Camarada @ The Conrad
What’s Your Händel?

Saturday, February 1, 2025
7:30 - 9:00 PM PDT

voice, flute, string quartet, double bass, harp, keyboard

music by George Frederic Händel, Jordan Kuspa, and Heitor Villa-Lobos

celebrating the diversity and richness of musical expression
Take a musical journey through the ages with an unforgettable evening of mesmerizing music, narrated by the spellbinding Robert J. Hughes. Soprano Tasha Koontz joins Camarada for a performance of Handel’s stunning Lascia ch’io piango from Rinaldo, paired with the contemporary Fire Flowers by Jordan Kuspa. Händel’s alluring Harp Concerto Op. 4, No. 6, coupled with his spirited Cembalo Concerto Op. 7 no. 3, continues this musical adventure. Capitalizing on the robustness of Handel’s genius, Heitor Villa Lobos’s Quintette Instrumental highlights the brilliance of Händel's legacy to create a vibrant mosaic of music over the centuries.

Tasha Koontz, soprano
Beth Ross Buckley, flute
David Buckley, violin
Batya MacAdam-Somer, violin
Travis Maril, viola
Lars Hoefs, cello
Andrés Martín, double bass
Dana Burnett, piano
Elena Mashkovtseva, harp

The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
The Baker-Baum Concert Hall
7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla, CA 92037

7:00 PM Doors Open
7:30 PM Concert Begins

Parking and valet information can be found here.

What’s Your Händel? is kindly underwritten by Jeffery Barnouw