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​June 2026

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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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Sunday, June 14, 2026  5:00 PM 6:00 PM  (Dana Point)

Vox Obscura, Early Music Consort: Revelry: Celebrations Through Renaissance Music

Vox Obscura invites you to an eclectic afternoon of Renaissance music, from lively early folk dances of Spain and Italy to rich English and French polyphony. Featuring music for chamber choir, violinists, harp, percussion, and more! Works by Guerrero, Fernandes, Josquin, Gesualdo, Byrd, Arcadelt, De Wert, Falconieri, Farmer

tickets: $12.00 -$30

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 33501 Stonehill Drive  Dana Point, CA 92629

more info: voxobscura.org/concerts/revelry

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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 explore longing, sadness, and hope. 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. As you enter St. Augustine by-the-Sea, we invite you to pause for a moment and light a candle. This symbolizes our shared intention to be present with each other as we experience the miracle of live music.

Free, donations accepted, concert followed by reception

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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FRIDAY, JUNE 19TH @ 8 PM, (CULVER CITY)

SATURDAY, JUNE 20TH @ 7:30 PM, ( LAGUNA BEACH)

SUNDAY, JUNE 21 ST @ 4 PM, (MISSION VIEJO)

SUNDAY, JUNE 28TH @ 7:30 PM, (PASADENA)

KONTRAPUNKTUS: "CON FUOCO: An Italian Opus”

The KONTRAPUNKTUS  10-year anniversary debuts music by Valantini, Telemann, Vivaldi, Resphigi, and Haydn.

Tickets: $20-$25

FRIDAY, JUNE 19TH @ 8 PM, SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH, CULVER CITY

SATURDAY, JUNE 20TH @ 7:30 PM, LAGUNA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH,  LAGUNA BEACH

SUNDAY, JUNE 21 ST @ 4 PM, PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF THE MASTER. MISSION VIEJO

SUNDAY, JUNE 28TH @ 7:30 PM, ST. ANDREW'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, PASADENA

Parking is free at all locations

More information - tickets, locations: https://www.kontrapunktusmusic.org/tickets

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SATURDAY, JUNE 20. 12:30-5:00*  (Newport Beach)

Baroque 101 Symposium for Educators & Enthusiasts. 

Join the Baroque Music Festival, Corona del Mar's Education Program Director Dr. Lindsey Strand-Polyak for live Baroque music demonstrations (with Jason Yoshida, theorbo and baroque guitar) a Baroque Music 101 presentation, networking, cookies and coffee, and Q&A. 

Free for music educators, students aged 12 and above, and for Festival Subscribers. Registration required. 

*Guests may attend all or a portion of the afternoon’s activities.

St. Mark Presbyterian Church, 2200 San Joaquin Hills Rd, Newport Beach, CA 92660. 

Learn more and register at: https://bmf-cdm.org/education-fund-program/ 

 

SUNDAY, JUNE 21  4:00-6:00  (Newport Beach)

Baroque Music Festival, Corona del Mar 2026: Parisian Pleasures. The 46th Festival, Bright Cecilia: The Power of Harmony. 

After her stunning sell-out Vivaldi’s Four Seasons in 2025, another rare opportunity in SoCal to hear Elizabeth Blumenstock (and her 1660 Guarneri Baroque violin) as concerto soloist—this year in one of Leclair’s Vivaldi-inspired violin concertos. Plus, delightful and surprising suites by Rebel, Marais and Rameau, music very close to Elizabeth Blumenstock’s heart.

Tickets: $10 Student Rush (ages 12-29), $55 general admission, $350 Festival subscription. Plus $5 fee per order for advance purchases.

St. Mark Presbyterian Church, 2200 San Joaquin Hills Rd, Newport Beach, CA 92660.

For tickets and information visit: https://bmf-cdm.org/2026-programs/

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MONDAY, JUNE 22 7:30-9:15  (Corona del Mar)

Baroque Music Festival, Corona del Mar 2026: A Cöthen Chamber: Bach Sonatas (and Kerll!). The 46th Festival, Bright Cecilia: The Power of Harmony.

Elizabeth Blumenstock (violin), Matthew First (harpsichord and organ.) Masterly Bach violin and obbligato harpsichord sonatas featuring the violin and harpsichord as soloistic partners. Plus, works by the 17th-century keyboard virtuoso and notable Bach forerunner Johann Caspar Kerll performed on harpsichord and on the beautifully restored St. Michael’s pipe organ. 

Tickets: $10 Student Rush (ages 12-29), $50 general admission, $350 Festival subscription. Plus $5 fee per order for advance purchases.

St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, 3233 Pacific View Drive, Corona del Mar, CA 92625.

For tickets and information visit: https://bmf-cdm.org/2026-programs/

 

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24 7:30-9:30  (Corona del Mar)

Baroque Music Festival, Corona del Mar 2026: Concerti D’Italia in the Gardens. The 46th Festival, Bright Cecilia: The Power of Harmony. 

A magical evening in the semi-outdoor setting of Sherman Library & Gardens’ central patio room. Come for the pre-concert complimentary wine and waters while you stroll around the fountain and admire the succulent garden beyond, and stay for exquisite Italian baroque chamber concerti for recorder (Judith Linsenberg) and strings by Vivaldi and other Venetian, Neapolitan and Milanese composers. 

Tickets: general admission SOLD OUT; Festival Subscriptions (premium seating area) still available $350.

Sherman Library & Gardens, 2645 East Coast Highway, Corona del Mar, CA 92625.

For tickets and information visit: https://bmf-cdm.org/2026-programs/

 

FRIDAY, JUNE 26 7:30-9:15 (Newport Beach)

Baroque Music Festival, Corona del Mar 2026: A Spanish Salón: Chamber Music Night. The 46th Festival, Bright Cecilia: The Power of Harmony. 

Centered around music by an 18th-century Italian cellist and composer who made his life in Madrid and was inspired by colorful Spanish traditions. Luigi Boccherini’s “Fandango” and E Minor Quintets for guitar (Marc Teicholz) and strings are partnered with Manuel Canales’s D Major String Quartet and Catalan composer Fernando Sor’s “Introduction and Variations on Gentil Housard” for solo guitar. 

Tickets: $10 Student Rush (ages 12-29), $55 general admission, $350 Festival subscription. Plus $5 fee per order for advance purchases.

St. Mark Presbyterian Church, 2200 San Joaquin Hills Rd, Newport Beach, CA 92660.

For tickets and information visit: https://bmf-cdm.org/2026-programs/

 

SUNDAY, JUNE 28. 4:00-6:00 

Baroque Music Festival, Corona del Mar 2026: Festival Finale: St. Cecilia’s Day! The 46th Festival, Bright Cecilia: The Power of Harmony. 

A grand choral Finale celebrating music itself—the power of harmony and more. With international in-demand tenor Nicholas Phan and “luminous” soprano soloist Hannah De Priest, this year’s Festival closer is not to be missed. 

Tickets: $10 Student Rush (ages 12-29), $55 general admission, $350 Festival subscription. Plus $5 fee per order for advance purchases.

St. Mark Presbyterian Church, 2200 San Joaquin Hills Rd, Newport Beach, CA 92660.

For tickets and information visit: https://bmf-cdm.org/2026-programs/

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