Music at Kohl Mansion and the San Mateo Public Library present a Musical Conversation with Musica Pacifica featuring a Baroque holiday program: Hijinks of the High Baroque: Composers Behaving Badly.  Hear festive music of Georg Philipp Telemann, Francesco Maria Veracini, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer, Jean-Marie Leclair, Johann Georg Pisendel, and Johann Sebastian Bach - punctuated with hilarious stories of the composers' misdeeds and shenanigans.  Musica Pacifica is Judith Linsenberg, recorder; Ingrid Matthews, violin; Alexa Haynes-Pilon, viola da gamba; Charles Sherman, harpsichord; with guest soprano soloist Chea Kang. This event will be in the Oak Room at the San Mateo Main Library.

Schedules

  • Occurs Saturday, December 13th, 2025 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Venue

San Mateo Main Library

55 W. Third Avenue
San Mateo, CA 94402

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