'Mostly Baroque' Debuts Three-Concert Festival at the Adrienne Arsht Center in 2026
- camilarosiaz
- Dec 15, 2025
- 2 min read
'Mostly Baroque' will launch a three-concert classical music festival from February 26 to March 1, 2026, at the Carnival Studio Theater inside the Adrienne Arsht Center. The South Florida ensemble specializes in historically informed performances of Baroque composers such as Bach, Handel, Telemann, and Vivaldi.
The group emphasizes the intimate scale and sound of a Baroque orchestra, using period instruments or precise reproductions. Baroque bows, gut strings, and historically aligned techniques aim to recreate the texture and clarity of 18th-century performance practice.
Music Director Dr. David O. Hartman notes that the series brings together opera, oratorio, orchestral works, choral music, and solo recitals within one cohesive program. Many of the ensemble’s musicians have performed together for more than two decades, shaping what Hartman describes as a unified and seasoned artistic voice.
Festival Schedule
Thursday, February 26, 2026 – 7:00 p.m.
Opening program featuring J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 2, 3, and 4, along with Telemann’s Don Quichotte suite.
Running time: 120 minutes.
Friday, February 27, 2026 – 7:00 p.m.
Bass-baritone Johan Hartman performs Gerald Finzi’s Let Us Garlands Bring and Jacques Ibert’s Don Quixote songs, alongside selections from his debut EP Blood and the Moon.
Running time: 60 minutes.
Sunday, March 1, 2026 – 3:00 p.m.
Final performance: Pergolesi’s comedic chamber opera La Serva Padrona, starring Johan Hartman and soprano Yi-Chun Sarah Tsai. The program also includes The Miami Oratorio Society performing Black spirituals by Florence Price and selected choruses from Handel’s Messiah.
Running time: 75 minutes.
Venue and Tickets
Carnival Studio Theater (Ziff Ballet Opera House), Adrienne Arsht Center, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, FL 33132.
Tickets are available at the Arsht Center website.