L.A.’s baroque community orchestra opens its 10th Season, 2025-2026, with music of enchantment by Vivaldi and Geminiani written for stage versions of the popular 18th-century 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.

