Scordatura sonatas by Pachelbel, expressive madrigals from Ferrara, an L.A. premier of Reena Esmail’s new cantata for Baroque Ensemble, and a full-scale performance of music by Francsco Cavalli..Tesserae Baroque is excited to welcome you to our 14th Season!
Tesserae Baroque
14th Season I 2025 - 2026
Tesserae Baroque is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture.
Tesserae Baroque 14th Season I 2025-2026
Viol Consort Songs and Fantasias
Sunday, September 14, 2025, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
South Pasadena Public Library
Soprano Andrea Zomorodian joins a four-part viol consort to explore the sumptuous soundworld of the English Renaissance. Featuring music by 17th-c. consort-mates Alfonso Ferrabosco II, Orlando Gibbons, Giovanni Coprario, and Thomas Lupo, with songs by William Byrd and others.
Pachelbel’s Musical Delights
Sunday, November 2, 2025, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Villa del Sol d’Oro, Sierra Madre
Tesserae performs works for scordatura or 'mis-tuned' violins from Pachelbel's Musicalische Ergötzung (Musical Delights).
Ferrara and the Madrigal
Sunday, November 23, 2025, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Beverly Hills
Tesserae’s second season concert celebrates the rich madrigal tradition of late Renaissance Ferrara, with works by Luzzaschi, de Wert, and Marenzio.
The Long Beach Camerata Singers: Handel’s Messiah
Monday, December 22, 2025, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Our Lady of Refuge Catholic Church, Long Beach
Tesserae Baroque joins Long Beach Camerata Singers in their 18th Annual performance of Handel's beloved masterpiece
Cal Poly Bach Week Chamber Concert
Friday, January 23, 2026, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
First Presbyterian Church, San Luis Obispo
Tesserae Baroque presents the West Coast premiere of Meera Kahe, a new cantata by Reena Esmail, coupled with music by Couperin and de la Guerre.
Cal Poly Bach Week Finale Concert: Oratorio
Saturday, January 24, 2026, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
First Presbyterian Church, San Luis Obispo
Members of Cal Poly’s Chamber Choir, Symphony and faculty will be joined by Tesserae Baroque for two performances of the Festival Finale.
Meera Kahe
Friday, March 6, 2026, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Thayer Hall, The Colburn School
Tesserae presents the Los Angeles premiere of Meera Kahe, a new cantata by Reena Esmail, coupled with music by Couperin and de la Guerre.
The Ojai Music Festival presents Tesserae Baroque
Saturday, March 7, 2026, 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Krotona Institute
Ojai Music Festival presents Tesserae Baroque’s program Meera Kahe, featuring a new cantata by Reena Esmail setting the Hindi texts of 16th-century saint-poet Mirabai. The ensemble—baroque violin, flute, cello, harpsichord—joins Hindustani vocalist Saili Oak and tabla player Rohit Panchaks...
Cavalli’s Vespro della Beata Vergine
Sunday, May 31, 2026, 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Beverly Hills
Tesserae presents Cavalli’s music for a 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.