May 2025

Sunday May 25. 3:30 pm (West Los Angeles)

The Friends of Music at St. Bede’s present: An Evensong and Concert with Lilia Ensemble and the St. Bede’s Choir

Program:  Evensong Service, followed by a short concert:

Magnificat Tertii Toni - Gilles Binchois

Nunc Dimittis Tertii Toni - Tomás Luis de Victoria

A Prayer of the Venerable Bede -  Richard Proulx

In pace - Orlando diLasso

and other works, both sacred and secular

            Lilia Ensemble , Rebecca Russell, Elizabeth Laughton, and Soo Bin Kwon , was formed in 2021, out of a love of early and eclectic music and the joy that comes from blending a trio of voices. They balance professional singing careers with day jobs ranging from education to science to law. Blending their different areas of expertise, they delight in finding opportunities to share both familiar and lesser heard pieces, in a wide variety of styles.

Free, goodwill offering accepted

St. Bede’s Episcopal Church 3590 Grand View Blvd. Los Angeles, California 90066

More info: stbedesla.org

liliaensemble.org

 

 

June 2025

 

SUNDAY, June 1st, 4:00PM (Westwood)

UCLA Early Music Ensemble: A Circum-North Atlantic Voyage in 1810-1811

You are a sailor about to embark on a journey to discover the musics appropriate to shipboard life, and to each port of call. Musical selections include shipboard hauling, pumping, and rowing chants; New Light hymns that travelled with Jamaican Maroons from Nova Scotia to Sierra Leone; rebel songs of the United Irishmen; and dance music of all sorts, from “La Bamba” to the contradanzas of Black British composer Ignatius Sancho and Spanish jack-of-all-trades, Pablo Minguet. When our voyage gets to Senegal (which wasn’t fully colonized yet in 1810), special guest Salieu Suso, a master Kora player, will come on board for a solo performance, and some collaborative music-making across traditions. As always, the EME performs on period instruments in accordance with historical performance practice. The voyage will be narrated by program curator and UCLA Early Music Ensemble Director Emeritus Elisabeth Le Guin. Music co-direction by Marylin Winkle and Jillian Risigari-Gai Lopez. 

FREE ADMISSION

UCLA Campus, Ensemble Room: UCLA Ostin Ensemble Room (southwest corner of Schoenberg Music Building, near Inverted Fountain, next to coffee shop))

Parking: Structure 2 off Hilgard ave

Event website: https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/event/musicology-departments-early-music-ensemble-concert-2/

Contact: mwinkle@ucla.edu

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Friday June 6,  8:00pm  (Santa Monica)

Baroque Collegium LA: Bachtet -Motets and Cantatas of Johan Sebastian Bach

Los Angeles’ vibrant musical landscape welcomes a bold new voice in early music: Baroque Collegium LA. This newly founded ensemble brings together some of the city’s most acclaimed vocalists and instrumentalists, offering fresh, historically informed interpretations of Baroque masterpieces. With a passion for expressive storytelling and musical precision, Baroque Collegium LA is poised to become a premier destination for classical music concert-goers. Join us as we reimagine the brilliance of the Baroque—right here in the heart of LA.

Program:

Komm, Jesu, Komm BWV 229 (motet)
Ich stehe mit einem Fuß im Grabe BWV 156 (cantata)
Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn BWV 132 (cantata)
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland BWV 61 (cantata)

Director Michael Raleigh is a conductor and educator who believes that music serves a crucial role in the well-being and development of community. Michael has recently conducted period instrument performances of Bach's Ich habe genung, Handel's Messiah, and Schütz's Die Sieben Worte Jesu am Kreuz. Michael serves as Director of Music at St. Augustine Episcopal church and is a doctoral candidate at USC.

Free, donations welcome

St. Augustine by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 1227 Fourth St, Santa Monica 90401

more info and RSVP: 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/baroque-collegium-la-presents-bachtet-tickets-1349124500699?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575561150551

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June 19th   4:00 pm (Pasadena)

Larry Allen’s Memorial Celebration

Please RSVP before June 14th to Alex at alexandraopsahl@gmail.com.

Dear friends and family,

            On June 19th, we will be gathering in the afternoon at Pasadena's Trinity Lutheran Church to celebrate the life of our dear friend Larry Allen, who was a previous President of SCEMS. Larry's friends from the early music ensembles Tesserae Baroque and Jouyssance will perform some of the music that Larry loved.

            We invite others who may wish to be part of the program—whether through music, a brief speech, or a reading of poetry—to reach out and let us know. We’d be honored to include your tribute in this celebration.

            After the performance, there will be hors d'oeuvres and wine for those who would enjoy lingering and sharing memories. We hope to see you there!

Place: Trinity Lutheran Church, 997 East Walnut. Pasadena, CA

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Saturday, June 21, 8 p.m. (Westchester) (repeats June 22)

Jouyssance Early Music Ensemble: Vieni a unirti alla festa!

Embark on a musical tour of Italy as Jouyssance celebrates Palestrina's 500th birthday with a performance of Missa Assumpta est Maria, as well as works by fellow Romans Stefano Landi and Costanzo Festa.   The program will also stop in Venice,  where Jouyssance will reprise its recent Carnegie Hall performance of the Magnificat à 6 from his 1610 Vespers.

$25 General Admission, $20 Seniors and SCEMS members, $10 Students with ID

Free Admission for ACDA members and their students

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

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

 

Sunday, June 22, 4 p.m. )Monrovia) (repeats June 21)

Jouyssance Early Music Ensemble: Vieni a unirti alla festa!

Embark on a musical tour of Italy as Jouyssance celebrates Palestrina's 500th birthday with a performance of Missa Assumpta est Maria, as well as works by fellow Romans Stefano Landi and Costanzo Festa.   The program will also stop in Venice,  where Jouyssance will reprise its recent Carnegie Hall performance of the Magnificat à 6 from his 1610 Vespers.

$25 General Admission, $20 Seniors and SCEMS members, $10 Students with ID

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

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

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SUNDAY, JUNE 22  4:00  (Newport Beach)

Baroque Music Festival, Corona del Mar 2025:  La Serenissima - Vivaldi for All Seasons: The Four Seasons by Vivaldi

The The 45th Festival, La Serenissima opens with a rare opportunity to experience Elizabeth Blumenstock’s interpretation of the seminal The Four Seasons by Vivaldi concerto set—still radical and inspiring today three centuries since its premiere—performed on her 1660 Guarneri violin, on generous loan to her by the Philharmonia Baroque Period Instrument Trust. Plus, Vivaldi’s only Lute Concerto, with GRAMMY®-award-winning soloist Stephen Stubbs, and lively orchestral pieces featuring the Festival Orchestra led by Blumenstock..

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

Tickets: $10-$325. For tickets and information visit: https://bmf-cdm.org/2025-programs/

 

MONDAY, JUNE 23 7:30 (Corona del Mar)

Baroque Music Festival, Corona del Mar 2025: Joys Celestial. 

John Thiessen (trumpet) and St. Michael’s music director and international rising star Lukas Hasler (organ), with a guest appearance by Jennifer Ellis Kampani (soprano), in favorites by Bach, Handel, Scarlatti, Torelli and Vivaldi. 

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

Tickets: $10-$325. For tickets and information visit: https://bmf-cdm.org/2025-programs/

 

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 7:30  (Corona del Mar)

Baroque Music Festival, Corona del Mar 2025: A 'Windy' Night in the Gardens. 

A grand evening of chamber music for winds in the atmospheric setting of Sherman Gardens, featuring chamber concertos, trios, quintets and quartets by Boismortier, Loiellet, Telemann and Vivaldi. While the Venetian “Red Priest” is mainly known for his immediately recognizable string writing, his numerous chamber concertos for various combinations of woodwinds, strings, and continuo equally evoke the many moods of Venice (“La Serenissima”) and reveal the virtuosity of the players he was writing for.

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

Tickets: $10-$325. For tickets and information visit: https://bmf-cdm.org/2025-programs/

 

FRIDAY, JUNE 27 7:30 (Corona del Mar)

Baroque Music Festival, Corona del Mar 2025: Classical Quartets & the Cellist's Voice. 

Presenting masterful string quartets by Boccherini, Haydn and Mozart in their socio-historical context, this program is focused around the musically enthusiastic and “cellistically” accomplished Friedrich Wilhelm II, King of Prussia, who was the nephew and successor of King Friedrich the Great. Baroque-Classical composer Luigi Boccherini was additionally a cellist; Haydn’s “The Bird” starts with a lovely cello tune; and Mozart’s  last three string quartets, which include K.575 in D Major, were dedicated to Friedrich. Join us for Quartet Night at the Gardens.

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

Tickets: $10-$325. For tickets and information visit: https://bmf-cdm.org/2025-programs/

 

SUNDAY, JUNE 29 4:00 (Newport Beach)

Baroque Music Festival, Corona del Mar 2025: Vivaldi's Gloria. 

International early-music (and contemporary-music) superstars Estelí Gomez (soprano) and Cecilia Duarte (mezzo-soprano) join the Festival Chorus and Orchestra led by Blumenstock for tales and retellings of adoration and anguish in the Venetian Republic. The 45th Festival, La Serenissima: Vivaldi for All Seasons, closes with a rousing program of music of “the sacred and profane.” Two of Vivaldi’s provocative secular cantatas contrast with sacred choral works by Vivaldi—his celebrated Gloria—and the “Red Priest’s” Venetian contemporary Antonio Lotti (1667-1740) whose mesmerizing Crucifixus for eight unaccompanied solo voices is not to be missed. Plus, instrumental works by Vivaldi and Locatelli. 

St. Mark Presbyterian Church, 2200 San Joaquin Hills Rd, Newport Beach, CA 92660. Tickets: $10-$325. For tickets and information visit: https://bmf-cdm.org/2025-programs/

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