PIGMENT: Prussian Blue

In 1704, an accidental discovery inspired an obsession. Attempting a red pigment, color maker Johann Jacob Diesbach produced a vivid, deep blue unlike anything the world had ever seen. It spread across Europe, changed painting forever, and became known as Prussian Blue. Alongside vivid watercolor samples from Dutch artist Boogert, Repast traces this pigment’s story through the intertwined worlds of music, art, science, and commerce with music by Graun, Handel, Schaffrath, C.P.E. Bach, and Princess Wilhelmine von Bayreuth.

PIGMENT: Prussian Blue

In 1704, an accidental discovery inspired an obsession. Attempting a red pigment, color maker Johann Jacob Diesbach produced a vivid, deep blue unlike anything the world had ever seen. It spread across Europe, changed painting forever, and became known as Prussian Blue. Alongside vivid watercolor samples from Dutch artist Boogert, Repast traces this pigment’s story through the intertwined worlds of music, art, science, and commerce with music by Graun, Handel, Schaffrath, C.P.E. Bach, and Princess Wilhelmine von Bayreuth.

PIGMENT: Prussian Blue

In 1704, an accidental discovery inspired an obsession. Attempting a red pigment, color maker Johann Jacob Diesbach produced a vivid, deep blue unlike anything the world had ever seen. It spread across Europe, changed painting forever, and became known as Prussian Blue. Alongside vivid watercolor samples from Dutch artist Boogert, Repast traces this pigment’s story through the intertwined worlds of music, art, science, and commerce with music by Graun, Handel, Schaffrath, C.P.E. Bach, and Princess Wilhelmine von Bayreuth.

Working with the bassoon studio of Gina Cuffari

Bach’s Musical Offering

Join Les Délices in a realm of musical riddles, where J.S. Bach’s intricate counterpoint and clever canons come to life through a rich palette of instrumental colors. This imaginative program beautifully balances excerpts from Papa Bach’s ingenious Musical Offering with his son C.P.E. Bach’s expressive, melodic music.

Bach’s Musical Offering

Join Les Délices in a realm of musical riddles, where J.S. Bach’s intricate counterpoint and clever canons come to life through a rich palette of instrumental colors. This imaginative program beautifully balances excerpts from Papa Bach’s ingenious Musical Offering with his son C.P.E. Bach’s expressive, melodic music.

Bach’s Musical Offering

Join Les Délices in a realm of musical riddles, where J.S. Bach’s intricate counterpoint and clever canons come to life through a rich palette of instrumental colors. This imaginative program beautifully balances excerpts from Papa Bach’s ingenious Musical Offering with his son C.P.E. Bach’s expressive, melodic music.

Bach’s Musical Offering

Join Les Délices in a realm of musical riddles, where J.S. Bach’s intricate counterpoint and clever canons come to life through a rich palette of instrumental colors. This imaginative program beautifully balances excerpts from Papa Bach’s ingenious Musical Offering with his son C.P.E. Bach’s expressive, melodic music.

Bach’s Musical Offering

Join Les Délices in a realm of musical riddles, where J.S. Bach’s intricate counterpoint and clever canons come to life through a rich palette of instrumental colors. This imaginative program beautifully balances excerpts from Papa Bach’s ingenious Musical Offering with his son C.P.E. Bach’s expressive, melodic music.

Mozart & Haydn

Experience the brilliance of two Classical masters in a program overflowing with energy, elegance, and wit. Mozart’s sparkling Haffner Symphony and Haydn’s triumphant London Symphony showcase the creativity and innovation that defined an era. Performed on period instruments, these beloved works come alive with the vibrant sound and excitement that audiences first experienced centuries ago.

Ben Franklin in Paris

As the Founding Fathers launched the Revolutionary War in 1776, they also dispatched their most charming and skilled diplomat, Ben Franklin, on an assignment in Paris to secure crucial French military aid for the American Revolution. As one of the most colorful geniuses in American history, the 70-year-old Franklin knew that the way to win the hearts and loyalty of the French was to immerse himself in their cultural life. He undertook his assignment with gusto, attending concerts, ballroom dances, and opera performances, and meeting the great French writer, Voltaire. Apollo’s Fire evokes his musical adventures in this festive program of orchestral works that were performed in Paris during his 9-year stay, including Mozart’s “Paris” Symphony and highlights from a Rameau opera.

Ben Franklin in Paris

As the Founding Fathers launched the Revolutionary War in 1776, they also dispatched their most charming and skilled diplomat, Ben Franklin, on an assignment in Paris to secure crucial French military aid for the American Revolution. As one of the most colorful geniuses in American history, the 70-year-old Franklin knew that the way to win the hearts and loyalty of the French was to immerse himself in their cultural life. He undertook his assignment with gusto, attending concerts, ballroom dances, and opera performances, and meeting the great French writer, Voltaire. Apollo’s Fire evokes his musical adventures in this festive program of orchestral works that were performed in Paris during his 9-year stay, including Mozart’s “Paris” Symphony and highlights from a Rameau opera.

Ben Franklin in Paris

As the Founding Fathers launched the Revolutionary War in 1776, they also dispatched their most charming and skilled diplomat, Ben Franklin, on an assignment in Paris to secure crucial French military aid for the American Revolution. As one of the most colorful geniuses in American history, the 70-year-old Franklin knew that the way to win the hearts and loyalty of the French was to immerse himself in their cultural life. He undertook his assignment with gusto, attending concerts, ballroom dances, and opera performances, and meeting the great French writer, Voltaire. Apollo’s Fire evokes his musical adventures in this festive program of orchestral works that were performed in Paris during his 9-year stay, including Mozart’s “Paris” Symphony and highlights from a Rameau opera.

Ben Franklin in Paris

As the Founding Fathers launched the Revolutionary War in 1776, they also dispatched their most charming and skilled diplomat, Ben Franklin, on an assignment in Paris to secure crucial French military aid for the American Revolution. As one of the most colorful geniuses in American history, the 70-year-old Franklin knew that the way to win the hearts and loyalty of the French was to immerse himself in their cultural life. He undertook his assignment with gusto, attending concerts, ballroom dances, and opera performances, and meeting the great French writer, Voltaire. Apollo’s Fire evokes his musical adventures in this festive program of orchestral works that were performed in Paris during his 9-year stay, including Mozart’s “Paris” Symphony and highlights from a Rameau opera.

REVOLUTION: Red, White, and Blue

In honor of America’s Semiquincentennial and the 2026 Midterm Elections, Repast tells the connected story of the American, French, and Haitian Revolutions. Red, White, & Blue unfurls in three thematic sections: Red represents patriotism, sacrifice, and the fervor of resistance; White evokes liberation, abolitionism, and the pursuit of equality; and Blue embodies justice, perseverance, and collective hope. Music and texts by William Billings, Francis Johnson, Michael Fortune, Nelly Custis, Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, Giovanni Battista Viotti, Belinda Sutton, William Steffe, and Julia Ward Howe.

REVOLUTION: Red, White, and Blue

In honor of America’s Semiquincentennial and the 2026 Midterm Elections, Repast tells the connected story of the American, French, and Haitian Revolutions. Red, White, & Blue unfurls in three thematic sections: Red represents patriotism, sacrifice, and the fervor of resistance; White evokes liberation, abolitionism, and the pursuit of equality; and Blue embodies justice, perseverance, and collective hope. Music and texts by William Billings, Francis Johnson, Michael Fortune, Nelly Custis, Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, Giovanni Battista Viotti, Belinda Sutton, William Steffe, and Julia Ward Howe.

REVOLUTION: Red, White, and Blue

In honor of America’s Semiquincentennial and the 2026 Midterm Elections, Repast tells the connected story of the American, French, and Haitian Revolutions. Red, White, & Blue unfurls in three thematic sections: Red represents patriotism, sacrifice, and the fervor of resistance; White evokes liberation, abolitionism, and the pursuit of equality; and Blue embodies justice, perseverance, and collective hope. Music and texts by William Billings, Francis Johnson, Michael Fortune, Nelly Custis, Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, Giovanni Battista Viotti, Belinda Sutton, William Steffe, and Julia Ward Howe.

Capricious

von Weber, Oberon Overture
Berwald, Symphony No. 2
Beethoven, Symphony No. 4

Bach Magnificat & Alistair Coleman Nunc Dimittis

The Clarion Choir & The Clarion Orchestra premiere a new sacred work by young American composer Alistair Coleman alongside J.S. Bach’s Magnificat. Coleman is a doctoral fellow at Princeton University and serves on the Musical Studies faculty of the Curtis School of Music in Philadelphia. Knowing that the second half of the concert would be Bach’s beloved Magnificat, Coleman cleverly devised a work that sets to music another significant part of the traditional Evensong service that is sung alongside the Magnificat. He honed in specifically on the Nunc Dimittis prayer, in which the elderly St. Simeon, who had been promised that he would see the Messiah before dying, holds the baby Jesus and declares that he may now “depart this world in peace.”

This concert continues The Clarion Choir & Orchestra’s mutli-year project to perform Bach’s complete large-scale oratorios, a series that will continue with the ensemble’s performance in the spring of 2027 with the Easter Oratorio.

J.S. Bach Magnificat, BWV 243
Alistair Coleman Nunc Dimittis (world premiere)

Handel’s Messiah

Hark! H+H Conductor Laureate Harry Christophers returns to lead Boston’s must-see Messiah. For the 173rd consecutive year, the H+H Orchestra, Chorus and luminous soloists fill Symphony Hall with seasonal joy bringing generations of Bostonians together for “a holiday ritual as essential as trimming the tree” (The Boston Globe). Gather friends and family to celebrate the season and leave together singing the “Hallelujah!” chorus.

Handel’s Messiah

Hark! H+H Conductor Laureate Harry Christophers returns to lead Boston’s must-see Messiah. For the 173rd consecutive year, the H+H Orchestra, Chorus and luminous soloists fill Symphony Hall with seasonal joy bringing generations of Bostonians together for “a holiday ritual as essential as trimming the tree” (The Boston Globe). Gather friends and family to celebrate the season and leave together singing the “Hallelujah!” chorus.

Handel’s Messiah

Hark! H+H Conductor Laureate Harry Christophers returns to lead Boston’s must-see Messiah. For the 173rd consecutive year, the H+H Orchestra, Chorus and luminous soloists fill Symphony Hall with seasonal joy bringing generations of Bostonians together for “a holiday ritual as essential as trimming the tree” (The Boston Globe). Gather friends and family to celebrate the season and leave together singing the “Hallelujah!” chorus.

Handel’s Messiah

On period instruments, Apollo’s Fire and Jeannette Sorrell take Handel’s masterpiece back to its roots as a dramatic and uplifting entertainment. The soloists become “visionary storytellers” in this acclaimed interpretation.

Handel’s Messiah

On period instruments, Apollo’s Fire and Jeannette Sorrell take Handel’s masterpiece back to its roots as a dramatic and uplifting entertainment. The soloists become “visionary storytellers” in this acclaimed interpretation.

Handel’s Messiah

On period instruments, Apollo’s Fire and Jeannette Sorrell take Handel’s masterpiece back to its roots as a dramatic and uplifting entertainment. The soloists become “visionary storytellers” in this acclaimed interpretation.

Handel’s Messiah

Experience the awe and majesty of Handel’s Messiah, one of the most beloved and enduring masterpieces ever written. Featuring the Mercury Singers alongside our period-instrument orchestra, this powerful holiday tradition moves from moments of profound beauty to the triumphant splendor of the iconic “Hallelujah” Chorus. Join us for an unforgettable celebration of the season that has inspired audiences for generations.

Handel’s Messiah

Experience the awe and majesty of Handel’s Messiah, one of the most beloved and enduring masterpieces ever written. Featuring the Mercury Singers alongside our period-instrument orchestra, this powerful holiday tradition moves from moments of profound beauty to the triumphant splendor of the iconic “Hallelujah” Chorus. Join us for an unforgettable celebration of the season that has inspired audiences for generations.

Handel’s Messiah

On period instruments, Apollo’s Fire and Jeannette Sorrell take Handel’s masterpiece back to its roots as a dramatic and uplifting entertainment. The soloists become “visionary storytellers” in this acclaimed interpretation.

Handel’s Messiah

On period instruments, Apollo’s Fire and Jeannette Sorrell take Handel’s masterpiece back to its roots as a dramatic and uplifting entertainment. The soloists become “visionary storytellers” in this acclaimed interpretation.

Handel’s Messiah

On period instruments, Apollo’s Fire and Jeannette Sorrell take Handel’s masterpiece back to its roots as a dramatic and uplifting entertainment. The soloists become “visionary storytellers” in this acclaimed interpretation.

Handel’s Messiah

On period instruments, Apollo’s Fire and Jeannette Sorrell take Handel’s masterpiece back to its roots as a dramatic and uplifting entertainment. The soloists become “visionary storytellers” in this acclaimed interpretation.

Handel’s Messiah

On period instruments, Apollo’s Fire and Jeannette Sorrell take Handel’s masterpiece back to its roots as a dramatic and uplifting entertainment. The soloists become “visionary storytellers” in this acclaimed interpretation.

Holiday Concert: Bach’s B minor Mass

ARTEK’s festive holiday concert has become a New York City tradition. This season, Gwendolyn Toth conducts Bach’s monumental B minor Mass with singers and orchestra. One of Bach’s best-loved masterpieces, the B minor Mass was never performed complete in Bach’s lifetime. But in our time, the Mass depicts man’s essential humanity in the face of both grief and joy, expressed through Bach’s divinely inspired counterpoint. Magnificent choruses, achingly beautiful solos and duos, virtuoso instrumental writing with those transcendent trumpets! The B minor Mass is a wonderful way to start the New Year.

Holiday Concert: Bach’s B minor Mass

ARTEK’s festive holiday concert has become a New York City tradition. This season, Gwendolyn Toth conducts Bach’s monumental B minor Mass with singers and orchestra. One of Bach’s best-loved masterpieces, the B minor Mass was never performed complete in Bach’s lifetime. But in our time, the Mass depicts man’s essential humanity in the face of both grief and joy, expressed through Bach’s divinely inspired counterpoint. Magnificent choruses, achingly beautiful solos and duos, virtuoso instrumental writing with those transcendent trumpets! The B minor Mass is a wonderful way to start the New Year.

Handel’s Organ Concerto

Celebrate a landmark moment in Mercury’s history with the inaugural performance of our newly commissioned Pradella Organ. Featuring organist Mario Aschauer and acclaimed countertenor Christopher Lowrey, this program showcases the brilliance of Handel, Vivaldi, and Bach in a dazzling display of virtuosity, elegance, and Baroque splendor.

Handel’s Organ Concerto

Celebrate a landmark moment in Mercury’s history with the inaugural performance of our newly commissioned Pradella Organ. Featuring organist Mario Aschauer and acclaimed countertenor Christopher Lowrey, this program showcases the brilliance of Handel, Vivaldi, and Bach in a dazzling display of virtuosity, elegance, and Baroque splendor.

Tuscon Baroque Music Festival: “At the Court of Versailles”

Lavish works by Lully, Couperin, Rameau, and Rebel

Tuscon Baroque Music Festival: “Bach Among Friends”

Masterpieces by J. S. Bach—including the Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066—and his contemporaries.

Tuscon Baroque Music Festival: “Handel’s London”

A tour through 18th-century London, featuring works by Handel, Geminiani, Avison, and others.

Multi-Faceted Mozart

Join UVB for our first foray into the Classical period, featuring Mozart’s glorious music played on period instruments. His beloved Eine kleine Nachtmusik brims with sparkling elegance, while his Horn Concerto in D Major highlights virtuosity with a hidden humorous twist. Finally, his Symphony No. 40 in G minor reveals an emotional depth and passion that redefined symphonic music.

Multi-Faceted Mozart

Join UVB for our first foray into the Classical period, featuring Mozart’s glorious music played on period instruments. His beloved Eine kleine Nachtmusik brims with sparkling elegance, while his Horn Concerto in D Major highlights virtuosity with a hidden humorous twist. Finally, his Symphony No. 40 in G minor reveals an emotional depth and passion that redefined symphonic music.

Multi-Faceted Mozart

Join UVB for our first foray into the Classical period, featuring Mozart’s glorious music played on period instruments. His beloved Eine kleine Nachtmusik brims with sparkling elegance, while his Horn Concerto in D Major highlights virtuosity with a hidden humorous twist. Finally, his Symphony No. 40 in G minor reveals an emotional depth and passion that redefined symphonic music.

CHIAROSCURO: Finding Light in Darkness

Chiaroscuro is a study in contrasts, a painting technique that uses light to define an object when balanced against shadow. Occurring at the darkest time of the year, this program is a meditation on the transformative power of light through brilliant music by 17th-century female composers across Italy, including Barbara Strozzi, Vittoria Aleotti, Claudia Francesca Rusca, Caterina Assandra, Claudia Sessa, and Francesca Caccini. Projected paintings highlighting contemporary women artists, including Orsola Maddalena Caccia, Fede Galizia, and Elisabetta Sirani, interweave themes of transcendence, faith, and beauty among longing, sorrow, and mortality. With soprano Elisse Albian, violinist Rebecca Scout Nelson, and lutenist Daniel Swenberg.

CHIAROSCURO: Finding Light in Darkness

Chiaroscuro is a study in contrasts, a painting technique that uses light to define an object when balanced against shadow. Occurring at the darkest time of the year, this program is a meditation on the transformative power of light through brilliant music by 17th-century female composers across Italy, including Barbara Strozzi, Vittoria Aleotti, Claudia Francesca Rusca, Caterina Assandra, Claudia Sessa, and Francesca Caccini. Projected paintings highlighting contemporary women artists, including Orsola Maddalena Caccia, Fede Galizia, and Elisabetta Sirani, interweave themes of transcendence, faith, and beauty among longing, sorrow, and mortality. With soprano Elisse Albian, violinist Rebecca Scout Nelson, and lutenist Daniel Swenberg.

CHIAROSCURO: Finding Light in Darkness

Chiaroscuro is a study in contrasts, a painting technique that uses light to define an object when balanced against shadow. Occurring at the darkest time of the year, this program is a meditation on the transformative power of light through brilliant music by 17th-century female composers across Italy, including Barbara Strozzi, Vittoria Aleotti, Claudia Francesca Rusca, Caterina Assandra, Claudia Sessa, and Francesca Caccini. Projected paintings highlighting contemporary women artists, including Orsola Maddalena Caccia, Fede Galizia, and Elisabetta Sirani, interweave themes of transcendence, faith, and beauty among longing, sorrow, and mortality. With soprano Elisse Albian, violinist Rebecca Scout Nelson, and lutenist Daniel Swenberg.

Imagine

Join internationally acclaimed lute virtuoso Thomas Dunford and contralto Avery Amereau for a genre-defying evening where Baroque masterpieces meet beloved songs of the modern era. From the passion of Vivaldi and Handel to the timeless music of Lennon and Harrison, Imagine explores the power of song to inspire, connect, and transcend generations.

Imagine

Join internationally acclaimed lute virtuoso Thomas Dunford and contralto Avery Amereau for a genre-defying evening where Baroque masterpieces meet beloved songs of the modern era. From the passion of Vivaldi and Handel to the timeless music of Lennon and Harrison, Imagine explores the power of song to inspire, connect, and transcend generations.

On Tour: Moonlit Mozart

The music of Mozart can be revelatory – particularly when combined with period instruments’ signature transparency and rhythmic verve. Artistic Director Debra Nagy has assembled North America’s finest period-instrument woodwind players for this all-Mozart program including selections from The Magic Flute and Don Giovanni plus Mozart’s transcendent Serenade in C minor “Nachtmusik” (K388) for pairs of oboes, clarinets, bassoons, and natural horns.

On Tour: Moonlit Mozart

The music of Mozart can be revelatory – particularly when combined with period instruments’ signature transparency and rhythmic verve. Artistic Director Debra Nagy has assembled North America’s finest period-instrument woodwind players for this all-Mozart program including selections from The Magic Flute and Don Giovanni plus Mozart’s transcendent Serenade in C minor “Nachtmusik” (K388) for pairs of oboes, clarinets, bassoons, and natural horns.

On Tour: Moonlit Mozart

The music of Mozart can be revelatory – particularly when combined with period instruments’ signature transparency and rhythmic verve. Artistic Director Debra Nagy has assembled North America’s finest period-instrument woodwind players for this all-Mozart program including selections from The Magic Flute and Don Giovanni plus Mozart’s transcendent Serenade in C minor “Nachtmusik” (K388) for pairs of oboes, clarinets, bassoons, and natural horns.

On Tour: Moonlit Mozart

The music of Mozart can be revelatory – particularly when combined with period instruments’ signature transparency and rhythmic verve. Artistic Director Debra Nagy has assembled North America’s finest period-instrument woodwind players for this all-Mozart program including selections from The Magic Flute and Don Giovanni plus Mozart’s transcendent Serenade in C minor “Nachtmusik” (K388) for pairs of oboes, clarinets, bassoons, and natural horns.

On Tour: Moonlit Mozart

The music of Mozart can be revelatory – particularly when combined with period instruments’ signature transparency and rhythmic verve. Artistic Director Debra Nagy has assembled North America’s finest period-instrument woodwind players for this all-Mozart program including selections from The Magic Flute and Don Giovanni plus Mozart’s transcendent Serenade in C minor “Nachtmusik” (K388) for pairs of oboes, clarinets, bassoons, and natural horns.

On Tour: Moonlit Mozart

The music of Mozart can be revelatory – particularly when combined with period instruments’ signature transparency and rhythmic verve. Artistic Director Debra Nagy has assembled North America’s finest period-instrument woodwind players for this all-Mozart program including selections from The Magic Flute and Don Giovanni plus Mozart’s transcendent Serenade in C minor “Nachtmusik” (K388) for pairs of oboes, clarinets, bassoons, and natural horns.

Bach's St. John Passion

In collaboration with the Philadelphia Bach Collective

Compact & potent musical drama

A pillar of Baroque repertoire, Bach's St. John Passion offers an immediacy of emotional connection and a timeless message. Evangelist James Reese guides us through the Passion of St. John, recounting the events leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus. A tapestry of soloists offer reflections on the events in the voice of the people, those looking on feeling powerless to the events. We are excited to collaborate with the Philadelphia Bach Collective, performing first in New York before bringing the production to Philadelphia audiences.

Bach's St. John Passion

In collaboration with the Philadelphia Bach Collective

Compact & potent musical drama

A pillar of Baroque repertoire, Bach's St. John Passion offers an immediacy of emotional connection and a timeless message. Evangelist James Reese guides us through the Passion of St. John, recounting the events leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus. A tapestry of soloists offer reflections on the events in the voice of the people, those looking on feeling powerless to the events. We are excited to collaborate with the Philadelphia Bach Collective, performing first in New York before bringing the production to Philadelphia audiences.

Bach's St. John Passion

In collaboration with the Philadelphia Bach Collective

Compact & potent musical drama

A pillar of Baroque repertoire, Bach's St. John Passion offers an immediacy of emotional connection and a timeless message. Evangelist James Reese guides us through the Passion of St. John, recounting the events leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus. A tapestry of soloists offer reflections on the events in the voice of the people, those looking on feeling powerless to the events. We are excited to collaborate with the Philadelphia Bach Collective, performing first in New York before bringing the production to Philadelphia audiences.

Bach’s St. Matthew Passion

Apollo’s Fire and conductor Jeannette Sorrell are thrilled to return to Bach’s most legendary masterpiece on the 300th anniversary of its premiere in Leipzig (1727). In this dramatic presentation, the singers in the character roles (Jesus, Pilate, etc) interact with each other, singing from memory. The GRAMMY®-nominated chorus Apollo’s Singers is joined by children’s voices to create a sense of communal gathering in Sorrell’s interpretation. British tenor Ed Lyon, fresh from major successes at London’s Covent Garden, steps into the role of the Evangelist as an animated storyteller.

Bach’s St. Matthew Passion

Apollo’s Fire and conductor Jeannette Sorrell are thrilled to return to Bach’s most legendary masterpiece on the 300th anniversary of its premiere in Leipzig (1727). In this dramatic presentation, the singers in the character roles (Jesus, Pilate, etc) interact with each other, singing from memory. The GRAMMY®-nominated chorus Apollo’s Singers is joined by children’s voices to create a sense of communal gathering in Sorrell’s interpretation. British tenor Ed Lyon, fresh from major successes at London’s Covent Garden, steps into the role of the Evangelist as an animated storyteller.

Bach’s St. Matthew Passion

Apollo’s Fire and conductor Jeannette Sorrell are thrilled to return to Bach’s most legendary masterpiece on the 300th anniversary of its premiere in Leipzig (1727). In this dramatic presentation, the singers in the character roles (Jesus, Pilate, etc) interact with each other, singing from memory. The GRAMMY®-nominated chorus Apollo’s Singers is joined by children’s voices to create a sense of communal gathering in Sorrell’s interpretation. British tenor Ed Lyon, fresh from major successes at London’s Covent Garden, steps into the role of the Evangelist as an animated storyteller.

Bach’s St. Matthew Passion

Apollo’s Fire and conductor Jeannette Sorrell are thrilled to return to Bach’s most legendary masterpiece on the 300th anniversary of its premiere in Leipzig (1727). In this dramatic presentation, the singers in the character roles (Jesus, Pilate, etc) interact with each other, singing from memory. The GRAMMY®-nominated chorus Apollo’s Singers is joined by children’s voices to create a sense of communal gathering in Sorrell’s interpretation. British tenor Ed Lyon, fresh from major successes at London’s Covent Garden, steps into the role of the Evangelist as an animated storyteller.

Haydn in Plain Sight

Led by Artistic Director Jonathan Cohen, the H+H Orchestra moves as one living, breathing voice through every piece on the program. The strings feel fully alive, shaping phrases with warmth and clarity that make the music seem to sing. At the heart of the evening is Haydn’s Cello Concerto in C Major, featuring Nicolas Altstaedt. Together, this dynamic duo creates true musical conversation, as Altstaedt brings fire and finesse with “technique to burn” (The Australian).

Haydn in Plain Sight

Led by Artistic Director Jonathan Cohen, the H+H Orchestra moves as one living, breathing voice through every piece on the program. The strings feel fully alive, shaping phrases with warmth and clarity that make the music seem to sing. At the heart of the evening is Haydn’s Cello Concerto in C Major, featuring Nicolas Altstaedt. Together, this dynamic duo creates true musical conversation, as Altstaedt brings fire and finesse with “technique to burn” (The Australian).

The Creation

One of the Classical era’s most influential choral works, Haydn’s The Creation traces the formation of the world from chaos to light through bold choral and orchestral writing. Music Director Peter Whelan leads this sweeping season finale, moving from solitude to human joy in one expansive masterpiece.

The Creation

One of the Classical era’s most influential choral works, Haydn’s The Creation traces the formation of the world from chaos to light through bold choral and orchestral writing. Music Director Peter Whelan leads this sweeping season finale, moving from solitude to human joy in one expansive masterpiece.

The Creation

One of the Classical era’s most influential choral works, Haydn’s The Creation traces the formation of the world from chaos to light through bold choral and orchestral writing. Music Director Peter Whelan leads this sweeping season finale, moving from solitude to human joy in one expansive masterpiece.

J.S. Bach Easter Oratorio

The Clarion Choir & Orchestra continue their multi-year exploration of Bach’s large-scale oratorios on period instruments and featuring America’s leading Baroque interpreters. Following their sold-out performances of the Mass in B Minor (2024), Passion According to St. John (2025), and Magnificat (2026), the Clarion troupe will present a spring performance of Bach’s masterful and joyful Easter Oratorio.

J.S. Bach Easter Oratorio, BWV 249 
Bach Cantata No. 4

The Clarion Choir
The Clarion Orchestra
Steven Fox, conductor

BROWNING: Her Leaves Be Green

Inspired by the 17th-century tune known by the name ‘Browning, Madame’ or ‘The Leaves be Green,’ Repast creates an ode to springtime set in the lush, verdant countryside. From vivid scenes of county fairs to quiet woodland reflections, Her Leaves be Green revels in the wonders of nature as spring unfolds, evoking a sound world filled with birdsong, shepherds, and country dances. With a visual backdrop of pastoral watercolors from 17th-century Dutch artist Gesina ter Borch, Repast invites you to wander through the ‘Woods so Wild’ with music by Ravenscroft, Byrd, Farnaby, Woodcock, and Dowland. With violinist Carmen Johnson-Pájaro and lutenist Adam Cockerham. 

BROWNING: Her Leaves Be Green

Inspired by the 17th-century tune known by the name ‘Browning, Madame’ or ‘The Leaves be Green,’ Repast creates an ode to springtime set in the lush, verdant countryside. From vivid scenes of county fairs to quiet woodland reflections, Her Leaves be Green revels in the wonders of nature as spring unfolds, evoking a sound world filled with birdsong, shepherds, and country dances. With a visual backdrop of pastoral watercolors from 17th-century Dutch artist Gesina ter Borch, Repast invites you to wander through the ‘Woods so Wild’ with music by Ravenscroft, Byrd, Farnaby, Woodcock, and Dowland. With violinist Carmen Johnson-Pájaro and lutenist Adam Cockerham. 

BROWNING: Her Leaves Be Green

Inspired by the 17th-century tune known by the name ‘Browning, Madame’ or ‘The Leaves be Green,’ Repast creates an ode to springtime set in the lush, verdant countryside. From vivid scenes of county fairs to quiet woodland reflections, Her Leaves be Green revels in the wonders of nature as spring unfolds, evoking a sound world filled with birdsong, shepherds, and country dances. With a visual backdrop of pastoral watercolors from 17th-century Dutch artist Gesina ter Borch, Repast invites you to wander through the ‘Woods so Wild’ with music by Ravenscroft, Byrd, Farnaby, Woodcock, and Dowland. With violinist Carmen Johnson-Pájaro and lutenist Adam Cockerham. 

Mendelssohn’s Elijah

Mendelssohn’s Elijah is a sweeping drama of faith, struggle, and triumph—an oratorio with the heart of a cinematic blockbuster. From thunderous choruses to moments of aching stillness, the H+H Orchestra and Chorus bring this monumental work to life. This performance also marks the return of CitySing, welcoming community singers to join the H+H musicians onstage in a moving celebration of collective music-making—because at H+H, You Are the Music!

Mendelssohn’s Elijah

Mendelssohn’s Elijah is a sweeping drama of faith, struggle, and triumph—an oratorio with the heart of a cinematic blockbuster. From thunderous choruses to moments of aching stillness, the H+H Orchestra and Chorus bring this monumental work to life. This performance also marks the return of CitySing, welcoming community singers to join the H+H musicians onstage in a moving celebration of collective music-making—because at H+H, You Are the Music!

At the Town Square: Music of Renaissance Germany

From city gates and towers high above the streets, to the bustling town square, the great wind players of Renaissance Germany sent their sound across the rooftops. These musicians were the voice of civic life, called upon for ceremony, celebration, and warning alike. This program revives their bold, resonant world in music that once told a city it was alive.

Imagine walking into a world where every melody is familiar, yet every turn reveals something new. The oldest surviving collection of German partbooks holds songs that once echoed through streets and taverns. Now, shawms, sackbuts, and dulcians bring these tunes (and many more) alive, weaving sublime melodies by Heinrich Isaac, Ludwig Senfl, and Heinrich Finck into playful surprises. Step in and discover the joy of a musical world that feels both historic and fresh.

At the Town Square: Music of Renaissance Germany

From city gates and towers high above the streets, to the bustling town square, the great wind players of Renaissance Germany sent their sound across the rooftops. These musicians were the voice of civic life, called upon for ceremony, celebration, and warning alike. This program revives their bold, resonant world in music that once told a city it was alive.

Imagine walking into a world where every melody is familiar, yet every turn reveals something new. The oldest surviving collection of German partbooks holds songs that once echoed through streets and taverns. Now, shawms, sackbuts, and dulcians bring these tunes (and many more) alive, weaving sublime melodies by Heinrich Isaac, Ludwig Senfl, and Heinrich Finck into playful surprises. Step in and discover the joy of a musical world that feels both historic and fresh.

At the Town Square: Music of Renaissance Germany

From city gates and towers high above the streets, to the bustling town square, the great wind players of Renaissance Germany sent their sound across the rooftops. These musicians were the voice of civic life, called upon for ceremony, celebration, and warning alike. This program revives their bold, resonant world in music that once told a city it was alive.

Imagine walking into a world where every melody is familiar, yet every turn reveals something new. The oldest surviving collection of German partbooks holds songs that once echoed through streets and taverns. Now, shawms, sackbuts, and dulcians bring these tunes (and many more) alive, weaving sublime melodies by Heinrich Isaac, Ludwig Senfl, and Heinrich Finck into playful surprises. Step in and discover the joy of a musical world that feels both historic and fresh.

Bach’s St. Matthew Passion:
a 300th Anniversary Commemoration

On Good Friday in 1727 one of the most miraculous premieres in all of musical history took place: Bach’s St. Matthew Passion was performed at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig. Three hundred years later, its immense scale, captivating drama, and deep humanity feel no less potent. UVB will combine two orchestras and two chamber choruses to perform this monumental masterpiece.

Bach’s St. Matthew Passion:
a 300th Anniversary Commemoration

On Good Friday in 1727 one of the most miraculous premieres in all of musical history took place: Bach’s St. Matthew Passion was performed at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig. Three hundred years later, its immense scale, captivating drama, and deep humanity feel no less potent. UVB will combine two orchestras and two chamber choruses to perform this monumental masterpiece.

Piffaro: At the Town Square: Music of Renaissance Germany

From city gates and towers high above the streets, to the bustling town square, the great wind players of Renaissance Germany sent their sound across the rooftops. These musicians were the voice of civic life, called upon for ceremony, celebration, and warning alike. This program revives their bold, resonant world in music that once told a city it was alive.

Imagine walking into a world where every melody is familiar, yet every turn reveals something new. The oldest surviving collection of German partbooks holds songs that once echoed through streets and taverns. Now, shawms, sackbuts, and dulcians bring these tunes (and many more) alive, weaving sublime melodies by Heinrich Isaac, Ludwig Senfl, and Heinrich Finck into playful surprises. Step in and discover the joy of a musical world that feels both historic and fresh.