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​May 2026

 

Saturday, May 16, 3:30 p.m. (San Marino)

Artes Vocales :  Baroque Beauties

Program: an afternoon of soaring choral music, stirring harmonies, and timeless storytelling featuring: the radiant beauty of Johann Sebastian Bach - Bach’s luminous motet Jesu, meine Freude, the emotional intensity of Henry Purcell - Purcell’s unforgettable “Dido’s Lament” from Dido & Aeneas, the grandeur of George Frideric Handel - Handel’s majestic Zadok the Priest , and the dramatic brilliance of Claudio Monteverdi - Selections from Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610.

Performed by the Artes Vocales Festival Ensemble with harpsichord and organ, this concert brings the color, drama, and expressive depth of the Baroque vividly to life. Directed by Dr. Steven Kronauer
Tickets: General admission $35 | Seniors $30 | Students $20    
Online LIVE Streaming $20 (viewable until June 16, 2026)
St. Edmund's Church 1175 S. San Gabriel Blvd, San Marino, CA 91108

For more information and to get tickets, visit www.artesvocales.com

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Saturday, May 30 7:30 pm ( San Marino)

Sunday, May 31 4:00 pm (Beverly Hills)

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra: Baroque Series - Baroque In Bloom

            Prepare to be entranced by American soprano Amanda Forsythe, one of today’s most dazzling voices—her tone exudes elegant effortlessness, clarity, and silvery luster that critics call “simply dazzling” and “light and luster.” Forsythe brings radiant life to Handel’s expressive arias and Bach’s luminous “Wedding Cantata.” LACO’s celebrated Principal Bassoon Andrew Brady steps into the spotlight with Vivaldi’s Concerto for Bassoon in A minor, RV 497, a virtuosic tour de force that highlights his remarkable artistry and lyrical command. Telemann’s spirited Don Quixote Suite bursts with theatrical flair, painting comic adventures in bold musical strokes, while Biber’s audacious Battalia explodes with inventiveness — an exhilarating conclusion to a program alive with brilliance, bravura, and irresistible vitality. Performers: Margaret Batjer, Leader, Amanda Forsythe, Soprano, Andrew Brady, Bassoon

Tickets :$44-$82

Saturday, May 30

Rothenberg Hall, The Huntington 1800 Orlando Avenue, San Marino, CA 91108, USA

Sunday, May 31

The Wallis 9390 N Santa Monica Blvd Beverly Hills, CA 90210

more info:laco.org

 

Sunday, May 31: 5pm  (Beverly Hills)

Tesserae Baroque : Cavalli’s Vespro della Beata Vergine

Pier Francesco Cavalli, Monteverdi’s operatic successor in Venice, quickly rose to become the most important opera composer of the mid-seventeenth century.

Cavalli also followed Monteverdi in the realm of sacred music; in 1668 he accepted the position of maestro di cappella at the Basilica of San Marco, the same position that Monteverdi held earlier in the century. Tesserae explores the connection between the two composers by presenting some of the music Cavalli wrote for the Marian Vespers—the same service for which Monteverdi wrote his famous 1610 setting.

Featuring a full cohort of singers and instrumentalists, these large-scale settings present the Venetian polychoral style in its full Cavallian splendor.
Tickets: $20/$25/$35/$50
Free admission for children and Members of All Saints' Music Guild.

All Saints Episcopal Church, 504 North Camden Drive, Beverly Hills

more info: https://tesseraebaroque.org/

https://tesseraebaroque.org/event/cavallis-vespro-della-beata-vergine/

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Sunday, May 31, 2026 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm  (Adams district near 10 freeway and Arlington)

UCLA Early Music Ensemble: Adam de la Halle’s Le Jeu de Robin et Marion (The Play of Robin and Marion, 1283)

This Arts on the Grounds of the Clark Library Special Event, organized by the UCLA Early Music Ensemble and UCLA Department of Musicology, and joined by internationally renowned vielle player/fiddler, Shira Kammen, presents a new adaptation of Adam de la Halle’s Le Jeu de Robin et Marion (The Play of Robin and Marion, 1283). Our new, English adaptation by Dr. Lawrence Rosenwald (Professor Emeritus, Wellesley College) tells the original tale of Maid Marion, Robin Hood, and their merry friends as they outsmart a cruel knight. Modern audiences of all ages will feel enchanted as actors and singers transport us to the thirteenth century with music performed on instruments from the Middle Ages. Pack a picnic basket and join us in our feast to celebrate the knight’s defeat!

This production is site-specific and takes place entirely outdoors on the grounds of the Clark Library. A limited number of audience chairs will be provided, and attendees are encouraged to bring blankets or low foldable chairs for additional seating.

The Clark Library property will open at 12:30 p.m. Attendees are welcome to picnic on the grounds prior to the performance. No alcohol is permitted.

A casual music prelude performance will take place at 1:00 p.m., followed by a pre-performance lecture by Dr. Elizabeth Upton (Associate Professor, UCLA Department of Musicology) at 1:30 p.m. The mainstage production will begin at 2:00 p.m. and will conclude at 3:30 p.m.

Performance by the UCLA Early Music Ensemble, featuring: Laur Trustee (Marion), Olivia Pison (Knight), Charlotte Kelly (Robin), Lois McTrang (Peronelle), Miranda Claxton (Baudons), Abbey Thompson (Gautiers), and David Lerner (Huart).

Directed by Dr. Marylin Winkle (faculty, Department of Musicology); with Assistant Director Jillian Risigari-Gai (Teaching Assistant). Featuring Guest Artist: Shira Kammen (vielle).

Translation by Dr. Lawrence Rosenwald (Professor Emeritus, Wellesley College).

This event will be held in-person and outdoors at the Clark Library.

The event is free to attend with advance registration. Register at:

https://www.1718.ucla.edu/events/robin-and-marion/

UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library 2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, CA 90018

Limited parking on site, additional street parking.

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June 2026

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June 7, 2026 3pm  (San Fernando Valley near Reseda)

blackbird  baroque

Works by Telemann, JS Bach, Corelli, Falconieri, Fontana and Ritter

Performers: Laurel Diskin (Baroque violin), Shahid Osuna (Baroque flute), Suzanna Giordano Gignac (Baroque violin  and viola), Helen Taylor (Baroque cello), Ted Stern (theorbo), Christian Stendel (Harpsichord and organ).

Freewill Offering

St Martin-in-the-Fields 7136 Winnetka Ave., Winnetka, CA 91306

just south of Sherman Way

Contact: Suzanna Giordano Gignac 310.918.4001

sgiordanogignac@verizon.net

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Saturday, June 13, 2026, 8 p.m. (Westchester)

Sunday, June 14, 2026, 4 p.m. ( Monrovia)

Jouyssance and and LA Camerata:  MadriGALS - 800 years of music by Women Composers

Joined by L.A. Camerata (Dr. Marylin Winkle, Artistic Director), Jouyssance performs music by women composers, ranging from Byzantium's Kassia to the early Baroque's Barbara Strozzi and Isabella Leonarda.  The program will include madrigals by Maddalena Casulana, pictured above, who was the first woman to have her music published in her lifetime. The concert will also feature grand motets by Chiara Maria Cozzolani, as well as more intimate works by Raphaella and Vittoria Aleotti.  Most of the composers on the program spent their lives in convents, working behind cloister walls, with their music only recently becoming known and available. 

Tickets are available online and at the door:: $25 General Admission, $20 Seniors and SCEMS members, $10 Students with ID, Free Admission for ACDA members and their students

Saturday, June 13, Holy Nativity Episcopal Church 6700 W. 83rd Street, Westchester

Sunday, June 14, St. Luke's Episcopal Church 122 California Avenue, Monrovia

more info and ticket purchase : https://www.jouyssance.org/current-season

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Friday, June 19  •  7:30 PM - 9:00 (Santa Monica)

Baroque Collegium LA: Meditations

Join us for an evening of moving music, featuring cantatas by Johann Ernst Bach and Johann Ludwig Bach, members of the famous family that produced the famous Johann Sebastian Bach. These cantatas are surrounded by meditations on Love, Mercy, and Wisdom by Hildegard von Bingen and Los Angeles based composer Zanaida Robles. Come light a candle with us and enter into an evening of soothing beauty.

Free, donations accepted

St Augustine By-The-Sea Church 1227 4th Street Santa Monica, CA 90401

parking: in city lot across the street, first 1.5-2 hours free

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