performance of this masterpiece of Baroque music by a HIP (historically-informed performance), Music Angelica, performs Bach’s St. Matthew Passion weaving voices and orchestra through magnificent oratorios and arias. Uniquely scored for two groups of vocalists and double orchestra, it sets parts of the Gospel of Matthew to music, told by the Evangelist (Tenor) in dialogue with Jesus (Baritone) and with interspersed chorales and arias. Two Baroque orchestras will perform with a double choir and an award-winning cast of American and European vocal soloists. This thrillingly intense music will soar in the beautiful acoustics of the First Congregational Church to create an unforgettable musical experience.

It is Musica Angelica’s esteemed honor to perform Johann Sebastian Bach’s St. Matthew Passion in the memory of the distinguished Los Angeles philanthropist, Richard Colburn. Mr. Colburn, a longtime supporter of classical music, regularly visited Naarden in the Netherlands and was greatly moved by the Netherlands Bach Society’s performance of St. Matthew Passion, which has taken place on Good Friday annually since 1921. The Colburn Foundation, under the direction of Carol Colburn Grigor, the daughter of Richard Colburn, has provided a special grant for this performance in hopes that the St. Matthew Passion will become an annual tradition in Los Angeles.

tickets $20-$150

At this time, First Congregational Church of Los Angeles REQUIRES PROOF OF VACCINATION TO ENTER.  Masks required indoors.

First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, 520 South Commonwealth Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90020

more info: https://www.musicaangelica.org/events/st-matthew-passion-04-09-2022/

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Thursday April 14th at 12:00noon,

Musica Transalpina: Missa non sine quare , Gloria, Salmi passaggiati, Magnificat primi toni

Mass service program:

1. Missa non sine quare by Johann Caspar Kerll, an organist from Salzburg whose music was studied & imitated by Johann Sebastian Bach

2. a magnificent setting of the Gloria by Johann Rosenmüller, a composer from Leipzig who moved to Venice to study the new Italian style, and who personifies Musica Transalpina as a concept. 

3.Salmi passaggiati by Giovanni Conforti and Francesco Severi which are the earliest published examples of sacred monody, which directly influenced the development of opera. 

4. Magnificat primi toni by Giovanni Palestrina, the most famous composer of the sixteenth century.

Church of Ss. Peter and Paul in Wilmington

more info at www.MusicaTransalpina.org

 

Friday April 15th at 12:00 noon,

Musica Transalpina : Passion by the sixteenth century Venetian Teodoro Clinio. 

Mass service program: This Latin Passion is a direct ancestor to the more famous German Passions by composers like Bach and Buxtehude.

Church of Ss. Peter and Paul in Wilmington

more info at www.MusicaTransalpina.org

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Saturday April 16th at 12:00 noon

Musica Transalpina : Missa Resurrections

Mass service program:

1. the recently discovered Missa Resurrections by Antonio Bertali, who was kapellmeister to Ferdinand II. and Ferdinand III.  It was composed for Easter Sunday 1666, and we shall perform it for Easter Even this year. 

2. two psalms by Claudio Monteverdi, considered to be the father of baroque music,

3. two motets by Giovanni Gabrieli, who exercised an enormous influence on sacred music in Germany and taught many important German composers such as Heinrich Schütz,

4. Magnificat C-moll by Johann Rosenmüller.

Church of Ss. Peter and Paul in Wilmington:

more info at www.MusicaTransalpina.org

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Saturday, April 16, 2022 8:00

Jacaranda: PASSION:  Johann Sebastian Bach – Easter Oratorio, BWV 249 (LA Premiere)

Alyssa Park, violin; Aron Kallay, keyboards; Jacaranda Chamber Orchestra; conductor TBA

JS Bach’s stubbornly challenging but supremely rewarding Easter Oratorio (1725) has never been performed in Los Angeles! One might expect such a situation with some small piece that came to light because of recent Bach scholarship, but this 40-minute companion to the 180-minute Christmas Oratorio will receive it’s LA premiere in 2022. Perhaps the virtuoso requirements of vocal soloists, chorus, and orchestra (three trumpets, three oboes!) were too daunting for such a compact work to be undertaken before. Nevertheless, Jacaranda’s mission is to introduce neglected works to concert life in Southern California. The Jacaranda team will offer you fiery brilliance, sublime and spirited singing, and rousing instrumentalists including the organ refurbished in 2019. Also on the program is Lou Harrison/R. Dees – Suite for Violin & Strings, a ravishing piece featuring Alyssa Park.

First Presbyterian Church, Santa Monica

more info: Proof of full vaccination and tickets:  https://www.jacarandamusic.org/season

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 SUNDAY, APRIL 24

4:00 Schola Marialis: Solemn Choral Evensong.

The professional schola of St Mary’s Episcopal Church, Palms, under the direction of Sean Smith, sing the Responses by Bernard Rose (1916-1996), Anglican chant psalms, the Evening Service in G by Herbert Sumsion (1899-1995), Gregorian chant, and the glorious “Surrexit pastor bonus” by Jean Lhéritier (c. 1480 - after 1551).

FREE

3647 Watseka Avenue in West Los Angeles, arrive early for limited parking

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Monday, April 25 at 5pm, and archived stream

Dunedin Consort, Baroque, John Butt: Master Class on historic performance practice

Thayer Hall at the Colburn School, DTLA, Free, no tickets required

Dunedin Consort is one of the world’s leading Baroque ensembles, recognized for its vivid and insightful performances and recordings. In this illustrated lecture, Professor John Butt and Dunedin Consort explore the concept of historically informed performance and its relevance in the modern musical landscape, in a practical and discursive format. Drawing on his seminal book Playing with History, Professor Butt considers issues including the relationship between notation and performance, examining the ways in which we ascribe ‘meaning’ to musical texts, and how these ideas are affected by composers adapting the same music for new occasions.

Professor Butt will explore answers to some of the fundamental questions surrounding the Western classical tradition. How does an understanding of historical performance practice help us get closer to the composer’s original intentions and find meaning in what we perform? And where do these ideas fit with the idea of the moveable work? The musicians of the Dunedin Consort provide musical illustrations to the lecture, with music by Bach, Corelli, Handel and—in a glimpse into the future—Errollyn Wallen.

More information: https://www.colburnschool.edu/calendar/events/master-class-dunedin-consort-baroque/

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Friday, April 29, 2022 8:00 PM (PT)  

Thornton Baroque Sinfonia: "Modern Musick": A Concert of Baroque and Early American Music

The Thornton Baroque Sinfonia, the early music ensemble of USC Thornton led by Adam Gilbert, Jason Yoshida, and Jennifer Kampani, presents works by Henry Purcell, Georg Philipp Telemann, Franz Joseph Haydn, and William Billings, along with African American spirituals and shape-notes hymns and anthems.

With special guests: The Brand Ensemble and Pre-concert music by the USC Baroque Oboe Band!

This concert is Free and open to the public. Seating is limited based on health guidelines and registration is required.

RSVPs Are Required Click here to RSVP.  https://uscthorntonearlymusicprogram.cmail20.com/t/j-l-zujtktl-jdyutihts-r/

Attendance Guidelines:Click here for our current COVID-19 safety requirements for audiences.

https://uscthorntonearlymusicprogram.cmail20.com/t/j-l-zujtktl-jdyutihts-y/

And for a special bonus, don't forget to listen to our Sound Walk! Listen to samples of our music as you wend you way across campus to the Newman Hall, and listen to audio program notes upon your arrival at the venue. To download the Echoes App, go to:

https://explore.echoes.xyz

Then search for our special Thornton Baroque Sinfonia Sound Walk, or find it here!:

https://explore.echoes.xyz/collections/ymZPl3z1fIRclERf

AND in case you missed it: Enjoy this lovely short feature about our own Robert Wang:

https://music.usc.edu/the-process-robert-wang/

Newman Recital Hall, USC campus, parking on campus off Figeuroa

more info: https://www.facebook.com/USCEarlyMusic/

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May 2022

Sunday May 1, 2022 at 4:00 pm

Los Angeles Baroque (LAB): "Alsatian" Spring

Join LAB in the courtyard at St. James' Episcopal Church, South Pasadena, for the next in our series of pop-up concerts: a relaxed afternoon performance (with wine/waters), given by LAB's "Big Band" and the LAB Consort Club. Led by artistic director Lindsey Strand-Polyak, assisted by LAB's artistic associates.

 Alsatian Spring: Orchestral music by German composers in pan-European styles by Philipp Heinrich Erlebach, Johann Bernhard Bach and Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel, complemented by chorales and more from the LAB Consort Club

FREE admission but donations welcomed

Outdoors in the Courtyard at St James’ Episcopal Church 1325 Monterey Rd, South Pasadena, CA

learn more at  losangelesbaroque.org

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May 7th: doors open 6:30, pre-concert 7:00

Tallis Scholars: The Golden Age of Spanish Polyphony

The Tallis Scholars with Director Peter Phillips will perform at in the spectacular acoustics of St. Andrew Pasadena for the final concert of their 2022 U.S. Tour.  This world-renowned choral ensemble will perform several masterpieces by Renaissance composer Tomás Luis de Victoria (c. 1548 – 1611). This will be the final performance in The Tallis Scholars’ 2022 United States tour.  The music of composer Tomás Luis de Victoria (c. 1548 – 1611) is considered by many to represent the pinnacle of the Spanish Renaissance choral repertoire, he was a student of Palestrina (1525 – 1594) and a leading figure in the Counter-Reformation.
PROGRAM : Ave Maria a8, Magnificat primi toni a8, Requiem a6

The local St. Monica Academy Choir will begin the event at 7:00 PM, with doors opening at 6:30 PM
Official event page: https://www.saintandrewpasadena.org/tallis-scholars-concert
Church website: www.standrewpasadena.org
Ensemble website: https://www.thetallisscholars.co.uk

Tickets are available through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-tallis-scholars-concert-peter-phillips-director-tickets-292680052917
Sponsorship information: https://www.saintandrewpasadena.org/tallis-sponsorships

St. Andrew Church 311 N. Raymond Avenue Pasadena CA 91103 Located in Old Town Pasadena
 

May 7, 2022, at 8pm. online streaming on May 20

Boston Camerata : Douce Dame Jolie: Guillaume de Machaut’s Last Affair,

This program is one of five created by the Camerata for the Reims Festival in 2011, celebrating the 800th anniversary of Reims Cathedral, where Guillaume de Machaut had an ecclesiastical appointment. We will celebrate Music Director Emeritus Joel Cohen's 80th birthday and Artistic Director Anne Azéma's elevation to Officier of the French Order of Arts and Letters.

First Church in Boston, 66 Marlborough St., Boston, MA 02116

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Friday, May 13, at 7:00 p.m.,

Saturday, May 14, at 7:00 p.m.  

Bach Collegium San Diego : APOTHEOSIS OF THE DANCE

Don't miss out on the final Mainstage concert of the season! Beethoven’s seventh symphony is filled with an infectious dance with musical ideas linked back to Mozart. Fortepianist Sylvia Berry delivers Mozart’s Piano Concerto no. 20, a dynamic work admired by the young Beethoven. You won't want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see BCSD perform the music of Beethoven and Mozart.

Friday, May 13, at 7:00 p.m.  All Souls Episcopal Church 1475 Catalina Blvd, San Diego, CA 92107

Saturday, May 14, at 7:00 p.m.  Sts. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church 3459 Manchester Ave, Cardiff, CA 92007

more info: BachCollegiumSD.org

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May 21-31 – Video on Demand

Piffaro Founders' Finale: The Musical Legacy of Charles V

w/ guests: Daniel Swenberg, lute & Héloise Degrugillier and Fiona Last, winds

Few monarchs of the Renaissance can rival the achievements, and titles, of the Burgundian Charles V – Holy Roman Emperor, King of Spain, Lord of the Netherlands, Duke of Burgundy, Head of the House of Hapsburg. His traveling musical establishment was sumptuous, replete with some of the most notable composers of the day, and his musical reach extended well beyond his lifetime and Europe’s shores. This will be the final concert of our founding artistic directors, Joan Kimball & Bob Wiemken. We invite you to join us in celebration of magnificent musical legacies! Join us after the concert to toast Joan & Bob!

This varied all-instrumental program will include works by Jakob Obrecht, Alexander Agricola, Josquin Despres, Nicolas Gombert, Christóbal de Morales, Gaspar Fernandes, and more!

Online concerts: Each of our in-person concerts will be filmed by Torello Productions in front of a live audience. The videos will become available online one week after the live concert and will remain available on demand for 11 days.

Instructions and tips: https://www.piffaro.org/support/

Tickets: https://t.e2ma.net/click/x8fn9f/pyaireg/tlvg3p

Concert Preview: Dance de Cleves From the Basse Dance MS, ca. 1500, arr. G. Herreid

https://t.e2ma.net/click/x8fn9f/pyaireg/h4lg3p

Marguerite of Austria was regent of Charles V in his early years. She was a great music lover and manuscript collector. The Danse de Cleves comes from a Burgundian manuscript of the time containing numerous dance melodies. The basse danse was a popular court dance in the 15th and early 16th centuries, especially at young Charles' Burgundian court. If you close your eyes while you listen, you can picture the courtiers gracefully gliding.

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Sunday, May 22nd, 4pm,  (repeats June 12 in Glendale)

Baroque Bliss: French Baroque Music Fit for a King

Louis XIV, himself a dancer, intervened at every level in courtly cultural production. The music his composers created was influenced by various dances, so congenial to the French, with their orderly forms, and great attention to surface detail. It is mannered, even decadent, its melodies are heavily ornamented, its rhythms often fastidious, and its harmonies often appear aimless. These affects served to awaken the listener with their unexpected twists and turns, thereby invoking surprise and pleasure (surprise et plaisir). At other times the music suspends time and cadential expectation. In tone and structure, it was so much in harmony with the spirit of the French court, and was so elegant and different from other national styles, that the whole of Europe became enamored of it, and attempted to imitate the music of Versailles. Come experience this blissful music for yourself!

Directed by Marischka Hopcroft; band members: Marischka Hopcroft, harpsichord, Paul Sherman, oboe, Carolyn Beck, bassoon, Bruce Teter, musette and recorder, Jaehuan Kim, countertenor, Lewis Johnson, bass, Robert Wang, guitar, and Haley Hedegard, viola da gamba, Adam Gilberti, percussion.

Suggested donation $20.

COVID precautions: we follow the guidelines for the City of Santa Monica which are currently: All attendees and musicians (except singers and wind instrumentalists) are currently required to wear masks; attendees can socially distance in the large sanctuary.

St-Augustines-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 1227 4th St, Santa Monica, CA 90401

Parking: Two hours free parking in the parking structure just opposite (west side of  4th St)

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May 22, 2022, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Tesserae Baroque: The Myth of Venice

The phrase “The Myth of Venice” is used by historians to describe a kind of “Venetian Exceptionalism”; in this formulation, art, architecture, and (of course!) music was used to glorify the Republic. In a concert featuring cornetts, sackbuts, strings, and singers, Tesserae brings to life the grandiose polychoral music from the late Renaissance and the early Baroque – the Golden Age of Venetian music – as well as other non-Venetian works inspired by this rich musical tradition. This program includes Venetian music by Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli and Monteverdi, as well as works in the polychoral style by Diego Ortiz and Hieronymous Praetorius.

General Admission $30, Seniors & SCEMS $25,Students $10,Children and members of the Music Guild may attend for free.All tickets are fully refundable up to the day of the concert.

All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Beverly Hills; 504 North Camden Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210

Covid safety

This performance will take place indoors. All guests will be notified a few days prior about specific social-distancing measures that are currently in effect in Los Angeles County. This may include face covering or a requirement to be fully vaccinated. All tickets are refundable up to the day of the performance.

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Saturday, May 28th 8:00 PM Start (7:30 PM Doors Open), and livestream

UCLA Early Music Ensemble:"Fire: Intersecting Climate and Historical Performance, Part 3"

Come hear a preview of the works we have been exploring in our year-long series exploring the intersections between climate and historical performance practice. In addition to a new set of music on the element, "fire," we will reprise pieces from our Water (Fall) and Wind (Winter) sets.

At the end, audience members will be invited to share their thoughts on our programming and performance as we prepare to take the show on the road.

LIVE and Recorded Performances by the UCLA Early Music Ensemble

Directed by Dr. Marylin Winkle, assisted by Danielle Stein

*UCLA-affiliated audience members will be required to complete the symptom monitoring survey before entry.

Non-UCLA audience members will be required to show proof of full COVID vaccine or negative test result within 72 hours of the performance. 

*No eating or drinking will be permitted indoors. 

*Masks must be worn at all times.

Thank you and we hope you can join us!

The Choral Room (Schoenberg 1325), UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music

FREE ADMISSION

Performance will be livestreamed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWN0h9WJLIs&list=PLdcm8dNlFesFoWCyCI9N61G86FhchkFME&index=2

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