Tesserae is delighted to announce our upcoming season, commencing with the complex love-affairs of Guarini’s Il Pastor Fido, and ending with murder in Alessandro Scarlatti’s oratorio Il Primo Omicidio.
Tesserae Baroque
12th Season I 2023 - 2024
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 12th Season I 2023-2024
The Tesserae Baroque Annual Fundraiser: Bach at the Burns House
Sunday, November 12, 2023, 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm
The Burns House, Santa Monica
Harpsichordist Ian Pritchard performs an all-Bach program at the Burns House in Santa Monica.
Il Pastor Fido
Sunday, November 19, 2023, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Beverly Hills
Madrigal settings of Guarini's Il Pastor Fido by Caccini, Monteverdi, d'India, de Wert, & Marenzio.
The Long Beach Camerata presents Handel’s Messiah
Thursday, December 21, 2023, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Beverly O’Neill Theater
Tesserae is excited to be joining Long Beach Camerata's annual performance of Handel's beloved masterpiece, now in its 16th year!
The Trio Sonata Ideal
Sunday, January 7, 2024, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Thayer Hall, The Colburn School
Exploring the evolution of the trio sonata throughout the Baroque period, from Castello and Rossi, to Corelli and Bach.
Bach Week Cal Poly
Thursday, January 18, 2024 - Sunday, January 21, 2024
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Tesserae returns as ensemble in residency at Cal Poly's annual Bach Fest, which will feature Bach's John Passion.
Tesserae at Sierra Madre Playhouse: The Legacy of Pisendel
Sunday, February 25, 2024, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Sierra Madre Playhouse
Sierra Madre Playhouse is set to host "The Legacy of Pisendel", a concert that celebrates the musical genius of Johann Georg Pisendel, a contemporary of J.S. Bach and a student of Antonio Vivaldi. Leading the performance will be Vijay Gupta on the baroque violin, joined by Eva Lymenstull on the baro...
Good Ton: Music of Georgian London
Sunday, March 17, 2024, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Villa del Sol d’Oro, Sierra Madre
Music of late-eighteenth century London, performed in the library of the Villa del Sol d'Oro.
Tesserae at Sierra Madre Playhouse: The Grand Tour
Saturday, March 30, 2024, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Sierra Madre Playhouse
Maxine Eilander (baroque harp) and Stephen Stubbs (lute and guitars) present a musical Grand Tour, from the guitar music of Spain's Murcia to the operatic innovations from Monteverdi's Italy. A significant highlight is the music of Turlough O’Carolan, Ireland's famed blind harpist.
Shunske Sato at the Colburn School
Monday, April 15, 2024, 1:00 pm
Thayer Hall, The Colburn School
Tesserae cosponsors a special guest recital and masterclass with Shunske Sato.
Tesserae at Sierra Madre Playhouse: Ferrara 1590
Sunday, April 21, 2024, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Sierra Madre Playhouse
Harpsichordist Ian Pritchard presents a program that explores the rich tapestry of keyboard traditions as Frescobaldi might have encountered them as a young man in Ferrara. Featuring keyboard music by Merulo, Gabrieli, Ercole Pasquini, and Macque.
Alessandro Scarlatti’s Il Primo Omicidio
Sunday, May 26, 2024, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Beverly Hills
Tesserae presents Alessandro Scarlatti’s monumental late oratorio 'Cain, overo Il Primo Omicidio'.
Tesserae at Sierra Madre Playhouse: Bowling, Animals, and the Ocean
Sunday, June 30, 2024, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Sierra Madre Playhouse
Clarinetist Joshua Rubin, violinist Andrew McIntosh and fortepianist Ian Pritchard cover 250 years of musical history, drawing inspiration from Persian poetry, Albanian folk melodies, and even bowling themes. A highlight of the concert will be Mozart's "Kegelstatt" trio.
Barock & Roll with it!
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