July 18, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm – Celebrate Opening Night with us after this performance on Saturday, July 11! This post-concert party will happen on the Sunset Center Terrace, and is open to all ticket holders. Haydn’s The Seasons is a large-scale oratorio depicting Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter. Combining chorus, soloists, and orchestra, it tells stories of nature, human labor, and […]
July 19, 2026 @ 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm – This program traces how composers use music to explore our deepest responses to the world — grief and wonder, chaos and order, sorrow and joy. The journey begins in darkness and disorder: Purcell’s Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary confronts mortality, while Rebel’s Les Élémens erupts from a single “Chaos” chord, giving form to […]
July 19, 2026 @ 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm – This candlelit string quartet concert explores musical depictions of nature, from sunrise and weather to birdsong and the infinite, with works by Dittersdorf, Fanny Mendelssohn, Angélica Negrón, and Haydn.
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July 20, 2026 – July 24, 2026 @ All Day – This workshop is designed for directors of liturgical music and singers in parish liturgies who are new to chant. Classroom sessions will introduce participants to the basics of chant, including notation and essential terminology, while daily rehearsals will offer an opportunity to sing and interpret this foundational repertoire of sacred music. Through the week, attendees […]
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July 20, 2026 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm – Enjoy a morning of organ music in the historic Carmel Mission Basilica. Performed by Andrew Arthur, the Festival’s Principal Organist and a member of the Artistic Leadership Team, this recital highlights the beauty of Bach’s works as well as works by Heinrich Scheidemann & Georg Böhm.
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