2018-19 Masterworks Series

Magnificent music from two brilliant composers whose music was connected by the vibrant backdrop of London. Join violinist Cynthia Miller Freivogel and our core ensemble of strings and continuo as we launch an exciting new season of live Baroque music!

Celebrate the holiday season with the incomparable music of J.S. Bach and his contemporary Handel. Featuring the festive and joyful Cantata 51, with soprano Nola Richardson and trumpeter Kathryn James Adduci, along with the Orchestral Suite No. 3, a fiery violin concerto, and selected arias from Handel’s Messiah.

With a virtuosic concerto from Telemann’s Table Music as the main course, the rest of the musical menu will be decided by audience voting! Guest artist Adam Knight Gilbert (recorder) and violinist Martin Davids lead the orchestra in a program of popular favorites, inspired improvisations, and rarely performed gems.

Often called the first great opera, Orfeo sounds as fresh and contemporary today as it did at its 1607 premiere. This poignant tale of love and loss comes to life in a compelling concert production directed by Grammy® winner Stephen Stubbs, with a stellar cast of vocal soloists (to be announced).