​January and February 2026

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Sat., Jan. 31, 2026, 2–3 p.m. Check-in begins at 1 p.m. (San Marino - south Pasadena area)

Huntington Library Family Program: Ballet des Porcelaines

    A contemporary adaptation of a short (20 minute) 18th-century ballet about the European obsession with Chinese porcelain based on a manuscript that was discovered amongst possessions of an 18th C French porcelain collector. The ballet tells the story of a prince and princess escaping the clutches of a man obsessed with porcelain. Featuring Musicians of the USC Early Music Program, Oakland Ballet Company, Choreographer: Phil Chan , and Producer: Meredith S. Martin (Professor of Art History at New York University). The reimagined adaptation was created in collaboration with art historian Meredith Martin and an all-Asian American creative team, including choreographer Phil Chan. The ballet follows an introduction to ballet (demonstrating the basics of ballet).

     Presented in conjunction with “the eight directions of the wind: Edmund de Waal at The Huntington.”

    Arrive early to enjoy artmaking, which includes creating vessels inspired by artist Edmund de Waal’s porcelain works.

Tickets: Adults (18+): $10, Youth (4–17): $5, Children 3 and under: Free

(Tickets are for this special event only, if you want to see the Huntington Library and Gardens you must purchase that additional ticket for $15-$34)

Huntington Library and Gardens: Rothenberg Hall, 1151 Oxford Road San Marino, CA 91108

Parking: Parking Is Free. Space is limited ESPECIALLY ON WEEKENDS; carpooling is strongly encouraged. Uber from close by is a great idea! There are two entrances to the parking lot: Oxford Road and Allen Avenue.

Other arrival options: https://www.huntington.org/plan-your-visit

more info: https://www.huntington.org/event/family-program-ballet-des-porcelaines

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Saturday, January 31 at 7:30 PM (pre-reception  at 6:00) (Long Beach)

Sunday, February 1 at 3:00 PM (Los Angeles mid-Wilshire district)

Musica Angelica : Valentine to the Viola da Gamba

Prepare for a Captivating Viola da Gamba Experience with Viol(s) da Gamba and Friends. Immerse yourself in the rich and enchanting sounds of the viola da gamba, featuring the talented husband and wife duo, Alexa and Justin Haynes-Pilon. They will be accompanied by harpsichordist Caitlyn Koester, Concertmaster Ilia Korol, and flutist Stephen Schultz, presenting a delightful selection of compositions by Couperin, Purcell, and Telemann. This romantic set of baroque music is perfect for lovers of all ages!

Program:

Les Voix Humaines from Pièces de viole, Livre 2 | Marin Marais (1656-1728)

Duetto for 2 Violas da Gamba in D minor, CSWV F:8 | Christoph Schaffrath (1709-1763)

Sonata à 4 in G major, TWV 43:G10 | Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

La Sultane from 6 Sonates en Trio | François Couperin (1668-1733)

Suite à 3 in E minor from Pièces en trio | Marais

Trio Sonata in G minor, Z.780 | Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

Sonata à due in E minor from Sonate ô partite | August Kühnel (1645-c.1700)

Le Plaisir des dames from 25 Concertos Comiques | Corrette, Michel (1707-1795)

Patrons are invited to a hosted pre-reception from 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM, hors d'oeuvres & beverages will be served.

 

Saturday: First Congregational Church of Long Beach 241 Cedar Avenue  Long Beach, California 90802

Tickets: $0-$85Paid Parking is available at the Civic Center Parking Garage - 332 W Broadway, Long Beach, CA 90802.

more info and listening examples: https://www.simpletix.com/e/valentine-to-the-viola-da-gamba-long-beach-tickets-220501

Sunday: The Shatto at the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles 540 South Commonwealth Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90020

Tickets : $43-$85.

more info and listening examples:   https://www.simpletix.com/e/valentine-to-the-viola-da-gamba-los-angele-tickets-220502

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Wednesday February 4, 2026 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

The Gesualdo Six in Concert: Queen of Hearts

Vox Obscura hosts The Gesualdo Six, featuring six of Britain’s finest consort singers, performing “Queen of Hearts,” a program of motets and chansons from the courts of Anne of Brittany, Margaret of Austria, Anne Boleyn and Mary Tudor spiced with short works from the present day. Gramophone Magazine described a recent performance as “Ingeniously programmed and impeccably delivered, with that undefinable excitement that comes from a group of musicians working absolutely as one.” Queen of Hearts” is a musical Who’s Who of great European queens as portrayed in music of the sixteenth and twenty-first centuries.
Works by Brumel, Josquin, Prioris, Mouton, and more!

Ticket Price $40.00-$50.00

St. Mark's Presbyterian Church, 2200 San Joaquin Hills Road Newport Beach, California 92660

more info: https://www.simpletix.com/e/the-gesualdo-six-in-concert-queen-of-heart-tickets-250718

 

Friday February 6, 2026  7:30PM (Eagle Rock/Pasadena area)

Saturday February 7, 2026  7:30PM

Sunday February 8, 2026  3:00PM

Pacific Opera Project: Mozart : The Abduction from the Seraglio

POP’s smash hit Star Trek parody of Mozart’s The Abduction from the Seraglio is beaming back to LA for the first time since 2016—and only for three performances! First premiered in 2015 and hailed by the Huffington Post as “a creative bit of genius,” this laugh-out-loud production has since made the rounds across the country. Now, it returns to Thorne Hall on the Occidental College campus for a limited run that’s sure to sell out faster than you can say “Beam me up, Belmonte!” Set aboard a starship far, far away, Mozart’s classic comedy gets a sci-fi twist as Captain James T. Belmonte and his crew attempt to rescue Konstanze from the Klingon-esque Selim. Alongside his trusty Vulcan sidekick Mr. Pedrillo, the sassy security officer Blondie, Captain Belmonte must navigate love, loyalty, and intergalactic diplomacy—with plenty of high notes and hijinks along the way. With tenors Brian Cheney and Robert Norman reprising their fan-favorite roles and Mozart’s dazzling score performed in English with orchestra and supertitles, this is opera nerdery at its finest.

Performed with orchestra. Sung in English with English supertitles.

Tickets: $15-$250

Thorne Auditorium - Occidental College 1600 Campus Road Los Angeles, 90041

more info:  https://www.pacificoperaproject.com/abduction-from-the-seraglio

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Sunday February 22   2:00 PM (Santa Monica)

Avi Avital & Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

BroadStage Celebrity Series presents a spectacular collaboration of musical excellence as Avi Avital, considered by many to be the world’s greatest mandolinist, takes the stage with the renowned Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra! Hailed by The New York Times as “explosively charismatic” in live performance, Avital is the first mandolin soloist to be nominated for a classical GRAMMY® Award. He is known for reinvigorating the mandolin and shaping its history and future, while playing it in the most prestigious halls all over the world. 

Avital is joined by the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, praised by The New York Times as “America’s leading historically informed ensemble.” Among the most recorded orchestras in the world, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra performs on period-specific instruments, presenting repertoire ranging from early Baroque to late Romantic, along with new contemporary works and major operatic productions. 

With an orchestra of 16 musicians led by Avital, the program features beloved Baroque masterpieces, as well as modern works with folk influences.

Program

Antonio VIVALDI (1678–1741) Concerto for Strings in A major, RV 158
J.S. BACH (1685–1750) Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052 (transcr. Avital)
Antonio VIVALDI Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425
Giovanni SOLLIMA (b. 1962)Concerto for Mandolin
Béla BARTÓK (1881–1945) Romanian Folk Dances (arr. Avital)

Tickets: $47-$89

Broad Stage 1310 11th St. Santa Monica, CA 90401

more info: https://broadstage.org/

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March 2026

Sunday, March 1, 2026 at 5:00PM-6:15PM (Claremont)
Sonia Lee (organ/piano) and Shahid Osuna (flute)  : Lenten Meditations

A Lenten concert as part of the Adventures in Music series presented by the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. 

Shahid Osuna is the principal flutist with both the Whittier Regional Symphony and the Angeles Symphony Orchestra, and the second flutist with the San Fernando Valley Symphony. He currently co-directs the Los Angeles Flute Choir.
Sonia Lee has been invited as soloist, collaborative artists, and guest director at festivals and venues in more than 150 cities on four continents. She has served as faculty and staff at Scripps College and California State University, San Bernardino and she is music director and principal organist at Christ Church Parish in Ontario and St. Mary in Palms Episcopal Church in L.A.
Program:
J. S. Bach, Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott ("Have mercy on me, O Lord God"), BWV 721
J. S. Bach, Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben ("Out of love my Saviour is willing to die") from St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244

Johann Kuhnau, Biblical Sonata no. 4 ("Hezekiah's Sickness and Restoration") 

Johannes Brahms, Herzliebster Jesu ("Ah, Holy Jesus"), op. 122, no. 2

Healey Willan, Partita on "St. Flavian" (Lord, who throughout these forty days)

Healey Willan, Prelude on "St. Columba" (The King of love my shepherd is)

Jacques Ibert, Aria  

Amy Beach, Invocation, op. 55

Florence Price, Adoration
Edward Elgar, Sursum corda ("Lift up your hearts"), op. 11

Freewill offering. Ample parking in church lot.
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church 1700 N Towne Ave, Claremont, CA 91711

Concert series website: https://www.egoodshepherd.org/adventures-in-music
Venue's website: https://www.egoodshepherd.org/
Phone: (909) 626-2714

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