Bright Cecilia: The Power of Harmony · Concert 3: Concerti D'Italia in the Gardens

Start: Wednesday, June 24, 2026 7:30PM
End: Wednesday, June 24, 2026 9:30PM

Corona del Mar's boutique classical music festival brings the community professional, historically-informed interpretations of beautiful baroque music in five concerts over eight days on the Southern California riviera. For this special concert, join us for a magical evening in the semi-outdoor setting of Sherman Library & Gardens’ patio room, with music spilling out onto the central lawn beyond. Come for the pre-concert complimentary wine and waters while you stroll around the fountain and admire the succulent garden beyond, and stay for exquisite Italian baroque chamber concertos by Vivaldi and other Venetian, Neapolitan and Milanese composers. Francesco Mancini (1672-1737): Recorder Concerto in B-flat Major Baldassare Galuppi (1706-1785): Concerto for Strings à 4 in C Minor, No. 4 F. Mancini: Recorder Concerto in E Minor Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725): Sonata for Cello and Harpsichord ~intermission~ A. Vivaldi (1678-1741): Recorder Concerto in A Minor, RV 108 Francesco Durante (1684-1755): Concerto for Strings in G Minor, No. 2 Giovanni Battista Sammartini (1700-1775): Recorder Concerto Judith Linsenberg, recorder Elizabeth Blumenstock & Jolianne Einem, violin Rob Diggins, viola Eva Lymenstull, cello Ian Pritchard, harpsichord Gates open at 6:45 p.m. for complimentary wine & waters, teas & coffee in the Gardens · Intermission coffee & cookies · Meet the musicians after the concert