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​March 2026

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March 14 10AM-3PM (Glendale)

(Note: end time accommodates travel to LAB concert in South Pasadena by 4:00)

SCEMS: Early Music Day: A Community Festival Returns!

    Celebrate Early Music Month with a fun day of workshops, concerts, and a community sing-along/play-along. SCEMS, Jouyssance Early Music Ensemble, and The Foundation for the Neo-Renaissance, and others, sponsor this day for all musicians in the early music community and children to come together and play and sing music together.

Professionally-coached workshops for all levels of singers, winds, and strings (all at A440) include preparation for the finale mass performance. Finishing the day will be a showcase of local Early Music groups. There will be an instrument "petting zoo", and an Exhibition of local instrument makers will display and sell instruments, as well as used instruments will be for sale

You are welcome to register to participate in either the full day or partial day.

Admission: $0 (no lunch) - $30 (includes lunch).

Register now! https://crm.nonprofiteasy.com/9493/Pages/Events/#/Details/12806// 

Location: First Baptist Church of Glendale 209 N Louise St, Glendale, CA 91206

parking in small church lot, and city parking in adjacent lot.

More info: info@jouyssance.org

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SATURDAY, MARCH 14 (South Pasadena)

4:00 pm Los Angeles Baroque: Telemann’s Birthday Bash! 

Join us for Telemann's Viola Concerto featuring soloist Zachary Hamilton, LAB’s 2025-26 string apprentice. Plus, an overture-suite with french horn and oboes, multiple flute concertos, and more birthday party pieces. LA’s community baroque orchestra, director Lindsey Strand-Polyak.

Free.

St. James’ Church, South Pasadena.

Information at losangelesbaroque.org

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Sat, Mar 14 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (Pasadena)

Sun, Mar 15 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT (Newport Beach)

Musica Transalpina: La Morte del Cor penitente

La Morte del Cor penitente is one of three surviving oratorios by Giovanni Legrenzi, composed around 1671 when he was the leading opera composer in Venice. This remarkable oratorio tells the story of a tormented Sinner who must choose between saving his life or saving his soul. Ultimately, allegories of Repentance and Hope gently persuade him that in order to truly live, he must embrace death.

Oratorios are sacred musical plays traditionally programmed during the season of Lent in place of opera.  La Morte del Cor penitente was likely composed for the church of Santa Maria della Consolazione at Venice around 1671 and was revived at the Viennese court in 1705, which is the only surviving source for the music.  It is a story of hope, redemption, and transformation, in which a tormented Sinner finds peace when he resigns himself to a bodily death in order to receive eternal life.  

Musica Transalpina is proud to present the first American performance of this obscure work to commemorate four centuries since this important composer’s birth, using an edition––copied directly from the sole surviving manuscript––prepared especially for our Ensemble.

tickets: $37.73 - $79.80

Sat, Mar 14 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM PDT

311 N Raymond Ave, Pasadena, CA 91103, USA

Sun, Mar 15 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT

2200 San Joaquin Hills Rd, Newport Beach, CA 92660, USA

more info https://musicatransalpina.org/category/concerts/upcoming/

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SUNDAY, March 15th, 1:00pm (West LA)

L.A. Camerata presents "She Rambled Out of Bounds," works curated by women in Ireland and Scotland

L.A. Camerata is devoted to the performance of works for and by early modern women, reviving women's stories through immersive performances that blur the boundaries between music and drama. This performance features works for harp curated by the Maclean-Clephane sisters and Lady Margaret Wemyss, fiddle pieces by Mistress Magdalen Stirling, lyra viol music from the Leyden Manuscript, and traditional tunes by Carolan. Music will be woven together with poetry by Letitia Pilkington, Mary Monck, and Frances Sheridan, performed by actor Corryn Cummins. An ensemble of period instruments, including a clarseach (Scottish period harp), baroque fiddle, and viola da gamba. This performance is co-directed by Marylin Winkle and Tamzin Elliott, who will perform alongside Alys Hoy (voice), Amy Wang (fiddle), and Jillian Risigari-Gai (harp). Join us at the newly-opened Harp Center Los Angeles, the coolest place to experience art and all things harp while enjoying a cup of coffee or tea from the on-site cafe. 

Admission: By donation, pay-what-you-can. RSVP: https://forms.gle/mNiyzpg2g7MWEaJz8

Location: Harp Center Los Angeles, 2927 S Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064

Parking: Large, free parking lot in the back. Street parking also available on Sepulveda. 

Contact: losangelescamerata@gmail.com

more info: https://www.losangelescamerata.org/seasonevents

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Friday, March 20, 2026  7:30 PM - 8:30 PM  (Irvine) (repeats March 28 in Monrovia)

Vox Obscura : Viscera, the Incarnate Polyphony (Early music for the Lenten Season)

Joined by Oktavist Alexander Mayang, Vox Obscura explores the origins of sacred music from ancient Eastern Orthodox hymns and chants to the birth of western polyphony - all within a meditative, Lenten framework. This programmatic concert examines the physical relationship between man and creator within the living, breathing landscape of early music.
Program: Works by Pérotin, Machaut, Josquin, and Vox Obscura composers with ancient and medieval orthodox music from Hebrew, Greek, Arabac, and Syriac traditions.  
Performed by chamber choir, cantors, lute, harp, strings, and a featured oktavist
Presented in the resonant acoustics of Concordia’s Good Shepherd Chapel in Irvine and St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Monrovia, Viscera will also serve as the foundation for Vox Obscura's debut album.

'Vox Obscura' unites skilled musicians in Southern California to perform cultivated concerts inspired by timeless sacred, folk, and art repertoire from a wide variety of early music traditions.  Their music programs are carefully curated to restore the exotic, diverse sounds of early music for a modern audience.

Ticket Price $30.00-$40.00

Good Shepherd Chapel 1530 Concordia  Irvine, California 92612

Location:  Good Shepherd Chapel, on the campus of Concordia University Irvine (parking is free). Park in the ‘general parking’ or ‘main lot’ and walk to Good Shepherd Chapel (listed as #2 on the CAMPUS MAP)  

Learn more at Voxobscura.org

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Friday, March 20.    7:30 PM (La Jolla - San Diego area)

Le Consort: A Trio Sonata Soirée

Presented by La Jolla Music Society. Le Consort invites you to the baroque era, in which the trio Sonata was the most popular chamber music formation. This whirlwind program will spotlight examples by famous composers such as Bach and Telemann, alongside some unjustly neglected Baroque masters, illustrating the immense expressive range and creativity of this repertoire. With a few strokes of the two violins and cello bows and animation of the harpsichord’s keys, let yourself be teleported from the Venice of Albinoni and Gentili to the Naples of Porpora, with a visit to Telemann and Bach in Germany. The program concludes with a magnificent setting of “Follia”—the era’s most recognizable melody, and one which still resonates today. A great journey awaits you!

“Ravishing, exhilarating and uniquely beautiful.” — BBC Music Magazine

Program: DE MONTÉCLAIR Plainte en Dialogue (arr. for two violins)

DANDRIEU Trio Sonata in A Major, Op. 1, No. 4

ALBINONI. Sonata in D Minor, Op. 1, No. 1

TELEMANN Duet for Two Violins “Lilliputsche Chaconne”

VIVALDI Adagio and Allegro from Sonata Op. 1, No. 9

MARINI Sinfonia grave a 3, Op. 1, No. 6, “La Zorzi”

MERULA Ballo detto Pollicio Op. 12, No. 24, Ciaconna

REALI La Folia Op. 1, No. 12

BIBER. Passacaglia for Solo Violin

J.S. BACH Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1, Trio Sonata in G Major, BWV 1039, Larghetto from Concerto in D Major, BWV 972

VIVALDITrio Sonata in D Minor, Op. 1, No. 12, “Follia” RV 63

FREE PRELUDE LECTURE · 6:30 PM by Michael Gerdes,

Musicians:: Théotime Langlois de Swarte, violin, Sophie de Bardonnèche, violin
Hanna Salzenstein, cello, Justin Taylor, harpsichord

The Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Ave L to, La Jolla, CA 92037

more info: https://theconrad.org/events/le-consort/

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Wed, Mar 25, 2026 Interview 5:30 pm, Concert at 6:00 pm, Reception & Dinner 7:30pm (Long Beach)

Musica Angelica, with Music Director and master organist Martin Haselböck: Benefit Concert and Celebration

 After twenty years at the helm of Musica Angelica, Music Director and master organist Martin Haselböck will perform a very special farewell organ recital at the First Congregational Church of Long Beach on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at 6 pm on the 7—rank “mighty “Mighty Möller” in the FCCLB sanctuary to celebrate his two decades of leadership of our renowned early music ensemble. Proceeds from this benefit event will help support Musica Angelica’s community engagement programming which includes the free Community Concert Series, complimentary concert tickets for K-12 students and their families, site visits to underserved communities and nonprofit organizations and master classes with high school and university orchestral programs.

 

Join Martin Haselböck and friends for a memorable farewell performance. This benefit concert will feature special guests and an engaging interview conducted by Alan Chapman from KUSC. A reception and dinner at La Traviata Restaurant following the performance.

Interview with Alan Chapman from KUSC at 5:30 pm

Benefit Concert at 6:00 pm

Reception & Dinner at La Traviata at 7:30pm (space is limited)

Individual tickets to this special benefit performance will be $100 each, sponsorship packets that include the concert, reception and VIP dinner with special guests are available. Sponsorship levels: see more info link

First Congregational Church of Long Beach and La Traviata Restaurant, Long Beach, California 90802

more info: https://www.musicaangelica.org/

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Saturday, March 28 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM (Monrovia) (repeats March 20 in Irvine)

Vox Obscura : Viscera, the Incarnate Polyphony (Early music for the Lenten Season)

Joined by Oktavist Alexander Mayang, Vox Obscura explores the origins of sacred music from ancient Eastern Orthodox hymns and chants to the birth of western polyphony - all within a meditative, Lenten framework. This programmatic concert examines the physical relationship between man and creator within the living, breathing landscape of early music.
Program: Works by Pérotin, Machaut, Josquin, and Vox Obscura composers with ancient and medieval orthodox music from Hebrew, Greek, Arabac, and Syriac traditions.  
Performed by chamber choir, cantors, lute, harp, strings, and a featured oktavist
Presented in the resonant acoustics of Concordia’s Good Shepherd Chapel in Irvine and St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Monrovia, Viscera will also serve as the foundation for Vox Obscura's debut album.

'Vox Obscura' unites skilled musicians in Southern California to perform cultivated concerts inspired by timeless sacred, folk, and art repertoire from a wide variety of early music traditions.  Their music programs are carefully curated to restore the exotic, diverse sounds of early music for a modern audience.

Ticket Price $15.00-$35.00

St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Monrovia -122 South California Avenue, Monrovia, CA 91016

Learn more at Voxobscura.org

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​April 2026

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Fri, April 17 at 8pm (near downtown Los Angeles)

Les Délices : Arcadian Dreams

Faithful shepherds fall prey to love’s fateful snares in music by Handel, Scarlatti, Levebvre, and more! They perform a live concert version of our new album Arcadian Dreams. The program includes music by music by Handel, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Louis Lefevre, and Tomaso Albinoni. You can listen to a preview track from Rameau's cantata Le berger fidèle now! Listen to ‘Arcadian Dreams‘ podcast.

Les Délices is ‘an early music group with an avant-garde appetite’ (NYT) that brings long-forgotten music alive for contemporary audiences. Founded by baroque oboist Debra Nagy in 2009, the ensemble has established a reputation for unique programs that ‘can’t help but get one listening and thinking in fresh ways’ (SF Classical Voice).

ARTISTS: Hannah De Priest – soprano, Debra Nagy – oboe, Shelby Yamin – violin, Rebecca Landell – viola da gamba, Mark Edwards – harpsichord

tickets: $35 - $85

Pompeian Room, Doheny Mansion, Mount Saint Mary’s University, 10 Chester Place, Los Angeles, CA 90007

Use the entrance gate on St. James Park W to access the Doheny Campus.

Park in the AAA parking lot adjacent to the entrance gate.

more info: https://dacamerasociety.org/concerts-upcoming/les-delices-early-music-ensemble/

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Saturday, April 18, 2026  4:00 p.m. (Pasadena)

Con Gioia Early Music Ensemble: “Bach Encounters Vivaldi (The Weimar Years: 1708-1717)”

The performers featuring among others Carla Moore and Kati Kyme, baroque violin; William Skeene, baroque ‘cello; Lot Demeyer, baroque oboe; solo singers Andrea Zomorodian, Jon Lee Keenan & Luc Kleiner with Patrick J. Rogers,  harpsichord continuo, and directed by Preethi de Silva.

The program comprises virtuosic and glorious arias from Bach’s cantatas, BWV 12, 21, 31,61, 147 and 182; and Vivaldi’s concertos for solo violin, RV 230 and Concerto Grosso for Two Violins and ‘cello, RV 565. A reception will follow the concert.

Tickets (to be held at the door) may be obtained by donations after March 10, 2026 via Eventbrite at https://BachEncountersVivaldi.eventbrite.com. General admission: $40; seniors, members of SCEMS, EMA, AMS, and Friends of Con Gioia: $25; students (with ID): $15.

A limited number of tickets will be issued AT THE DOOR.

Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church 301 N. Orange Grove Boulevard Pasadena, 91103.

more info: Phone: 909.913-0550. For additional information visit www.congioia.org

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April 26 at 7:30pm  (Pasadena)

Tallis Scholars : Victoria's Missa O Magnum Mysterium and other works

The Grammy award winning Tallis Scholars return from the UK for their 4th visit to St. Andrew and their only concert in Southern California.

A captivating program centered around Victoria's Missa O Magnum Mysterium. Described by the Washington Post as one of the world's premier vocal ensembles, the Tallis Scholars bring their acclaimed sound to St. Andrew with a luminous Easter season program. The concert traces stories of wonder and revelation, from Christ's birth to resurrection. Victoria's seminal Missa O Magnum Mysterium, celebrating the miracle of the virgin birth, is the concert's centerpiece, amplified by motets by Tallis, de Wert and Slovenian composer Jacobus Gallus exploring Christian themes of wonder and awe. 

“These ten singers displayed the floating silkiness, light without seeming insubstantial, that has been Tallis’s trademark over its remarkable career” (The New York Times).

“... as near extraterrestrial as you can get sitting in a concert hall” (Fiona Maddocks, The Observer)

Tickets: $42 to $135. To purchase tickets, please visit here.

Please join us to celebrate glorious music at St. Andrew - an architectural masterpiece built in 1927 replicated from Santa Maria in Cosmedin, a church dedicated in 1123 and situated in Rome on the left bank of the Tiber River. 

St. Andrew Churchk 311 North Raymond Avenue Pasadena, CA 91103

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