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Led by Music Director Martin Haselböck, Musica Angelica presents wide-ranging programs encompassing music from the early Baroque through the early Classical era.Since its inception in 1993, Musica Angelica has produced an annual subscription season of orchestral and chamber concerts in venues throughout Los Angeles County, programming a mixture of known masterworks along with rarely heard gems and featuring many of the best Baroque musicians from across the country and Europe. Guest conductors have included Rinaldo Alessandrini, Giovanni Antonini, Harry Bicket, Paul Goodwin, and Jory Vinikour, among others.Musica Angelica's first international tour took place in March 2007 in a joint venture with Haselböck's acclaimed European orchestra, the Wiener Akademie of Vienna. The ensemble presented 13 performances of Bach's St. Matthew Passion in Los Angeles, New York, Savannah, Mexico, Hungary, Austria, Spain, Italy and Germany.Among critical acclaim from the media for Musica Angelica is a Los Angeles Times review which said, "Musica Angelica soars in a Baroque gem… a triumph… Haselböck's leadership was nuanced and inspiring." Musica Angelica was described as a "world class Baroque orchestra" by KUSC FM Classical Music Radio, as "L.A.'s premiere Baroque music ensemble" by Angeleno Magazine, and as "a serious and important early-music ensemble, the best of its kind in these parts" by esteemed music critic Alan Rich.In 1998, Musica Angelica issued a recording, Vivaldi Concertos for Lute, Oboe, Violin and Strings. In 2007, Musica Angelica received a contract for four recordings on the Germany-based New Classical Adventure (NCA) label. Musica Angelica collaborates with leading performing arts institutions in Southern California including Los Angeles Opera, Long Beach Opera, the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Norton Simon Museum, and the Los Angeles Master Chorale.Musica Angelica was co-founded by Michael Eagan (renowned lute player) and Mark Chatfield (gambist).