BMF CdM 2026: A Spanish Salón · Guitar and Strings Chamber Music

The 46th Baroque Music Festival, Corona del Mar, “Bright Cecilia: The Power of Harmony” continues back at St. Mark's in Newport Beach. Friday’s chamber music night this year is centered around music by an 18th-century Italian cellist and composer who made his life in Madrid and was inspired by colorful Spanish traditions. Luigi Boccherini’s “Fandango” and E Minor Quintets for guitar and strings are partnered with Manuel Canales’s D-Major String Quartet and Catalan composer Fernando Sor’s “Introduction and Variations on Gentil Housard” for solo guitar.

Manuel Braulio Canales López (1747-1786): String Quartet in D Major, Op. 3, No. 1 
Boccherini: Quintet for Guitar and Strings in E Minor, No. 7, G.451
~intermission~
Fernando Sor (1778-1839): Introduction and Variations on Gentil Housard for solo guitar
Boccherini: Quintet for Guitar and Strings in D Major, No. 4, G.448, Fandango

Marc Teicholz, guitar
Elizabeth Blumenstock & Gail Hernández Rosa, violin
Andrew McIntosh, viola
Eva Lymenstull, cello

Patio open at 6:45 p.m. for complimentary wine & waters, teas & coffee · Intermission coffee & cookies · Meet the musicians after the concert

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Festival Subscription: $350, includes premium, reservable, concert seating for all five concerts and a private catered dinner after the Festival Finale on June 28.

Single Tickets: $55

A $5 processing fee is applied to all advance-purchase ticket orders. Concerts are popular and often sell out, so advanced purchase is advised.

$10 Student Rush Tickets at the door (for ages 12-29, valid school and photo ID required.) Thanks to our partners, NMUSD students and Santiago Canyon College students (ages 12-29) may bring an adult for the same $10 rush price - proof of enrollment required). PLUS - students may attend dress rehearsals free of charge. Message @baroquemusicfestivalcdm or email students@bmf-cdm.org for details and to register.

Full program details for all Festival concerts, June 21-28: https://bmf-cdm.org/2026-programs

TICKETS: https://bmf-cdm.org/tickets/