L.A.’s baroque community orchestra opens its 10th Season with music of enchantment by Vivaldi, Graun and Geminiani written for 18th-century stage versions of the popular story “Armida.” Plus, Handel’s birds! The “Sweet Bird” aria from L’Allegro, and his “Cuckoo and Nightingale” Organ Concerto.
Los Angeles Baroque, directed from the violin by Lindsey Strand-Polyak. Artistic Associates: Courtney Kuroda, violin; Eva Lymenstull, cello; Aki Nishiguchi, oboe. 2025-2026 String Apprentice: Zachary Hamilton, viola.

