BAROQUE
GALA
December 6, 2026 @ 6PM
A Celebration of Music, Elegance & Timeless Beauty
Step into the splendor of the Baroque era for an evening of timeless masterpieces, refined elegance, and extraordinary artistry. Baroque Gala celebrates the brilliance of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries—an age when music flourished with grandeur, emotion, and virtuosity.
The program features beloved works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, George Frideric Handel, Georg Philipp Telemann, Tomaso Albinoni, Arcangelo Corelli, and concludes with Johann Pachelbel's immortal Canon in D. From the vibrant energy of Vivaldi's Winter and Bach's celebrated Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 to Handel's expressive vocal writing and Corelli's festive Christmas Concerto, the evening showcases the remarkable richness and diversity of Baroque music.
Performed by distinguished musicians in the intimate salon setting of the Boca Raton Music Society, this concert offers audiences a rare opportunity to experience the elegance, passion, and brilliance of the Baroque tradition in an atmosphere that recalls the great European musical salons. Join us for an unforgettable evening where history, artistry, and timeless beauty come together through music.
Program
Antonio Vivaldi
Winter (L'Inverno) — Allegro non molto
from The Four Seasons, Op. 8, No. 4
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048
Georg Philipp Telemann
Concerto for Four Violins (Concerto à 4 Violini)
Johann Sebastian Bach
Harpsichord Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1052
Arcangelo Corelli
Christmas Concerto (Concerto Grosso in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 8, "Fatto per la notte di Natale")
intermissian
Tomaso Albinoni
Adagio in G Minor
George Frideric Handel
Tornami a vagheggiar
from the opera Alcina
Antonio Vivaldi
Largo
from the Cello Concerto in D Minor, RV 405
Georg Philipp Telemann
Viola Concerto in G Major, TWV 51:G9
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for Two Violins in A Minor, Op. 3, No. 8, RV 522