Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra is proud to bring one of the most celebrated concertos of the baroque period to the stage April 20 (Long Beach) and April 21 (Los Angeles)—Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.
“Vivaldi Il Veneziano” or Vivaldi the Venetian, Antonio Vivaldi had red-hair and was ordained to the priesthood at age 25. Known as “The Red Priest,” he honed his musical craft while working at the Ospedale della Pietà (a convent and school in Venice), where he taught and composed for orphaned girls. His concertos, whether related to a season or not, are said to display countless examples of sequential mastery and technical bravado which regularly result in exciting moments for listener and performer alike.
The Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra program:
Sinfonia in G Major, RV 146
Oboe Concerto in C Major, RV 447
Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons)
Violin Concerto in E major, ‘La primavera’ (Spring), RV 269
Violin Concerto in G minor, ‘L’estate’ (Summer), RV 315
Violin Concerto in F major, ‘L’autunno’ (Autumn), RV 293
Violin Concerto in F minor, ‘L’inverno’ (Winter), RV 297
Folia from Trio Sonata in D Minor, RV 63 arr. Gonzalo X. Ruiz
The Long Beach concert will be on Saturday, April 20, 2024, from 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the First Congregational Church of Long Beach (241 Cedar Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90802).
The Los Angeles matinee concert begins at 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 21, 2024, at the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles (540 South Commonwealth Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90020).
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit https://www.musicaangelica.org and follow them on Instagram @musicaangelica.
About Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra
Now in its 31st 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.
