Desert Baroque
The Baroque Era in a Modern Age
413-285-6881
2021–2022 Season
FIRST FRIDAYS, December 2021 to March 2022, And Friday, March 25, 2022
All concerts at 7 pm
THE ARTISTS CENTER at the GALEN
72567 Hwy 111, PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA 92260
New this season, 2021–2022, Desert Baroque celebrates the return to a series of in-person live concerts in a permanent home, The Artists Center at the Galen in Palm Desert. Each concert features the harpsichord and companion instruments of the period.
Tickets: $30 general admission; $50 Patron, reserved seating.
(Please click the event links for tickets and information.)
Subscription for all five concerts, $120.00
Ticketing through the Artists Council at EventBrite.
December 3, 2021
Louis, Louis! Meet us in Versailles
Music for viola da gamba by Marin Maris, St. Colombe, and d’Anglebert
Steven Lehning, viola da gamba
Margaret Irwin-Brandon, harpsichord
January 7, 2022
Johann Sebastian Bach and His Illustrious Sons
A program featuring music for violin and harpsichord from two generations of the Bach family genius — the great Johann Sebastian, and his sons Carl Philipp Emanuel, Wilhelm Friedemann, and Johann Christoph Friedrich
Ken Aiso, baroque violin
Sonia Lee, harpsichord
February 4, 2022
A Golden Trio: Telemann, Bach, Handel
Music for baroque winds
Stephen Hammer, baroque oboe and recorder
Kenneth Munday, baroque bassoon
Margaret Irwin-Brandon, harpsichord
March 4, 2022
Italy and England: Renaissance Origins
Music on two Italian keyboard instruments, a rare original 16th century virginal and a harpsichord in the 17th century style from the collection of Charles Metz
AND... March 25, 2022
CELEBRITY CONCERT
Capturing the Clavisimbalum with Swiss harpsichordist, Corina Marti
Following treatises, paintings and music, this program includes pieces from the late 13th century Spain and France, the famous Codex Faenza and the Buxheimer Orgelbuch, Eastern European sources and a touch of
English music too
The audience is requested to provide ID, proof of vaccination, and to be masked, until further notice. We will be requesting proof of vaccination to attend this event. Security officers will be on duty. Attendees must bring a photo ID and either their physical vaccination card, or a picture of their vaccination card. They may also show their digital vaccination record.
All California residents may request a digital vaccination record at MyVaccineRecord.cdph.ca.gov. Children, age 5-11 must adhere to these protocols.
Contact Us
For inquiries, please complete the form below, or contact Founder/Director Margaret Irwin-Brandon directly at:
mirwinbrandon [at] gmail.com | 413-285-6881
