Sun December 14, 2025
Musica Pacifica - Hijinks of the High Baroque, with soprano Chea Kang
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Judith Linsenberg, recorder; Ingrid Matthews, violin; Alexa Haynes-Pilon, viola da gamba; Charles Sherman, harpsichord; guest artist Chea Kang, soprano
6:00 PM - Pre-concert talk by Stanford cellist and educator Christopher Costanza
7:00 PM - Concert
9:00 PM - Celebrate with a complimentary glass of wine and dessert!
About Musica Pacifica
"Perhaps the standout of the entire festival." (Early Music, UK)
Musica Pacifica has, since its founding in 1990, become widely recognized as one of America's premier baroque ensembles, lauded for both the dazzling virtuosity and the warm expressiveness of its performances. They have been described by the press as "some of the finest baroque musicians in America" (American Record Guide) and "among the best in the world" (Alte Musik Aktuell). In the Bay Area, the artists perform with Philharmonia Baroque, American Bach Soloists, Berkeley Early Music Festival, and appear with many other prominent early music ensembles nationally and abroad.
PROGRAM
Hijinks of the High Baroque:
Composers Behaving Badly
Festive music punctuated with hilarious stories of the composers' misdeeds and shenanigans.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Sonata 1 in A Major from "Paris Quartets,"
Francesco Maria Veracini
Sonata in A minor
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Chaconne and Tambourins from Dardanus from "Pieces de Clavecin, Premier Livre"
Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer
Les Matelots - Tambourins I and II (suite des Matelots) from "Pieces de Clavecin, Premier Livre"
Jean-Marie Leclair
Sonata 1 in D major, Op. 13 from Ouvertures et Sonates en Trio
Johann Georg Pisendel
Sonata in E minor for violin and continuo
Johann Sebastian Bach
Stein, der uber alle Schatze, from BWV 152
Gottlob, nun geht das Jahr zu Ende, from BWV 28
$30-$62.
Presented by Music at Kohl Mansion
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6:00 PM - Pre-concert talk by Stanford cellist and educator Christopher Costanza
7:00 PM - Concert
9:00 PM - Celebrate with a complimentary glass of wine and dessert!
About Musica Pacifica
"Perhaps the standout of the entire festival." (Early Music, UK)
Musica Pacifica has, since its founding in 1990, become widely recognized as one of America's premier baroque ensembles, lauded for both the dazzling virtuosity and the warm expressiveness of its performances. They have been described by the press as "some of the finest baroque musicians in America" (American Record Guide) and "among the best in the world" (Alte Musik Aktuell). In the Bay Area, the artists perform with Philharmonia Baroque, American Bach Soloists, Berkeley Early Music Festival, and appear with many other prominent early music ensembles nationally and abroad.
PROGRAM
Hijinks of the High Baroque:
Composers Behaving Badly
Festive music punctuated with hilarious stories of the composers' misdeeds and shenanigans.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Sonata 1 in A Major from "Paris Quartets,"
Francesco Maria Veracini
Sonata in A minor
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Chaconne and Tambourins from Dardanus from "Pieces de Clavecin, Premier Livre"
Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer
Les Matelots - Tambourins I and II (suite des Matelots) from "Pieces de Clavecin, Premier Livre"
Jean-Marie Leclair
Sonata 1 in D major, Op. 13 from Ouvertures et Sonates en Trio
Johann Georg Pisendel
Sonata in E minor for violin and continuo
Johann Sebastian Bach
Stein, der uber alle Schatze, from BWV 152
Gottlob, nun geht das Jahr zu Ende, from BWV 28
$30-$62.
Presented by Music at Kohl Mansion
Judith Linsenberg, recorder; Ingrid Matthews, violin; Alexa Haynes-Pilon, viola da gamba; Charles Sherman, harpsichord; guest artist Chea Kang, soprano
6:00 PM - Pre-concert talk by Stanford cellist and educator Christopher Costanza
7:00 PM - Concert
9:00 PM - Celebrate with a complimentary glass of wine and dessert!
About Musica Pacifica
"Perhaps the standout of the entire festival." (Early Music, UK)
Musica Pacifica has, since its founding in 1990, become widely recognized as one of America's premier baroque ensembles, lauded for both the dazzling virtuosity and the warm expressiveness of its performances. They have been described by the press as "some of the finest baroque musicians in America" (American Record Guide) and "among the best in the world" (Alte Musik Aktuell). In the Bay Area, the artists perform with Philharmonia Baroque, American Bach Soloists, Berkeley Early Music Festival, and appear with many other prominent early music ensembles nationally and abroad.
PROGRAM
Hijinks of the High Baroque:
Composers Behaving Badly
Festive music punctuated with hilarious stories of the composers' misdeeds and shenanigans.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Sonata 1 in A Major from "Paris Quartets,"
Francesco Maria Veracini
Sonata in A minor
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Chaconne and Tambourins from Dardanus from "Pieces de Clavecin, Premier Livre"
Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer
Les Matelots - Tambourins I and II (suite des Matelots) from "Pieces de Clavecin, Premier Livre"
Jean-Marie Leclair
Sonata 1 in D major, Op. 13 from Ouvertures et Sonates en Trio
Johann Georg Pisendel
Sonata in E minor for violin and continuo
Johann Sebastian Bach
Stein, der uber alle Schatze, from BWV 152
Gottlob, nun geht das Jahr zu Ende, from BWV 28
$30-$62.
Presented by Music at Kohl Mansion
read more
6:00 PM - Pre-concert talk by Stanford cellist and educator Christopher Costanza
7:00 PM - Concert
9:00 PM - Celebrate with a complimentary glass of wine and dessert!
About Musica Pacifica
"Perhaps the standout of the entire festival." (Early Music, UK)
Musica Pacifica has, since its founding in 1990, become widely recognized as one of America's premier baroque ensembles, lauded for both the dazzling virtuosity and the warm expressiveness of its performances. They have been described by the press as "some of the finest baroque musicians in America" (American Record Guide) and "among the best in the world" (Alte Musik Aktuell). In the Bay Area, the artists perform with Philharmonia Baroque, American Bach Soloists, Berkeley Early Music Festival, and appear with many other prominent early music ensembles nationally and abroad.
PROGRAM
Hijinks of the High Baroque:
Composers Behaving Badly
Festive music punctuated with hilarious stories of the composers' misdeeds and shenanigans.
Georg Philipp Telemann
Sonata 1 in A Major from "Paris Quartets,"
Francesco Maria Veracini
Sonata in A minor
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Chaconne and Tambourins from Dardanus from "Pieces de Clavecin, Premier Livre"
Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer
Les Matelots - Tambourins I and II (suite des Matelots) from "Pieces de Clavecin, Premier Livre"
Jean-Marie Leclair
Sonata 1 in D major, Op. 13 from Ouvertures et Sonates en Trio
Johann Georg Pisendel
Sonata in E minor for violin and continuo
Johann Sebastian Bach
Stein, der uber alle Schatze, from BWV 152
Gottlob, nun geht das Jahr zu Ende, from BWV 28
$30-$62.
Presented by Music at Kohl Mansion
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