On Saturday November 11, 2023, Musica Transalpina is proud to present Vespers music from viceregal-era archives as part of a celebration of Hispanidad on the occasion of the 372nd birthday of Mexican literary genius Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz — “the tenth...
On October 7, 1571, the Holy League’s out-numbered naval fleet famously triumphed over the militarily superior Turkish navy at Lepanto. Immediately after the victorious news reached Venice, Mass was sung in St. Mark with great splendor. Contemporary witness Rocco...
Musica Transalpina, a new, professional ensemble dedicated to baroque sacred music, offers their first public performance on Sunday, August 27 2023 at 3 P. M. at St. Mark’s Church in Newport Beach. This inaugural concert features large-scale choral works in the...
We are absolutely thrilled to present the following program of exquisite church music from the seventeenth century, most of which has never before been heard in America––truly the rarest of the rare. What makes this repertoire so extraordinary is that, unlike most...
On Saturday March 25th at 7 P. M., Musica Transalpina will present Francesco Cavalli’s Messa Concertata from his Musiche Sacre concernenti, published at Venice in 1656. This mass displays many characteristics of sacred music of the 1640s, and bears a striking...
Royal Wedding Music Date Friday February 17, 2023 Location Ss. Peter and Paul parsh church 515 West Opp Street Wilmington, CA 90744 Musica Transalpina will proudly present Heinrich Schmelzer’s Missa Nuptialis which was composed for the royal wedding of the Infanta...
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