If you missed Musica Angelica’s first free community concert in October, you’ll want to make sure you mark your calendars for the other three this season, all held in Long Beach Public Libraries.
We are pleased to bring these back to the community after last year’s success,” said Matthew Faulkner Musica Angelica’s executive director. “We believe that musical arts should be accessible to everyone, and the local libraries are perfect hubs for these experiences.”
Each concert in the series features a performance from a soloist or small ensemble from Musica Angelica playing period baroque music with historically accurate instruments. The musicians also share information about the music, its composers, instruments, and the context of the Baroque period. All ages are welcome.
The free concerts are just one part of the many outreach and educational activities Musica Angelica coordinates, including music education with the Long Beach Unified School District throughout the city. The community concerts are made possible in part through funding from the Port of Long Beach.
All performances start at noon.
Saturday, December 7, 2024 – Billie Jean King Main Library, 200 W. Broadway, 90802
Saturday, February 1, 2025 – Los Altos Neighborhood Library, 5614 Britton Dr., 90815
Saturday, April 13, 2024 – Michelle Obama Library, 5870 Atlantic Ave., 9080
For more information, visit https://www.musicaangelica.org and follow them on Instagram and Facebook. There is still time for you to donate to Musica Angelica’s $50,000 Matching Challenge Grant from the Colburn Foundation. Every dollar donated is doubled through this opportunity.
Now in its 32nd season, Musica Angelica is firmly established as Southern California’s preeminent historical performance ensemble. Led by Music Director and world-renowned organist, Martin Haselböck, the ensemble has toured internationally to widespread acclaim.
Musica Angelica musicians play on authentic instruments of the period, or carefully crafted replicas. The ensemble performs its own series of concerts in Long Beach and Los Angeles and is in demand as a collaborative ensemble performing alongside LA Opera, the LA Master Chorale, Long Beach Camerata Singers Pacific Chorale and Long Beach Opera.