Ellen Hargis will bring to vivid life three French cantatas from the early 18th century – Pan et Syrinx by Michel Pignolet de Montéclair; Orphée by Jean-Phillipe Rameau; and Leandre et Hero by Louis-Nicolas Clérambault – when Musica Angelica Chamber Music Series presents “Cantates Francaises†on Saturday, April 16 at 8 p.m. at Neighborhood Church in Pasadena and Sunday, April 17 at 3 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Santa Monica.
Members of Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra [Janet Strass, violin; Debra Nagy, oboe; William Skeen, cello; and Ian Pritchard, harpsichord] will join Ellen Hargis.
Tickets for “Cantates Françaises†are available for $39, general admission. Students who provide a student I.D. or other proof of status may purchase tickets for $15. For more information or to order tickets, call 310.458.4504 or visit www.MusicaAngelica.org.
Pasadena Neighborhood Church is located at 301 North Orange Grove Blvd. in Pasadena, 91103; First Presbyterian Church is located at 1220 Second Street in Santa Monica, 90402.
