Bach Collegium San Diego Presents When in Rome October 25-26, 2025

Orchestra Ensemble Performing A.Scarlatti, Corelli, Handel

Bach Collegium San Diego (BCSD), one of the country’s leading baroque ensembles, presents “When in Rome” featuring the music of Alessandro Scarlatti, Arcangelo Corelli and G.F. Handel.

Handel’s arrival in Rome in 1706 had a profound influence on his development as a composer, igniting one of the most creative periods of his career. In Rome, Handel rubbed shoulders with the greatest musicians of the age while basking in the luxuries, excesses, and patronage of the clerical aristocracy. When in Rome brings together seductive and euphoric music of this time and place.

Alessandro Scarlatti

Cantata: Dall’oscura magion dell’arsa Dite, H. 173 (L’Orfeo)

Arcangelo Corelli

Concerto Grosso in D Major, Op. 6 no. 1

G.F. Handel

Oboe concerto in g minor, HWV 287

Soloist: Kathryn Montoya, oboe

G.F. Handel

Il delirio amoroso HWV 99

Soloist: Clara Rottsolk, soprano

Bach Collegium San Diego engages audiences with accessible, historically informed performances and educational programs featuring repertoire from the Renaissance, Baroque, and early Classical eras. The ensemble was founded in 2003 by Music Director Ruben Valenzuela to diversify the musical offerings of the San Diego community.