Lady Margaret Beaufort – mother of Henry VII. and grandmother of Henry VIII. – was instrumental in securing the crown for the Tudor dynasty at the conclusion of the Wars of the Roses. Despite her political manœuverings, she was famous … Read More
Musical Patronage at Imperial Abbeys Musica Transalpina is thrilled to present a program of music from monastic sources on Saturday July 12 in Pasadena and Sunday July 13 in Newport Beach. While royal courts were the first to import baroque … Read More
Estelí Gomez (soprano) and Cecilia Duarte (mezzo-soprano) join the Festival Chorus and Orchestra led by Blumenstock for tales and retellings of adoration and anguish in the Venetian Republic. The 45th Festival, La Serenissima: Vivaldi for All Seasons, closes with a … Read More
A rare opportunity to experience Elizabeth Blumenstock’s interpretation of the seminal concerto set—still radical and inspiring today three centuries since its premiere—performed on her 1660 Guarneri violin, on generous loan to her by the Philharmonia Baroque Period Instrument Trust. Plus, … Read More
Join us for an evening of Venetian intrigue! Inspired by Carnival time, this one-hour gala chamber concert led by Elizabeth Blumenstock will feature evocative works exuding the mysterious, the elegant, and the bizarre. Baroque Exotique! Telemann: Quartet in G … Read More